Ellstein, Abraham

Di Sheyne Milnerin: Schubert's Cycle of Love Forlorn Retold in Yiddish Song / Mark Glanville, bass-baritone; Alxander Knapp, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Janot Roskin: Dem milners trern, song for voice & piano, Op. 11/12; Klipp klapp!, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/10; A sheyn lid hob ikh gezungen, song for voice & piano, Op. 12/15; Mordechai Gebirti...
Performers: Glanville, Mark; Knapp, Alexander

Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk (06/26/2011-06/27/2011)....continue...

Yiddish Rhapsody

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-11-17

Works: Anonymous, Yiddish: Kolomishka, song; Oy, vyokh tyokh-toykh, song; L'khaim, song; Amol iz geveyn a mayse, song; Nicholas Roubanis: Misirlou, song (for the film Pulp Fiction); Abraham Ellstein: Yingel...
Performers: Georges, Isabelle
Conductors: Karoui, Fayçal
Ensemble: Sirba Octet

A wonderfully bizarre collaboration between the Sirba Octet, Isabella Georges and Orchestre de Pau Pays de Bearn produces a release that takes us on a...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Alfred de Vigny, Palais Beaumont, Pau (Franc (04/09/2009-04/11/2009)....continue...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

Elijah's Violin

1 CD / 4 Tay / 2005-05-13

Works: David Amram: Sonata for Violin; Abraham Ellstein: Haftorah, for violin & piano; Menahem Avidom: Concertino for violin & orchestra (or piano); Efrem Zimbalist: Orientale, for violin & piano; Paul Ben-...
Performers: Grant, Cameron; Schiff, Zina

Recording information: Jazz City Productions Studio, Greene Street, New York C (10/04/2000-10/05/2000)....continue...

American Classics - Milken Archive - Jewish Operas Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Abraham Ellstein: The Golem, opera; Robert Strassburg: The Chelm; David Tamkin: The Dybbuk
Performers: Allardyce, Lauren; Chellis, Matthew; Evans, Joseph; Frieder, Raphael; Gallant, Michael; Herseth, Freda; Lalli, Richard; Longwell, Karen; Meerdink, Christopher; Oliphant, Tyler; Wood, Carla
Conductors: Kiesler, Kenneth; Hostetter, Paul; Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Chamber Opera Ensemble; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

Ellstein's 'The Golem' retells the ancient tale of a clay-made creature, brought to life by kabbalistic spells, who ultimately threatens the very people he was...continue...

American Classics - Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Abraham Ellstein: Der Nayer Sher; Eyns un a rekhts; Ikh vil es hern hokh amol; Mameleh; Der berditchever khosn; Oy, mame, bin ikh farlibt; Vos iz gevorn fun mayn shtetele?; Der alter tzigayner; Abe S...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Bloch, Robert; Borts, Joanne; Goldstein, Amy; Miller, Benzion; Shammash, Elizabeth; Snaidas, Nell; Spiro, Simon
Conductors: Jaffe, Elli
Ensemble: Vienna Chamber Orchestra

The American Yiddish musical theatre, a vibrant expression of the immigrant experience, became famous during its heyday in the 1920s-1940s. Combining the musical flavors of...continue...

American Classics - Klezmer Concertos and Encores

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Robert Starer: Kli Zemer (Concerto for Clarinet); Paul Schoenfield: Klezmer Rondos for flute, male vocalist & orchestra; Jacob Weinberg: The Maypole, for clarinet & orchestra; Canzonetta Suite, for c...
Performers: Aslan, Pablo; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Krakauer, David; Mizrahi, Alberto; Mooke, Martha; Schwarz, Gerard; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Svigals, Alicia
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

'K'li zemer' means 'instrument of song' in Hebrew, and a traditional klezmer was an instrumental musician who entertained at weddings and other festive occasions in...continue...
Personnel: Alicia Svigals (violin); Martha Mooke (electric viola); Scott Goff (flute); Paul Schwendener, Neil W. Levin (recorder); David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet); Alberto Mizrahi (tenor sax...continue...