David Berger; Joyce Rosenzweig
Description
On their new album "REFUGE" The Jewish-American Cantor David Berger from Chicago, and New York based pianist Joyce Rosenzweig reflect on an originally historic topic which unfortunately seems prevelant once again. America has been a unique place of refuge and safety for Jews from around the world for hundreds of years. It has not always been the perfect "Goldene Medine" (Golden Land) of immigrant lore. But, in no other place in history have Jewish communities been able to thrive as they have in the United States. An immigrant people in an immigrant land, many American-Jewish families can trace their ancestors' arrivals at Ellis Island or other ports of entry to the early 20th century.
Each of the composers whose music included in this CD came to the United States as refugees fleeing anti-Semitism. In America they found refuge. Their contributions to American-Jewish music (and American music more generally) are manifold.
This CD presents world premiere recordings of most of the works in the programme, and they represent a vital part of the story of American-Jewish music. They give testimony to the spirit and creativity of the refugee composers who crafted them.
Tracklisting
I Zefirelli
Ensemble I Zefirelli
Julius Berger, Andrei Pushkarev, Pavel Beliaev, Annette Schavan
Rut-Elena Boyschau
Los Temperamentos, Nestor Fabian Cortes Garzon
KONDRASCHEWA/CHICA
Bremer Barockorchester; Garzon
Clara Guldberg Ravn; Mats Olofsson; Anna Paradiso
Oscar Peterson
Raoul Steffani, Julius Drake
Abert Quartett Stuttgart;
Mark Milhofer|Mirco Palazzi|Marco Scolastra
Katharina Ruckgaber, Tamas Egresi, Helmut Deutsch
Magdalena Kozena, Mitsuko Uchida
Liparit Avetisyan; Constantine Orbelian; Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Joanna Klisowska|Katarzyna Neugebauer
