Aural Resources

Aural resources

Beregovski + Slobin et al: Jewish Instrumental Folk Music (Syraceuse University Press, 2001 – book and CD)

Some of the collections compiled from 78s by clarinetist Kurt Bjorling, of Brave Old World (available via

Jewish violinists (2 cassettes)

Belf’s Romanian orchestra (2 cassettes)

Early Dave Tarras and Shloimke Beckerman (clarinet)

Naftule Brandwine (clarinet) 1922-23

Max Yankowitz (accordion) and Josef Moskowitz (cymbalon)

Jewish Orchestras (2 cassettes)

Jewish Doinas (with book)

Naftule Brandwine: King of the Klezmer Clarinet 1922-1941 (Rounder CD 1127)

Abe Ellstein’s Orchestra featuring Dave Tarras (Banner Records CD BASC 1001)

IJ Hochman: Fun der Khupe – Recordings 1918-1924 (Global Village CD 114)

Harry Kandel: Russian Sher (Global Village CD 128)

Joseph Moscowitz: The Art of the Cymbalon 1916-1953 (Rounder CD/Traditional Crossroads CD 1126, 1996)

Compiled Joel Rubin: Oytseres – Treasures, Klezmer Music 1908-1996 (Wergo SM 1621)

Compiled Ruth Rubin: Jewish Life “The Old Country” (Folkways Cassette Series 03801, 1993. The Smithsonian Institute. +1 202 287 3262)

Compiled Henry Sapoznik:

The Compleat Klezmer (Tara Publications, 1987 – book and CD)

Klezmer Music 1910-1942 (Folkways FSS 34021, 1980)

Klezmer Pioneers 1905-1952 (Rounder CD 1089)

Abe Schwartz:

Master of Klezmer Music Volume One – The First Recordings – 1917 (Global Village CD 126)

Master of Klezmer Music Volume Two – National Hora (Global Village CD 140)

The Klezmer King (Columbia/Legacy, 2002)

Leon Schwartz: Like in a Different World – a traditional Jewish Klezmer violinist from Ukraine (Global Village C109)

Compiled Martin Schwartz:

Klezmer Music 1910-1926 (Folk Lyric FL 9034, 1983)

Yikhes: Fruhe Klezmer Aufnahmen von 1907-1939 (Trikont CD 26); Yikhes: Klezmer Recordings from 1907-1939 (Trikont CD 4270, 1991)

Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music, The first Recordings 1908-1927 (Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7034, 1997)

Dave Tarras:

Master of Klezmer Music Volume One 1929-1949 (Global Village CD 105)

Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956 (Yazoo Records 7001, 1991)

Tanz! (Epic/Legacy, 2002 – recorded 1955)

The Strauss/Warschauer Duo: Rejoicing (The Strauss Warschauer Duo) – features Deborah Strauss

Alicia Svigals: Fidl (Crossroads CD 4286)

Brave Old World: Various recordings – features Michael Alpert (see website).

Khevrisa: European Klezmer Music (SFW CD 40486) – features Steve Greenman

Stempeynu’s Dream: (Ohio Arts Council) Steve Greenman plays his own compositions

Ilana Cravitz, May 2003