ISRAELI MUSIC FOR GUITAR
1. Canaan (Naftali Lahav) 7:56
2. Two Preludes: I (Israel Rashkovsky) 5:35
3. Two Preludes: II (Israel Rashkovsky) 7:25
4. Arvolicos De Almandra (Naftali Lahav) 2:24
5. Cuando El Rey Nimrod (Naftali Lahav) 4:34
6. Sonatina: I. Moderato (Israel Rashkovsky) 4:32
7. Sonatina: II. Adagio (Israel Rashkovsky) 4:14
8. Sonatina: III. Allegro (Israel Rashkovsky) 6:41
9. Two Sephardic Songs: 1. Yo m'enamori d'un air (Ruben Seroussi) 4:48
10. Two Sephardic Songs: 2. Morenica (Ruben Seroussi) 5:21
"Israeli Music fro Guitar" is a collection of works for solo classical guitar written by
three main Israeli contemporary composers: Ruben Seroussi, Israel Rashkovsky and
Naftali Lahav. The result of many years of collecting and performing an Israeli and
Jewish répertoire for classical guitar, the ten tracks CD contain original compositions
(Canaan, Sonatina…) and arrangements of famous traditional Jewish and Sephardic
songs (Arvolicos de Almandra, Yo m'enamori d'un aire…). A native of Israel, Samuel
Bonnet grew up in France and now lives in Canada where he continues to perform jazz
concerts and recitals internationally. During his concerts tours in Israel, he had the
opportunity to meet these composers and take advantage of their advices, to better
perform their music.
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9 &10 were recorded from March 10 to 12, 2014 at Congregation Dorshei
Emet (Montreal), and tracks 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 were recorded on May 26, 2015 at Karisma
Studios (Montreal)
Performed, produced, recorded, edited and mixed by Samuel Bonnet for Studio
Acoustique Mobile (S.A.M)
Mastered by Marlan Barry
Photo and cover design by Samuel Bonnet
