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getClassical (Ilona Oltuski)
2014-03-07 07:09:19
Evgeny Kissin: On a Mission to Celebrate Jewish Heritage
[…] it is Jewish.” The final selection of works by composers such as Moshe Milner, Ernest Bloch, Alexander Veprik and Alexander Krein left no doubt about the high standard of Kissin’s choices. Transforming the concert hall into a vibrant space celebrating Jewish music and poetry, the pianist took his audience on a musical and poetic journey marked by works that illuminate his own, personal brand of Jewish identity. Moshe Milner’s dramatic Farn Opsheyd (Before Separating) opened the evening’s program. Composed by the creator of the first Yiddish opera in post-revolution Russia, Die Himlen brenen (The heavens burn, 1923), this work has a compelling modernist, soulful appeal. Milner was greatly inspired by Scriabin, and Farn Opsheyd certainly evokes a similar soundscape. Last year, Kissin chose Farn Opsheyd as the musical segment of a Center for Jewish History event honoring his engagement for Yiddish culture and poetry. “Yiddish […]
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