Genre World | Record labels WERGO, Mr. FAT-W Audio | |
Albums Kings of Freylekh Land, Tikva Lives!, Vol. 2: The Noam Singers Sabbath of Peace Similar Dave Tarras, Brave Old World, Budowitz, The Klezmorim, Naftule Brandwein | ||
The epstein brothers orchestra hora and sirba
The Epstein Brothers Orchestra (also known as the Epstein Brothers) was a Jewish musical quartet from the United States who mainly played Klezmer music.
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It consisted of the four New York City born brothers, Max Epstein (October 4, 1912 – March 18, 2000), William “Willie“ Epstein (March 3, 1919 – July 2, 1999), Julius “Julie“ Epstein (November 4, 1926 – July 25, 2015) and Isidore “Chi“ Epstein (December 28, 1913 – November 9, 1986).
In 1996 Max, William and Julius Epstein performed together in the documentary A Tickle in the Heart which told the story of the four brothers. Chi died in 1986.
In 1998 the Epstein Brothers were awarded the NEA National Heritage Award by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Since the death of William on 2 July 1999 and Max on 18 March 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Julius Epstein was the last surviving member of the band. He lived with his wife Esther in Sarasota, Florida until his death in July 2015.
Songs
Hora & SirbaKings of Freylekh Land · 1996
Romanian Drinking Song & KalarashKings of Freylekh Land · 1996
Cabaret Songs & Gypsy BulgarKings of Freylekh Land · 1996