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Zeitlin: Yiddish Songs, Chamber Music & Declamations
Toccata

Zeitlin: Yiddish Songs, Chamber Music & Declamations

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Composer
ZEITLIN, LEO
Artist
Calloway, Guechev, Rabbani, Pittsburgh Jewish Festival
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Aug 14, 2015
Catalog #
TOCC0294
UPC
5060113442949

About

A member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music in St Petersburg, Russia, Leo Zeitlin (1884–1930) was known almost exclusively for Eli Zion, a classic of Jewish art-music. Zeitlin died only seven years after emigrating to New York, still a young man, and his reputation languished until the recent discovery of a trunk full of scores brought his music back to light. This album attempts to remedy decades of neglect, especially for his charismatic Yiddish song-settings for voice, strings and piano, powerful declamations of spoken Yiddish and Russian poetry underscored by Romantic piano music, all of which points to a once popular but now forgotten genre. The Festival musicians of the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival are the highest-caliber local professionals; players for the orchestral and chamber-music concerts include members of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras, and university faculty members. In its eleven seasons since its founding by cellist Aron Zelkowicz the PJMS has programmed over 130 pieces of classical chamber and orchestral music inspired by Jewish traditions. The recordings on this CD series represent a six-year project devoted to the St Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music and its affiliated Russian composers.

REVIEW:

The performances of Leo Zeitlin’s music are first-rate from start to finish, as is the recorded sound. The liner notes by Paula Eisenstein Baker (a key figure in the resurrection of the Zeitlin’s music) and Robert S. Nelson provide detailed information on the composer’s life and the featured works. Original language texts (Cyrillic script for Russian, and transliterations for the Yiddish poems) and English translations are provided for each of the songs. While the repertoire on this disc may have a less broad appeal than the Stutschewsky release, I think anyone at all curious to explore the work of Leo Zeitlin will not be disappointed.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 More 03:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    More
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Guenko Guechev, Elisabeth Pridonoff
  2. 2 Reb Nakhmons nign 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Reb Nakhmons nign
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Isaias Zelkowicz, Aron Zelkowicz
  3. 3 Tsien zikh khmares oyf, harts mayns 01:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Tsien zikh khmares oyf, harts mayns
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Daniella Rabbani, Elisabeth Pridonoff
  4. 4 Iber di hoyfn 06:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Iber di hoyfn
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  5. 5 Benk ikh yo, benk ikh nit? 00:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    Benk ikh yo, benk ikh nit?
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Daniella Rabbani, Elisabeth Pridonoff
  6. 6 Berceuse (A mayse) 06:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Berceuse (A mayse)
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Guenko Guechev, Elisabeth Pridonoff
  7. 7 Zay, zeyde, mispalel far undz dayne kinder 02:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Zay, zeyde, mispalel far undz dayne kinder
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Daniella Rabbani, Aron Zelkowicz
  8. 8 Eli Zion 05:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Eli Zion
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Aron Zelkowicz, Luz Manriquez
  9. 9 Ad ono adoynoy (L. Zeitlin) 05:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ad ono adoynoy (L. Zeitlin)
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Moshe Milner
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Guenko Guechev, Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  10. 10 Zog zhe, rebenyu 04:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Zog zhe, rebenyu
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  11. 11 Eyli, eili 03:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Eyli, eili
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Joachim Stutschewsky
    Performer
    Aron Zelkowicz, Luz Manriquez
  12. 12 Eyli, eili 03:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    Eyli, eili
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  13. 13 Wiener Volkslied (Old Refrain) (arr. L. Zeitlin for string quartet) 03:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    Wiener Volkslied (Old Refrain) (arr. L. Zeitlin for string quartet)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  14. 14 No. 1. Gebet fun rabbi Leyvi-Yitskhok (after Lazare Saminsky) 02:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Gebet fun rabbi Leyvi-Yitskhok (after Lazare Saminsky)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Luz Manriquez, Dennis O'Boyle, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  15. 15 No. 2. Klezmorimlekh (after Moshe Shalyt) 01:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Klezmorimlekh (after Moshe Shalyt)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Luz Manriquez, Dennis O'Boyle, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  16. 16 No. 3. Der parom (after Ephraim Shkliar) 02:34
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. Der parom (after Ephraim Shkliar)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Luz Manriquez, Dennis O'Boyle, Marylène Gingras-Roy
  17. 17 No. 4. Shoyn nito der nekhtn (after Moshe Shalyt) 02:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Shoyn nito der nekhtn (after Moshe Shalyt)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Luz Manriquez, Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  18. 18 No. 5. Patsh, patsh, kikhelekh (after Lazare Saminsky) 01:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 5. Patsh, patsh, kikhelekh (after Lazare Saminsky)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Luz Manriquez, Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz
  19. 19 No. 6. Patsh, patsh, kikhelekh 02:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 6. Patsh, patsh, kikhelekh
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Leo Zeitlin
    Performer
    Rachel Calloway, Luz Manriquez, Dennis O'Boyle, Laura Motchalov, Marylène Gingras-Roy, Aron Zelkowicz