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I searched for one song -- and found a treasure!,
April 29, 2004 Rabbi Yonassan Gershom (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000 Film) (Audio CD)
I originally bought this CD because it has all three verses of a German children's song called "Alle Voegel sind schon da" (All the Birds Are Here") that I wanted to teach to a German language class. An Amazon search by song title turned up this album. The sample excerpt sounded nice and the pronunciation was clear -- so I bought it. I had no idea what the rest of the album would be like, because I had not seen the documentary. Was I in for a pleasant surprise! In addition to "Alle Voegel," there are several other German children's songs, as well as a happy little medley of Polish songs that I particularly like. I can't understand a word of Polish, but I enjoy the sound of their music. There are also several original orchestral pieces composed and conducted by Lee Holdridge. Some of these are pretty sombre pieces (""Gathering Darkness" and "Last Good-byes") that make for heavy listening, while others express the joy of...Read more