I've never been exposed to much klezmer music, and Chanukah isn't a holiday in our house, but I sure like this. What is it? It's a wonderful story told well by Ellen Kushner, host of WGBH's radio show Sound and Spirit, featuring the Nutcracker music of Tchaikovsky adapted by Shirim Klezmer Orchestra. I heard it this morning, and I laughed for nearly the entire hour. The story:
Sara is a little girl with a problem: She hates the annual family Chanukah party! But when a mysterious party guest gives her the gift of a golden dreydl, Sara is catapulted into a magical world of demons and fools, sorcerers and sages.
It's produced by Rykodisc, and you can buy directly from the catalog. If you'd like to listen first, here's the Amazon link. All tracks are playable there, and of course you can buy from Amazon too.
Posted by Linkmeister at December 5, 2004 01:48 PMOh, cool. I'll have to check it out.
"Oy To the World" is another great klezmer Christmas album. It's always a little startling to see it advertised on Talking Points Memo, though!
Posted by: Christina at December 5, 2004 08:20 PMYeah, smart points for those folks advertising on TPM. Eyeballs, eyeballs!
Posted by: Linkmeister at December 5, 2004 08:32 PMHey folks, that link Christina posted takes you to the Oy home page, and you can listen to samples. It's good stuff.
Posted by: Linkmeister at December 5, 2004 08:37 PMOy! We love klezmer around here. :)
Posted by: Sue at December 6, 2004 06:36 PM