new cd beregovski's khasene joel rubin ensemble

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If you have received this notice already, please accept our apologies in
advance!

We are pleased to announce the release of the fifth production in Schott
Wergo's Jewish Music Series, edited by Joel Rubin and Rita Ottens

A co-production of Schott Wergo, DeutschlandRadio and Jewish Cultural
Programming and Research

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                           Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble

                      "Beregovski's Khasene (Beregovskis Wedding)" 
                    Forgotten Instrumental Treasures from the Ukraine

Order number: Schott Wergo WELTMUSIK 281 614-2 (SM 1614-2)

Joel Rubin, C clarinet * Kalman Balogh, cimbalom * Claudio Jacomucci,
concert accordion * Ferenc Kovacs, trumpet * Laszlo Major, violin * Csaba
Novak, string bass

Joel Rubin, the "most virtuosic klezmer clarinetist in the world today"
(Dr. Eleonore Buening, Southern German Radio), introduces with Beregovski's
Khasene his celebrated Jewish Music Ensemble, the only group dedicated
exclusively to interpreting the repertoire of the 'Golden Age' of Eastern
European Jewish instrumental music. Beregovski's Khasene is the first
program ever devoted to Ukrainian-Jewish ethnomusicologist Moyshe
Beregovski's definitive collection of Eastern European Jewish music, and
many of these pieces have not been performed since they were compiled over
sixty years ago. In addition to the wizardry of Italian master accordionist
Claudio Jacomucci and the charismatic cimbalom virtuoso Kalman Balogh -
scion of one of Hungary's most famous Rom musical dynasties - the recording
features Laszlo Major, Ferenc Kovacs and Csaba Novak from Budapest, who
bring their extensive experience with various styles of traditional Eastern
European music to the ensemble. The art of the Joel Rubin Jewish Music
Ensemble unveils the magical character of this music which marks the most
vital life-cycle ritual of the Jewish people: the wedding. With their
highly stylized interpretations of majestic wedding processions, bridal
laments, exuberant dances and contemplative table songs, these six
outstanding musicians evoke the haunting beauty of centuries of Eastern
European Jewish life and culture. A work of art and at the same time a
moving historical document, Beregovski's Khasene by the Joel Rubin Jewish
Music Ensemble represents a landmark: the birth of a uniquely and
distinctly Jewish voice within contemporary music.

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Also available in the Jewish Music Series on the WELTMUSIK label: 

The Epstein Brothers Orchestra. Kings of Freylekh Land. 
A Century of Yiddish-American Music 

SM 1611-2/CD

Music from the film "A Tickle in the Heart"

"An absolute must!" (Musikblatt, December 1995)

Joel Rubin with the Epstein Brothers Orchestra
Zeydes un Eyniklekh 
Jewish-American Wedding Music from the Repertoire of Dave Tarras

SM 1610-2/CD

"Forget Mendelssohn if you're looking for the ultimate disc of joyful
wedding music." (Boston Phoenix, 24.11.95)

Rubin & Horowitz
Bessarabian Symphony. Early Jewish Instrumental Music

SM 1606-2 / CD

"'Bessarabian Symphony' ... can serve as the best available introduction to
the Old World klezmer Repertoire." (Ethnomusicology, Fall 1996)

Juedische Lebenswelten. Patterns of Jewish Life
Highlights from the Concert Series 
"Traditional and Popular Jewish Music", Berlin 1992

SM 1604-2 / 2 CDs

"Nothing like this has been done before - not to this depth. (Folk Roots,
England)

"... a whirlwind tour of the 'real thing', spanning continents and
generations." 
(Jewish Currents , New York)

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If you can't find the CDs in your local stores, they can be ordered from:

HARMONIA MUNDI USA,
 2037 Granville Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025-6103
Mike Sklansky (distribution sales)
Juan Gomez (publicity - distributed labels)
Tel. 310 478 1311
Fax: 310 996 1389
msklansky (at) hmusa(dot)com

Disribution info for other countries available upon request

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