- Source: Thiruvasakam in Symphony
Thiruvasakam in Symphony (2005) is an oratorio composed and orchestrated by Ilaiyaraaja. Thiruvasagam is a collection of ancient Tamil poems written by Manikkavacakar. They were transcribed partially in English by American lyricist Stephen Schwartz. This is said to be the first Indian oratorio ever. It was performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
Track listing
References
External links
Ilaiyaraaja's Official site
A detailed review of Thiruvasagam
Lyrics in Tamil for Songs 2, 3 & 5
Lyrics in Tamil for Songs 1,4 & 6
Hollie Longman, The World of Music, Vol. 50, No. 2, Kwaito (2008), pp. 146-148 (3 pages)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Thiruvasakam in Symphony
- Stephen Schwartz
- List of songs recorded by Ilaiyaraaja
- Bhavatharini
- Jegath Gaspar Raj
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Thiruvasagam
- List of oratorios
