On Wings of Jewish Songs

Fono Forum: outstanding

A release in a series featuring works by Russian Jewish composers of the "New Jewish School" which came into being at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Jewish artists went back to their cultural roots, while including consciously patriotic elements. This was the case in the fields of poetry, painting and music. Jewish literature and painting have to a great extent survived through the art of Chaim Nachman Bialik, Sholom AIeyechem and Marc Chagall, while the music of the "New Jewish School" is only just beginning to be rediscovered in the present day.
The songs featured on this CD are all world premiere recordings. Helene Schneidermann and Jascha Nemtsov give a fine authentic reading of the works.