Label: Naxos
Series: Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Concerto; Opera; Orchestral; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.559406
Barcode: 0636943940624
Release Date: 10/2004

INTRODUCING THE WORLD OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has developed over the course of American history. This abundant repertoire, in its remarkable breadth and diversity, not only reflects the history, evolution and variety of the Jewish continuity and renewal through more that five millennia, revealing universal qualities that can speak to people of all faiths and cultures.

Tracklist

Brubeck, Dave
Brubeck, Iola - Lyricist
King Jr., Martin Luther - Lyricist
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
1 Gates of Justice, IIIa: Open the Gates (excerpt) 02:29
Bernstein, Leonard
2 Hashkiveinu 05:02
3 Hudl Mitn Shtrudl 02:56
Milhaud, Darius
4 Etudes on Liturgical Themes: III. Modéré 01:52
Chajes, Julius
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
5 Old Jerusalem 04:45
Schoenfeld, Paul
6 Viola Concerto: III. King David Dancing Before the Ark 05:42
Schorr, Israel
7 Sheyibbaneh Beit Hamikdash 09:01
Achron, Joseph
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Golem: IV. Dance of the Phantom Spirits 02:29
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kaplan, Abraham
9 Psalms of Abraham: Hinei Ma Tov 01:59
Toch, Ernst
Alden, Don - Lyricist
Sonderling, Jacob - Lyricist
10 Cantata of the Bitter Herbs, Op. 65: Psalm 126 06:48
Lind, Joshua
11 El Melekh Yoshev 05:52
Wyner, Yehudi
Singer, Isaac Bashevis - Lyricist
12 The Mirror (Suite): I. Demon's Welcome 01:15
Milhaud, Darius
13 Service Sacre: L'kha Dodi 01:47
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
14 The Genesis Suite: The Flood, Part I 05:18
Stern, Robert
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Cullen, Joseph (Conductor)
15 Adon Olam 03:15
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Cullen, Joseph (Conductor)
Adolphe, Bruce
16 Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering: Camini Por Atlas Torres 02:14
Machtenberg, Meyer
Kalib, Sholom
Spiro, Simon - Arranger
17 Sheve B'rakhot (excerpt) 06:44
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Henning, Paul - Arranger
18 Mayn Goldele 03:36
Weill, Kurt
Lewisohn, Ludwig - Lyricist
Werfel, Franz - Lyricist
DeNolfo, Ian (tenor)
Ernst Senff Choir (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
19 Der Weg der Verheissung (sung in English as The Eternal Road), Act II, "Moses", Scene 20: These are thy symbols… 05:15
DeNolfo, Ian (tenor)
Ernst Senff Choir (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:19