Yiddishbbuk / Osvaldo Golijov.

Other author/creatorIsaac, the Blind, approximately 1160-1235.
Other author/creatorDresser, Mark, performer.
Other author/creatorGolijov, Osvaldo, 1960- K'vakarat.
Other author/creatorO'Connor, Tara Helen, performer.
Other author/creatorPalmer, Todd, performer.
Included WorkGolijov, Osvaldo, 1960- Dreams and prayers of Isaac the Blind.
Included WorkGolijov, Osvaldo, 1960- Last round.
Included WorkGolijov, Osvaldo, 1960- Lullaby and doina.
Included WorkGolijov, Osvaldo, 1960- Yiddishbbuk.
Other author/creatorSt. Lawrence String Quartet, performer.
Other author/creatorYing Quartet, performer.
Uniform titleInstrumental music. Selections
Contents Last Round, for double string quartet and double bass (1996) (14:00) -- Lullaby and Doina, for flute, clarinet, double bass and string quartet (2001) (7:00) -- Yiddishbbuk, inscriptions for string quartet (1992) (14:00) -- The dreams and prayers of Isaac the blind, for klezmer clarinet and string quartet (1994) (36:00).
General noteThe first work was written in 1991 on hearing news of Astor Piazzoll's stroke; the second work is a set of variations on a Yiddish lullaby composed for the film "The man who cried"; the third work is based on a collection of apocryphal psalms; the fourth work is based on a manuscript by Isaac the Blind, the great kabbalist rabbi of Provence; the last movement is an instrumental version of the composer's K'vakarat.
Performer St. Lawrence String Quartet: (Geoff Nuttal, violin; Barry Shiffman, violin; Lesley Robertson, viola; Marina Hoover, cello) ; Todd Palmer, clarinets ; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute ; Mark Dresser, double bass ; Ying Quartet: (Timothy Ying, violin; Janet Ying, violin; Philip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello).
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded 27-29 November 2001 and 21 February 2002, at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY.
Genre/formSound recordings.

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