Shiksa / Lara St. John

Release Date: 11/06/2015

Label: Ancalagon Catalog #: 143 Spars Code: n/a

Composer: Martin Kennedy , Lara St. John , Milica Paranosic , John Kameel Farah ... Performer: Matt Herskowitz Number of Discs: 1

Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 7 Mins.

Works on Recording
Notes and Reviews

Recording features traditional folk tunes from the Jewish Diaspora, Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Middle East, reimagined by today�s composers.

�Music like this is beyond imagination and talent. It exists only in the loosely-held molecules found on the razor's edge of Creation." - All About Jazz

�With the ideal performing partner and inspired arrangers, this Shiksa is a storm of perfection." - Blogcritics.com

�I've been listening to SHIKSA again and again. What a great recording! I love it!! So much beautiful music played so passionately. I am completely blown away by this album." - John Corigliano

CBC Radio 2's Disc of the Week, 2015

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1. Czardashian Rhapsody, for violin & piano

Composer: Martin Kennedy Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 6 Minutes 5 Secs.

2. Bar Fight, for violin & piano ("Variaiuni")

Composer: Lara St. John Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs.

3. Cocek, for violin & piano

Composer: Milica Paranosic Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs.

4. Naftule Shpilt Far Dem Rebn, for violin & piano

Composer: Lara St. John Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.

5. Ah Ya Zayn, folk song arrangement for violin & piano

Composer: John Kameel Farah Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 7 Minutes 49 Secs.

6. Misirlou

Composer: Traditional Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs.

7. Sari Siroun Yar

Composer: Armenian Traditional Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 4 Minutes 29 Secs.

8. Nagilara, for violin & piano

Composer: Matt Herskowitz Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 7 Minutes 56 Secs.

9. Kolo, for violin & piano

Composer: Lara St. John Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs.

10. Five Ladino Songs, for violin & piano

Composer: David Ludwig Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Written: 2012 Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 6 Minutes 52 Secs.

11. Oltenian Hora, for violin & piano

Composer: Lara St. John Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs.

12. Russian Evening Suite, for violin & piano

Composer: Gene Pritsker Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 5 Minutes 10 Secs.

13. The Pain Will Find Us, for violin & piano

Composer: John Psathas Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs.

14. Ca La Breaza, for violin & piano

Composer: Michael P. Atkinson Performer: Matt Herskowitz (Piano)

Period: Contemporary Venue: Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-I Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs.

Shiksa / Lara St. John

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