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Dutch Play Chabad Niggun

A philharmonic orchestra in the Netherlands, Harmonie KTVM, played a Chabad niggun which they called "Dance of the Chabad Chassidum" at a recent concert in the city of Tiel. Video

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centennial
February 5, 2011 3:32 pm

just a point the orchestra were also non-jewish at that concert so those of you saying it lacks the “hartz” of the centennial are not correctly informed. It may sound different but not due to the religion of the players!

Not Orchestra
February 4, 2011 12:24 pm

This is not an orchestra, it is a band. There are no stringed instruments.

Surprisingly Beautiful. It's hard to believe goyim are playing it
February 3, 2011 12:45 pm
to number 1 and 9
February 3, 2011 1:00 am

i’m pretty sure this niggun was not played at the centenial
and was never arranged by Yisroel lamm
how ever istill enjoyed it very much i hope this and the like is produced for the market

WOW!!
February 3, 2011 12:15 am

STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!! WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN!!!!!!!!!!

Moshiach's Times
February 2, 2011 11:32 pm

I agree with comment 3. For a goyishe orchestra in the Netherlands to play a Chasiddishe Niggun, it’s definitely a sign of the world getting closer to “Know G-dliness.” which is what will take place in the times of Moshiach.Of course it doesn’t sound like the real thing but what can one expect from non Jews playing a Chasiddishe Niggun.

ahhh finally!
February 2, 2011 7:35 pm

this trend will cause niggunim and chabad to become known to people with little exposure to anything jewish

nice
February 2, 2011 7:33 pm

that was nice music.

how enjoyable!!!!!!!!
February 2, 2011 7:21 pm

I wish we could get this orchestra to play all the niggunim like this and put it on cds. we would listen to it all the tim e. it’s very beautifully done.

cool
February 2, 2011 7:08 pm

its ok just not rly a nigun
too edited
nigunim have essence – this didnt keep to it

to # 4
February 2, 2011 6:58 pm

I´m #2 and is interesting that the opposite happened with the frenchy Hoaderes Vehoemuno when the Rebe made it a nigun, France changed their own tune, not to be the same, because belongs to Kedusha and they cannot hold it as it was. So too a nigun never lower its level of Kedusha and therefore you can consider their tune just a song

cool!
February 2, 2011 6:42 pm

but it’s still very cool!

the nigun is
February 2, 2011 6:35 pm

ay ya ya hei …

very nice
February 2, 2011 6:10 pm

you can see they’re really putting a lot of hartz in it.

wow
February 2, 2011 5:57 pm

sounds really nice!!!

to #1
February 2, 2011 3:18 pm

Isroel Lam arrangement sounded different, more original. This one is more deviating but nice in its own way.

Which Niggun?
February 2, 2011 3:10 pm

Which Niggun is it? The way they played it makes it unrecognizable. Yes, it lacks a yiddishe neshomo, this is why it’s so different from the original. But, by the way, it was nice and they made a very good effort.

Ima Heer
February 2, 2011 2:01 pm

Not the original, but a good “adaptation”. I take it as a complement. It seems it was meant as one, too.

Soul Music - Where is the beef?
February 2, 2011 1:58 pm

The arrangment is wonderful but you can tell that there is ‘soul’ missing in the music.

mushed it up!!!
February 2, 2011 1:53 pm

way too many times the same stanza. had they got it right, who knows how many neshamos purified…
perhaps just the chords can accomplish the same

to no.2
February 2, 2011 1:39 pm

because they don’t have the right kvetch in the right places.

can they metameh this niggun

MOSHIACHS TIMES
February 2, 2011 1:02 pm

MAYBE THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS THAT WHEN MOSHIACH COMES THE ENTIRE WORLD WILL KNOW HASHEM

Nigun Missing
February 2, 2011 12:39 pm

I heard, but something is missing. It doesn´t sound like the real nigun.

Interesting
February 2, 2011 11:31 am

They used Zalman Goldstein’s arraingement from the Chabad Centennial concert.

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