(BTR 0401, Double-CD only) Historical recordings

Co-produced by the Feher Jewish Music Center in cooperation with the Jewish Historical Museum of Amsterdam. The recordings originate in the few years prior to World War II.
The first CD in this album includes chants and songs performed by the choir of the Great Synagogue in Amsterdam, conducted by S. H. Englander, with soloists M. Gobets and J. Rabbie, and Chief Cantor I. E. Maroko. The second CD contains performances of cantorial music and Yiddish songs by hazzanim who were active in Amsterdam. Of them, only B. Moskovits survived the war.
The CDs are accompanied by a 136-page bi-lingual booklet, which articles on the history of the community and the choir, biographies of the recorded cantors, all prayer and song texts, translations of them and notes on each of them.

Playlist:

CD 1 
 
Sabbath 
1. Adonay Malakh
2. Av Harachamim Hetiva Vrtsonkha
3. Ki Lekach Tov
4. Yismechu Bemalkhutekha
5. Amar Rabi Elazar

High Holy Days
6. Zakharti Lakh
7. Haleluyah Halelu El Bekodsho
8. Shema Kolenu

Hallel
9. Ahavti
10. Halelu Et Adonay Kol Goyim & Hodu Ladonay Ki Tov
 
Wedding  
11. Barukh Haba Beshem Adonay
12. Sheva Berakhot
13. Shir Hama’alot Ashrey Kol Yere Adonay

 Yiddish Songs 
14. Fraytik OyfDder Nakht
15. A Gute Vokh (Hamavdil)
16. Az Moshiach Vet Kumen

 
CD 2
 
Hazzan Benzion Moskovits
1. Av Harachamim
2. Ki Lekach Tov
3. Avinu Malkenu
4. Lamnatse’ach Al Ayelet Hashachar
5. Dos Yidishe Lid
6. Di Shefelekh
 
Hazzan Salo De Jong
7. Shney Zeytim
8. Ma’oz Tsur
 
Jo Rabbie(Soloist of the Amsterdam Great Synagogue Choir)
9. Hanerot Halalu
10. Yiru Eynenu
11. Sheva Berakhot
12. Veshamru
13. Kadish
 
Hazzan Wolf Reisel
14. Veshamru
15. Veha’er Eynenu
16. Mimkomkha
17. Retse
18. Kevodo Male Olam
19. Tikanta Shabat
20. Hashkivenu
21. Yiru Eynenu