Chassidic music veterans Yaron Gershovsky and Zalman Goldstein are at it again, with the soon to be released follow up to “Totally Chassidic” and “A Niggun is Forever,” playing some of Chabad’s finest melodies.
In a departure from the solo piano performance of the first two albums, thier new album titled “Shabbos Farbrengen” includes piano, cello, clarinet, string sections, brass and horns, bringing the gems to sparkling life.
What does it matter if he is wearing a yarmulke? When Lubavitch has its own pianist who is more talented, named Gershon Wachtel, why hire someone who openly goes without a yarmulke and is promoted as an orthodox performer?
#14 was correct that Mr. Wachtel is one of the best kept secrets in Jewish music.
first of all it shows that at this day and age after all the nigunim none of the music has been allowed to impact and therefore impairs the whole conveying of the music and delivery one of the main features that make chabad nigunim unique is the culture of mesiras nefesh (its not fun) but has seasoned and aged the expression and lilt of the music to be very fervent enthusiastic and earnest maybe we should go with a better person who can better convey the nigunim
It was his sister Toby Lieder from Australia 😉
omg!!!!!!!! what do you care if
he wears a yamulka your being so nieave[however you spell it]
wow!!!! that was gr8 zalman…..#15 reads like a resume or an ad. looks like nothing has been left out. if i wouldn’t know you better, zalman, i would suspect you wrote that yourself.
anyway…one thing cannot be argued….you are very talented!!!!!
keep up the gr8 work feter zalman!!!!!!!!!!!!cant wait to hear the new cd!
I AM MESERMISED BY HOW MUCH YOU ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER IN ACTION. ALOT OF PEOPLE TALK ALOT…YOU ACTUALLY DO ALOT.YOU DO IT. YOU PUT OUT HPOW MANY LITTLE PRAYER BOOKS BY NOW? WAS IT 32? FROM THE SHABBOS TABLE CAMPANION, TO THE HOW TO MAKE A BRIS, OR KEEP KOSHER…..THE LIST GOES ON…..YOU ARE INCREDIBLE..HOW MANY PEOPLE DOING MITZVAS BECAUSE OF YOU.!!?? AND ALL THE CONCERTS, C,D,S AND EVERYTHING MUSIC!! YOU ARE AWESOME! I CANT PRAISE YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS YOU ACTUALLY REACH. YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION. KEEP CREATING!!I LOVE TO SEE WHAT YOUR UP TO… Read more »
Went to the link and…WAS MESMERIZED!
Wachtel is a genious. Never seen or heard anything like that.
I agree with above….Rivkin would do well to hook-up with
Wachtel and he would be worth every penny. It’s funny how they are both probably one of the best kept secrets on the Jewish music scene. What a shame!
Yes I think Gershon Wachtel is just as talented as Yaron. Here is a link to see for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGBS4Y3Gnh8
now thats a good siduch.
i am looking forward to your new cd but am equally if not a bit more waiting for the new english mayer rivkin cd album. being that i am told that you are doing the musical arrangements for the rivkin cd, i was wondering if you could tell me when this cd will be released. also, i agree with no. 6. if the piano player does not have the hergesh to put on a yarmulke, what kind of a feeling and hergesh can he have to do a chassidishe niggun. unless any type of music is all the same to… Read more »
Chasidshe Niggiunim weather its being sung by Avrham Fried Or Someone else. its always the same inspiring moment.
how come Geshon Wachtel does not team up with Goldstein? certainly he is much more talented than Gershovsky???
It amazes me how people are able to create such beauty with just 10 fingers!!! the up-close footage of his fingers literally dancing and skipping across the keys was a pleasure to watch!
#1 – it says in the caption that the clarinetist is Chilik Frank.
I think the last picture was captioned out of order.
Please wear a yarmulka when you play nigunim
Gorgeous niggunim! Played so beautifully!
Thank you for making more cd’s for us to treasure the amazing niggunim we are so fortunate to have!
Some uplifting news.
I love Piano. I love Niggunim.
Thank you Yaron and Zalman for bringing the two together.
Can’t wait! Zalman you did it again! keep up your gr8 work