KLEZMER CLASSICS by JOHAN DE MEIJ (*1953) | NJBO 2021

Nationales Jugendblasorchester 2021 unter der musikalischen Leitung von Hervé Grélat. Aufgenommen am 10.07.2021 in Hochdorf. Weitere Informationen zum Orchester unter: http://njbo.ch Harmonie Nationale des Jeunes 2021 sous la direction musicale de Hervé Grélat. Enregistré le 10/07/2021 à Hochdorf. Plus d'informations sur l'orchestre : http://hnj.ch ––– Klezmer Classics ––– Klezmer is the traditional instrumental music for weddings and parties of the Yiddish speaking Jews of Eastern Europe. Its origin goes back to the sixteenth century. At this time, Yiddish culture was at its peak in the countries where the Jews then lived: Poland, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary. In recent years there has been a revival in the popularity of this style of music, and it is often played outside of its traditional context. Johan de Meij has arranged five classics from the Klezmer repertoire into a colourful selection for concert band. ––– Johan de Meij (*1953) ––– Johan de Meij studied trombone and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Music at The Hague. He has earned international fame as a composer and arranger. His catalogue consists of original compositions, symphonic transcriptions and arrangements of film scores and musicals. The Symphony no. 1 THE LORD OF THE RINGS, based on Tolkien's best-seller novels of the same name, was his first substantial composition for symphonic band and received the prestigious Sudler Composition Award in 1989. In 2001, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the orchestral version, which was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra that same year. Audio: Fabio Oehrli | Tonlabor Film: Cesare Macri