Re: new Kurt Bjorling duo album, "gedanken"

[Susan Lerner <meydele...>]

I would second Ari's recommendation enthusiastically.  I have been 
listening to Gedanken for a 2 months or so and never get tired of it.  When 
I first put on the album, my husband, very critical musically, heard it 
from the kitchen, stopped what he was doing and came into the living room, 
asking, "What is this?  It's really good."  And it is really 
good.  Intriguing arrangements of exquisite melodies.  Textured 
interweaving of clarinet and harp, faithful to the qualities of each and to 
the integrity of the East European Jewish melodies.  I discover new 
delights and musically interesting elements and turns on each repeated 
listening.

Shira Lerner
Yiddishkayt LA

At 11:55 AM 1/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
>>While our brother Simon works up his "Best Sellers" list, I want
>>to point out a "worst seller".
>>
>>They don't do promotion. They don't have distribution.  They don't have
>>a pun for a name.  They are not satirists.
>>
>>They are, however, as the tehila goes "ever fresh and fragrant".
>>
>>The Chicago Klezmer Ensemble's "Sweet Home Bukovina" is an absolutly
>>delicious record, one that I have been playing over and over and over
>>again the past few days.
>
>I'd like to add that not only are both Chicago Klezmer Ensemble albums 
>gems, but Kurt Bjorling has just released an amazing album of duets with 
>his wife, Annette Bjorling, the harpist. They call themselves "duo 
>controverso." The album is called "Gedanken" (thoughts). More information 
>is available via http://www.muziker.org/. You can order it directly from 
>them: DuoControverso (at) muziker(dot)org
>
>ari


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