Re: New CD: "Mauthausen Trilogy"

[Bob Wiener <wiener...>]

Simon,

You're sending me to the poor house.

Put me down for this one too.

I have at least one (if not more) recording, but only in Greek (I believe).
Just when you think you have everything....

Bob

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From: <Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: New CD: "Mauthausen Trilogy"


>                             "Mauthausen Trilogy"
> The poems of Iacovos Kambanellis set to music by Mikis Theodorakis - sung
in
> Hebrew, English and Greek. Includes speech by Simon Wiesenthal.
>
> We have just received this AMAZING recording.
>
> In 1965, poet Iacovos Kambanellis, a prisoner in Mauthausen during World
War
> II, wrote four poems on the subject, and asked his good friend, the noted
> composer, Mikis Theodortakis, to set them to music. Theodorakis, who,
during
> the Nazi Occupation was sent to German and Italian prisons, created
beautiful
> and haunting melodies to compliment Kambanellis's stirring poems.
>
> The first recording of these compositions were originally made over 30
years
> ago in Greece by the now world famous Greek artist, Maria Farantour. In
this
> new recording of "The Mauthausen Cantata", produced in 1995, each of the
> selections are sung in Hebrew (Elioar Moav  Vendiadis), English (Nadia
> Weinberg) and in Greek (Maria Fantouri). The last track of this Cd
consists
> of a speech in German by Holocaust survivor, Simon Wiesenthal, a former
> prisoner at Mauthausen.
>
> The booklet contains full translations in English, French and German. This
is
> a unique and stirring recording, and is highly recommended.
>
> This Cd is available at $17.98 shipping included within the US.
>
> We accept Visa & Mastercard
> Hatikvah Music
> 323) 655-7083
>
>

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