Many composers—Jewish or not—have incorporated Hebraic themes and styles into their music, and whether religious or secular in spirit, their approach to the material displays a wonderful diversity. We’ve explored some of this territory before, and in this we continue the journey, with works by Mahler, Ravel, Korngold, Reznicek, Bernstein, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 1 |
Chicago Symphony, Claudio Abbado |
Deutsche Grammophon 400033-2 |
3259140003328 |
| The Magic of the Klezmer [for Ele Chomdo Libi] |
Giora Feidman |
Delos DE4005 |
013491400525 |
| Klezmer Concertos and Encores [for Weinberg’s Canzonetta] |
David Krakauer, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz |
Naxos 8.559403 |
0636943940327 |
| Prayer [for “Lullaby” from Dmitry Shostakovich’s From Jewish Folk Poetry, as arranged by Mikail Bronner] |
Sol Gabetta, Amsterdam Sinfonietta |
Sony 88883762172 |
888837621724 |
| Bernstein: Symphony No. 1,“Jeremiah” |
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin |
Chandos CHAN 9889 |
095115988923 |
| The Cantorial Voice of the Cello [for Ravel “Kaddisch”] |
Coenraad Bloemendal, Valerie Tryon |
Dorian DOR-90208 |
053479020826 |
| Diamond: Symphony No. 3, Psalm, Kaddish |
Janos Starker, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz |
Naxos 8.559155 |
636943915523 |
| Mercury Living Presence Collector's Edition: [for Bruch Kol Nidre] |
Janos Starker |
Mercury Living Presence 478 35663566 |
028947835660 |
| Reznicek: Chamisso Variations, etc [for Symphonic Variations on Kol Nidrey] |
WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne, Michail Jurowski |
CPO 777 047-2 |
761203704729 |
| Alkan: Preludes, Op. 31 [for “Ancient Melody of the Synagogue,” from Preludes in all Major and Minor Keys] |
Laurent Martin |
Marco Polo 8.223284 |
0730099328425 |
| John Williams Greatest Hits [for main theme from Schindler’s List] |
Itzhak Perlman, Boston Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, |
MCA 10969 |
008811096922 |
