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
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
King Jr., Martin Luther - Lyricist
1Gates of Justice, IIIa: Open the Gates (excerpt)02:29
Bernstein, Leonard
2Hashkiveinu05:02
3Hudl Mitn Shtrudl02:56
Milhaud, Darius
4Etudes on Liturgical Themes: III. Modéré01:52
Chajes, Julius
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
5Old Jerusalem04:45
Schoenfeld, Paul
6Viola Concerto: III. King David Dancing Before the Ark05:42
Schorr, Israel
7Sheyibbaneh Beit Hamikdash09:01
Achron, Joseph
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Golem: IV. Dance of the Phantom Spirits02:29
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kaplan, Abraham
9Psalms of Abraham: Hinei Ma Tov01:59
Toch, Ernst
Alden, Don - Lyricist
Sonderling, Jacob - Lyricist
10Cantata of the Bitter Herbs, Op. 65: Psalm 12606:48
Lind, Joshua
11El Melekh Yoshev05:52
Wyner, Yehudi
Singer, Isaac Bashevis - Lyricist
12The Mirror (Suite): I. Demon's Welcome01:15
Milhaud, Darius
13Service Sacre: L'kha Dodi01:47
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
14The Genesis Suite: The Flood, Part I05:18
Stern, Robert
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Cullen, Joseph (Conductor)
15Adon Olam03:15
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus (Choir)
Spectrum (Ensemble)
Cullen, Joseph (Conductor)
Adolphe, Bruce
16Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering: Camini Por Atlas Torres02:14
Machtenberg, Meyer
Kalib, Sholom
Spiro, Simon - Arranger
17Sheve B'rakhot (excerpt)06:44
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Henning, Paul - Arranger
18Mayn Goldele03:36
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)
19Der 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