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SHMUEL BARZILAI - PRESS
Joachim Kühn 26.03.2011 - INGELHEIM
Charmanter Entertainer
BENEFIZ-ABEND Tenor Shumel Barzilai verzaubert Besucher im
Ratssaal
Der Sänger erwies sich als charmanter Entertainer, der in Begleitung von Zoltan Neumark am
Flügel das Publikum mit seiner Stimme und seiner Ausstrahlung in den
Bann zog.
Einer der vielen musikalischen Höhepunkte an diesem Abend ist zweifelsohne die Arie „E
Lucevan le Stelle“ aus der Oper „Tosca“ von Giacomo Puccini, bei der Barzilai mit seiner kraftvollen
und klaren Stimme auch in höchsten Lagen brillierte.
Rita Koch „Illustrierte Neue Welt“ Dezember 2010/January 2011
……the melting sweetness of his voice and above all the fervent „“Kawana“, is a heaven-sent blessing for all listeners to his prayers. Our chief cantor is a perfect singer and the finess in all registers, sonorous voice, makes every prayer a lesson in Belcanto.
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ÖONachrichten Unterhalten, 2010/12/02
….in this appearance Shmuel Barzilai, chief cantor in Vienna since 1992, performed as a soloist. His sonorous and vigorous voice is enviable, in addition to endurance, art of improvisation ant the intensity of interpretation. As pleasant entertainer he appeals to the audience. His singing style correspnds to this kind of music.
Link zum geasmten Article: www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/kultur/art16,514981
Pforzheim-News, 2010/11/11
……the melting sweetness of his voice and above all the fervent „“Kawana“, is a heaven-sent blessing for all listeners to his prayers. Our chief cantor is a perfect singer and the finess in all registers, sonorous voice, makes every prayer a lesson in Belcanto.
Link: www.neuewelt.at/#bar
ÖONachrichten Unterhalten, 2010/12/02
….in this appearance Shmuel Barzilai, chief cantor in Vienna since 1992, performed as a soloist. His sonorous and vigorous voice is enviable, in addition to endurance, art of improvisation ant the intensity of interpretation. As pleasant entertainer he appeals to the audience. His singing style correspnds to this kind of music.
Pforzheim-News, 2010/11/11
….masterly coined , with ornaments decorated vocalism and exessive melodics distinguish the chasidic songs which the chief cantor performed in tenor timbre, especially in the high registers.
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A. Velureanu-Gal, Express, 2010/09/06 (translated from Romanic)
The voice of the lyric tenor Shmuel Barzilai, with a soft and beautiful timber and the well sustained acute sounds, places him without doubt among the top cantor virtuosi of the world!
I have set myself the task of writing these lines about the "Sounds of Prayers", given us by Shmuel Barzilai. With the warmth, emotions and trills that accompany the prayers to the Heavens.
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Reuven Turner, Jewish Tribune, 2010/09/02
Barzilai sings with great warmth and excellent voice production..
Chazan Barzilais voice improves with each new CD, he can be considered one of the great Chazanim of our time.
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Report Mr. Arthur Koll, Israel Ambassador in Serbia, Jewish Liturgy Concert in Serbia, 2008/04/11
... Barzilais expressive chant as a beautiful lyric tenor voice of an extraordinary coloratura. They call him a "master of interpretation" who could perform on any world class stage
Jerusalem Post 2000/02/15
... Jerusalem–born Shmuel Barzilai, Oberkantor of Vienna, sang in true cantorial style, with a beautiful lyric tenor, sometimes squeezed into a tighter rhythmic frame than the usually heard in the improvisatory melos of the synagogue...
Polen, Midrash, 1977
… The concert “Salomon Sulzer and his followers” with cantor of Vienna Synagogue Shmuel Barzilai became the sensation of the festival.