FLAC tracks | Classical | 65:52 | 315 MbEstablished in 2014 by the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance, and celebration of excellence in music composition.

Two international prizes recognize excellence in new Jewish music: The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music is awarded to a composer who has written the best new major work, and the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is awarded to encourage composers to creatively and critically engage with the question “What is Jewish music?”The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music was added in 2019 to engage Canadian composers in creating new musical works that creatively and critically engage with the challenges of composing concert music in Canada today.

Scores, proposals, and supporting documents for the biennial prizes are accepted from nominators and individual composers of all faiths, ages, backgrounds, and affiliations.

The winning submissions for the Jewish prizes are selected by the AMP Jury for Jewish Music.

The Canadian Commission is selected by the AMP Jury for Canadian Music.

Both juries are comprised of a pool of leading experts assembled from the fields of music creation, performance, and research.

All three prizes are awarded to composers whose work displays the utmost creativity, artistry, and musical excellence.

Winners receive a $50,000 cash prize, the premiere of their prize-winning work in Montréal, subsequent international performances, and a commercial recording of their work on the Analekta label.

Tracklist:01. En el escuro es todo uno: I. Lamenta02. En el escuro es todo uno: II. Si veriash a la rana03. En el escuro es todo uno: III. Cadenza Yigdal04. En el escuro es todo uno: IV. Noches, noches, Buenas Noches; Ven Chika Nazlia05. Violin Concerto No. 2 “Nigunim”: I. Adagio Religioso06. Violin Concerto No. 2 “Nigunim”: II. Scherzo07. Violin Concerto No. 2 “Nigunim”: III. Adagio08. Violin Concerto No. 2 “Nigunim”: IV. Presto09. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: I. O, Let Him Kiss Me (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)10. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: II. I Am Dark but Lovely (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)11. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: III. King Solomon’s Wedding Procession (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)12. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: IV. How Beautiful You Are My Love (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)13. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: V. The Little Foxes (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)14. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: VI. He Took Me to the Wine Garden (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)15. Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs: VII. Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart (Arr. for Soprano, Piano and String Orchestra)