Conductor(s): Jaffe, Elli; Mester, Jorge
Label: Naxos
Series: Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
Genre: Opera; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.559455
Barcode: 0636943945520
Release Date: 03/2007

GREAT SONGS OF THE YIDDISH STAGE, VOL. 3

This third volume of songs from the heyday of popular Yiddish musical theatre, radio, film, and vaudeville centres around one of the leading avatars of Second Avenue, Joseph Rumshinsky. Unabashedly sentimental and entertaining, these songs reflect such typical themes as nostalgia for the Old World, the pains and joys of adjusting to life in the new land, and famous comic routines.

Tracklist

Rumshinsky, Joseph
Henning, Paul - Arranger
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Bloch, Robert (tenor)
Snaidas, Nell (soprano)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
1Di goldene kale (The Golden Bride): Mayn Goldele (My Goldele)03:37
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Bloch, Robert (tenor)
Snaidas, Nell (soprano)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Mlotek, Zalman - Arranger
Borts, Joanne (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Op-to'un un da'un-to'un (Uptown-Downtown): Fifty-Fifty02:37
Borts, Joanne (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Henning, Paul - Arranger
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Der rebe hot geheysn freylekh zayn: In A Kleyn Shtibele (In A Small Cottage)04:11
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Hearshen, Ira - Arranger
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
4Dzhenke - Oy iz dos a Meydl (Oh, Is This a Girl!): Oy iz dos a Meydl03:11
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Russ, Patrick - Arranger
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
5Dos radio meydl (The Radio Girl): Es Tsit, Es Brit (It Tugs, It Burns)03:13
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Ness, Joseph - Arranger
Miller, Benzion (tenor)
Mester, Jorge (Conductor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Der rebetsn's tokhter (The Rabbi's Wife's Daughter): Hamavdil04:10
Miller, Benzion (tenor)
Mester, Jorge (Conductor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smulewitz, Solomon
Henning, Paul - Arranger
Shammash, Elizabeth (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
7A Brivele der Mamen (A Little Letter to Mama)07:38
Shammash, Elizabeth (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Russ, Patrick - Arranger
Borts, Joanne (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Berele Tremp (Berele, the Vagabond Street Boy): Watch Your Step02:20
Borts, Joanne (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Meyerowitz, David
Russ, Patrick - Arranger
Abelson, Robert (baritone)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
9Gebrokhene hertser (Broken Hearts): Got Un Zayn Mishpet Iz Gerekht (God and His Judgment Are Just)06:35
Abelson, Robert (baritone)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kanapoff, Fischel
Mlotek, Zalman - Arranger
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Adler, Bruce (tenor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Hu-Tsa-Tsa (O-tsa-tsa)05:12
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Adler, Bruce (tenor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Russ, Patrick - Arranger
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Dos mamele, "Kid Mother": Oyb S'iz Geven Gut Far Mayn Mamen (If It Was Good Enough for My Mother)06:15
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Snaidas, Nell (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
12Yosl un zayne vayber: Du Bist Dos Likht Fun Mayne Oygn (You Are the Light of My Eyes)04:37
Snaidas, Nell (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Henning, Paul - Arranger
Miller, Benzion (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
13Di khaznte (The Cantor's Wife): Shma Yisro'el03:34
Miller, Benzion (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
14Tsipke: A Bisl Libe Un A Bisl Glik (A Bit of Love and a Bit of Luck)02:57
Goldstein, Amy (soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Hearshen, Ira - Arranger
Adler, Bruce (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
15Fishl der gerotener: Dir A Nikl, Mir A Nikl (A Nickel for You, and a Nickel for Me)02:05
Adler, Bruce (tenor)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Henning, Paul - Arranger
Shammash, Elizabeth (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Spiro, Simon (tenor)
16Dos galitsiyaner rebele (The Little Galician Rabbi): Shloymele Malkele03:15
Shammash, Elizabeth (mezzo-soprano)
Jaffe, Elli (Conductor)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Spiro, Simon (tenor)

Total Playing Time: 01:05:27