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Yossele Rosenblatt
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Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt (May 9, 1882 - June 19, 1933) was a Ukrainian-born chazzan (cantor) and composer. He was regarded as the greatest cantor of his time. Rosenblatt was born on May 9, 1882 in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine. The scion of a long line of cantors. Rosenblatt's devoutly religious upbringing prevented him from receiving formal musical training at any of the great academies of his day. He began his career as a member of the local synagogue choir. Quickly lauded as a "wunderkind", or child prodigy, Rosenblatt's solo career was launched. He accepted his first full-time position in Munkacs, Hungary at the age of eighteen. Shortly afterword he relocated to Bratislava. He later occupied a position in Hamburg, Germany. In 1912 he moved to Harlem to take a position at the Ohab Tsedek orthodox congregation. Rosenblatt's fame extended beyond the Jewish world earning him large concert fees, a singing role in the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, and the sobriquet "The Jewish Caruso". He was known for his extraordinary technique (which he used primarily in cantillation), for the sweetness of his timbre, and for his unique ability to transition from normal voice to falsetto with hardly any noticeable break at all. His technique in cantillation was unique. Notes were hit remarkably accurately at high speeds. Appoggiaturas, similarly, were struck near perfectly, both rhythmically and on pitch. His fame spread so far that Toscanini appealed to him to sing the leading role in Fromental
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Best Yiddish Songs
Neshama Tehora
The Best
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Hallel: Psalms and Prayers for the Three Festivevals to Commemorate the 120th Birthday of Cantor Rosenblatt
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Rarities for Shabbat and Rosh-Chodesh
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Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul
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Yiddish Lullabies
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Mysteries Of The Sabbath: Classic Cantorial Recordings: 1907-47
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Kol Nidrey
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The Glory of Shabbath - Songs and Prayers
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Tehilim - Psalms between Judaism and Christianity
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Golden Voices of Israel Sings and Prays for Sabbath