Vienna Choir Boys

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A Jewish Celebration in Song

In their first-ever recording of American Jewish music, the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir are joined by the Chief Cantor of the Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, Naftali Herstik, and by Cantor Shimon Craimer. A Jewish Celebration in Song features joyful new music and stirring, tuneful melodies that have thrilled audiences during recent international concert tours of the Vienna Boys Choir.

Reviews and Recognitions:

"....while the Vienna Choir Boys and their alumni ensemble may be strangers to the tradition, they manage to make the music their own.... This shows them to be a group of high-caliber musicians able to transform material that is foreign to their history into profoundly meaningful music." —John Guinn, Oakland Press

"One could hardly ask for more polished and coherent performances than those of the Vienna Choir Boys and the men of the Chorus Viennensis.... It is worth noting that, since making this recording, the Vienna Choir Boys have included this music as part of their regular concert and touring repertory.... As in previous Milken Archive issues, Neil Levin's program notes are excellent." —William J. Gatens, American Record Guide

"While this would most likely appeal to classical connoisseurs first and foremost, there's plenty to stir the Jewish heart as well. Add into the mix the historic importance of the Vienna Choir Boys singing about HaShem, and Jewish music collectors may want to sing a hallelujah chorus of their own." —Dan Pine, The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California

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