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Tradition, originally released in 1987 and reissued in 2003 as part of EMI's Perlman Edition, reveals Itzhak Perlman's deep affection for the popular music of his childhood in Israel. This retrospective album of songs from the Yiddish musical theater, many of which were made popular in the mid-twentieth century by such singers as Joseph Rosenblatt, Mordechai Hershman, and Jan Peerce, is filled with the melancholy and yearning they expressed in their recordings. Perlman's performances are clearly informed by memories of these vocalists, and his frequent use of the G string certainly evokes a plaintive, cantorial tenor. The majority of the program is devoted to slow, emotional songs in minor keys, and with rare exception, the tone is nostalgic and subdued, unlike Perlman's later Klezmer album, In the Fiddler's House. The sorrowful melody of Oif'n Pripetchik brennt a feier'l will be most familiar to listeners from its use in the film Schindler's List, though this arrangement is more elaborate and artful. Dov Seltzer's polished orchestrations subtly suggest the lush style of the 1940s, yet borrow little from that era's studio sound. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, under Seltzer's direction, presents a dark but resonant background for Perlman's passionate solos, and bright energy in the disc's few exuberant passages.
© TiVo
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John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Lew Pollack, Composer - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer, MainArtist - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Israel Zohar, Clarinet, Lead Vocals - Traditional, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Zohar/Dov Seltzer/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Mordechai Gebirtig, Composer - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Itzhak Perlman/Dov Seltzer/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Mark Warshavsky, Composer - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer, MainArtist - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Israel Zohar, Clarinet - Traditional, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, BalanceEngineer - Itzhak Perlman, Violin - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer, MainArtist
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Abraham Goldfaden, Composer - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer, MainArtist - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Itzhak Perlman/Dov Seltzer/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Israel Zohar, Clarinet - John Fraser, Producer, Lead Vocals - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Reb Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev, Composer - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer/John Fraser, MainArtist
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Fraser, Producer - John Kurlander, Tonmeister - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, Lead Vocals, Musician - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Dov Seltzer, Conductor, Arranger, Lead Vocals - Oscar Strock, Composer - Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer, MainArtist - Israel Zohar (2, 3, 5, 8), Clarinet, Musician
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Tradition, originally released in 1987 and reissued in 2003 as part of EMI's Perlman Edition, reveals Itzhak Perlman's deep affection for the popular music of his childhood in Israel. This retrospective album of songs from the Yiddish musical theater, many of which were made popular in the mid-twentieth century by such singers as Joseph Rosenblatt, Mordechai Hershman, and Jan Peerce, is filled with the melancholy and yearning they expressed in their recordings. Perlman's performances are clearly informed by memories of these vocalists, and his frequent use of the G string certainly evokes a plaintive, cantorial tenor. The majority of the program is devoted to slow, emotional songs in minor keys, and with rare exception, the tone is nostalgic and subdued, unlike Perlman's later Klezmer album, In the Fiddler's House. The sorrowful melody of Oif'n Pripetchik brennt a feier'l will be most familiar to listeners from its use in the film Schindler's List, though this arrangement is more elaborate and artful. Dov Seltzer's polished orchestrations subtly suggest the lush style of the 1940s, yet borrow little from that era's studio sound. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, under Seltzer's direction, presents a dark but resonant background for Perlman's passionate solos, and bright energy in the disc's few exuberant passages.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:51
- Main artists: Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Dov Seltzer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
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