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• On the shores of Utopia. Die koschere mischpoche! = The kosher family / Viennese broadside (2:24) ; Maz'l = Good fortune / Abraham Ellstein, Molly Picon (2:45) ; Dos pintele yid = The quintessential Jew / Arnold Perlmutter, Herman Wohl, Louis Gilrod (2:29)
• Dreams from yesterday and tomorrow. From Die Herzogin von Chicago = The duchess of Chicago : 1928. Wir Ladies aus Amerika = We ladies from America / Emmerich Kálman ; libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald (3:02) ; from The constant nymph : 1943. Tomorrow / Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Margaret Kennedy (4:20) ; from Die Blume von Hawai'i : 1931. Kann nicht küssen ohne Liebe = Without love there are no kisses / Paul Abraham, Alfred Grünwald, Fritz Löhner-Beda (3:22)
• Dreamworlds. Die Novaks aus Prag = The Novaks from Prague / Hermann Leopoldi, Kurt Robitschek (3:56) ; Composers' revolution in heaven / Hermann Leopoldi, Robert Gilbert (4:44) ; Money macht froh! = Money makes you happy! / Hermann Leopoldi, Theodor Waldau (3:59)
• Between Traum and trauma. Theresienstadt potpourri : Aus der Familie der Sträusse = From the Strauss family / Leo Strauss, piano concept by Ilya Levinson (5:55) ; from Solo-cantata. Immer inmitten... = Forever on the way... (2:34) ; Vor der Ewigkeit = Before eternity (4:21) / Viktor Ullmann ; poems by Hans Günter Adler
• Rauschtraum. Café Brasil = Café Brazil / Hermann Leopoldi, Peter Herz, Erwin Spahn ; English lyrics by Stewart Figa (2:54) ; I bin a stiller Zecher = I'm a quiet boozer / Hermann Leopoldi, Salpeter (4:15) ; Wenn der Ungar lustig ist...! = If the Hungarian is happy...! / Hermann Leopoldi, Salpeter (Karl Pollach), Berndt-Hofer (4:56)
• Viennese Träumerei. In einem kleinen Café in Hernals = In a little café in Hernals (3:06) ; Wo der Teufel gute Nacht sagt = Where the devil says good night (3:49) / Hermann Leopoldi, Peter Herz
• Dreams of stardom. A brivele der mam'n = A letter from Mother / Solomon Shmulowitz (2:39) ; from Bar mitzvah : 1935. Erlekh zayn = Be virtuous / Boris Thomashefsky, Philip Laskowsy (3:11)
• Hollywood elegy. Five elegies from the Hollywooder Liederbuch = Hollywood songbook : 1942-43. Unter den grünen Pfefferbäumen = Under the green pepper trees ; Die Stadt ist nach den Engeln genannt = The city is named after the angels ; Jeden Morgen, mein Brot zu verdienen = In order to earn my daily bread each morning ; Diese Stadt hat mich belehrt = This city taught me. In den Hügeln wird Gold gefunden = Gold is found in the hills / Hanns Eisler, Bertolt Brecht (5:39) ; from the Hollywood songbook. L'automne californien = Autumn in California / Hanns Eisler, Berthold Viertel (2:42)
• Future dreams. Friling = Springtime / Avrom Brudno, Shmerke Kaczerginski (3:45) ; from the film, Mamele : 1938. Ikh zing = I sing / Abraham Ellstein, Molly Picon (3:25)
• From the ruins of dystopia. From Billy Wilder's A foreign affair : 1948. Black market (4:13) ; Illusions (3:37) ; The ruins of Berlin (2:34) / Friedrich Holländer.

Contributors:

Levinson, Ilya , arranger of music, conductor, instrumentalist

Ellstein, Abraham, 1907-1963

Perlmutter, Arnold, 1859-1953

Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957

Abraham, Paul, 1892-1960

Leopoldi, Hermann, 1888-1959

Ullmann, Viktor

Small, Solomon, 1868-1943

Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962

Brudno, Avrom, -1943

Hollaender, Friedrich

New Budapest Orpheum Society (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

German
English
Yiddish

Language Notes:

Sung in German, Yiddish, English, and Viennese dialect.

Included Works:

Songs [by Ellstein, A.] (Selections)

Pintele Yid [by Perlmutter, A.]

Herzogin von Chicago [by Kálmán, E.] > Wir Ladies aus Amerika

Constant nymph [by Korngold, E.W.] > Tomorrow

Blume von Hawaii [by Abraham, P.] > Kann nicht küssen ohne Liebe

Songs [by Leopoldi, H.] (Selections)

Immer inmitten [by Ullmann, V.]

Briṿele der mamen [by Small, S.]

Songs [by Eisler, H.] (Selections)

Friling [by Brudno, A.]

Foreign affair [by Hollaender, F.] (Selections)

Other Related Resources:

Source record: As dreams fall apart (OCLC Number 893675723)

Subjects:

Jews — Music

Musicals — Excerpts

Popular music

Motion picture music — Excerpts

Songs with piano

Jews

Musicals

Motion picture music

Genres:

Music

Excerpts

Musicals

Motion picture music

Performers:

New Budapest Orpheum Society (Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano ; Philip Bohlman, artistic director, narrator ; Stewart Figa, baritone ; Danny Howard, percussion ; Iordanka Kissiova, violin ; Mark Sonksen, bass ; Don Stille, accordion ; Ilya Levinson, music director, arranger, piano).

Production Credits:

Jim Ginsburg, producer.

General Notes:

Recorded 2014 March 10, 11, 13, 14 Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT Chicago.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066831
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066832
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066833
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066834
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066835
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066836
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066837
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066838
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066839
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066840
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066841
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066842
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066843
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066844
International Standard Recording Code: USB8U1066845
Publisher Number, Cedille: CDR90000-151

OCLC Numbers:

917677213