Classical music

The role of Jewish musicians in 19th century Paris : the case of Henri Herz (Vienna 1803- Paris 1888)

MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY JULY 5, 2011, JUDAIQUE FM, 21h05. With this work on Henri Herz, the musicologist Laure Schnapper talks in particular about the role of the Jewish composers – such as Hertz, Alkan, Fromental Halévy, Meyerbeer, Offenbach…in the 19th century's French music …

Symphonie Juive

This work by Lionel Stoléru and Francine Aubin, performed by the l'Orchestre romantique européen, under the direction of the composer, features in a classical form the great themes of French Ashkenazi, Sefardi and Comtadine synagogal religious music …

A musical journey between Two Worlds

A surprising wedding between ancient music texts from the Psalms. The tenor singer Nissim Baroukh takes un into an imaginary journey towards this magical garden where baroque music meets the Biblical speech …

Haven yakir li

Featuring: Hazanut, contemporary Israeli music and Psalms for vocals and piano …

Brundibar

Children opera by Hans Krasà, in Czech, created in Prague under the nazi occupation, and performed again in sadly known Terezin camp …

Across Boundaries: Discovering Russia 1910–1940 – Vol.2: The New Jewish School

An overveiw of new Jewish music in Russia in the beginning of the 20th century, performed by the pianist Jascha Nemtsov. Works by Lazare Saminsky, Alexander Weprik and Joseph Achron …

Marcel Goldmann, composer

This CD features a retrospective of the works by the French-Israeli composer Marcel Goldmann, with pieces written between 1967 and 1993 for various instrumental …

Kol Nidré – 8 visions

Apart from the traditional Ashkenazi version of Kol Nidre played by Armand Benhamou and the Copernic Choral Ensemble, this CD offers seven other musical versions of the famous Yom Kippur prayer …

Serge Kaufmann – Ima ou la mère dépossédée (IMA OR THE DISPOSSESSED MOTHER)

Is it possible to write Jewish music without using one traditional theme? This is the bet taken, and won, by Serge Kaufmann, who gives us with this CD a work colored with strong Jewish accents …

Fernand Halphen – Melodies, pieces for piano and chamber music

Pupil of Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, laureate of the Second Grand Prize of Rome in 1896, Fernand Halphen (1872-1917) is the author of numerous melodies, pieces for piano and chamber music. This album received the Orphée d'or 2007 from the Académie du Disque Lyrique. …