France
13/12/2013
The routes of klezmer : Sirba Octet or World Classical
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - DECEMBER 17, 2013, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. By abolishing the borders between classical music, klezmer music and Yiddish song, Richard Schmoucler, founder of the Sirba Octet, reinvents an original and unprecedented musical genre, that of "World Classical" …
18/09/2013
Charles-Valentin Alkan, from Jewish faith to modernity
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2013, Judaïques FM (94.8), 21h05. Musicologist Anny Kessous Dreyfuss introduces us to Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888), a composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher whose talent was often compared to that of Chopin or Liszt …
27/06/2013
Jewish-Portuguese Music – The musical traditions of the ancient Marrano communities from South West of France
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY JULY 2, 2013, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05. In this programme, illustrated with numerous sound examples, the musicologist Hervé Roten presents the fascinating history of the musical traditions of the Portuguese Jewish community of south-west France …
23/03/2013
Eva Golgevit chante toujours
Eva always sang. Even in Auschwitz concentration camps, singing was a mean of fight and hope. This book and CD is her heritage. It features 41 songs and 6 poems with lyrics in Yiddish, their transliteration and French translation …
02/06/2012
Norbert Glanzberg – From popular songs to Jewish music
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - TUESDAY JUNE 5, 2012 - JUDAIQUES FM, 21h05.
Radio programme dedicated to the composer, melodist and virtuoso pianist Norbert Glanzberg, who became famous for his film scores and popular songs. With the participation of Serge Glanzberg, son of the composer …
04/07/2011
The role of Jewish musicians in 19th century Paris : the case of Henri Herz (Vienna 1803- Paris 1888)
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY JULY 5, 2011, JUDAIQUE FM, 21h05. With this work on Henri Herz, the musicologist Laure Schnapper talks in particular about the role of the Jewish composers – such as Hertz, Alkan, Fromental Halévy, Meyerbeer, Offenbach…in the 19th century's French music …
09/05/2011
Judeo-Provencal music – The musical traditions of old Jewish communities from the Comtat Venaissin
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI – TUESDAY MAY 10, 2011, JUDAIQUE FM, 21h05. Testimonies about the ancient music of Provencal Jews, with the historian Carol Iancu, the ethnomusicologist Hervé Roten and the musician Alain Huet, creator of the Judeo-Provencal band Nekouda …
28/04/2011
Nekouda – Musique judéo-provençale
Music and songs from the ancient communities of Provence performed by the Ensemble Nekouda …
28/04/2011
Simon Laks – tribute
With this CD tribute to Simon Laks (1901-1983), the music label EDA continues its musical exploration of works from composers killed, deported, or who survived the Holocaust. Discover 4 beautiful pieces written between 1935 and 1949 …
30/03/2010
Algazi, Léon (1890-1971)
This article is dedicated to the memory of Jacques Algazi, who passed away on March 1, 2021, 50 years to the day after his father's death, and to Béatrice Algazi, his daughter, who kindly provided many of the elements used to write this tribute …