KHEVRISA - EUROPEAN KLEZMER MUSIC

This is the first modern studio recording of the klezmer music of Europe, performed with the original European instrumentation—first violin, cimbal (hammer dulcimer), sekund (contra-fiddle), and bass. Half of these compositions were recorded here for the first time. This CD features haunting instrumentals by the great klezmer composers of the 19th century, such as Mikhl Guzikow and Avram Moyshe Kholodenko. The Khevrisa ensemble is led by Steven Greenman (violin) and Zev Feldman (cimbal), and it includes some of the finest musicians of the contemporary klezmer revival—Alicia Svigals (sekund), Michael Alpert (sekund), and Stuart Brotman (bass). 36-page booklet contains extensive notes, bibliography, glossary. 70 minutes. "[Khevrisa: European Klezmer Music] is an essential album if one wants to understand where klezmer music comes from." — Jewish Herald Voice, Jewish Jukebox; "The passion of Khevrisa shines through in impassioned playing that illuminates an otherwise underlit piece of the past." — Sonicnet.com

1 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Sher (Am)
2 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Mazltov
3 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Sher (A)
4 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor:Ahavo Rabbo Shteyger
5 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor:Ahavo Rabbo Shteyger
6 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Shir Ha-Malois
7 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Kaleh-Bazetsn
8 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Dobriden
9 I. Suite in a Minor, a Freygish, D Freygish, D minor: Fun Der Khupe
10 II. C minor: Di Shvartse Khasene
11 II. C minor: Simkhas Toyre
12 Violin and Cimbal Music for the Wedding Table in G minor: Dobriden (GM)
13 Violin and Cimbal Music for the Wedding Table in G minor: Zogekhts
14 Violin and Cimbal Music for the Wedding Table in G minor: Freylakhs
15 Violin and Cimbal Music for the Wedding Table in G minor: Alter Yiddisher Tants
16 Violin and Cimbal Music for the Wedding Table in G minor: Steiner's Khosidl
17 Old Moldavian Klezmer Suite in B: Terkisher Gebet
18 Old Moldavian Klezmer Suite in B: Bughici's Terkisher Freylakhs
19 Old Moldavian Klezmer Suite in B: Buhusher Khosid
20 Old Moldavian Klezmer Suite in B: Old Bulgar