4 Tay Records
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KING DAVID'S LYRE A CELEBRATION OF JERUSALEM 3,000 Zina Schiff, violin Cameron Grant, piano Cherina Eisenberg in Gershwin & Achron Cradle Song |
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Caprice Hebraique - Alexander Krein Hebrew Melody & Hebrew Cradle Song - Alexander Krein Hebrew Song & Dance Shir Eres (Lullaby for violin solo) & Sonata for Violin Solo - David Hush Three Jewish Dances - Marc Lavry Sea-Murmurs - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Sephardic Melody - Paul Ben-Haim King David's Lyre - Hanoch Jacoby Second Prelude - George Gershwin |
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The Critics Say: FANFARE "It can take its place beside Mischa Elman's (collection), to which it is equal in depth of musicianship and superior in recorded sound. Highly recommended." AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE "This is one of the most beautiful recordings of Jewish music I've heard. Schiff is a great violinist in every way." JOURNAL OF JEWISH MUSIC AND LITURGY "This collection, in celebration of Jerusalem 3,000, is an invaluable contribution." SAN DIEGO JEWISH TIMES "...an outstanding disk, which I highly recommend to anyone who is swept by the emotions, the nostalgia and the meaning behind this worthy release." | |||
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HERE'S ONE American Music For Violin And Piano Zina Schiff, violin Cameron Grant, piano Visit Zina Schiff on the web at http://www.jamesarts.com/ZINABIO.htm. |
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Here's One - William Grant Still Two Vignettes for Violin and Piano Summerland Blues (from Lenox Avenue) Quit Dat Fool'nish Sonata for Violin and Piano - Lee Hoiby The Deserted Garden - Florence Price Sonata for Violin and Piano - Henry Cowell Two pieces for Violin and Piano - Aaron Copland |
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The Critics Say: FANFARE ""...Schiff plays sympathetically, with the clarity of cloudless skies ...Given the excellence of - and the warm advocacy evident in these recordings, the anthology earns a wholehearted recommendation." NORTH COUNTY (CA) TIMES "The... repertoire is as varied as the 50 states and as colorful as the American flag." AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE "Indeed, anyone interested in a program that defines American music could hardly do better than this one." | |||
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THE AURORA DUO Donna Fairbanks, Violin Lysa Rytting, Harp |
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Sonata in G Major for Violin and Harp - Gaetano Donizetti Sonata in d minor for Violin and Harp - Adrian Shaposhinikov Sonata, op. 406 - Alan Hovhaness Poema Del Pastor Coya (World Premiere Recording) - Angel E. Lasala Movements from the Liturgical Dance (World Premiere Recording) - Murray Boren Fantasie for Violin and Harp, op. 123 - Camille Saint-Saens |
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The Critics Say: FANFARE "...a pleasant survey of unhackneyed music...the Sonata, by Adrian Shaposhnikov...sounds like Ravel with a tinge of Slavic melancholy...The first movement (of the Donizetti) is a lovely aria in Donizetti's best manner, which Fairbanks sings with some charm: the second a sprightly cabaletta...(The Boren) sounds like a modern dance scores, liturgical mainly in its serene starkness. The most effective dance combines harp with pizzicato violin. Rytting creates an attractive, ghostly tone quality." | |||
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THE GOLDEN DOVE Masterpieces from the Jewish Folk Music Society Zina Schiff, violin Cameron Grant, piano Visit Zina Schiff on the web at http://www.jamesarts.com/ZINABIO.htm |
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Hebrew Love Song - Rimsky-Korsakov Lullaby & Scher - Joseph Achron Chabad Melody & Freilachs - Joseph Engel Hebrew Melodies I & II - Zenovi Feldman Canzona, Scherzo & Berceusse Palestinniene - Jacob Weinberg Air - Alexander Krein Dance - Krein-Heifetz Schajke-Pfaifer's Nigun - Michael Gniessin Rhapsody & Cradle Song - Solomon Rosowsky Chasidic Suite - Lazare Saminsky |
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The Critics Say: MUSIC & VISION DAILY "A record prepared from the expertise of the Jewish Folk Music Music Society guarantees an authentic programme of traditional songs. These are not sung, but heard as transcriptions for violin and piano made by Russian composers: Rimsky-Korsakov, Engel, Feldman, Achron, Weinberg, Krein, Gniessin, Rosowsky and Saminsky. There is a decided continuity of style, mostly intense and reflective. Performances are highly sympathetic to Rimsky-Korsakov's enormous regard for the sensitivity of this special repertory, which just preceded the founding of the Jewish Folk Musio Society in 1908. The American violinist Zina Schiff proves ideal for this material, matched by the excellence of pianist Cameron Grant." AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE "Zina Schiff gives this music a deeply personal voice. She is a remarkable violinist with a huge range of color and nuance. She plays every piece on this recording with intensity and emotional depth. She and Cameron Grant play wonderfully together, but when Schiff plays with her daughter Cherina Carmel, it seems almost as if the two are playing one another's parts." NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK "Chamber music for piano and violin, featuring Zina Schiff and Cameron Grant, respectively (with Cherina Carmel filling in at the keyboard on two selections). The Jewish Folk Music Society was founded in St. Petersburg in 1908 at a time when the then-Russian capital was also a center of musical genius. Encouraged by Rimsky-Korsakov, who died before the organization was officially inaugurated, the Society drew from many of his students and was responsible for some truly magnificent music, including the 19 brief pieces recorded here. Schiff is a wonderfully expressive player, and Grant (and Carmel) offer sympathetic and subtle accompaniment. A very beautiful recording. Rating: AAAAA." | |||
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ELIJAH'S VIOLIN Zina Schiff, violin Cameron Grant, piano Visit Zina Schiff on the web at http://www.jamesarts.com/ZINABIO.htm |
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Sonata for Violin and Piano* - David Amram Haftorah* - Abraham Ellstein Concertino* - Menahem Avidom Orientale* - Efrem Zimbalist Arabic Song & Improvisation and Dance* - Paul Ben-Haim Zwei Stucke* - Julius Chajes Ancient Hebrew Airs - Paul Kirman *World Premiere Recording |
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The Critics Say: MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL "(The David Amram) is a fascinating sonata and one that makes me keen to hear more...(Ellstein's) Haftorah is loving, impassioned and reverential. It smokes with sinuous ululation...(the Avidom) Concertino is a worldly sweet lilt of a piece with a sort of Havanaise air to it...An attractive and unhackneyed selection of music by Jewish composers much of it with an exotic edginess." Read the complete review here. NEWMUSICBOX "Abraham Ellstein, though best known for his scores for the Yiddish Theater and Broadway, also penned his share of large and small-scale concert music, including this cantorial setting for violin and piano. "Haftorah" is here recorded by Zina Schiff on her third collection of Jewish music, Elijah's Violin. This brief, charming work captures the ambiance of a Sabbath prayer and then develops into a showpiece while keeping well away from any sort of sentimental caricature." HADASSAH MAGAZINE "...at once lively and meditative, rich and spare. Many - such as Julius Chajes "Hechassid" - draw inspiration from traditional Jewish themes." | |||
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