| "Champollion" of
music (...) Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura, by dint of patience,
knowledge and study, has succeeded in deciphering the music
of the Bible inscribed in mysterious symbols (...) "From the
strict application of my deciphering key," she writes, "I
was able to decipher a treasure of masterpieces bearing
witness to a refined art." She speaks the truth and I have
proof in hand, in the form of a collection of 14 "restored"
melodies (...) The expressive quality of this music equals
its discretion... |
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"CLARENDON":
Le FIGARO -- Paris, February 22, 1979
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| ... This music
from ages past speaks directly to us, men of the 20th
century (...) A stunning work (rating: "outstanding"). |
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Paul MEUNIER
-- TELERAMA, Paris, April 24, 1976
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| Unknown,
admirable music, beyond all recording comparisons. A huge
success (rating: "Gold Tuning Fork [Diapason d'Or]"). |
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Pierre-Paul
LACAS -- DIAPASON, Paris, April 1976
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| Thanks to the
obstinacy of this former student of Roger Ducasse and Marcel
Dupre, twice recipient of prizes at the Paris Conservatory
(fugue and harmony), the music of the Song of Songs or that
of the Psalms has been rediscovered. |
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LE JOURNAL DE
JERUSALEM, Israel, April 9, 1976
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| All through the
500 pages of this volume, the author invites us, by
faultless logic (supported by numerous musical examples), to
follow her in her research of a genuine deciphering of the
Bible texts (...) Listening to this record is simply
awesome. Such a return to the sources constitutes the most
outstanding discovery in musicology. |
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Vincent
GAMBAU -- VIE & SANTE, Paris, January 1977
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| Very beautiful
music, impressive and somber chants, very melancholy, that
remind one of certain Oriental music as well as Gregorian
chants. |
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J.M. -- LE
SOIR, Bruxelles, November 7, 1976
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| ...A statement:
The test of the evidence applied to the "cantillated" texts
according to the provided key. Of interest: the wealth of
historical background. |
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Brigitte
MASSIN -- PANORAMA DE LA MUSIQUE, Paris, September 1976
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| ...Aside from its
charming beauty, this music is of prodigious actuality,
giving the record extreme importance. |
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GENTE, Milan,
January 1977
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| Champollion of
the Bible, Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura relishes her victory with
modesty. All People of the Book -- Jews and Christians alike
-- will henceforth listen with greater fervor to the text
which has maintained their faith for centuries. |
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Bernard
CHEVALIER -- LE CURRIER de GENEVE, April 1976
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| ...This is a work
of the highest scholarship and enterprise, enjoying the
approval of the musical and Rabbinic authorities of France.
It is fascinating and brings alive a whole world of Hebrew
worship which was thought to be irretrievable. (...) The
haunting beauty of the melodies, particularly when
accompanied with harp, trumpet and other biblical
instruments, give a freshness and sparkle in an entirely new
vein. |
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PAX --
England, November 1980
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| ...Very beautiful
music, very great music! It contains treasures of
expressivity, uncommon melodic imagination, allowing
creation, with limited means, of a multitude of forms:
exalting melodies, meditative, solemn, of profoundly
religious character. |
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Pierrette
NAUGEY -- DIAPASON, Paris, March 1980
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