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OLD & NEW - HILDA BRONSTEIN SINGS YIDDISH SONGS CD

OLD & NEW - HILDA BRONSTEIN SINGS YIDDISH SONGS CD

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HILDA BRONSTEIN SINGS YIDDISH SONGS

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POP / INT'L & WORLD MUSIC

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743037205429

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Part of a British revival of Yiddish culture, Hilda Bronstein's collection of Yiddish songs are to some degree what one would expect from a basic troupe performing at cultural and folk festivals. At the same time, however, the band (led by Merlin Shepherd) provides a good backing sound ranging from somber to joyous, but Bronstein herself is the star of the show, with a deep, throaty (almost Marlene Dietrich-like in some respects) intonation. The Polish dialect of Yiddish doesn't always lend itself to pretty pastoral sounds of course, but it seems that Bronstein is pushing the envelope even further than needed. Along with Merlin Shepherd's clarinet, the mix of old and new compositions is probably the key highlight of this recording. A handful of songs hearken back to the great Yiddish poets, a handful are from the theater era and immigration to America, a couple are from the wartime era and the partisan movements, and a couple of newer compositions make their debut as well. The poetry involved in the lyrics is undeniable and powerful, at times easy and joyous and at times particularly sad (for example Avrom Sutzkever's old poem 'A Vogn Shikh,' contrasting the joy of dancing with the truckloads of shoes carted away from Vilna during the Holocaust). The singing is somewhat forgettable, but the music and content are remarkable.

1. Bialystok
2. Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym
3. Siz Finster In Gas
4. Avreml Der Marvikher
5. Melokhe Melukhe
6. Ven Der Regn Zipt In Droysn
7. Gelibte
8. Dos Lidl Fun Goldenem Land
9. Zingt Oyf Yidish
10. Di Sapozhkelekh
11. Praven Veln Mir A Khasene
12. Dos Kleyne Tsigaynerl
13. Ikh Vel Dikh Keyn Mol Nisht Farbaytn
14. Mayn Shtetele Belz
15. A Vogn Shikh
16. Zing Brider Zing
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