Book Description

This collection represents Jewish songs and dances arranged for piano, which will not leave indifferent neither the performers, not the audience.The song of each nation - is the most demonstrative miniature portrait and the most important particle of the nation's nature. According to the folk melody one can quite exact judge the culture and history of the nation, the customs and living conditions, moral principles. And Jewish folk song is not an exception, it only confirms what was just said.Jewish songs have already become the property of the whole world, they are performed with great pleasure as by ordinary people, and so by internationally recognized soloists and ensembles. This music will enrich everyone, who touches it, because nothing is more valuable than the recognition of another nation's culture, promoting respect and trust in nation with centuries-long spiritual traditions!Jewish songs and dances borrowed many features from Ukrainian, Romanian, Polish and Hungarian folklore: and the result was the art of deep national Jewish character.As D. Shostakovitch said: "... Jewish folk music influenced me the most. I can't stop admire it. It is so versatile. It may seem happy, and in fact be deeply tragic ... Each real folk music is beautiful, but Jewish - one of a kind. "The authors seek to recover some unjustly forgotten, but endlessly expressive melodies. They wish these songs can help people be happy and always have humoristic and optimistic attitude towards life!