Naftule brandy
Naftule Brandwein (* 1889 in Przemyślany , Galicia , Austria-Hungary , † 1963 in New York City ) was a Jewish clarinetist and one of the leading exponents of Jewish folklore ( klezmer ). He is the grandfather of the composer Arthur B. Rubinstein .
Life
Brandwein grew up in a Hasidic family of klezmer musicians. His family traced their family tree back to Rabbi Yehuda Hirsch Brandwein from Stratyn in what is now the west of Ukraine . Naftule's father was a Badchn himself , a traveling singer, and raised twelve other children in addition to Naftule. Four of Naftule's siblings also became musicians. At the age of 19 he emigrated to the United States of America, where he quickly made a name for himself and proclaimed himself "King Of Jewish Music". Despite his extraordinary talent, Brandwein could not make music in the financially lucrative Jewish theaters: he could not play according to notes.
Brandwein's recordings are an important source for later generations of klezmer musicians to study the original klezmer style of playing. This can also be explained by the lack of written original notes from this period.
There are innumerable legends about Naftule brandy . It is said that he often played with his back to the audience to avoid observing and imitating the intricacies of his playing techniques. The band Naftule's Dream was named after him.
literature
- Rita Ottens, Joel Rubin: Klezmer-Music , Bärenreiter-Verlag, Munich 1999
Web links
- Literature by and about Naftule Brandwein in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Avram Mednick: Copasetic , iUniverse Inc., New York, Licoln, Shanghai 2004, ISBN 0-595-33253-6 . P.56
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandy, naftule |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Przemyślany , Galicia , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1963 |
| Place of death | New York City |