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Arnold Schönberg’s Jewish musical work

MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2016, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. The musicologist Danielle Cohen-Levinas introduces us to the Jewish works of Arnold Schönberg and his relationship with Judaism …

Vieille chanson, les tranchées, Lumière, Matana, Kinnor, Suite yiddish…

10 new music scores complete the EIJM’s catalog. 2 by Fernand Halphen and 8 by Serge Kaufman

The Charlie Rosilio Collection

A 33 RPM disc collection, going from the 1950's to the 1970's …

Rosh Hashanah, 1st part

Listen to a selection of tunes of Rosh Hashanah by perfomers such as Albert Kirch, Marcel Lorand, Jan Peerce, l’Ensemble Alla Francesca …

Songs by Jews from Algeria, 1st part

A small glimpse to the role of Jewish musicians for the creation and transmission of the Algerian musical heritage Settled on the land of today’s Algeria since the antique times, …

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 …

Schönberg, Arnold (1874-1951)

Arnold Schönberg – or Schoenberg – was a Jewish Austrian composer, music theorist, and painter. Born on September 13, 1874 in Vienna, he died on July 13, 1951 in Los …

Engel, Hélène

Helene Engel is a classically trained singer, musicologist, composer, lyricist and arranger. A native of Paris, France, she is a specialist in Jewish folklore singing in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Judeo-Spanish, …

Judeo-Spanish songs 2nd part

Listen to the playlist dedicated to Judeo-Spanish music … Judeo-Spanish is the vernacular language of the descendants of Jews chased from the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 and 1497. Following their …

Jüdische Volkslieder gut gemischt

The EIJM just received a collection of 33 RPM discs, among them "Fredy Durra singt Jüdische Volkslieder gut gemischt". …