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Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

UPC: 047163751028
EAN: 0047163751028

Release Date: October 24, 1995
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Tracks:

•	Shofar Blessings - Traditional
•	Avinu Malkeinu - Traditional
•	Zachraynu l'Chayim - Traditional
•	Tiku Va Chodesh - Handel
•	Shema Kolenu - Greenberg, Rabbi Da
•	Adonai Adonai - Greenberg, Rabbi Da
•	Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth
•	Tzadik Katamar - Lewandowski
•	Rosh Hashanah Evening Blessings - Olam, Ahavat
•	For the Mountains Shall Depart
•	Etz Chayim - Lewandowski
•	Mi 'Kamocha - Handel
•	Eloheynu Veilohei Avoteinu - Traditional
•	It Is Enough
•	B'rosh Hashanah - Traditional
•	Lord Thou My Shepherd - Dvorak
•	Aleynu Va'nachnu the Lord Shall Reign - Handel
•	Kiddush & Shehechiyanu - Lewandowski
•	Kol Nidrei - Lewandowski
•	Adon Olam - Handel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

A magnificent liturgical concert, Reform style September 21, 2001
Rabbi Yonassan Gershom (Minnesota, USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

This excellent CD of High Holy Days liturgical music is, according to its own liner notes, "somewhat concertized," the goal being to "reflect the profound spiritual journey that takes place in the life of Jews throughout the world during this holy period, and to open this experience, at least on an artistic level, to lovers of music, beauty, and holiness." It should therefore be listened to as if it were a classical concert, rather than actual worship. (This is not a new idea among Jews; in the days before "equal opportunity employment," when Jews were barred from European opera companies, it was not unusual for a gifted cantor to go on tour in the Jewish world, giving concerts of original liturgical music, performed on "secular" days. Such concerts, in turn, gave birth to music which eventually found its way into the regular synagogue services -- as did much of this music.)

The pieces included here come mostly from the Western European (Ashkenazic) tradition, and will be familiar to most Ashkenazic Jews. Much of this music originated in the German Reform movement of the 19th century which, in turn, was strongly influenced by the classical composers. The prominent use of a pipe organ in this concert places it squarely in the "classical Reform" category, i.e., the most "churchlike" of Jewish liturgies. However, I have heard the same tunes sung in synagogues of other denominations, too -- including Orthodox groups that would be absolutely mortified to discover that their "traditional" music is originally Reform! Consider the oh-so-traditional "Kol Nidre" by Louis Lewandowski (included on this CD), who was a Reform composer. It is indeed a tribute to the beauty of this music that it speaks to all kinds of Jews.

The concert itself is beautifully performed, with Stacy Lowe as soprano, Russell Ashley as baritone, Mary Jane Newman as organist and choral director, and Lisa Rautenberg on violin. The CD comes with liner notes by Mary Jane Newman, giving a brief history of Jewish music and some background on the the various composers.