RE: Lishner and Omega

[Lorin Sklamberg <lsklamberg...>]

The Vanguard Classics and Omega labels were purchased by Artemis Records. They 
have already begun reissuing Bach Guild and Vanguard recordings (including 
Netania Davrath's Songs of the Auverne). Their website is 
www.artemisrecords.com.

They certainly do have a number of great Jewish discs in their possession - 
Warschauer, Lipovsky, Lishner, Schlamme, Bernardi... not to mention their 
non-ashkenazic holdings, such as Shoshana Damari and the Karmon collections. I 
wonder who owns the fabulous Itamar lp - them or Welk (who has the rights to 
the other half of the catalog, all the folk stuff, Jan Peerce, Klezmer 
Conservatory Band...)

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> From:         Warschauer (at) aol(dot)com
> Reply To:     jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> Sent:         Monday, January 26, 2004 12:12 AM
> To:   World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:      Lishner and Omega
> 
> Yes, the Lishner recording is really beautiful.  
> 
> It's sad that the Omega catalog is out of print.  
> 
> I have a special interest in this issue, in that my "The Singing Waltz: 
> Klezmer Guitar and Mandolin" CD, plus Shura Lipovsky's "Moments of Jewish 
> Life," which I play on, were on the Omega Label.  
> 
> When Seymour Solomon passed away, the label folded.  There were rumors of a 
> sale, but last I noticed, the label has disappeared without a trace.  
> 
> It would be great if someone wanted to re-release the catalog.  Any ideas, 
> Simon (or anyone else?).  
> 
> Jeff Warschauer  
> 
> In a message dated 1/25/04 23:56:10, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org writes:
> 
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>       In a message dated 1/25/4 2:23:23 PM, Elkahn (at) JTSA(dot)EDU writes:
> 
>       << 've been listening to a wonderful compilation of Yiddish art songs 
> that
>       were recorded ca. 1976 and 1978 by the operatic bass Leon Lishner and
>       pianist/composer Lazar Weiner. The CD was reissued by Omega in 1992.  >>
> 
>       There were 2 CDs by Lishner on Omega of Yiddish Art Songs...both are no
>       longer in print...we might have a couple of each still in stock, but it 
> is really
>       tragic that something like this disappears. Hopefully they will be 
> reissued in
>       the future.
>       Simon
>       Hatikvah Music
> 
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