Lyrical and beautiful. Hebrew letters of the Bible have been translated into the universal language of music which can be purchased here, www.musicfromgod.com . Uri Harel, relying on Hebrew tradition that says there are seventy layers of meaning within the Bible, dedicated eight years of research to finding the key to unlock the music encoded within the text. His vision was to provide an...
The Terezin Ghetto children’s opera Brundibar in a new English recording
From Cesky Rozhlas/Radio Praha: It is quite possible that you will have heard Hans Krasa’s famous children’s opera Brundibar, but it is less likely that you will have heard it performed in English. Naxos has now come out with a first English language recording. We recently featured music by Hans Krasa on Encore, and as we mentioned then, he is, tragically, best known today not for his...