Dov Seltzer / Lament For Yitzhak – A Requiem to a Man of Peace

"The text and music of this Requiem, that are following closely the deeds and the tragic death of Yitzhak Rabin, become a Hymn to Peace and to the understanding among people; a very strong statement against violence and wars.

This is a large vocal-symphonic work written for full symphony orchestra , mixed choir, children's choir and soloists.

The "Lament" is not a religious service but a secular work despite the fact that part of the texts are taken from the Hebrew prayers. The other sources are: the Bible, poems taken from the Hebrew literature of the middle ages, texts of contemporary Israeli poets: there is even a poem dedicated to peace written by 12 years old girl. All the texts are sung in Hebrew".
 
1. I El Maleh Rachamim
2. II Yom Hadin
3. III Hallel
4. IV Kina
5. V Ya'ase Shalom
 
Total Time: 64:35
 
Sharon Rostorf, soprano
Hadar Halevi, mezzo-soprano
Vincenzo La Scola, tenor
Haya Samir, folk singer
The New Israeli Opera Choir
Directed by Aviv Ron
 
The Ankor Children Choir
Directed by Dafna Ben Yohanan
 
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
 
Editing of text: Dr. Shalom Razabi
World Premiere 27.4.1998
The F. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv