The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Josef Tal: Shape / Michael Barolsky: Cries and Whispers


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberGS-1044
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Grenadilla
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number405643
Number of Tracks2
Date Recorded1977
Album Artists
Notes This recording, produced in 1977, was the culmination of a process begun in 1964 which sought to bring the music of four Israeli composers to American audiences. The album highlights the work of Josef Tal and Michael Barolsky.

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Shape
Composer(s) : Jacob Tal
2 - Cries and Whispers
Composer(s) : Michael Barolsky