It was a long overdue for me to purchase the recently released masterpiece by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja - "Thiruvasagam -By Ilaiyaraaja a Classical Crossover".Finally got the opportunity to buy and experience the soul stirring performances perfect mix of Western Harmony and the Eastern Melody.I must place my gratitude to his team who collaborated across the world to recreate the work done by the 10th Century Saivaite Saint Manikavasagar in praise of Lord Siva.
The old saying goes"Thiruvasagathikku urugaar oru vaasagathikkum urugaar"(For those whose heart do not melt for these songs,will never melt for any other song !).Such is the power of those hymns by a mere recital, melts even the hardened hearts..
This work has come out of hardships for arranging the necessary financial support.This also proves that how music industry will collaborate in the near future...This piece is termed as oratorio and not exactly Symphony..as it is a musical work for orchestra and voices on a sacred theme..Conducted by the Hungary's best known "Laszlo Kovacs" from the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and the sound engineered by Grammy award winner Richard King and the English lyrics by Stephen Schwartz .
Nobody would have ever imagined even such collaboration and network is possible..Orchestrated by a Indian classical composer ,Sound engineer from New York,Budapest Symphony Orchestra,Conducted by a Hungarian,Chorus Sound recording done in the sound studios of Chennai,Mumbai,Hungary...With a total 260 musicians and 130 singers.
I strongly recommend this work for everyone - for the Music doesn't have any boundary or the lingual barriers..Do purchase for yourself and recommend to your friends and help the cause .The music CD's are available at Amazon ,Carnatica and all other leading stores in India and abroad.Let us pray only that the Almighty provides the strength to our Maestro Ilaiyaraaja to pursue similar projects to preserve our Traditional Culture and Music...
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