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Monthly Archives: September, 2019


1-5: Music in a Time of Darkness

Published - September 11, 2019

1-5 Music in a Time of Darkness  Many notable musicians were murdered in concentration camps by the Nazi regime.  Composers such as Hans Krása and Pavel Haas found a light in this time of darkness as they continued to compose under insurmountable odds. Music Includes: Zikmund Schul: Two Chassidic Dances Viktor Ullmann: String Quartet No. 3 Hans Krása: Dance for String Trio Gideon Klein: Piano Sonata Pavel Haas: Study for Strings Ilse Weber: Wiegala

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1-4: The Golden Age of Hollywood

Published - September 11, 2019

1-4 The Golden Age of Hollywood  Many of the pioneering composers from the early years of Hollywood were Jewish immigrants fleeing discrimination in Europe including Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Franz Waxman. Music Includes: Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare Max Steiner: Tara’s Theme from Gone With the Wind Erich Wolfgang Korngold: a suite from The Adventures of Robin Hood Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Passover Psalm, op. 30 Franz Waxman: Main Title from Bride of Frankenstein Franz Waxman: selections from The Song of Terezin Dimitri Tiomkin: Do Not Forsake Me from High Noon

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1-3: Jewish Violinists

Published - September 11, 2019

1-3 Jewish Violinists  The Jewish people have a long history with the violin.  From Jascha Heifetz to Itzhak Perlman to Fiddler on the Roof, we’ll explore how the violin has played a prominent role in the Jewish musical heritage. Music Includes: John Williams: The Main Theme from Schindler’s List Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Ferdinand David: Miniatures for Violin and Piano Ernest Bloch: Poème Mystique J.S. Bach: The Concerto for Two Violins in d, BWV 1043 Max Bruch: Kol Nidre Jerry Bock: Fiddler on the Roof selections

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1-2: Salamone Rossi

Published - September 11, 2019

1-2 Salamone Rossi  Salamone Rossi was the most famous Jewish musician from the late Italian Renaissance.  At a time when Jews had few legal rights, he was one of the first to gain secular prominence as a court musician. Music Includes: Sonata prima detta la Moderna from the Third Book of Various Sonatas and Symphonies Selections from The Songs of Solomon Selections from the Fourth Book of Various Sonatas and Symphonies The Salomon Rossi Suite by Lukas Foss

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1-1: Ernest Bloch

Published - September 11, 2019

1-1 Ernest Bloch  Ernest Bloch, an American Jewish composer of Swiss origin, said, “What interests me is the Jewish soul, the enigmatic, ardent, turbulent soul that I feel vibrating throughout the Bible … it is all this that I endeavor to hear in myself and to transcribe into my music.” Music Includes: Selections from Avodath Hakodesh Three Jewish Poems From Jewish Life Three Pictures of Chassidic Life  

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Patchwork House

September 7 – 13, 2019: Season 4 Begins: Patchwork Quilt XV

Published - September 7, 2019

“Music doesn’t lie.  If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.”  – Jimi Hendrix   Ready for another season of Feminine Fusion?  We’re kicking off Season 4 with a Patchwork Quilt episode. And all the music on this program comes from CDs released in 2019.   “Season 4: Patchwork Quilt XV”   Valerie Saalbach:  Going to Heaven! poem by Emily Dickinson Elyse Anne Kakacek, soprano Christopher Fectau, piano “Untethered” True Capture Records Louis Karchin:  Act II, opening (from the new opera, “Jane Eyre”) Libretto by Diane Osen Jennifer Zetlan, Kimberly Giordano, Ryan MacPherson, vocals Orchestra

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