05/02/2019
M. Offenbach nous écrit
Published in January 2019 by the Editions Actes Sud Beaux-Arts / Palazzetto Bru Zane, this book by Jean-Claude Yon based on Offenbach’s mail with the founder of the newspaper Figaro, gives us a privileged access to the personality and thoughts of a musician at ease with words and musical notes …
21/01/2019
KZ Musik: Encyclopedia of music composed in concentration camps (1933 – 1945)
Published in 2011 under the direction of Francesco Lotoro, this boxed set of 24 CDs gathers more than 500 pieces of music composed in the concentration camps …
10/01/2019
Music and politics in the IIIrd Reich Germany at the eve of the Cold War
Published in 2018 at the Presses universitaires of Paris-Sorbonne, this book by Elise Petit presents an original analysis of musical politics in Germany between 1933 and 1949. …
19/12/2018
Punk Rock Hora : Adventures in Jew-Punk land
Published in 2018 in USA, the book Punk Rock Hora : Adventures in Jew-Punk land talks about the musicians who combine punk-rock and judaism, be it at a cultural, identity, musical aspect, or the three at the same time …
26/11/2018
Sefardi songs of the former Ottoman Empire / Romances sefardies
Released in 2015, Aman! Sefarad..., by Françoise Atlan and the ensemble En Chordais, gathers 15 tracks of Sefardi music from various Jewish communities, from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Balkans. …
15/11/2018
Exiles
In the CD Exiles, the cellist Ophélie Gaillard, accompanied by the philharmonic orchestra of Monte-Carlo under the direction of James Judd, and then by the musicians of the Sirba Octet, perform an original program which gathers Jewish composers who have in common the exile. …
29/10/2018
Coplas Sefardies by Alberto Hemsi – Vol.2
Release of the 2nd volume of the Coplas Sefardies by Alberto Hemsi, performed by Assaf Levitin, cantor at the reformed synagogue of Hanover, and the pianist Naaman Wagner …
08/10/2018
Monsieur Rêve et Cie
Released in 2006 at the Chandeigne editions, Monsieur Rêve et Cie is a collection of tales, translated in French, of the great Israeli poetess Lea Goldberg. It also contains a CD. …
01/10/2018
Etnos Ensemble
First CD of the Polish band Etnos Ensemble. Their compositions are performed with virtuosity and sensibility, and are influenced by the music of the Balkans, klezmer music and jazz. …
