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Golden Chants in America...Commemorating 350 Years of Jewish Music Binding: Audio CD $18.00 |
Golden Chants in America...Commemorating 350 Years of Jewish Music |
Editorial Review:
BRAND NEW RELEASE!!!
Album debuted at New York City's Carnegie Hall on November 10, 2005.
"Golden Chants in America...Commemorating 350 years of Jewish Music, 1654-2004," which includes music from the Spanish-Portuguese Jews, the synagogue and the Yiddish and Broadway theater, is the CD is the first U.S. recording to feature Jewish music spanning 350 years of life in America.
The historic album includes forward liner notes by acclaimed therapist and author of, "Musically Speaking," Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. Featuring Music in Six Languages
The album features compositions sung in a virtual rainbow of languages, including Spanish, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), German, Yiddish, Hebrew and English--much of which was brought to America by the Spanish-Portuguese, Russian and German Jews over the last 350 years. Album selections include "Bendigamos," a Spanish-Portuguese Jewish grace after meals sung in 16th century Castilian Spanish; and "Halleluyah," and the "Deutsche Kedusha," the great music of Vienna and Berlin written for the synagogue by Salomon Sulzer and Louis Lewandowski, respectively. To this day, most American Reform and many Conservative and Orthodox congregations continue to utilize Sulzer's "Shema" and Lewandowski's "Kiddush" in their services.
Other album highlights feature Yiddish and Broadway music, including "Vos is gevorn fun mayn Shtetele?" (What has become of my Shtetl?), "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," and Jerome Kern's "Can't Help Lovin' that Man," from the 1927 musical, "Show Boat."
The CD pays tribute to several of the modern Jewish composers, including Cantor Robbie Solomon, who has written extensively for the American synagogue. His gospel-style "Peace by Piece," embodies a universal anthem that expresses commitment to social action and the ultimate goal of peace.Cantor Garfein demonstrates how modern interpretations of ancient prayer melodies have been influenced by contemporary American harmonies with selections of "Yih'yu L'ratson" and "Oseh Shalom" (prayers for meditation and peace), by composer Cantor Marshall Portnoy.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
Music that transcends time and continues a rich, Jewish tradition.:
Cantor Rebecca Garfein's Golden Chants appropriately commemorates 350 years of Jewish Music -- yet the melodies speak so directly to the heart, they transcend time, place, and genre. What's more, I don't believe that you have to be Jewish to love this music, but if you are, you will be transported.
Cantor Garfein brings to each melody a vocal range coupled with rare interpretive sensitivity. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful as she sings ancient Hebrew prayers and meditations, filled with fun and joy...more info
A Terrific selection of music with one unforgetable voice!:
Rebecca Garfein's beautiful and unusual voice, superb song selection, and simple but sophisticated arrangements will be appealing to a broad array of listeners! this is true folk music!
"And you shall be a blessing . . . ":
This is a rare gem of a CD. My wife and I were fortunate enough to attend last year's unforgettable opening night at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall when Cantor Garfein debuted the marvelous mix of Golden Chants while showcasing the remarkable range of her voice. Comprising a sampling of the great Jewish musical heritage over the past 350 years, this disc is indeed an ambitious undertaking by any standards, but it succeeds because of the careful selection of songs each of which is delivered with...more info
Musical Treasures Sparklingly Performed:
Among the treasures consistently packed for travel to America by generations of Jewish immigrants has been their traditional music. This hour-long CD uses that music as the vehicle to telescope American Jewry's taking root and blossoming in the "goldeneh medina". Reaching back through the centuries and extracting significant and enduring liturgical pieces, the program incorporates more contemporary works, reflects the impact of Yiddish theater, and reveals the influence of Jewish music and musicians on...more info
Tracks:
- The Colossus by M. Helfman
- Bendigamos-Az Yashir Moshe (Spanish-Port. trad. melody)
- Ein Keloheinu-Non Komo Muestro Dyo (Seph. trad. melody)
- Halleluyah (Psalm 111)by S. Sulzer
- Deutsche Kedusha by L. Lewandowski
- Kedusha-L'dor Vador by M. Finkelstein
- Yih'yu L'ratson by Schachner, arr. by Nelson
- Elu D'vorim by Rapaport, arr. by M. Barash
- Vos is gevorn fun mayn shtetele? by A. Ellstein
- Bei Mir Bis Du Schoen by S. Secunda
- Can't Help Loving that Man from Showboat, by J. Kern
- Meditation by M. Portnoy
- Lechi Lach by D. Friedman
- Peace By Piece by. R. Solomon 15. God Bless America by. I. Berlin
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