Comment:These are pure concet works, they do not borrow from Jewish Folk themes or music of the synagogue. Josef Bardanashvili is a contemporary, Ben-Haim worked in Israel, Schulhoff and Klein perished during the Holocaust.

Comment:Fairy Tale are - Barbora Kolarikova, vocals, Peter Kravec, bass guitar, Vladimir Kravec, electric guitar, Marek Skvarenina, piano, keyboards and Oberheim, L'ubomir Pavelka, druma and percussion. Slovak Indie / Pop with real meaning!

Comment:The cool sound of the vibraphone reinvented by Christian Tamburr, takes you to some places both in the sense of visiting and of memories as places in the heart and mind. CHRISTIAN TAMBURR UK DEBUT-SAT 26TH MAY PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB, DEAN ST, LONDON

Comment:The evil Haman decrees that all Jews must be killed, but is thwarted by Queen Esther. Celebrated by the Purim festival, Handel covers this story in waves of simply beautiful music, in his first real oratorio. A SACD to listen to over and over!

Comment:This famous album appeared originally in 1973 on the Atlantic label. Gil Evans uses a huge orchestra that includes a French horn and electric piano. Jazz and Classical sounds of the period are fused to make an album that's still an exciting listen!

Comment:Supraphon's 85th birthday celebration for Czech harpsichord legend Zuzana Ruzickova. A Holocaust survivor who didn't have it easy, but whose musical greatness shines out in these recordings. Includes a piece by her husband the underrated Viktor Kalabis.

Comment:These treasures conducted by Rafael Kubelik date between 1944-1948. The symphonies by Shostakovich and Martinu would be virtually premiere performances. By the end of this period Kubelik left Czechoslovkia and did not return until the velvet revolution.

Comment:Celebrated Bohemian Baroque composer Bohuslav Matej Cernohorsky (1684-1742), achieved much during his lifetime, only to vanish until his re-discovery in recent years. Thrill to his choral settings of these well known Latin texts.

Comment:These recordings of music from the American Civil War by Thomas Coates are World Premiere recordings. The enigmatic Thomas Coates, 1803/10-1895, proves a lost brass band master. Original instruments and mouthpieces of the Civil War period are used.

Comment:With South Korean singer Jihye Lee are - Nicola Andrioli, piano, Annemie Osborne, cello, Balir Ben Amor, janggu (drums), to make sounds that cross many boundaries!