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23/12/2015
Route of the Jewish songs in France
A musical journey through a representative selection of Jewish songs, from the 13th century to the present day, sung or edited in France In the 13th century, France is a …
22/12/2015
Nor A Moll
With Caroline Kulcsar (vocals), Lionel Jacubowiez (clarinets), Marc Hanna (guitar) and Bess Fang (cello), Calima Jazz offers us its new CD Nor a moll which mixes Yiddish melodies and jazz …
21/12/2015
Liturgical chants of the Sephardim – Philippe and Mikael Darmon
Concert of liturgical Sephardi songs, performed on September 7, 2014, as part of the study day Vox Aurea - Via Sacra 2014, with Philippe Darmon, 1st cantor at the Buffault synagogue in Paris, his son Mikael, and with Pierre Lumbroso (piano) and Philippe Briegh (violin) …
21/12/2015
Thadé Geisler Wyganowski: Pieces for Violin, Two Violins, Violin and Piano
Music pieces for violin, two violins and piano from the Jewish composer and violinist of polish origin Thadé Geisler Wyganowski (1913-1989) …
21/12/2015
Thadé, une longue histoire d’amour…
Biography of Thadé, Jewish violonist native of Poland …
21/12/2015
Klezmer’s Afterlife: An Ethnography of the Jewish Music Revival in Poland and Germany
Klezmer in Europe has been a controversial topic ever since this traditional Jewish wedding music made it to the concert halls and discos of Berlin, Warsaw, Budapest and Prague. Played mostly by non-Jews and for non-Jews, it was hailed as "fakelore," "Jewish Disneyland" and even "cultural necrophilia." …
17/12/2015
The voice in the Ashkenazi liturgical tradition – Hector Sabo
As part of the Day of study Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2014, dedicated to Jewish sacred music, Hector Sabo offers us a lecture on the voice in the Ashkenazi liturgical tradition …
17/12/2015
Jewish mothers, 1st part
The stereotype of the Jewish mother has fed generations of psychoanalysts and inspired many autobiographic and satiric books. The following playlist is a tribute to all Jewish mothers …
14/12/2015
Chalude, Jacques, aka Ben Baruch (1914-1997)
Yitzhak Zaludkowski was born on September 20, 1914 in the city of Stawiszyn (Kalisz County, Poland) to a religious family. His father, as well as his uncle, were both cantors, …
14/12/2015
Ignaz Moscheles and the Changing World of Musical Europe
The first full-length study devoted to Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), pianist, conductor and composer …