Re: Jewish Music?: Druckman

[George Robinson <GRComm...>]

Sachs was a German Jew who fled to Sweden, and it was there that she did
most of her best-known writing. She shared the Nobel with S.Y. Agnon (we
wouldn't want to give it to Jews too many times, now would we?). She is
an excellent poet, also a playwright, and a close friend of Paul Celan
-- their correspondence was published a couple of years ago.

George Robinson


Ari Davidow wrote:
> 
> Nelly Sachs won the Nobel prize for literature, I believe, in 1966 or 
> thereabouts. I don't know any more about her, or how (if) she was
> Jewishly identified, except that she was also German, which made
> quite a statement at the time.
> 
> ari
> 
> At 02:55 PM 3/1/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >I thought that some of you might be interested in this correspondence.
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Arthur R. Johnson <nyphilomuse (at) worldnet(dot)att(dot)net>
> >To: wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
> >Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 2:31 PM
> >Subject: Re: New York Philomusica recordings
> >
> >
> >>Dear Bob,
> >>
> >>Thank you for your inquiry earlier today about Jacob Druckman's
> >music.  The
> >>piece that you asked about, Bo, is actually about a group of people
> >>extracted from Vietnam and left on the open seas to die (these people
> >were
> >>called "boat people).
> >>
> >>We have recorded a piece by Shulamit Ran, however.  She is an Israeli
> >>composer who composed "O, The Chimneys," poems by Nelly Sachs set for
> >Mezzo
> >>Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Cello, Percussion, and Piano.  Nelly Sachs
> >was
> >>Jewish and lived in Germany during the Nazi regime.  Her poems are
> >about the
> >>holocaust.  The piece is on a CD entitled 20th Century Vocies in
> >America, on
> >>the Vox Label.  There are other groups and other composers featured
> >on the
> >>CD as well.  We have copies for sale if you are interested.  The
> >recording
> >>is old enough that I don't believe you will find it in Tower or other
> >>retailers.
> >>
> >>Does this help?  Please let me know if I can be of further
> >assistance.  Feel
> >>free to call (212) 580-9933 or email at nyphilomuse (at) 
> >>worldnet(dot)att(dot)net(dot)
> >>
> >>Many thanks!
> >>
> >>Best wishes,
> >>
> >>Lori Harnes
> >>General Manager
> >>New York Philomusica
> >
> >
> >
> >BTW, the Ran piece was originally released on a Turnabout LP.
> >
> >
> 

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