Composer: Solomon Rosowsky
Performer: Aron Zelkowicz, Luz Manriquez, Nurit Pacht, Natasha Snitkovsky, Rachel Calloway, Rita Mitsel, Anastasia Seifetdinova, Damian Bursill-Hall, Scott Bell, Ron Samuels, Philip Pandolfi, James Rodgers, Sari Gruber, Beverly Crawford, George Willis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0479
Release: 2018
Size: 530 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Rhapsodie
01. Récitatif et Danse Hassidique
02. An der Wiege
03. Fantastic Dance, Op. 6
04. Lomir zikh iberbetn
05. A viglid, Op. 4, No. 2
06. Ikh bin a bal-agole
3 Pieces, Op. 8
07. No. 1. Chassidic Melody
08. No. 2. Nigun on a sof
09. No. 3. Moshe der shuster
10. Viglid No. 2, “Ale-lule”
Jacob and Rachel Suite
11. I. Entrance of the Slaves
12. II. Rachel’s Appearance and Dance
13. III. Lavan’s Haste
14. IV. Leah’s Lament and the Brothers’ Entertainment
15. V. Dance of Lavan’s Folk
Solomon Rosowsky (1878–1962) was one of the founding members of the influential Society for Jewish Folk Music in St Petersburg. The son of a prominent cantor, Rosowsky was an eminent scholar of synagogue chant in his own right. 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. This is the fourth album in the Toccata ‘Russian Jewish Classics’ series, with more in preparation.