Leib Glantz – The Man Who Spoke to God (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Leib Glantz was a world-famous Jewish cantor, composer and writer who had a great influence in the world of religious and spiritual music. This album includes highlights from two CDs released as a companion to a book of the same name published by Glantz’s son, Dr. Jerry Glantz. The cantor’s most important musical compositions are all here.

“As a child, before I could speak, before I learned how to spell, I instinctively sensed that music, whether instrumental or vocal, was a wonderful form of communication. As I grew older and began reflecting on the different paths of human language, I began to comprehend the secrets of harmonic musical tones. Music became the special ‘dialect’ that I feel exists between man and God. It is like a ladder reaching up from the earth into the heavens. Whether a gloomy melody or a happy song, both can elevate us from mundane surroundings to spiritual highs.” – Leib Glantz

Tracklist:
1. Leib Glantz – Ezkera Elohim (I Remember, O God, and I Moan) (05:55)
2. Leib Glantz – Le’David Mizmor (A Psalm for King David) (09:30)
3. Leib Glantz – Be’Rosh Ha’Shana (In the New Year, Who will live and who will die) (06:06)
4. Leib Glantz – T’ka Be’Shofar (Blow the Shofar) (06:29)
5. Leib Glantz – Ani Ma’amin (I Believe) (01:56)
6. Leib Glantz – Mizmor Le’Asaf (A Psalm for Asaf) (06:20)
7. Leib Glantz – El Maleh Rachamim (Merciful God) (05:19)
8. Leib Glantz – Yitgadal Ve’Yitkadash (Kadish – May God’s Name Be Sanctified) (01:28)
9. Leib Glantz – Shema Yisrael (Hear O Israel – God is One) (04:05)
10. Leib Glantz – Tal (Prayer for Dew) (04:33)
11. Leib Glantz – Sheva Pe’amim ‘Ata’ (Seven Times ‘Ata’) (08:59)
12. Leib Glantz – Be’Tzeit Yisrael (When the Israelites left Egypt) (06:22)
13. Leib Glantz – Eich Niftach Peh (How Dare We Open Our Mouths Before You) (04:08)
14. Leib Glantz – Yotzer Ata (You the Creator) (01:12)
15. Leib Glantz – Kol Me’kadesh (All Who Sanctify the Sabbath) (03:17)
16. Leib Glantz – D’ror Yikra (Let Freedom Be Proclaimed) (03:20)