In honor of Rosh Hashanah 2016 Shira presents this powerful song composed by Cantor Yair Rosenblaum. Crafted around the awe-inspiring words of Unesannah Tokef, the most ominous piyut in the machzor, it scales dramatically from the cantorial to the spirited to the uplifting.
Enjoy Levy and Shira’s take on what has been adopted in its entirety by a number of famous cantors and singers across traditional and contemporary music genres, including famous vocal virtuoso Avrum Fried. And welcome a new year full of good tidings, good timing, and good music.
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
One Response
Although beautiful sung and performed, in my humble opinion this is an example of an awe-inspiring text killed by a bad choice of nigunim. Nowhere even a hint of the meaning of these words in the music.