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Itzhak Perlman plays Klezmer

The maestro joins four klezmer groups: Brave New World, The Klezmatics, Andy Statman and the Klezmer Conservatory Band for a joyous get-together with unforgettable Klezmer melodies. As he says of the experience, “I caught the bug!” Want to see it all? Available from Angel Records, on CD and now DVD.

Duration : 0:10:35


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  1. mauricelenoir

     /  June 25, 2009

    The southern areas …
    The southern areas of the pale (Moldova, Bessarabia, the Bucovina region of Romania, and the southern Ukraine) were to klezmer almost as New Orleans was to American jazz. Gypsy, Greek and Romanian elements eventually became so predominant in Jewish dance music traditions that some scholars dismissed klezmer as a separate genre altogether….( American Klezmer by Mark Slobin; Page 13).

  2. 27173929

     /  June 25, 2009

    Thank you so …
    Thank you so much.This is incredible!

  3. chamesnake

     /  June 25, 2009

    amazing
    Am Israel …

    amazing
    Am Israel Chai!

  4. 1138m1574

     /  June 25, 2009

    impressive :)
    love …

    impressive :)
    love it!

  5. tgrunau

     /  June 25, 2009

    Oy! Vat a mensch!
    Oy! Vat a mensch!

  6. peepsrock21

     /  June 25, 2009

    lol
    lol

  7. nbecea

     /  June 25, 2009

    Klezmer is an …
    Klezmer is an Ashakenazi music, ans yes sounda like Romanian but E Europe is all Balcanic!

  8. llewcat

     /  June 25, 2009

    Blows me away.


    Blows me away.

    what a privilage to hear such a thing.

    <3 YOUTUBE!

  9. llewcat

     /  June 25, 2009

    ohh and there is an …
    ohh and there is an album of this…

    search “Flatbush waltz” to hear track 3 of that album.

    Enjoy ^^

  10. TheRealCaptainCarrot

     /  June 25, 2009

    Is anyone able to …
    Is anyone able to write out the lyrics to the first song, “Bessarabye” here (preferably in transliterated Yiddish…)??? …I can’t quite hear the words as clearly as I’d like to, and I’d very much like to know EXACTLY what the words are…
    It would be VERY MUCH appreciated!!!
    …Lovely music.