Arranger(s): Meiri, Elias
Artist(s): Meiri, Elias
Label: Gramola Records
Genre: Instrumental; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: Gramola99334
Barcode: 9003643993341
Release Date: 05/2025

Vocal Music (20th Century) - BRAUER, T. / ELLSTEIN, A. / ETTINGER, A. / KATZ, J. / MEIRI, E. (Bei mir bistu sheyn) (Elias and the Yiddish Maidels)

“Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn” (To me you are beautiful) – the title of the famous Yiddish song perfectly describes the flair of the trio ‘Elias and the Yiddish Maidels’: three musicians who accept and celebrate each other with all their differences and unique strengths. Shira Karmon, a classical and jazz singer with Israeli and Jewish roots, Clara Montocchio, a jazz singer and singer-songwriter from Vienna with South African roots, and Elias Meiri, a native Israeli and proven jazz pianist with strong Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences, present a selection of old-fashioned Yiddish hits, traditional Hebrew folk songs and original compositions. The resulting amalgam of styles captivates with groovy rhythms, swinging melodies and meditative, sometimes melancholy moods, which at the same time are completely devoid of pathos.

Tracklist

Secunda, Sholom
Jacobs, Jacob - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
1 Bei mir bistu sheyn (To Me You Are Beautiful) (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 04:24
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Ellstein, Abraham
Ellstein, Abraham - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
2 Oi Mame bin ikh farlibt (Oh Mama, I'm in Love) (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 04:12
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Nardi, Nahum
Bialik, Hayyim Nahman - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
3 Bein N'har Prat Un'har Chidekel (Between the Tigris and the Euphrates) (arr. E. Meiri for 3 voices and piano) 06:11
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Rumshinsky, Joseph
Tauber, Chaim - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
4 Sheyn vi di levone (Beautiful As the Moon) (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 06:05
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Shenhar, Yitzhak
Zeira, Mordechai - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
5 Ma omrot einaich (What say your eyes?) (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 05:37
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Brauer, Timna
Brauer, Timna - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
6 Lullaby for Jasmin (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 04:44
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Katz, Jevel
Katz, Jevel - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
7 Moisesville (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 03:51
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Meiri, Elias
Meiri, Elias (piano)
8 Hava Nagila Variations 09:02
Meiri, Elias (piano)
Elimelech, Moshe
Traditional - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
9 Hashoshana porachat (The Rose Blooms) (arr. E. Meiri for voice and piano) 05:46
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Ellstein, Abraham
Ellstein, Abraham - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
10 Der nayer sher (The New Dance Tune) (arr. E. Meiri for 2 voices and piano) 04:50
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Meiri, Elias
Bible - Lyricist
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
11 Dark Beauty 06:26
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
12 Hava nagila (Let us rejoice) (arr. E. Meiri for 3 voices and piano) 02:27
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
Ettinger, Amos
Meiri, Elias - Arranger
Appelbaum, Robert - Lyricist
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)
13 Chiribim chiribom (arr. E. Meiri for 3 voices and piano) 03:49
Elias and the Yiddish Maidels (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:24