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Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical Fiddler on the Roof opened on September 22, 1964, in New York. Based on Sholom Aleichem's stories, it tells the tale of Tevye, a Jewish milkman who lives in Russia with his family (including five daughters). The Broadway production originally starred Zero Mostel, who got to sing such songs as "Tradition," "If I Were a Rich Man," and "To Life." Anti-Semitic notions abound as Tevye and his family find themselves being forced from their village. Tevye's daughters break from their village's tradition as they marry for love, not for prosperity. Throughout all of this, a symbolic fiddler lingers over them. Fiddler on the Roof was the most successful musical up to its time, running for over 3,000 performances. It was also the origin of several famous and now-standard songs, such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," in addition to those mentioned above. The music is beautiful, and haunting at moments. The original Broadway cast not only boasted a strong performance from Mostel, but also had Beatrice Arthur as Yente, the matchmaker. A Top Ten, multi-platinum-selling hit, this is the quintessential Fiddler on the Roof recording, disappointing only to those who consider Topol the definitive Tevye. Those who do would be advised to seek out either the London cast recording or the film soundtrack, where they can find "Topol"'s classic performance.
© Sarah Erlewine & William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Andy Wiswell, Producer - Company, Performer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Joanna Merlin, Vocal - Julia Migenes, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Tanya Everett, Vocal - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Company, Performer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Company, Performer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Michael Granger, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Rose Gifford, Vocal - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Performer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Austin Pendleton, Vocal - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Carol Sawyer, Vocal - Company, Performer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Gluck Sandor, Vocal - Jerry Bock, Composer - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sue Babel, Vocal - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Bert Convy, Vocal - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Julia Migenes, Vocal - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Bert Convy, Vocal - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Julia Migenes, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Beatrice Arthur, Vocal - Company, Performer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Leonard Frey, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Paul Lipson, Vocal - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Julia Migenes, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andy Wiswell, Producer - Beatrice Arthur, Vocal - Company, Performer - Don Walker, Arranger - Ernie Oelrich, Recording Engineer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Leonard Frey, Vocal - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Michael Granger, Vocal - Milton Greene, Arranger - Milton Greene, Conductor - Paul Lipson, Vocal - Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Vincent Caro, Re-Issue Producer - Vincent Caro, Re-Mastering Engineer - Zero Mostel, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Jay David Saks, Producer - Jerry Bock, Composer - Moscow Virtuosi, Performer - Tony Faulkner, Recording Engineer - Viktor Poltoratsky, Arranger - Vladimir Spivakov, Conductor
(P) 1995 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist - Sheldon Harnick, Speaker - Steven Garrin, Edited By
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Album review
Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical Fiddler on the Roof opened on September 22, 1964, in New York. Based on Sholom Aleichem's stories, it tells the tale of Tevye, a Jewish milkman who lives in Russia with his family (including five daughters). The Broadway production originally starred Zero Mostel, who got to sing such songs as "Tradition," "If I Were a Rich Man," and "To Life." Anti-Semitic notions abound as Tevye and his family find themselves being forced from their village. Tevye's daughters break from their village's tradition as they marry for love, not for prosperity. Throughout all of this, a symbolic fiddler lingers over them. Fiddler on the Roof was the most successful musical up to its time, running for over 3,000 performances. It was also the origin of several famous and now-standard songs, such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," in addition to those mentioned above. The music is beautiful, and haunting at moments. The original Broadway cast not only boasted a strong performance from Mostel, but also had Beatrice Arthur as Yente, the matchmaker. A Top Ten, multi-platinum-selling hit, this is the quintessential Fiddler on the Roof recording, disappointing only to those who consider Topol the definitive Tevye. Those who do would be advised to seek out either the London cast recording or the film soundtrack, where they can find "Topol"'s classic performance.
© Sarah Erlewine & William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:13
- Main artists: Original Broadway Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: NITRON media
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2003 BMG Music
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