Re: Jewish Music?: Druckman

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This piqued my interest.  So I found a reference I thought I'd share.
Fraidy

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=03306000

George Robinson wrote:

> 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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