Chabad Niggunim by Gershovsky

By COLlive reporter

Legendary piano virtuoso Yaron Gershovsky has teamed up with Chabad music producer Zalman Goldstein to produce a new deeply inspiring solo piano album of Chabad niggunim entitled “Yom Tov Farbregen.”

This timely recording presents all the traditional melodies of the Rebbeim that are sung at farbregnen at the conclusion of Rosh Hashana, Simchas Torah, Pesach, and Shavuos.

Goldstein, who is also an author, points to the Frierdiker Rebbe‘s saying that when one sings a song, he connects with the soul of the person that composed or cherished the song “in an attachment deeper than achieved through intellect alone.”

With the instruction from the Rebbe to sing niggunim associated with his predecessors at the Rosh Hashana farbrengen, it has become a custom among chassidim to sing niggunim at the conclusion of Simchas Torah, Pesach and Shavuos as well.

The niggunim Daled Bovos and Nye Zheritzi Chloptzi, both included in the new album, were also sung at the conclusion of all major Farbrengens and are customarily preceded by the Niggun Hachono, included in the album as well.

“Yom Tov Farbrengen” will be available in stores and online at www.ChabadMusic.com and on iTunes immediately after Shavuos on May 26, 2015.

“Over the years I’ve received many emails and requests to create an album specifically dedicated to these songs,” says Goldstein, whose 15 stellar albums of Chabad music are popularly featured on iTunes™ (search: Zalman Goldstein).

“Many find themselves confused at the end of Yom Yov farbrengen over which songs are sung and how they go,” he said. “Even though I was privileged to produce over 250 tracks of Chabad niggunim over the past 20 years, I have not recorded the specific set of niggunim of the Rebbeim as sung at Yom Tov farbrengen as its own component — but now it’s done!”

Goldstein told COLlive.com he hopes the new album will benefit people as a learning tool and “as yet another demonstration of the sublime and beautiful musical heritage we have as Chabad chassidim.”

VIDEO: Behind the scenes of recording the new “Yom Tov Farbregen” solo piano album

CD PROGRAM

1. SHOLOSH T’NUOS — The Baal Shem Tov, Mezritcher Maggid, Alter Rebbe
2. KELI ATOH — The Alter Rebbe
3. KAPELYE — The Mitteler Rebbe
4. Y’MIN HASHEM — The Tzemach Tzedek
5. L’CHATCHILA ARIBER — The Rebbe Maharash
6. NIGGUN HACHONO — The Rebbe Rashab
7. BEINUNI — The Frierdiker Rebbe
8. ATOH V’CHARTONU — The Rebbe
9. NIGGUN DALED BOVOS — The Alter Rebbe
10. NYE ZHERITZI CHLOPTZI — Traditional Chassidic