Synagogue Music in the Baroque Vol. 1

Synagogal art music prior to the Emancipation (17th-18th centuries), from Italy, Amsterdam and Southern France. Contains works by: Salamone Rossi, Carlo Grossi, Volunio Gallichi, Francesco Drei, and anonymous composers (Italy); Abraham Caceres, Cristiano G. Lidarti (Amsterdam); and Louis Saladin (Southern France). Recorded on a live concert held in Jerusalem on August 3, 1978, in association with the World Congress on Jewish Music, The Israel Festival and the Israel Broadcasting Authority. Performers: The Cameran Singers, Chamber ensemble and soloists under the direction of Avner Itai; Gila Yaron, soprano; Mirah Zakai, alto; Nigel Rogers and Louis Garb, tenors; Willy Haparnas, baritone; Valery Maisky, cembalo; Ehud Leibner, narrator. Accompanied by English program notes, and Hebrew text with English translation.
1st edition (1978) was published and released as a cassette.

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