This rare recording of one of the last surviving singers of the Maftirim choir (Edirne, Turkey), Samuel Benaroya, documents a mostly unrecorded tradition dating from the 17th century of Hebrew & sacred poems set to Ottoman classic music. Recorded by Moshe Kirschbaum, annotated by Edwin Seroussi.
An examination of the relation between the Jews and the Art Music in the Ottoman Empire. Historical background, written and oral sources, and analysis through one musical and textual example.