Persons

A list of websites devoted to persons in the world of Jewish music.

• An article about chazzan Moshe Stern by Gershon Levin.
• An article about the accomplishments of tenor Joseph Schmidt, both in Opera and Synagogue.
• Short biography of bass Hermann Schey. He was the first voice teacher of Hans Bloemendal.
• An article about the outstanding Jewish Dutch singer Michel Gobets, who was murdered in the Shoah.
• An article about chazzan Emil Zrihan by George Robinson.
• Website with the music of chazzan Jacobo Schkliar.
• Site of chazzan Chaim Adler.
• Website of chazzan Shmuel Barzilai.
• Website of chazzan Benjamin Muller. He discusses his favourite chazzanim and what he finds great in their work; he also lists a couple of common reciting pitfalls.
• Videos and mp3s of concerts of chazzan Moshe Bazian.
• David Polnauer issued a CD "Bo'i Bescholom" with chazzanut from the great Hungarian cantors, among which Salomon Stern. Listen to some mp3s from this CD.
• Some information on chazzan Abraham David Fuchs with a sound sample.
• Homepage of chazzan Joseph Malovany.
• A foundation dedicated to the composer David Nowakowsky.
• Some biographical notes on musicologist Abraham Zevi Idelsohn and the history of Havah Nagilah.
• The grandson of the former Dutch chazzan Wolf Reisel created a website, telling the story of his family.
• A foundation dedicated to the classical composer Leo Smit, who was murdered in the Shoah.
• Homepage of David Eric Reinwald, a cantorial student at HUC.
• Website dedicated to the history of the former Russian Society for Jewish music, and the composers associated with it.
• Homepage dedicated to Yiddish singer Leo Fuld with two mp3s.
• Homepage of chazzan Sam Weiss, a renown expert in the field of cantorial music.
• Homepage of the Zemel Choir and the Zamir Chorale, two of the finest Jewish mixed voice choirs in the world. Elihu Feldman describes the history of the Zamir Chorale.
• Article on Lazar Weiner, the great composer of Yiddish art music.
• Jewry in Music, excellent site devoted to Meyerbeer, Mendelssohn, Halevy and other Jewish composers.
• Article about Salamone Rossi (1570-1630), the first Jewish composer of classical music.
• Article about Flory Jagoda, the Flame of Ladino Music.