Marc Lavry, a composer featured on this album, believed music should be communicative, simple, and accessible, often drawing from traditional Jewish and Hebrew melodies.
Cultural Impact
Mark Warshawsky's song "Oyfn Pripetshok" became a symbol of Jewish resilience, sung in ghettos during the Holocaust and clandestinely by activists in the Soviet Union.
Performer Biography
Judit Kertész, the pianist, graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with a Master of Music Degree with distinction.
Performer Biography
Orsolya Korcsolán is an active advocate for Jewish classical music, serving as a traveling ambassador for the Budapest Jewish Summer Festival.
Compositional Technique
Maurice Ravel, the only non-Jewish composer on this album, was commissioned to write pieces based on traditional Hebrew melodies, resulting in "Kaddisch" and "L'Enigme éternelle."
Performer Biography
Orsolya Korcsolán, the violinist on this album, was discovered by Sir George Solti at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and later studied at The Juilliard School.
Historical Context
All but one composer on this album were Jewish and European, with many fleeing persecution during the rise of Nazism.
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