Abe Schwartz

about

Abe Schwartz (1881-1963) was a well-known klezmer musician of the 1920s. Schwartz was born near Bucharest, Romania, and moved to the United States in 1899. He soon distinguished himself as a talented arranger and composer of music, as well as a violinist, pianist, and bandleader. The famous klezmer clarinettist Naftule Brandwein played for a time in Schwartz's ensemble, notably on popular songs like Brandwein's own "Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym" (Leading the In-Laws Home). They also performed Schwartz's famous number "Di Grine Kuzine" (The Greenhorn Cousin), still played today by klezmer revivalists. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

The Klezmer King

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Klezmer Kings

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Yiddish, Hebrew and Klezmer: Anthology of Jewish Music Disc 1

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Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul

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Early Klezmer

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Klezmer Music - Early Yiddish Instrumental Music: 1908-1927

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Yikhes (Lineage) - Early Klezmer Recordings 1911-1939

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National Hora

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Yikhes: Early Klezmer Recordings 1911-1939

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An Anthology Of Klezmer

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Yiddish New York - Paris - Varsovie 1910 - 1940

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Yikhes: Early Klezmer Recordings, 1911-1939

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