- Audio CD (April 20 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Magda
- ASIN: B00020HC3Q
- Other Editions: Audio CD
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Peace through Music
Sep 29 2006
Format:Audio CD
The list of review excerpts is entirely accurate. The ensemble sets the tone of this album with a hauntingly sweet solo Armenian dudduk, which the ensemble soon joins into a nostalgic, slow dance. The oud continues the improvization, and before we are aware of it, we are transported to another place and time. The feeling and enchantment persists through the CD, whether clearly Israeli Jewish or Arab Sufi, or influenced by Turkish, Egypian, or Sefarad songs. The tempo is a fairly consistent andante, with an occasional allegro or largo. Do not expect rollicking dance music. The subtitle of "Sacred Music of the Middle East" is validated, for peace and brotherhood arises. Yuval Ron is a recipient of many grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation and has lectured extensively.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
a few quotes from various reviews
Aug 3 2004
Format:Audio CD
"...meditative, hypnotic feel, although the Middle Eastern rhythms subtly percolate underneath the wailing vocals and instrumental melodies."
Sing Out! Magazine
"...one of the finest albums created in recent years. A must, for fans of the [world music] genre.
Jack Mizrahi, "Hair" magazine, Tel Aviv, Israel
"...collection of intricately crafted prayers, love songs and laments, seamlessly threading one tradition into another. Fans of Middle eastern music will enjoy the music of Under the Olive Tree."
T.J Nelson, World Music Central.com
"...breathtakingly beautiful."
FOLKER magazine. Germany
"...complex arrangements and harmonies of the music played by a wonderful ensemble"
Massimo Ferro, RADIO VOCE SPAZIO Alessandria, Italy
"...beautiful--mesmerizing, enchanting, awakening."
Dr. Richard Chess, Director, The Center for Jewish Studies, The University of North Carolina at Asheville
"...The emotional peaks and valleys of this music are stunning, as the musicians totally capture and enthrall the listeners."
Lloyd Barda, president, Backroads music.com
"...Middle Eastern "chill out" in its finest."
Yediot Hakhronot, Tel Aviv , Israel
Sing Out! Magazine
"...one of the finest albums created in recent years. A must, for fans of the [world music] genre.
Jack Mizrahi, "Hair" magazine, Tel Aviv, Israel
"...collection of intricately crafted prayers, love songs and laments, seamlessly threading one tradition into another. Fans of Middle eastern music will enjoy the music of Under the Olive Tree."
T.J Nelson, World Music Central.com
"...breathtakingly beautiful."
FOLKER magazine. Germany
"...complex arrangements and harmonies of the music played by a wonderful ensemble"
Massimo Ferro, RADIO VOCE SPAZIO Alessandria, Italy
"...beautiful--mesmerizing, enchanting, awakening."
Dr. Richard Chess, Director, The Center for Jewish Studies, The University of North Carolina at Asheville
"...The emotional peaks and valleys of this music are stunning, as the musicians totally capture and enthrall the listeners."
Lloyd Barda, president, Backroads music.com
"...Middle Eastern "chill out" in its finest."
Yediot Hakhronot, Tel Aviv , Israel
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Enchanting
Jan 9 2007
Format:Audio CD
I've heard Yuval Ron's Ensemble at a Cultural Festival in Juarez, Mexico. They had some CD's to sell with them but they went off right away...i could not get a chance to buy one at that time...Fortunetely i found it at Amazon and now im enjoying this beautiful music from middle east.
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