Get to know the soul of Klezmer!
Again Igudesman inspires, informs and entertains – from his unusual arrangement of the all-time Klezmer classic, Hava Nagila to his own compositions, stylistically based on Klezmer’s Eastern European roots. Added notes on the piecesand helpful basic guidelines for playing Klezmer are provided. This volume is a feast of fun for violin duos and their audiences.
Traditional: Hava Nagila
Igudesman, Aleksey: Lena, Malaja
Igudesman, Aleksey: In the Woods
Igudesman, Aleksey: The Crazy Bride
Igudesman, Aleksey: Wedding Thing
Igudesman, Aleksey: La Petite Valse
Igudesman, Aleksey: Be Jewish, Why Don't You?
Igudesman, Aleksey: Richard Won't Like It!
Anonymous: Dancing With the Rabbi
Anonymous: Klezmer's Freilach
(…) If there were one volume I should like to take with me to my desert island (apart from the Bach Sonatas and Partitas) this would be it. Where else would one have all the time in the world to study, and perfect? A truly inspirational copy. Buy it!
ESTA magazine spring 2008
Aleksey Igudesman knows, like no other, how to fascinate and inspire developing musicians by introducing and revealing the pleasures of all kinds of music, be it classical, Klezmer or any other world music. Users of this book are bound to have a stimulating, challenging and, above all, enjoyable journey through Aleksey’s own world of Klezmer. His added notes and the pieces themselves will help the player become familiar with Klezmer and the music of Eastern Europe not only with regard to technical issues but also with regard to its spirit. The quality of these compositions is simply superb.
Julian Rachlin
Aleksey Igudesman maîtrise comme aucun autre l’art de fasciner et d’inspirer les petits musiciens en les initiant aux les plaisirs de tous les genres de musique et en leur dévoilant ceux-ci, que ce soit la musique classique, le Klezmer ou toute autre musique du monde. Ce livret entraîne le musicien dans un voyage stimulant, passionnant et surtout réjouissant à travers le propre monde du Klezmer d’Aleksey. Ses notes, ses ornementations et les morceaux eux-mêmes aideront l’interprète dans sa familiarisation avec le Klezmer et la musique de l’Europe de l’Est et ce, tant au niveau technique qu’au niveau esprit. Ces compositions sont tout simplement d’une qualité exceptionnelle.
Julian Rachlin
