Fwd: [78-l] Legendary Cantors

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

Cross posted as it's of possible interest to this list.

Best,

Joel

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>Subject: [78-l] Legendary Cantors
>Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 22:22:41 -0700
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>What with the High Holidays coming up, thought I'd mention and recommend a
>new release from Nimbus (thank G-d it's not a Robert Parker
>remangling...er..remastering). It's called "Legendary Cantors" and includes
>16 tracks
>ranging from Gershon Sirota's "Veshomru" from 1907 to Richard Tucker's
>"Sholom Seconda" from 1947. There's a splendid "Kol Nidre" featuring Manfred
>Lewandowsky from a 1925 Odeon recording.
>
>What's interesting about these tracks is that nearly all of them feature
>organ, an instrument that is not readily associated with Jewish liturgical
>singing.
>
>The CD is part of Nimbus' wonderful "Prima Voce" series of classic operatic
>performances. I also just got their 6-CD box set "Treasury of Opera" for
>those of you who eat, drink, and sleep opera. (I use it for reference - opera
>isn't in my regular diet.)
>
>Cary Ginell (who is conducting the choir at Temple Etz Chaim - Thousand Oaks,
>CA for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur)
>Sound Thinking Music Research
>Soundthink (at) aol(dot)com



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