In his introductory note to this CD, Itzhak Perlman informs us that, more than anything else he has recorded, this is truly his own music--"what you might hear if you came to my house and I decided to jam with some friends." And jam he does--with some very talented friends indeed. Klezmer music, which combines the folk and religious music of Yiddish-speaking cultures with various musical traditions of countries such as Russia, Turkey, and Greece, is unusual … mehrterritory for a major label and a superstar artist, but here the combination works perfectly. Perlman, who normally is the star of his recordings, just blends into the whole celebration. The playing of violin, accordion, mandolin, clarinet, and other instruments is stylish, infectious, and at times virtuosic. Strangely, the sound lacks openness, inhibiting the characteristically vibrant timbres of these instruments. --David Vernier weniger
CD 1
01 - Reb Itzik's Nign
02 - Simkhes Toyre Time
03 - Flatbush Waltz
04 - Wedding Medley… mehr
05 - Dybbuk Shers
06 - Basarabye
07 - Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym
08 - Tati Un Mama Tans
09 - Fisherlid
10 - Der Alter Bulgar
11 - Ale Brider
12 - Honga
13 - Doyna & Skotshna
14 - Der Heyser Bulgar
15 - Di Gayster weniger