This arrangement features two contrasting traditional klezmer tunes. Originally played at weddings, "Mazl Tov Shver Un Shviger" (Congratulations to the In-laws) is a medium tempo dance with several evocative sections. "Koyln" (Coal) is quick and lively.Besetzung:clarinet and piano

Klezmer Diptych, a solo for clarinet with piano accompaniment, features two contrasting traditional klezmer tunes. Originally played at weddings, Mazl Tov Shver un Shviger (Congratulations to the In-laws) is a medium-tempo dance with several evocative sections. Koyln (Coal), which follows almost without pause, is quick and lively. Mike Curtis has arranged these to reflect the clarinet styles of Naftule Brandwine and Dave Tarras.Instrumentation:clarinet and piano

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Mike Curtis is a celebrated musician and composer. His lyrical performances on clarinet, saxophones, bassoon, oboe, and tarogato have enchanted audiences in North America and around the world. He has played in symphonies (Mexico City, Bay Area), operas (Portland, Phoenix) and for numerous sound and film productions. Mike Curtis began his klezmer career in 1982, succeeding the great Joel Rubin in the Hester Street Klezmer Band. Since then, his playing has taken him across Europe and Asia, including to the Krakow and Birobidjian Jewish Music Festivals. He has recorded with Oomph Intercontinental Klezmer (CD: Between Two Worlds), his own Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet (CD: Street Song), and the Klezmonauts. His jazz experience includes five years as Director of Jazz Studies at Oregon State University and performances with Charlie Rouse and Anthony Braxton, among others.

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Mazl Tov Shver un Shviger (Congratulations to the In-Laws) - Koyln (Coal)