Re: Freilekhs or Bulgar?

[Itzik Gottesman <itzik...>]

Personally, I always felt that the tempo of most fast klezmer (bulgar,
freylekhs, hongas etc) was too fast, and has been too fast in America, at
least since the 20s. How could anyone, no matter what age, dance a sher to
the speed of Abe Schwartz's Rusishe sher? I could envision building up to
that tempo, but to start off so fast, makes me wonder.- Itzik



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