Klezmer Pioneers: European and American Recordings 1905-1952
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1996-09-29
Music Label: Rounder Select
Soundtracks:
- Dem Rebens Tanz [The Rabbi's Dance] - Art Shryer
- Zapfenstreich Jewish Phantasy [Revery Dream] - Art Shryer
- Fon Der Choope [From the Wedding]
- Heimisher Bulgar [A Homey Bulgar] - Sam Musiker
- Ma Yofus [How Beautiful Is the Light of the Ea]
- Grichisher Tantz [Greek Dances] - Mishka Tsiganoff
- Ai Raci Ku Ne Draci [Liebes Tanz] - Orchestra Romaneasca
- Dreidele Far Alle (Freilachs) [A Dance for Everyone] - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
- Kalle Bezetzns un a Freilachs [The Bridal Serenade and Congratultions] - Joseph Cherniavsky
- Die Chasidim Forren Tsum Rebbin [The Chasidim Visit the Rabbi] - Kandel's Orchestra
- Doina un Sirba - Mihal Viteazul
- Ein Kik Af Dir [Foxtrot] - Alexander Olshanetsky
- Tantz-A-Freilachs [Dance a Freilachs] - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
- Orientalishe Motive II - Joseph Solinski
- Laibedika Honga [A Lively Honga] - Kandel's Orchestra
- Odessa [Bulgar] - Mishka Ziganoff
- Der Heisser [Tarter Dance]
- Bessarabier Chosid'l [The Hassid from Bessarabia]
- Doina - Joseph Moskowitz
- Bessarabian Hora - Belf's Rumanian Orchestra
- Mit Der Kalle Tanzen [Dancing with the Bride]
- Dem Trisker Rebbin's Chosid [The Disciple of the Rabbi from Trisk] - Dave Tarras
- Erinerung Fun Kishenev [Memories of Kishenev] - Abe Katzman Bessarabian Orchestra
- Der Fetter Max's Bulgar [Uncle Max's Bulgar] - Sam Musiker
Music reviews of Klezmer Pioneers: European and American Recordings 1905-1952
Music Review: My introduction to klezmer
Rating: 5 Stars
My dad brought this home one day from a music festival (in cassette tape form) to see if I'd like it, since we both liked East European folk. It was amazing! I went out and got all the klezmer I could. This is original early 20th century stuff, with packed liner notes. It has all the energy of ska with the joy and sadness and humor of Eastern Europe and Ashkenazi Jews. It's beautiful. I've found very few collections that are as good overall as this one.
Description of Klezmer Pioneers: European and American Recordings 1905-1952
This is the first modern studio recording of the klezmer music of Europe, performed with the original European instrumentation - first violin, cimbal (hammer dulcimer), sekund (contra-fiddle), and bass. Half of these compositions were recorded here for the first time. This CD features haunting instrumentals by the great klezmer composers of the 19th century, such as Mikhl Guzikow and Avram Moyshe Kholodenko. The Khevrisa ensemble is led by Steven Greenman (violin) and Zev Feldman (cimbal ), and includes some of the finest musicians of the contemporary klezmer revival - Alicia Svigals (sekund), Michael Alpert (sekund), and Stuart Brotman (bass). 36-page booklet contains extensive notes, bibliography, glossary. 70 minutes. ".It (Khevrisa: European Klezmer Music) is an essential album if one wants to understand where klezmer music comes from." -Jewish Herald Voice, Jewish Jukebox" ".The passion of Khevrisa shines through in impassioned playing that illuminates an otherwise underlit piece of the past." -Sonicnet.comSpirit triumphs handily over fidelity on this generous, informatively annotated package. And with a klezmer revival in full swing, it's fascinating to return as near as possible to its source to listen to what the Eastern European klezmorim thought the Yiddish community ought to hear on the first 78s full of this vital and joyous music. What first hits you are the unexpectedly sophisticated arrangements of the several klezmer orchestras represented here. The ensembles looked to American ragtime, jazz, and even military marches for inspiration after crossing the ocean. Vaudeville provided an excuse to add exotic theatrical elements to klezmer, while clarinets (played by virtuosos Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwein, among others) gradually replaced fiddles with the advent of the swing era. Treading a fascinating balance between folk music and jazz, this vintage music seems to thrive in a world all its own. --Richard Gehr
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