New CD Releases from the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music

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NEW CD RELEASES

from the
MILKEN ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC

and
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS


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JAZZ LEGEND DAVE BRUBECK

and

LINCOLN CENTER'S BRUCE ADOLPHE

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DAVE BRUBECK'S THE GATES OF JUSTICE (CD #8.559414)

Jazz icon, pianist and composer Dave Brubeck wrote this cantata in an attempt 
to heal the rift between the Jewish people and American blacks that emerged in 
the late 1960s, especially after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
in 1968. Based on biblical and Hebrew liturgical texts, quotations from Dr. 
King's speeches, Negro spirituals and the Jewish sage Hillel, with lyrics by 
Brubeck's wife Iola, it was intended to underscore and resurrect the spiritual 
parallels between Jews and blacks.  For more information, go to 
<http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=12>


BRUCE ADOLPHE (CD #8.559413)

This disc features three works by composer, author, educator and performer 
Bruce Adolphe, currently the composer-in-residence of the Chamber Music Society 
of New York's Lincoln Center:  (1) Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering, a 
virtuoso song cycle for soprano, guitar, and French horn based on folk poetry 
in Ladino, the Castillian Spanish/Hebrew vernacular of Mediterranean Sephardi 
Jews; (2) a scene from Adolphe's opera, Mikhoels the Wise, about the life and 
death of the most prominent figure of the post-revolution Soviet Yiddish 
Theater; and (3) Out of the Whirlwind, a six-movement oratorio based on Yiddish 
poems and songs written by members of the Jewish resistance in the ghettos 
during World War II, and by other Holocaust victims.  For more information, go 
to <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=11>


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OTHER CD RELEASES
from The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
and Naxos American Classics

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Ten other Milken Archive discs are currently available through Naxos American 
Classics, including:


*  AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC [8.559406]
   "...wonderfully eclectic." - RedLudwig.com
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=5>


*  KURT WEILL'S THE ETERNAL ROAD (Highlights) [8.559402]
   One of Amazon.com's 10 Best Opera and Vocal Music CDs of 2003
   "...fervent and touching." - New York Times
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=1>


*  DARIUS MILHAUD'S SERVICE SACRÉ [8.559409]
   "...a glorious - and complete - rendition." - ClassicsToday.com
   "...an intriguing work from first note to last, sonic proof
    of the value of the Milken Archive." - Oakland Press
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=8>


*  JOSEPH ACHRON [8.559408] 
   "Elmar Oliveira's edgy virtuosity and sweet throbbing timbre
   suit the music very well and Joseph Silverstein draws superbly
   rich playing from the Berlin Orchestra..." - Gramophone
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=7>


*  MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO [8.559404] 
   "...sung superbly by...soprano Ana Maria Martinez..." - Fanfare
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=3>


*  LEONARD BERNSTEIN: A JEWISH LEGACY [8.559407] 
   "The most illuminating Bernstein recording in years..."
                  - Newark Star Ledger
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=6>


*  GREAT SONGS OF THE YIDDISH STAGE, VOL. I [8.559405]
   "...lively, affecting, beautifully performed pieces."
                  - New York Daily News
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=4>


*  KLEZMER CONCERTOS AND ENCORES [8.559403]
   "The Jewish elements in [Robert Starer's Kli Zemer]
   emerge proudly and poignantly, always conditioned by
   economy and taste." - The New Yorker
   "...played with feeling and virtuosity by David Krakauer..."
                  - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=2>


*  A HANUKKA CELEBRATION [8.559410] 
   "In a word, this effort is spectacular.... all of the
   selections are fired with emotion....a must-have for
   your record collection." - Los Angeles Daily News
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=9>


*  JEWISH VOICES IN THE NEW WORLD [8.559411] 
   "...unusually haunting music, with a distinctive
   combination of serenity and boldness." - Oakland Press
   <http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=10>


These twelve discs are the first of 50 CDs to be released over the next several 
years by the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, the most comprehensive 
collection of musical works pertaining to Jewish life and culture in America 
ever assembled.

All proceeds from the sale of Milken Archive recordings will be directed back 
into the Milken Archive's nonprofit programs in furtherance of educational and 
cultural goals.

For more information, please visit <www.milkenarchive.org> and <www.naxos.com>.

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