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Radio Series With Leonard Nimoy 2005 Oct, 14th - 2006 April, 26th
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Available On Naxos Web Radio and Podcasting
By WFMT
Conductor and
comentator: Gerard Schwarz
Comentator: Neil W. Levin
Narrations: Leonard Nimoy
Insights: Lowell Milken (the founder of Milken Archive)
From the Milken Archive American Jewish Music presents a 13-part radio series. Each series is 2 hours. Ranging from concertos over Yiddish theater to symphonies a. o., the series was successfully aired this year (2006). It could be internationally obtained from Naxos Web Radio channels 46 to 48 (www.NaxosRadio.com).
These episodes were introduced by Leonard Nimoy:
Leonard Nimoy hosts a 13-part series that celebrates the American Jewish tradition by exploring the extraordinary range of its music.Each theme was reflecting American Jewish music. Songs from the Golden Age of Yiddish Theater; music by Kurt Weill a. o.; Sephardic music; Jewish legends in tone poems, film scores and operas; Klezmer music; sacred masterpieces and the great cantorial tradition; symphonies and concertos; Holocaust reflections and world premieres of recently discovered Jewish compositions by the Hungarian Leonard Bernstein.
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26
Apr 2006
Episode 4, part 1: Yiddish Music (Stream
on Naxos.com) Podcast Feed URL: http://www.naxos.com/podcasts/milkenpodcasts.xml Episode 4, part 1: Yiddish Music Today we will look at theater music and popular songs from the American Yiddish tradition. From love songs and slices of life to nostalgic and sentimental favorites, this music captured the experience of Yiddish-speaking Americans in the early 20th century. |
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17
Mar 2006
Episode 3, part 2: Bible Stories (Stream
on Naxos.com)
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20
Jan 2006
Episode 3, part 1: Bible Stories (Stream
on Naxos.com)
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14
Dec 2005
Episode 2, part 2: Concertos (Stream
on Naxos.com)
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17
Nov 2005
Episode 2: Concertos (Stream
on Naxos.com)
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26
Oct 2005
Episode 1, part 2: Introduction to the Milken Archive, continued
(Stream
on Naxos.com)
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14
Oct 2005
Episode 1: Introduction to the Milken Archive
(Stream
on Naxos.com) Episode 1: Introduction to the Milken Archive
This overview includes musical highlights representing the broad range of the entire series. It features an interview with philanthropist Lowell Milken, who created the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, as well as musical insights by the series' commentators: Seattle Symphony Music Director Gerard Schwarz and Dr. Neil Levin of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. |
