London Lock-in Tune No 23 – Oytseres скачать в хорошем качестве

London Lock-in Tune No 23 – Oytseres

For Set 23 of this London Lock-in series of fiddle songs, I want to commemorate Yom HaShoah. I have chosen a klezmer tune – a terkisher – I got from my great friend Richard Leskin, a familiar man in the London klezmer session scene, and such a welcoming and enthusiastic proponent of this extraordinary music. He got it in turn from acclaimed performer and teacher Ilana Cravitz, of the London Klezmer Quartet (a group of unbelievably brilliant musicians – go see them and buy their records! https://www.londonklezmerquartet.com). Ilana Cravitz's website is also a treasure trove of klezmer music and information. https://www.ilanacravitz.com Speaking of “treasures”, that is the translation of today’s tune, Oytseres, a beautiful and hopeful tune that I love. A disclaimer regarding my own performance of a klezmer tune – whenever I attempt a piece of music from outside a tradition I am intimately familiar with (which basically means Irish trad) I do worry that I will treat it inauthentically or non-idiomatically, and this is a disrespectful thing to do. So I offer this tune in the spirit of love, fellowship, remembrance, and the sharing of our common musical heritage and our common humanity, and I hope it is received in that same spirit. I am sorry for any and all shortcomings in performance – they are not indicative of lack of love or respect, only lack of experience. Finally to all my Jewish friends, at home or abroad, practising or non-practising, Yom HaShoah.