A The Klezmatics Tour Israel: A Fantasy, upon seeing Chava and the band at an Israeli Independence Day concert, 7/98, by Ari Davidow
A review of the 10/98 album release party at Town Hall, NYC, by Ari Davidow
Chava Alberstein's home page
The Klezmatics and Chava Alberstein appeared on NPR's Prairie Home Companion on Dec. 5, 1998. The first appearance features "Di Krenitse," a short interview with Chava, and "Ikh shtey unter a boxerboym." The second segment features "Velkhes meydl s'nemt a bokher."
For more information:
About the Klezmatics
Discography
- Shvaygn=Toyt, 1988
- Rhythm+Jews, 1992
- Jews with Horns, 1995
- Possessed, 1997
- w/Chava Alberstein, Di Krenitse (The Well), 1998
- Rise Up, 2003
- Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanuka, 2004
- w/Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer, Brother Moses Smote the Water, 2005
KlezmerShack-reviewed compilations featuring the band:
- Itzhak Perlman / In the Fiddler's House
- Itzhak Perlman / Live in the Fiddler's House
- Klezmer Music: A Marriage of Heaven and Earth
- Klezmania: Klezmer for the New Millenium
- Celebrate Klezmer
Frank London projects
- Klezmer Brass Allstars / Di Shikere Kapelye, 2000
- Klezmer Brass Allstars / Brotherhood of Brass, 2002
- Hasidic New Wave / Jews and the Abstract Truth, 1997
- Hasidic New Wave / Kabalogy, 1999
- Hasidic New Wave, From the Belly of Abraham, 2001
- Music from the movie, The Shvitz
- Shekhina, 1999
- Invocations 2000
- music from the movie, Divan, 2003
Sklamberg, et all:
- Di grine katshke
- London, Sklamberg, Caine / Nigunim, 1998
- London, Sklamberg, Schwimmer / The Zmiros Project, 2002
Matt Darriau is also leader of Paradox Trio
- Paradox Trio, 1995
- Paradox Trio / Source, 1999
Info & Booking:
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Tel/Fax: 01 718 783 0946
E-mail the Klezmatics
Web: www.klezmatics.com
The Klezmatics / Chava Alberstein
Di Krenitse (The Well)
Xenophile, Xeno 4052, 1998
Far di vos hobn nit gehat di gelegnhayt tsu hern dem nayem kompakt disk Di Krenitse/The Well fun Khave Albershteyn un di Klezmatics....farfelt es nit.
S'iz an uysnam! Fuftsn lider fun tsivshn di beste yidishe shraybers fun di letste 125 yor mit muzik fun Khave Albershteyn. Di aranzhirungen fun di Klezmatics zenen farkhapndik. Tsvishn di vos ikh zing tsu zikh aleyn afn metro az ikh for tsu der arbet zenen Ver Es Hot un Vek Nisht beyde fun Avrom Reisen, Binem Hellers Mayn Shvester Khaye, Velkhes Meydl S'Nemt a Bokher fun Zishe Landau, Di Goldene Pave fun Anna Margolin, un Zayt Gezunt fun H. Leivikn.
Khave Albershteyn iz tsvishn di getseylte Yisroeldike zingers vos zingen af hebreyish un shemen zikh nit tsu zingen af yidish eykh. Mit dem disk vayst zi uys az zi hot nit kin meyre arayntsubrenbegen naye Yidishe lider in ir repertuar . Zi blaybt nit nor bay di alte shlagern!
Yasher keyekh tsu Khave un di Klezmatics....ikh hof az dos iz nit der letster disk tsuzamen!
Geshribn fun Adam Whiteman, 74031.775@compuserve.com, Queens, NY, 10 Nov, 1998
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998
From: "Andrew Cassel" awcassel@philly.infi.net
Subject: The Well/Di Krenitse - A Naye CD
Ikh bin punkt in maskem mit Adam Whiteman vegn "Di Krenitse" fun Khave Albershteyn un Di Klezmatics. s'iz a mekhaye tsu hern. 'kh'ob oykh gehat di gliklikhe gelegenhayt tsu zey zeyen in konzert do in Philadelphia -- s'iz geven a freylekher, vunderlekher nokh-mitog. k'hob nor eyn tayne -- zey hobn tsvishn di lider gornit dertseylt vegn di lider un di shraybers. lemoshl, hobn zey gezungen fun leivick's a lid, a sheyner, posheter vos heyst "zayt gezunt". m'zol visn az leivick hot es geshribn vegn a tsarishn tfise in sibir. un ikh volt mer visn vegn zhame telesin, ver hot geshribn a lid "ikh shtey unter a bokserboym" vos Khave hot gezungen azoy zis.
nu, meyle; s'iz take a geshmak, finer forshtelung.
Andrew Cassel
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Personnel this recording:
Chava Alberstein: vocals, classical guitar
Lorin Sklamberg: vocals, accordion, piano, bass accordion, harmonium
Alicia Svigals: violin
Frank London: trumpet, flugelhorn, alto horn, piano, harmonium, bass accordion, synthesizer
David Licht: drums & percussion
Matt Darriau: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, kaval, harmonium
Paul Morrissett: electric bass, double bass, tsimbl, hardanger fiddle
with
Ben Mink: guitar (3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13); mandocello (12, 14); mandolin (10); programming (3, 9, 12)
John Friesen: cello (6)
Produced by Ben Mink
Poems translated from Yiddish by Michael Wex
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Di krenitse--The Well (poem: Itsik Fefer; arr. Klezmatics) 4:10 |
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2. |
Ikh shtey unter a bokserboym--I stand beneath a carob tree (poem: Zhame Telesin; arr. Paul Morrissett) 3:52 |
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3. |
Ergets shtil/Baym taykh--Software somewhere / At the river (poem: Leyb Naydus & Mani Leyb; arr. Klezmatics) 3:42 |
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4. |
Ver es hot--One has got (poem: Abraham Reisen; arr. Darriau/London) 4:03 |
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5. |
Ovnt lid--Crepuscule (poem: Itsik Manger; arr. London) 3:30 |
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6. |
A malekh veynt--An angel weeps (poem: Peretz Hirshbein; arr. Ben Mink, John Friesen) 1:18 |
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Bay Nakht--At night (poem: A. Olmi; arr. Klezmatics) 2:50 |
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8. |
Vek Nisht--Don't waken (poem: Abraham Reisen; arr. Klezmatics/London) 2:42 |
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9. |
Kh'vel oyston di shikh--I'm going to take off my shoes (poem: Itsik Manger; arr. London) 4:06 |
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Mayn shvester khaye--My sister Chaye (poem: Binem Heller; arr. Klezmatics) 3:58 |
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11. |
Umetik--Lonesome (poem: B.I. Bialostotsky; arr. Darriau) 4:17 |
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12. |
Di elter--Old age (poem: Itsik Fefer; arr. Licht, London) 3:05 |
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Velkhes meydl s'nemt a bokher--Any girl who takes a boyfriend (poem: Zishe Landau; arr. Svigals) 2:54 |
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Di goldene pave--The golden peacock (poem: Anna Margolin; arr. Klezmatics/Svigals) 3:59 |
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Zayt gezunt--Farewell (poem: H. Leivick; arr. Klezmatics) 4:27 |
*All music by Chava Alberstein. Poems and arrangements as noted. | ||
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