Arik Einstein
Arik Einstein ( Hebrew אריק איינשטיין; * January 3, 1939 in Tel Aviv ; † November 26, 2013 ibid) was an Israeli singer , songwriter and actor. His extensive musical work was created over a period of several decades. "Einstein was the embodiment of the new, liberal, secular Israel that we all thought we would become," Chemi Shalev described him in an obituary in the Haaretz newspaper .
Life
Arik Einstein grew up as the son of the actor Yaakov Einstein (1909-1970) in Tel Aviv. Like many other Israeli artists, he began his career in the Nachal Troupe , the most important musical entertainment group for the Israeli military . After the end of his military service, he worked in various music and theater groups. He also appeared as an actor, including in the film Sallah Shabati by Ephraim Kishon .
Through his participation in the Shlishiyat Gesher HaYarkon trio and two solo albums, Einstein was already known nationwide when he founded the trio Die high windows (Hebrew: החלונות הגבוהים, HaHalonot HaGvohim) in 1966 with Shmuel "Shmulik" Kraus and Josie Katz . The group's album of the same name has been described as the cornerstone of Israeli pop and rock music. With Kraus as songwriter, singer and guitarist as well as Katz and Einstein as singers, the trio combined folk rock, which was not very well known in Israel at the time, with partly self-written and partly well-known Hebrew texts. Some of the songs were very controversial at the time. So Hayal shel Chokolad (“Chocolate soldier”) with its anti-military text and Yehezkel with its satirical reference to the prophet Ezekiel were not played in Kol Israel .
In the 1970s, Einstein turned to the task of revitalizing the old Shirei-Eretz-Yisrael repertoire in a modern tonal garment that had been freed from obvious pathetics. In the 1970s, Einstein also made several films that dealt with the life of Israeli youth.
In the decades of his musical career, Einstein has dealt with various musical directions: from Israeli folk songs to pop music influenced by the Beatles and ballads to classical rock music, Latin American music from Cuba and Brazil and music influenced by the Greek in the style of Yehuda Poliker . He worked closely with Shalom Hanoch . With a song about Shalom Achshaw , he spoke out in favor of the peace process.
Arik Einstein was buried on November 27, 2013 in one of the last available graves in the Trumpeldor Cemetery in Tel Aviv. Thousands of people attended the funeral, some of whom had also gathered on the surrounding rooftops. In addition to Shalom Hanoch, the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , the actor Chaim Topol and the rabbi Uri Zohar gave eulogies in memory of the very popular singer.
Discography
(incomplete)
- 1966 - Shar bishvileh (Sing for you)
- 1966 - Hahalonot hagvohim (The tall windows)
- 1968 - Yashan vegam hadash (old and new)
- 1968 - Mazal Gdi (Capricorn Zodiac Sign)
- 1969 - Fuzi
- 1970 - Plastelina (plasticine)
- 1970 - Shavlul (snail)
- 1971 - Badeshe etzel Avigdor (On the meadow near Avigdor)
- 1972 - Jasmine
- 1974 - Sa leat (drive slowly)
- 1976 - Haahava panim rabot la (Love has many faces)
- 1995 - Yesh li Ahava (I have love)
- 2004 - Shtei guitar, bass, Tupim (two guitars, bass, drums)
- 2006 - Regaim (moments)
Web links
- Arik Einstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Michael Brenner : Israel - Dream and Reality of the Jewish State - from Theodor Herzl to today . CH Beck Verlag, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-406-74768-7 , p. 232 f .
- ^ Motti Regev and Edwin Seroussi : Popular Music and National Culture in Israel , University of California Press, 2004, ISBN 0-520-23652-1 , pp. 145, 146 and 149
- ↑ Peter Münch: Favorite places: Tel Aviv and Jerusalem . 2nd Edition. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-458-36331-6 , pp. 58 f .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Einstein, Arik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | אריק איינשטיין (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli singer, songwriter and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2013 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv |