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My tribute to Raaja!!! kettachu, amazing, fantastic!!!
Dear Shri. Ilayaraaja,
"Thiruvasagam by Ilayaraaja" held me in a state of
enchantment , what a magic spell!!! Shri.Ilayaraaja
becomes one with the music!! The Great composer
Ilayaraaja indeed has given a world class
music!!!(ofcourse romba naalavey koduthundudhaan
yerukka!! from 'chinna kannan azhaikiran...' to
Guru,Avatharam ... the list is endless!!!). Singer
Ilayaraaja's singing induces a great emotive feeling.
The artists zest is in volumes!!! Thanks Raaja!!
Love, Vinu.
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Dear all - let me put things straight - I wanted just logged on to the one of many classical discussion fora on the web, and gave an intro to TiS and someone responded - after my rejoinder to his response, the same someone is now intrigued and is beginning to listen to IR's other samples
That was not a review he gave, only a response after listening to the one minute (or lesser than that) clips from the Raajangahm site
The whole attempt was to see how ears tuned to hard core WCM would react to this unique album!
For reviews, attempts are being made to contact big time reviewers
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Pls read "I wanted just logged on to" as "I just logged on to"
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Here is the responder's reply to my rejoinder:
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And I do remember that the Indian-style singing seemed sensitively done, with subtle restraint. Give me an idea, please, of about how much, percentage-wise, the Thiruvasakam CD is composed of that Western Broadway singing in English. If it's just a moment or two, I can probably handle it. If it's substantial, I'll probably pass. And yes, I can go back and listen to more of the composer's music.
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SO you see, NEVER-SAY-DIE and you will get your share of the PIE!
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Guys - I have a very important suggestion to make - let us make a list of major important Symphony Orchestras and see which of these are located in your place of stay - then can we see if a copy of TiS is personally handed over to the music director/conductor of each of these orchestras by the concerned TFM-DFer ?
Thanks
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tmrrmt
i have been thinking about it. Let me first see if we can go to these places and atleast give the CD to them (not to the office folks but to composer). There are plenty of musical shows (speically symphony) happening in Lincon center here.
I also send some samples to few oratorio societies based on their request. I hope they get back to us with some review.
Apart from us few more people has to get involved
1. wellgate to start the nomination process for grammy or other awards and present themselves in trade shows
2. Tamilmaiyam - they can also do 1
3. IR - he need to be involved and he sure can reach lot of these folks easily than us.
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Kupps and TISK - relax - no hard feelings at all! I was only sharing this news with everyone - cheers! btw, that responded is bidding for TiS on ebay - if not, he is going to order it from TiS website! now, that is something to cheer about
cheers!
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http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/18/central/11500293&sec=central
Hundreds get their hands on collector’s item
By BAVANI M
Photo by SAM THAM
HUNDREDS of people turned up at Wisma Peladang in Petaling Jaya yesterday for the launch of an audio CD collection that featured symphonic renditions of the ancient Thiruvasakam, a collection of Tamil devotional hymns dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
Renowned Indian composer Dr Ilaiyaraaja composed and orchestrated the songs.
Called Thiruvasakam by Ilaiyaraaja: A Classical Crossover, the collection features the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, comprising 260 musicians and 130 singers.
The visitors were mostly die-hard fans of Dr Ilaiyaraaja and came to get copies of the collector’s item.
Usha Rani said the collection, which comes with a audio CD, VCD and a booklet with lyrics that were hand written by Ilaiyaraaja, was “a must-have” for all fans of the composer.
“It’s exciting, interesting and unique,” she said. “Everyone must own a copy if it.”
A spokesman from Agi Music, the CD’s distributor in Malaysia and Singapore, said musicians from three countries were involved in the collection’s making.
“Apart from Ilaiyaraaja, Hungarian conductor Lazslo Kovacs, New York-based songwriter Stephen Schwartz and sound engineer Richard King were involved in the project.”
Ilaiyaaraja has scored music for over 4,000 film songs in a career that spans three decades.
Thiruvasakam was written by a ninth century Tamil poet Saint Manickavasakar.
G. U. Hope, an Englishman, translated it into English in the 19th century.
Thiruvasakam by Ilaiyaraaja is a unique attempt to present select verses from this work in the oratorio musical form, synthesising ideas from both the Indian and Western classical traditions.
The collection is available at all major Indian music stores and is retailing at RM35 a copy.
CDs sold during the launch will be channelled towards religious, social and humanitarian services carried out by the Malaysia Hindu Sangam.
For details, call 03-4041 4667/4669.
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