Brave Old World Discography of CDs

Brave Old World songs Recording information: Espace Du Culturel Bois-Fleuri, Lormont, France (10/16/2004-10/17/2004). Editor: Adrian von Ripka. Arrangers: Alan Bern; Michael Alpert; Stuart Brotman. Brave Old World: Michael Alpert (violin); Kurt Bjorling (clarinet); Alan Bern, Stuart Brotman. Personnel: Michael Alpert (vocals, guitar, fiddle, percussion); Stuart Brotman (fiddle, cello, trombone); Alan Bern (accordion, piano); Kurt Bjorling (bass clarinet).

Brave Old World CD discography Recording information: Espace Du Culturel Bois-Fleuri, Lormont, France (10/16/2004-10/17/2004). Editor: Adrian von Ripka. Arrangers: Alan Bern; Michael Alpert; Stuart Brotman. Brave Old World: Michael Alpert (violin); Kurt Bjorling (clarinet); Alan Bern, Stuart Brotman. Personnel: Michael Alpert (vocals, guitar, fiddle, percussion); Stuart Brotman (fiddle, cello, trombone); Alan Bern (accordion, piano); Kurt Bjorling (bass clarinet).

Brave Old World albums On Blood Oranges, Brave Old World combines the technique of classical music, the freedom of jazz, and the untamed spirit of Klezmer into a new Yiddish vernacular. Part of the "New Jewish Music" movement, Brave Old World includes members of the Klezmatics, Klezmer Conservatory Band, and Ry Cooder's band in its lineup, reflecting the group's roots in tradition and experimentation. The album includes traditional songs like ...

Brave Old World music CDs Klezmer, an extremely infectious style of music that Jews brought to the U.S., comes in many forms -- some more Americanized than others. On Klezmer Music, the band Brave Old World emphasizes klezmer's Euro-Jewish roots. But while this CD is a throwback to the years before klezmer came under jazz's influence, ...

Brave Old World discography Appropriately reflective klezmer from Germany, where even the high-spirited freylekhs have a somber edge and Kurt Bjorling's probing clarinet is part accusatory finger, part triumph of intellect and love over will. Among endless highlights, musical director Alan Bern's accordion centerpiece "Big Train" stands out. His imitation of the chugging of a ...

Brave Old World CD discography IN THE FIDDLER'S HOUSE features Itzhak Perlman sitting in with four klezmer groups. In the Fiddler's House is a collection of traditional klezmer music performed by the acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman. Perlman captures the careening, infectious spirit of klezmer with style and grace, making In the Fiddler's House an intoxicating listen. ~ ...

Brave Old World albums Recording information: Radio City Music Hall, NY; the Hit Factory, NY. Ensemble: The Klezmatics. Personnel: Itzhak Perlman (violin). Liner Note Author: Michael Alpert.

Brave Old World music CDs Sometimes a CD comes out of left field to astonish you. Metropolis Shanghai: Showboat to China, which essentially documents Shanghai in the 1930s, is one of them. You don't need words to build up the picture; the music, perfectly chosen and performed by modern artists, does the job. "Ye Shanghai" is ...

Brave Old World discography Recorded live at Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York on July 2, 1996. Includes liner notes by Michael Alpert. Personnel: Itzhak Perlman (vocals, hammer dulcimer, violin, background vocals); Michael Alpert (vocals, violin); Lorin Sklamberg (vocals, accordion, piano); Judy Bressler (vocals, tambourine); Jeff Warschauer (banjo, mandolin); Kurt Bjorling (hammer dulcimer, clarinet, ...