Zubin Mehta Conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Yad Vashem: Revival of the Dead

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Product Features

• Title: Revival of the Dead
• Composer: Noam Sheriff
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• Location: Yad Vashem
• Format: DVD
• Length: 50 minutes
• Language: Multilingual
• ISBN: 1572524766
• Publisher: Fox Lorber (A WinStar Company)
• Release Date: 1999
• Special Features: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Biography

Overview

Revival of the Dead is a powerful orchestral performance captured on May 4, 1998, featuring the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of the renowned conductor Zubin Mehta. The concert took place at Yad Vashem, the world’s largest repository of information and a memorial to the Holocaust. This poignant performance includes historical footage from Yad Vashem’s archives, serving as a tribute to Holocaust victims and the founders of the state of Israel.

The composition, Revival of the Dead, by Noam Sheriff, is part of a significant trilogy of vocal works, which also includes Sephardic Passion and Psalms of Jerusalem. Sheriff's works are known for their emotional depth and historical significance, regularly performed worldwide.

Interesting Facts

• Noam Sheriff: A prominent Israeli composer, Noam Sheriff debuted his Festival Prelude with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein in 1957.
• Trilogy of Vocal Works: Sheriff's trilogy includes Revival of the Dead (Amsterdam, 1987), Sephardic Passion (Toledo, 1992), and Psalms of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, 1995).
• Yad Vashem: The concert location, Yad Vashem, is not only a Holocaust memorial but also an extensive archive dedicated to preserving the history of the Holocaust.
• 50th Independence Day: Sheriff’s latest work, Genesis, was commissioned by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and premiered at the festival concert celebrating Israel's 50th Independence Day.

Track Listing

1. Revival of the Dead - 50 minutes

Publishers

• Fox Lorber (A WinStar Company)
• Peters Edition, Frankfurt

From Backside:

This orchestral performance was filmed on May 4, 1998, performed by the IPO and conducted by Zubin Mehta at Yad Vashem the largest repository of information and memorial to the Holocaust in the world and incorporates historical footage from the archives of Yad Vashem. Noam Sheriff's composition, Revival of the Dead, was performed on this poignant remembrance site as a joint tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and the founders of the state of Israel.
Since the premiere of Sheriffs FESTIVAL PRELUDE by the WA Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein at
the opening of the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv in 1957, his works have been regularly performed all over the world. Among his significant compositions is the trilogy of the vocal works REVIVAL OF THE DEAD (Amsterdam, 1987), SEPHARDIC PASSION (Toledo, 1992) and PSALMS OF JERUSALEM (Jerusalem, 1995). His latest work, GENSIS, commissioned by the IPO premiered recently at the festival concert of the 50th Independence Day of Israel.

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