Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Oseh Shalom performed by the Camerata del Ré

This past weekend a terrific baroque ensemble (with a very clever name) performed part of my Quartetto d'amore in Delray Beach, Florida, and they played it on baroque instruments, at A=415. Many thinks to Robert David Billington, (baroque flute), Silvia Suarez (baroque violin), Richard Fleischman (viola d'amore), and Elena Alamilla (baroque cello). Also many thanks to Keith Paulson-Thorp for organizing the concert.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely piece, heard while following the score. Moving to the dominant to supertonic and thence was a lovely touch as were the inequal divisions of eight later on. Mostly known these days seems to be the Hirsch "Ose shalom." From whence comes this theme? Brava.

Elaine Fine said...

Thank you! I found the theme in a songbook made specifically for our "little shul on the prairie" by one of our congregents who is no longer living. I have never encountered it anywhere else.

Elaine Fine said...

It sounds Sephardic to me.

Anonymous said...

No other citation of authorship? It sounds familiar, and now I am of a mind to schnor around a bit to find its antecedent. Sulzer? Idelsohn? Thanks for the info. Again, brava.

Elaine Fine said...

Schnor away! I have been searching for years. Perhaps you have a source I haven't consulted.