Tradition

Tradition

Tradition

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Composer: Anonymous
Composer: Mordechai Gebirtig
Composer: Abraham Goldfaden
Composer: Oscar Strock
Composer: Jewish Traditional
Composer: Yiddish Traditional
Composer: Mark Warshavsky
Composer: Reb Levi Yitzhak
Conductor: Dov Seltzer
Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-10-21
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:

A Yiddishe Mamme
As Der Rebbe Elimeclech Is Gevoyrn Asoi Freylach
Reyzele
Oif'n Pripetchik Brennt A Feier'l
Doyna
Rozhinkes Mit Mandelen
Oif'n Weyg Steyt A Boim
A Dudele
Viahin Soll Ich Geyn?

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Music Review: A beautiful Tradition
Rating: 5 Stars

On Tradition, Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman explores the traditional Jewish melodies of his childhood, along with the help of the Israeli Philharmonic under the direction of Dov Seltzer. Timeless gems of the Yiddish theater such as A Yiddishe Mamme (A Jewish Mother), As der Rebbe Elimelech is gevoyrn asoi freylach, Oif'n Pripetchik Brennt A Feier'l (At the Fireplace)(featured on the Schindler's List soundtrack), Rozhinkes Mit Mandelen (Raisins and Almonds), and Viahin Soll Ich Geyn? (Where Shall I Go?) are given lush, cinematic backings worthy of a film score, and Perlman takes his cues from the early recordings and stage performances of the likes of Joseph Rosenblatt, Mordechai Hershman, and Jan Peerce (according to Blair Sanderson's All Music Guide review).

Although it only clocks in at nine songs, Perlman's instrumental interpretations of these songs are at once respectful of tradition, yet bring fresh nuances (such as the playful introduction to the As der Rebbe Elimelech freylach, with its dramatic pauses punctuated by triangle and lightning-fast delivery smoothed by klezmer clarinet and slower double-stops (it's one of the few uptempo songs). The overall theme is definitely a melancholy one as the majority of the songs are slow and in minor keys, particularly of Oif'n Pripetchik Brennt A Feier'l, which I will forever associate with Schindler's List. Tradition is the nostalgically wistful, subdued cousin of Perlman's boisterous klezmer album In the Fiddler's House, but there is much to appreciate of Perlman's passionate violin solos and Seltzer's somber string-drenched backing that gives these songs a weight and dignity beyond their theatrical origins. Tradition is perhaps best appreciated next to Perlman's incomparable performance on John Williams' haunting soundtrack to Schindler's List).

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