Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

Joel Rubin. Hungry Hearts: Classic Yiddish Clarinet Solos of the 1920s, 1998 (SM 1615-2) [Remastered and re-edited version of cassette originally released as Joel Rubin Klezmer Band: Brave Old World, 1988] CD out of print; available as download only “A klezmer classic ... an important album to have in one’s collection” (Jewish Herald-Voice) “Rubin is meanwhile the undisputed mentor of the American New Klezmer Revival. And rightly so, as proved by Hungry Hearts, on which Rubin is accompanied by leaders of the genre. In contrast to many ... attempts to approach klezmer in an innovative way, here one finds ‘soul.’ No academic demonstration of virtuosity, but rather a natural, living music which obviously imparts as good a time to listeners as it did to the musicians themselves”(Westzeit 7/98)Download
Mazltov!: Jewish-American Wedding Music for Clarinet

Mazltov!: Jewish-American Wedding Music for Clarinet

Music book for clarinet (Bb or C) or other melodic instruments from the repertoire of Dave Tarras Revised and edited by Joel Rubin Mainz: Schott Musik International, 1998 ISMN M-001-12146-0 Mazltov! contains detailed melodic transcriptions (with chords) from the acclaimed CD by Joel Rubin with the Epstein Brothers Orchestra (recipients of the 1998 National Heritage Fellowship), Zeydes un Eyniklekh (Grandfathers and Grandsons): Jewish-American Wedding Music from the Repertoire of Dave Tarras.  Also included is a detailed essay on ornamentation and other aspects of klezmer performance style (in English and German). While originally conceived for clarinet, the pieces can be adapted for any melody instrument and arranged for any instrumental combination. Mazltov! provides an introduction to the music of Dave Tarras (1897-1989). https://en.schott-music.com/shop/mazltov-no39273.html