Solomon Rosowsky: Chamber Music and Yiddish Songs
This fourth album in the Toccata ‘Russian Jewish Classics’ series is devoted to one of the founding members of the influential Society for Jewish Folk Music in St Petersburg, Solomon Rosowsky (1878–1962). The son of a prominent cantor, Rosowsky was an eminent scholar of synagogue chant in his own right, but his instrumental and vocal chamber music reveals much wider influences, ancient and modern. From a whirling showpiece for piano trio via tender lullabies to the Mediterranean desert evoked in the Biblical drama Jacob and Rachel, Rosowsky’s music embraces the rich and varied heritage of the Jewish people.
Musicians of the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival
Sari Gruber, soprano (Track 10)
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano (Tracks 4 – 6, 14)
Listen To This Recording:
- Rhapsodie: Récitatif et Danse Hassidique for cello and piano (1934)
- An der Wiege for violin and piano (1924)
- Fantastic Dance, Op. 6 for violin, cello and piano
- Lomir zikh iberbetn (1914)
- A viglid, Op. 4, No. 2
- Ikh bin a bal-agole (1914)
- No. 1 Chassidic Melody for oboe and piano
- No. 2 Nigun on a sof for flute, oboe/cor anglais, clarinet and two bassoons
- No. 3 Moshe der shuster for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet and two bassoons
- Viglid No. 2 (‘Ale-lule’) for voice and piano
- I Entrance of the Slaves
- II Rachel’s Appearance and Dance
- III Lavan’s Haste
- IV Leah’s Lament and the Brothers’ Entertainment
- V Dance of Lavan’s Folk
Three Yiddish songs for voice and piano
[Three Pieces], Op. 8*
Suite from ‘Jacob and Rachel’ for voice, piano four hands, flute and percussion* (1927)
*FIRST RECORDINGS
MusicWeb International :
‘Production values here are dedicated, from the documentation the recording and performances, and ensure the continuing value of this release and the series in general.’
—Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International