Klezmer, American Recordings 1909-1952

Klezmer, American Recordings 1909-1952

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Jewish exiles left Central Europe before and after World War I. They took their elaborate musical traditions to the United States and recorded dazzling evidence of their very expressive, Gypsy-tinged party dance music, which thrived on rhythm and where improvisation preceded that of jazz. Bruno Blum comments on these genuine rare, precious, influential and founding recordings of modern Klezmer, a genre overlooked since the 1940s and revived in the Twenty-First Century as it merges with current jazz. Often instrumental, Klezmer music featured virtuosos such as clarinetists Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. Essential, compelling, one-of-a-kind documents - all remarkably well-recorded for the time.


Product Description:

  • Release Date: June 04, 2021


  • UPC: 3561302578224


  • Catalog Number: FA5782


  • Label: Frémeaux & Associés


  • Number of Discs: 2


  • Composer: Dave Tarras, Hans Steiner, Joseph Moskowitz, Joseph Rumshinsky, Mack Shopnick, Misha Ziganoff, Morris Fried, Naftule Brandwein, Traditional


  • Conductor: Abe Schwartz, Abraham Ellstein, Harry Kandel, Helmut Gross, I. J. Hochman, Joseph Cherniavsky, Naftule Brandwein, Studio conductor


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Abe Ellstein Orchestra, Abe Schwartz Orchestra, Boibriker Kapelle, Cherniavsky Yiddishe Jazz Band, Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio, Dave Tarras Klezmer Band, Dave Tarras Palestinian Dance Orchestra, I. J. Hochman Orchestra, Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian SSR State Ensemble, Jewish-Russian Orchestra, Kandel Orchestra, Lou Lockett’s Orchestra, Moscow Orchestra, Naftule Brandwein Orchestra, Raderman's and Beckerman's Orchestra, Sam Musiker Orchestra, Studio ensemble, The Bagelman Sisters


  • Performer: Abe Schwartz, Alex Fiedel, Beresh Katz, Dave Tarras, Hans Steiner, Harry Raderman, Jacob Hoffman, Joseph Moskowitz, Max Yussim, Misha Ziganoff, Naftule Brandwein, Sam Spielman, Seymour Rechtzeit