This book includes twenty-six guitar arrangements that I have been working on in recent years. The repertoire represents a wide range of the most important Israeli composers, spanning the last thirty years: musicians such as Alexander (Sasha) Argov, Neomi Shemer, Matti Caspi, Yoni Rechter, Nahum Hayman, Shlomo Gronich, and others whose work has mapped out my musical journey.
The project resulted from my strong desire to learn to play the songs that inspired me during my own formative years; songs that I consider to form a core element in the Israeli song repertoire. The lack of an appropriate guide compelled me to try to arrange the songs myself, and that is how a long and fascinating journey began. During that journey I grew a lot as a guitar player and as an arranger. I also arrived at the decision to produce a book that might allow me to share that experience with other guitar players, within and outside Israel, who wish to be able to play these timeless songs.
The songs in the book are:
- "My second childhood" - Matti Caspi
- "Deep Blue Evening" - Shlomo Yidov
- "Me And You" - Miki Gabrielov
- "Take Me Under Your Wings " - Miki Gabrielov
- "Don Quixote" - Danny Sanderson
- "Romance (Anita & Huan)" - Nahum Hayman
- "It’s Out There" - Yoni Rechter
- "The Purple Dress" - Sasha Argov
- "Would You Hear My Voice" - Shmuel Krauss
- "See Far See Through" - Shmuel Krauss
- "A Fresh Love Song" - Shlomo Gronich
- "Maya" - Shalom Hanoch
- "After You Went Away" - Matti Caspi
- "We Don't Need" - Shmuel Iberman
- "I Am A Guitar" - Neomi Shemer
- "Dance For Me" - Shlomo Artzi
- "Pillar Of Fire" - Shem Tov Levy
- "A Place to Worry About" - Matti Caspi
- "Geography Lesson" - Efraim Shamir
- "Forgiveness" - Oded Lerer
- "The Hobit's Dance" - Shem Tov Levi
- "Shores" - Nahum Heiman
- "When The Light Burns In Your Window" - Sasha Argov
- "Little Fuge" - Nahum Hayman
- "Lullaby To Hyacinth" - Rivka Gvilli
- "Migratory Birds" - Effi Netzer
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