This is the first modern studio recording
of the klezmer music of Europe, performed
with the original European instrumentation
- first violin, cimbal (hammer dulcimer),
sekund (contra-fiddle), and bass. Half of
these compositions were recorded here for
the first time. This CD features haunting
instrumentals by the great klezmer composers
of the 19th century, such as Mikhl Guzikow
and Avram Moyshe Kholodenko. The Khevrisa
ensemble is led by Steven Greenman (violin)
and Zev Feldman (cimbal ), and includes some
of the finest musicians of the contemporary
klezmer revival - Alicia Svigals (sekund),
Michael Alpert (sekund), and Stuart Brotman
(bass). 36-page booklet contains extensive
notes, bibliography, glossary. 70 minutes.
"…It (Khevrisa: European Klezmer
Music) is an essential album if one wants
to understand where klezmer music comes from."
-Jewish Herald Voice, Jewish Jukebox
"…The passion of Khevrisa shines
through in impassioned playing that illuminates
an otherwise underlit piece of the past."
-Sonicnet.com
With every purchase comes documentation
that explains not just the sounds but their
circumstances -- their who, what, when and
why.
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