Jewish music transformed into Russian music

[Bob Micznik <t_wuzzard...>]

Paul Gifford wrote:

Was other 
klezmer music recorded in the Soviet Union in the
postwar period, 
perhaps under a different category, such as this?

Bob Micznik answers:

Yes. There was an interesting discussion about this on a show entitled
"Klezmer: 
fiddler on the roof", that was shown on PBS a few years back . Gregori
Schechter 
tells about a very popular Jewish musician and composer, Leonid
Utossov (from 
Odessa), who would reinvent popular Jewish songs as Russian songs. The
example 
given was Rebbe Elimelich transformed into a Russian "Uncle Alef".

Not to take issue with Paul, but this does not just include klezmer
music but Jewish 
music of all types:  Bund songs, show tunes, lulabies, work songs.
Klezmer music 
represents only a part of the heritage of  eastern european Jewish
music. Was it 
Dave Tarra who said: "At home, we just called it all Jewish music".

Best wishes,                Bob



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