yes, the Barzilai recording I think is a very special one with the Viena Boys Choir. We also sell it, for £14 + £1 postage (per order, not per item, to anywhere in the world)
Yours
Noa
Noa Lachman
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>From: Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject: New Cds - Salomon Sulzer & "fidl-cinbal"
>Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:23:41 EDT
>
>We just received 2 great CDs. The first if by Cantor Shmuel Barzilai with the
>Vienna Boys Choir performing the compositions of Salomon Sulzer. the second
>selection, "Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer & Violin" is
>by (list member) Peter Rushefsky & Elie Rosenblatt.
>
>1) "Synagogue Compositions - Salomon Sulzer (1804-1890) by Cantor Shmuel
>Barzilai and The Vienna Boys' Choir with The Chorus Viennensis. $17.98
>19 selections for Shabbat, High Holidays, Festivals and other occasions.
>Included is the "Tov L'hodot (psalm 92) composed by Franz Schubert at
>Sulzer's suggestion.
>
> >From the Booklet: This CD has 2 distinctive characteristics. For the first
>time, Sulzer's compositions can be heard in the original version and, for the
>first time in its history, the Vienna Boys' Choir is interpreting synagogue
>music, joining forces with the Chorus Viennensis... Sulzer's collection of
>'Shir Zion' (compositions covering the entire liturgical year) is one of the
>most important musical achievements of the 19th Century. Sulzer's
>compositions and their scoring for
>a capella boy's voices and male voice choir were to exercise a lasting
>influence throughout the world and have won a firm place in worship to the
>present day.
>
> Cantor Shmuel Barzilai was born in Jerusalem and is the Chief Cantor of
>Vienna's Jewish Community. He studied under Moshe Stern and Naftali Herstik
>and performs in concert throughout the world.
>
>2) "Tsimbl Un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered dulcimer & Violin"- Pete
>Rushefsky and Elie Rosenblatt. $15.98
>These two talented musicians met at KlezKanada, "and the rest is history."
>Though the clarinet is still considered "thee" Klezmer instrument, recordings
>such as this one and those of Josh Horowitz, ("Mameloshen", Wedding Without A
>Bride), The Chicago Klezmer Ensemble,"Home Sweet Bukovina) etc, have
>reintroduced the Tsimbal to the Klezmer listening audience.
>Containing 18 selections, each tune is credited to the "original" recorded
>version or transcription used as source material for this CD dating back to
>the first 2 decades of the 20th Century.
>
>These CDs are now available at Hatikavh Music
>
>Simon
>Hatikvah Music
>323)655-7083
>
>