Re: recording of Avinu Malkenu

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

At 02:18 PM 9/10/03, Robert Wiener wrote:
>I haven't heard the CDs you recommend, but what advantages do they have 
>over the Conservative movement's material from United Synagogue (Saul P. 
>Wachs, 13 cassettes) and the Cantor's Assembly (Pinchas Spiro, 3? 
>cassettes).

The Hainovitz recordings are beautiful to listen to and are a significant 
step up from elementary Nusach, yet are not overly ornate. Thus they are 
useful as a melodic reference for the beginning Ba'al Tefillah, as a 
stylistic reference for the intermediate Ba'al Tefillah or for Klezmer 
musicians seeking to hear authentic Nusach well-performed.  They are also 
liturgically more complete than the recordings mentioned above, being based 
on the Orthodox Machzor.
You can check out all of the 90 or so clips at
http://www.mostlymusic.com/albumdetails.asp?albumid=4654
Just be aware the titles do not correspond to the clips as you get further 
down the list.  Thus the Avinu Malkenu is actually not #70,  but #68.



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