Sings Yiddish Songs

構成数 : 1
合計収録時間 : 00:56:20
Personnel: Yair Schleider (guitar, accordion, trumpet, keyboards); Meg Hamilton (violin, viola); David Shulman (clarinet); Paul Moylan (double bass); Ronen Kozokaro (percussion). Audio Mixers: Hilda Bronstein; Pablo Carcamo. Liner Note Author: Hilda Bronstein. Recording information: ARC Music Studio, East Grinstead, UK (2010). Photographer: Paul Bence. Translators: Jeannine Blanpain; Ute Entwistle. Part of a British revival of Yiddish culture, Hilda Bronstein's collection of Yiddish songs are to some degree what one would expect from a basic troupe performing at cultural and folk festivals. At the same time, however, the band (led by Merlin Shepherd) provides a good backing sound ranging from somber to joyous, but Bronstein herself is the star of the show, with a deep, throaty (almost Marlene Dietrich-like in some respects) intonation. The Polish dialect of Yiddish doesn't always lend itself to pretty pastoral sounds of course, but it seems that Bronstein is pushing the envelope even further than needed. Along with Merlin Shepherd's clarinet, the mix of old and new compositions is probably the key highlight of this recording. A handful of songs hearken back to the great Yiddish poets, a handful are from the theater era and immigration to America, a couple are from the wartime era and the partisan movements, and a couple of newer compositions make their debut as well. The poetry involved in the lyrics is undeniable and powerful, at times easy and joyous and at times particularly sad (for example Avrom Sutzkever's old poem "A Vogn Shikh," contrasting the joy of dancing with the truckloads of shoes carted away from Vilna during the Holocaust). The singing is somewhat forgettable, but the music and content are remarkable. ~ Adam Greenberg
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)