Ben-Amots, Ofer
Title |
Time |
Play |
| Hashkivenu—Song of the Angels | 09:56 | ▼ |
| 1. Entrance of the Sabbath Bride | 04:18 | |
| 2. Peace upon you, Angels of Peace | 01:29 | |
| 3. Come in peace, Angels of Peace | 01:23 | |
| 4. Bless me for peace, ye Angels of Peace (V'taknenu) | 01:05 | |
| 5. Go in peace, Angels of Peace (echo) | 01:38 | |
| Celestial Dialogues | 29:01 | ▼ |
| I - Am kadosh | 03:43 | |
| II - Uv'yom hashabbat | 04:13 | |
| III - A gasn nign | 04:14 | |
| IV - Adonai melekh | 07:13 | |
| V - The Celestial Freylekh | 05:18 | |
| VI - Dinen | 04:15 | |
| Shtetl Songs | 18:52 | ▼ |
| Bay dem shtetl | 03:10 | |
| Bistu mit mir broyges? | 02:36 | |
| Klip klap | 02:45 | |
| Royz, royz | 02:37 | |
| Di dray neytorins | 03:42 | |
| Der rebbe tantst | 04:04 | |
| Psalm 81 | 13:33 | ▼ |
| Psalm 81 | 13:33 |
Celestial Dialogues - Hashkivenu - Shtetl Songs
Celestial Dialogues combines two great Jewish musical traditions: a klezmer clarinet solo—deriving from the haunting virtuoso sounds typical of traditional eastern European Jewish bands—and cantorial vocal passages that emanate from age-old Ashkenazi liturgical ritual. Both mystical and worldly, the "dialogues" evoke timeless songs and dances of Jewish experience, striving for the spiritual purification of prayer. Composer Ofer Ben-Amots has also created unforgettable vignettes and character portraits of eastern European Jewry in Shtetl Songs, and he further explores the mysteries of the Sabbath in Hashkivenu—Song of the Angels.
Reviews and Recognitions:
"...mysterious and angelic by nature, beautifully sung by the BBC Singers under Kenneth Kiesler." —Omer Shomrony, Jerusalem Post
"Ben-Amots has an ear for sound that can bewitch, dazzle and move..." —Laurence Vittes, Gramophone
"All in all, another fine addition to this amazing ongoing series, and specifically, a fascinating introduction...to the music of Ofer Ben-Amots." —Jerry Dubins, Fanfare