Hanukka, the Festival of Dedication, is celebrated by Jews everywhere to commemorate the heroic Maccabean victory in 165 B.C.E. over the Greco-Syrians in the fight for religious freedom. It marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the legend of the miraculous eight-day endurance of the light in the candelabrum. Traditional Hanukka songs from many parts of the world, along with music composed in America, enrich the experience of this beloved holiday. This recording brings old favorites and new discoveries together for a unique American Hanukka celebration.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
A strangely mixed bag, excellent craft:
This album comprises a very disparate collection of Chanukah music. The selections include settings of liturgical texts, settings of non-liturgical holiday poems, skillful arrangements of popular holiday songs, and original holiday pops. The program notes are comprehensive but somewhat challenging to read. They are divided into 4 sections, dealing with Chanukah, the composers, the compositions, and the performers. Some diligence is required to make the correct connections, but if you take the time you'll be... more info
A great collection of things unrecorded:
I have been nothing but impressed by not only the sheer volume of things recorded by the Milken foundation, but the quality of their recordings. This collection of Hanukkah music is no exception. Dr. Adler brings the best out of his choirs, the performances are all very solid, and the recording quality is something rarely heard in the Jewish world. It is a pleasure to hear an arrangement by the very talented Raymond Goldstein, who should have his work recorded more often, imho. I don't think this album was... more info
Jewish holiday music between the cracks.:
The Milken Archive series is quite remarkable, but this album is misbegotten. The research is extensive and impressive, but it matters little to even the learned listener. The disc has 22 cues in 73 minutes, but that information is nowhere found in the plethora of microprint. As a rabbi familiar with the material, I was unable to match the selections with titles or the other data, in various columns that are not co-ordinated. The TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS have only the latter; no Semitic originals. There is no... more info
Tracks:
B'rakhot l'Hanukka - Goldstein, Raymond
Hannerot Hallalu - Adler, Hugo
Ma'oz Tzur - Miller, Aaron
To Celebrate a Miracle - Adler, Samuel
Likhtelekh - Low, Leo
Di Khanike Likht - Zilberts, Zavel
Hanukka Magrigal (Mi Y'mallel?) - Fromm, Herbert
1. Rock of My Salvation (Ma'oz tzur)
2. The Lights We Have Kindled (Hannerot hallalu)
3. For the Miracles (Al hannissim)
4. Who Kindled These Lights? (Mi ze hidlik?)
5. Into the Temple Judah Came (El hammikdash ba y'huda)
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