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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724352051427 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records MPN: 20514 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: February 01, 2000 Studio: Blue Note Records Editorial Review: Album Details: Songs of Life, Love and a World Gone by from the Premier Voice of Yiddish Culture in Israel and the World. She Performs Old Songs and Even Set Yiddish Poems to Music for the First Time, Providing a Bridge to a Vibrant Culture. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Just love it!Great musicality and richness to this singer and music. This is a really enjoyable CD. Rating: - A Beautiful ChansonThis collection of Yiddish songs sung by Chava Alberstein is one of the finest in the Yiddish catalogue. Her richness and clarity will touch everyone, even those not familiar with Mama Loshen or those with a poor memory (even my mother with dementia lit up when she heard the singing!). As others have commented it would have been nice to have translations or transliterations to sing along. Nonetheless, you will not be disappointed. A GREAT complement to this CD is one ... Read More Rating: - unmatched emotional powerchava albersteins shines in this remarkanle collection.this recording proves you don't have to understand the language to be moved by the delivery of the text.chava gets subtle yet powerful feeeling in every song.the voice is caressing,exhilirating,heavenly and earthbound all at once.a must have for any lover of world music or female vocalists in general. Rating: - Songs of Laughter, Life, Love And A Voice Like Honey-Superb!Chava Alberstein has a voice like honey, with an underlying smokiness that brings both traditional Yiddish songs and modern poems, newly set to music, to life. And the music on this spectacular CD will enrich your life, whether you understand Yiddish or have never heard it spoken before. The music is universal and the expression that Alberstein gives to the songs, old and new, will bridge the gap between the Yiddish culture and yours. Alberstein's voice is huge, and her tender and compassionate interpretations ... Read More Rating: - BeautifulThis is a beautiful album which I gave as a gift to my father; he loves it and plays it over and over again. For elderly Yiddish speakers, it can be a really moving experience; but even for those who are not so old (or do not speak the language) it is a powerful album of great beauty. |
