Classical music

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF JEWISH MUSIC’S GALA CONCERT – 2016 EDITION

Watch video clips of the second edition of the European Institute of Jewish Music’s Gala Concert, “Jewish music in all its states”, which took place on Sunday November 6th, 2016, Cortot Hall …

Les Cinq pièces pour orchestre op. 16 d’Arnold Schoenberg

The Aedem Musicae just published a study by Alain Poirier dedicated to the Five pieces for orchestra op. 16 by Arnold Schoenberg. An occasion to plunge into the artistic and cultural context of the year 1909, and to understand this surprising work by Schoenberg …

Art music, 2nd part

Listen to a selection of the finest classical pieces by Emile Kaçmann, Kurt Weill, Fernand Halphen, Serge Kaufmann …

Albert Cahen d’Anvers

Albert Cahen d’Anvers, who was not really known during his time, is featured here for his work that takes part in the rich period of 19th century French melody. Performed by Françoise Masset, mezzo, Christophe Crapez, tenor and Nicolas Boyer on the piano, this record deserves to be known. …

Art music, 1st part

Listen to a selection of the finest classical pieces by Emile Kaçmann, Kurt Weill, Fernand Halphen, Serge Kaufmann …

Mélodies – Prescience, Conscience

4th volume of the collection Musicians and the Great War, the baritone Marc Maurillon accompanied by Anne Le Bozec at Bechstein piano perform pieces by Halphen, Février, Jürgens... …

Music in Israel

Article written by Michèle Tauber, teacher of modern Hebrew, modern and contemporary literature in University Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle …

Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)

Kurt Julian Weill was born in Dessau on March 2, 1900. He was the third of four children of Emma Ackermann and Albert Weill, cantor in the synagogue of Dessau …

Verdun, feuillets de guerre (war leaves)

Françoise Masset and Anne Le Bozec play musical works often unpublished by composers of the 1st world war …

Fernand Halphen, a composer in the Great War

On April 6, 2014, for the commemorations celebrating 100 years after World War 1 (1914-1918), the European Institute of Jewish Music organized a concert, along with the Museum of Art …