Re: clarinet music by Jewish composers

[wiener <wiener...>]

Sandra might also investigate Giora Feidman recordings which have
works written and transcribed for the clarinet.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Cohen <rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Cc: smost (at) bellsouth(dot)net <smost (at) bellsouth(dot)net>
Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: clarinet music by Jewish composers


>Two relevant suggestions:
>
>1) Though not by a Jewish composer, Profkofiev's "Overture on Hebrew
>Themes," for a chamber ensemble consisting of clarinet, string
quartet, and
>piano, is based on Jewish folk melodies taught to Prokofiev by the
virtuoso
>clarinetist Simeon (Simon) Bellison, and features a solo (klezmerish
in
>melody) dance by the clarinet.
>
>2) Sandra should *certainly* acquire, if she doesn't already have,
the
>double-CD "Esquisses Hebraiques:  Clarinet Quintets on Jewish
Themes,"
>performed by Dieter Klocker with the Vlach Quartet Prague.  (It
appears to
>be a German recording on the cpo [?] label, # 999 630-2.)
>
>Hope that helps --
>
>Robert Cohen
>
>
>I am a non-Jew who happens to really enjoy Jewish
>>music.  (I am a doctoral student in clarinet performance with a
minor in
>>ethnomusicology.)  I am trying to put together information about
clarinet
>>music (solo and chamber works) by Jewish clarinet composers
(particularly
>>new music).  My listing is increasing all of the time, but I would
like to
>>search as many avenues as possible.
>
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