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Aaron Copland
Few names are as synonymous with American classical music as Aaron Copland. Born to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York, Copland’s musical journey began…
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Leonard Bernstein
…New York Philharmonic in the 1960s sparked a renewed interest in Mahler’s works. Bernstein’s Compositions Inspired by His Jewish Heritage Bernstein’s Jewish heritage deeply influenced his compositions. His first significant…
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, an American composer and pianist, was born on May 8, 1829, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Edward Gottschalk, was a London-born Jewish businessman of German origin,…
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Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch, Performed by Melanie Ellison
Max Bruch’s concerto “Kol Nidrei” incorporates the mournful Jewish Kol Nidrei service theme and a hopeful theme called “Oh Weep for Those That Wept on Babel’s Stream.”…
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Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch
Check out Cello Journey CD and DVD for the beautiful rendition of Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch. It’s a piece inspired by a Jewish prayer recited on Yom Kippur. Learn…
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Excerpts from Music by Max Bruch
…which is a gorgeous elaboration of Jewish themes, and his Serenade on Swedish Melodies. The Romance for Viola and orchestra showcases Bruch’s melodic freshness, while the Overture to [title] highlights…
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Pachelbel’s Canon in D – Pasadena Strings
Pasadena Strings offers 7 ensembles playing Pachelbel’s Canon in D, including a solo cello and various string combinations. Based in Los Angeles, they specialize in Christian and Jewish music from…
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George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Featuring Richard Hayman (Part 1 of 2)
George Gershwin, born to Russian-Jewish immigrants in Manhattan, fused classical music with jazz, blues, and ragtime, creating hits like Porgy and Bess. In 1924, he composed Rhapsody in Blue for…
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Gustav Mahler
…7, 1860, in Kaliště, a small village in Bohemia (part of the present-day Czech Republic), Gustav Mahler was part of a German-speaking Jewish family in the Austrian Empire. The second…
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George Gershwin
…Born on September 26, 1898, as Jacob Gershovitz in Brooklyn, New York, George Gershwin was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants. His musical journey began early when the Gershwin family purchased…
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Felix Mendelssohn
…Mendelssohn was the son of Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn. He hailed from a notable Jewish family, with his grandfather being the esteemed philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. However, the family converted to…
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Arnold Schoenberg
…of harmony, tonality, and form. Early Life and Education Born on September 13, 1874, in Vienna, Austria, Schoenberg was of Jewish descent. His father was a shopkeeper and his mother…
