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19/01/2026
Chamber Works by Dmitri Klebanov & Ernest Kanitz
The fifth and ninth releases in the “Music in Exile” collection, the CDs Chamber Music by Dmitri Klebanov and Chamber Music by Ernest Kanitz, released by Chandos in 2021 and 2025, introduce us to the unjustly forgotten works of two Jewish composers, one Ukrainian and one Austrian, victims of 20th-century totalitarianism …
15/01/2026
OSKAR C. POSA (1873-1951) – Lieder, VIOLIN SONATA – STRING QUARTET
Producer Olivier Lalane spent four years of his life tracking down the traces and music of Oskar C. Posa, an Austrian composer who was banned from musical life in 1938, a few days after the annexation of Austria by the Nazis, because he was born Jewish …
12/01/2026
Kosma, Joseph (1905-1969)
A composer of Hungarian Jewish origin, Joseph Kosma left his mark on the history of French song and cinema for over 30 years, notably composing nearly 150 songs (Les Feuilles mortes, Barbara, La rue des Blancs-Manteaux, etc.) and 120 film scores (Les visiteurs, Les enfants du Paradis, La grande illusion, etc.) …
11/01/2026
Arnold Schönberg, Henriëtte Bosmans, Joseph Kosma
Published by Editions Hortus between 2024 and 2025, these first three volumes of the Voix Etouffées – Missing Voices collection introduce us to little-known or even unpublished works by Arnold Schönberg, Henriëtte Bosmans, and Joseph Kosma, three composers who were victims of the rise of Nazism and anti-Semitism …
07/01/2026
du Closel, Amaury (1956-2024)
Conductor and composer Amaury du Closel founded the Forum Voix Etouffées (Silenced Voices Forum) and worked tirelessly to revive the music of artists persecuted by Nazi and totalitarian regimes …
02/12/2025
MUSICAL TRADITIONS – CHANUKAH, by Hervé Roten
A lecture by Hervé Roten - Monday, December 15, 2025 - On Zoom & Replay. A musical event to celebrate Chanukah with meaning and emotion. …
19/11/2025
Ashkenazi Jewish Liturgy – André Stora
Website of André Stora, Cantor who officiated at the Nancy synagogue and an emblematic figure of the Ashkenazi tradition in Alsace-Lorraine, offering downloads of Ashkenazi liturgical scores …
18/11/2025
S & P Central
A rich, multilingual website listing the locations, practices, and traditions of the main communities of Spanish and Portuguese Jews around the world …
30/10/2025
Piyyut and contemporary Israeli song
Piyyut refers to religious poetry, often sung today in liturgical or paraliturgical settings. This article explores the influence of piyyutim on contemporary Israeli song …
15/10/2025
Bible poems & Jewish prayer
These two CDs by Semjon Kalinowsky (viola) and Torsten Laux (organ) invite us to discover—or rediscover—the musical works of some fifteen composers from the 19th and 20th centuries, inspired by Jewish liturgy or the Bible …