Davidson, Charles
Title |
Time |
Play |
| A Singing of Angels | 26:05 | ▼ |
| I. Once my pair of Oxen | 02:34 | |
| II. My Pages Are Snowy White | 04:10 | |
| III. In The Valley | 02:13 | |
| IV. If Dreams Came True | 03:04 | |
| V. Dance With Me | 02:39 | |
| VI. The Merry Rebbe Eli | 03:22 | |
| VII. Softly Shines the Moonlight | 03:25 | |
| VIII. Yome, yome | 02:42 | |
| IX. No One Else | 02:16 | |
| ... And David Danced Before the Lord | 38:42 | ▼ |
| I. Shir hashirim | 02:40 | |
| II. L'kha dodi | 04:04 | |
| III. Bar'khu | 00:57 | |
| IV. Ahavat olam | 03:43 | |
| V. Sh'ma yisra'el | 03:11 | |
| VI. Mi khamokha | 02:02 | |
| VII. V'sham'ru | 03:36 | |
| VIII. ḥatzi kaddish | 02:41 | |
| IX. Grant Us Peace | 02:38 | |
| X. Yih'yu l'ratzon | 01:35 | |
| XI. Anim z'mirot | 02:07 | |
| XII. Kiddush | 04:03 | |
| XIII. Aleinu | 02:10 | |
| XIV. Adon olam | 02:19 | |
| Baroque Suite | 08:21 | ▼ |
| III. Courante (Halomi) | 02:19 | |
| IV. Sarabande (Et shimkha l'varekh) | 02:19 | |
| V. Minuet (Kol kokhve voker) | 01:43 | |
| VI. Fugue (Helki adonai) | 02:21 |
A Singing of Angels - Baroque Suite - ...And David Danced Before the Lord
Effortlessly traversing musical styles ranging from Baroque to Yiddish folk to jazz, Charles Davidson is one of today's most colorful and engaging composers. Already famous worldwide for his acclaimed song cycle I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Charles Davidson presents in these new recordings other facets of his musical imagination. In A Singing of Angels, he vibrantly depicts the lost world of eastern European Jewry in delightful English-language versions of Yiddish folksongs set for children's choir. Baroque Suite, also scored for children's voices, celebrates the golden age of Spanish- Hebrew poetry in settings inspired by 17th-century dance suites. The innovative ...And David Danced Before the Lord is the first Jewish sacred service to be composed in the jazz and blues idioms, featured here with the acclaimed Ramon Ricker Quintet.
Reviews and Recognitions:
"...embraces many styles, from Baroque and 20th-century to jazz elements, while maintaining a vibrant balance of formal clarity and heartfelt expressivity. Vivid performances all." —Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone
"...won me over with its joyous and uninhibited approach to the liturgy.... The Baroque Suite is a real delight....warmly recommended..." —Jerry Dubins, Fanfare