Oytsres - Treasures: Klezmer Music 1908-1996

Oytsres, the seventh production in the Jewish Music Series edited by Rita Ottens and Joel Rubin, contains many of the musical personalities described in their book 'Klezmer Music' (Bärenreiter/dtv),the colorful social history of Yiddish wedding and celebratory music spanning centuries and continents. The album includes recordings from famed Klezmer musicians and ensembles such as: Orchestra of the Lemberg Yiddish Theater, H. Steiner, Bak's Jewish Wedding Orchestra, Belf's Romanian Orchestra, Jacob Gegna, Naftule Brandwein's Orchestra, Shloimke Beckerman, Cherniavsky's Yiddishe Jazz Band, Alex Olshanetsky's Orchestra, Abe Schwartz Orchestra, Dave Tarras State Ensembles for Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian,Dave Tarras Jewish Instrumental Trio, Hymie Jacobson's Orchestra, Avrom Segal, and The Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble.