Fidl: Klezmer Violin

1. Kale Baveynen
Composed by Alicia Svigals
with Alicia Svigals

2. Baym Rebin's Sude (At the Rabbi's Table), traditional Yiddish folksong
Composed by Anonymous
with Lorin Sklamberg, Alicia Svigals

3. Dem Tsadiks Zemerl (The Sage's Melody)
Composed by Klezmer Traditional
with Pablo Aslan, Alicia Svigals, Steve Greenman

4. Romanian Fantasy No. 1
Composed by Josef Solinsky
with Pablo Aslan, Alicia Svigals, Matt Darriau, Joshua Horowitz

5. Kallarash
Composed by Klezmer Traditional
with Alicia Svigals, Steve Greenman

6. Dem Trisker Rebns Khosid (The Follower of the Rebbe of Trisk)
Composed by Klezmer Traditional
with Pablo Aslan, Lauen Brody, Alicia Svigals

7. Kale-kale Mazl Tov, suite
Composed by Alicia Svigals
with Elaine Hoffman Watts, Hugo Dwyer, Pablo Aslan, Lauen Brody, Alicia Svigals, Steve Greenman, Joshua Horowitz

8. Sha, Sha, Di Shviger Kumt (Quiet down, mother-in-law is coming)
Composed by Klezmer Traditional
with Alicia Svigals, Steve Greenman

9. Binyomele's Kholem
Composed by Alicia Svigals
with Pablo Aslan, Alicia Svigals, Matt Darriau, Joshua Horowitz

10. Glazier's Hora
Composed by Alicia Svigals
with Lauen Brody, Alicia Svigals

11. Ternovker Sher
Composed by Dave Tarras
with Elaine Hoffman Watts, Pablo Aslan, Lauen Brody, Alicia Svigals

12. Shver un Shviger (Dance for the parents of the bride)
Composed by Klezmer Traditional
with Pablo Aslan, Lauen Brody, Alicia Svigals, Matt Darriau, Joshua Horowitz

13. Romanian Fantasy No. 3
Composed by Josef Solinsky
with Alicia Svigals, Joshua Horowitz

14. Naftule Shpilt Far Dem Rebn (Naftule plays for the Rebbe)
Composed by Naftule Brandwein
with Alicia Svigals, Joshua Horowitz

15. A Heimisher Sher (Homey Sher)
Composed by Dave Tarras
with Elaine Hoffman Watts, Pablo Aslan, Lauen Brody, Alicia Svigals

16. Binyomele's Vig-lid (Little Benjamin's Lullaby)
Composed by Alicia Svigals
with Lorin Sklamberg, Alicia Svigals

Tracks:

Kale Baveynen
Baym Rebns Sude
Dem Tsadiks Zemerl
Romanian Fantasy No. 1
Kallarash
Dem Trisker Rebns Khosid
Kale-Kale Mazl Tov:A Heimisher Bulgar/L'hu Neroneno/Beckerman Honga/Romanian Bulgarish
Sha, Sha, Di Shviger Kumt
Binyomele's Kholem
Glazier's Hora
Ternovker Sher
Shver Un Shviger
Romanian Fantasy No. 3
Naftule Shpilt Far Dem Rebn
A Heimisher Sher
Binyomele's Vig-lid

Customer Reviews:

Voice of Klezmer: the Violin.......2003-01-10

In the hands of Alicia Svigals: the violin sings, weeps, laughs, cries, and otherwise mimics the human voice ... Alicia has shown the klezmer fiddle to be of equal value to the clarinet in this genre. The Jewish tunes are haunting, lively, energetic and beautiful! She has mastered her instrument & uses multiple playing styles and techniques: a virtuoso. Although klezmer is *most* often dominated by the sounds of the clarinet: there is no playing "second fiddle here"!!! She is a "primas" or "first fiddler" in every sense of the words!!! :-) Other instruments which are the 'supporting cast' to the violin: are the tsimbl (cimbalom), accordion, occasionally a second fiddle, a bass, and drums. Most of the music is traditional & orginates from Romania, the Ukrainian, Turkey, Greece, Moldavia, & Bessarabia (former Soviet Union). There is a tremendous composition that Alicia herself created for a musical play: it fits all the criteria for great klezmer. Most of the tracks are her interpretations of originals from 78 records of the 1920s - 1950s. Some tracks are wedding music, others are of Hassidic origin, others are music for the Sabbath. There are bulgars, doinas, horas, freylekhs, a zmiro (hymn), a hora batuta and a hybrid "bulgarish-frelekh". The liner notes state the Greeks adapted the last one into a hassapiko. The liner notes are very extensive and helpful. They explain technical details related to the typical musical scales used in klezmer: the "Ahavo Rabo" and Ukrainian scales. The latter resembles the music of the Aegean coast from Greece & Turkey, going all the way up the Balkan peninsula to the Ukraine. This is very special cultural music that allows for a wide range of improvisational capability by the right musician: Alicia Svigals has proven to be among the best! This CD is magnificent! Erika Borsos (erikab93).

Excellent music.......2000-03-19

I love this CD. The music is very enchanting. Several songs have an intriguing simple syncopated rhythm, and others have a nice plucked background rhythm from a stringed instrument. Pieces range from very _normal_ klezmer, to interesting new melodies, even one or two that are reminiscent of Celtic melodies.

The audio samples here can sound a bit squeeky, but on a real audio system, Svigal's violin has surprising voice. Similar to Giora Fiedman's clarinet.

Brilliant, Sweet, Masterful.......1998-10-12

This is one of my favorite CDs. I listen to it almost every day, and my seven week old son loves it, too!

Alicia Svigals, who plays fidl with The Klezmatics, has created an amazing solo album. It ranges across the landscape of human emotions with stunning musicality and sensitivity. Some of the tunes are her arrangements of the traditional, and some are original. All are stunning. I think Alicia has led the revival of the fidl as a 20th, and 21st, century klezmer lead instrument, taking its rightful place again alongside the clarinet.

Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer & Violin
Average customer rating:

sweet!

A Klezmer Sensation

Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer & Violin

Manufacturer: Elie Rosenblatt & Pete Rushefsky
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005O0PM
Release Date: 2001-08-08

Tracks:

Kol Nidre
Chazin's Sirba
Romanian Hora
Romanian Sirba
Tsimbl Doina
Dobriden
Patch Tants
Honga
Palesteena Freylekh
Haneros Hallolu
Tsimbl Khosidl
Behuser Khosid
Yiddishe Hora
Heimishe Freylekh
Romanian Fantazi
Ahl's Doina
Skocne
New York Bulgars

Album Description

Elie Rosenblatt & Pete Rushefsky are two of the leading performers of klezmer music's next generation. Their new CD, entitled Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer & Violin, is rooted in the earliest recordings of Jewish klezmer music from the first decades of the twentieth century. Changing musical tastes and recording technology paved the way for clarinets and jazzy brass bands to dominate American klezmer music. However, the pairing of tsimbl (hammered dulcimer) and fidl (fiddle or violin) formed the nucleus of the older, folkier European klezmer style. Alternatively mournful and raucous, Rosenblatt & Rushefsky provide the perfect soundtrack for your neighborhood Polish tavern or village dance.

Customer Reviews:

sweet!.......2002-02-25

Get this cd or I breaka you face! It's the best CD ever recorded ever in the entire history of human history in its entirety! All of it!

A Klezmer Sensation.......2001-12-16

After hearing Elie Rosenblatt perform live I couldn't wait to hear the CD. And I was not disappointed! It is truly excellent :) A must buy!

Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer & Violin

Average customer rating:

LOVELY ECHOING BELLS, excellent for any mix

Tsimbl un Fidl: Klezmer Music for Hammered Dulcimer & Violin
Elie Rosenblatt & Pete Rushefsky
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000633J0
Release Date: 2002-02-26

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