Charles-Valentin Alkan was the first composer to incorporate Jewish melodies in art music. His “Ancienne melodie de la synagogue,” a prelude for solo piano or organ, was published in 1847, along with…
The ten years that followed the arrival of Abraham and Beatrice in Lublin were peaceful and therefore happy, thanks to the Almighty, blessed be He. Abraham and Kalonymos gradually improved the print…
Kinyan, or symbolic acquisition of the partnership, is the third traditional element of partnership law embodied in the b’rit ahuvim, and it is fraught with…
Charles-Valentin Alkan (born Charles-Henri-Valentin Morhange) was raised in Paris, receiving instruction in music from an early age. Alkan entered the Conservatoire de Paris as a child and by early adulthood was a well-respected pianist. Known almost entirely for his piano compositions, Alkan wrote technically difficult music that largely defied conventions of the day. He associated with influential figures of the romantic movement such as Frédéric Chopin and Victor Hugo, though his music generally avoids the more bucolic themes of romanticism in favor of the grotesque. Alkan retired relatively young, spending much of his life studying Talmud and other literature, withdrawn from urban life.
Charles-Valentin Alkan was the first composer to incorporate Jewish melodies in art music. His “Ancienne melodie de la synagogue,” a prelude for solo piano or organ, was published in 1847, along with…
The ten years that followed the arrival of Abraham and Beatrice in Lublin were peaceful and therefore happy, thanks to the Almighty, blessed be He. Abraham and Kalonymos gradually improved the print…
Kinyan, or symbolic acquisition of the partnership, is the third traditional element of partnership law embodied in the b’rit ahuvim, and it is fraught with…