A program to mark Jewish American Heritage Month with songs by Jewish composers including Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Lori Laitman, Arnold Schoenberg, and Kurt Weill.
Songs by Jewish American Composers
Jerome Kern, Leonard Bernstein, and Kurt Weill (Photos: Public Domain)
Playlist
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (orch. Tal-Haim Samnon): “Under the Greenwood Tree” from 4 Lieder nach Shakespeare, Op. 31
Chen Reiss, soprano
Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich/Daniel Grossmann
Korngold: “Dies eine kann mein Sehnen nimmer fassen” from Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
John Churchwell, piano
Korngold: “Was du mir bist,” Op. 22, No. 1
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Iain Burnside, piano
Korngold: Sonnett für Wien, Op. 41
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg, piano
Leonard Bernstein: “So Pretty”
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
Martin Katz, piano
Lori Laitman: “Beneath the Whiteness of Your Stars” from The Seed of Dream
Erich Parce, baritone
Julian Schwarz, cello
Mina Miller, piano
Arnold Schoenberg (orch. Patrick Davin): “Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien” from Brettl-Lieder
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Robertson
Kurt Weill: “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” from One Touch of Venus
Weill: “Surabaya-Johnny” from Happy End
Angelina Réaux, soprano
William Schimmel, accordion
Bill Ruyle, percussion
Robert Kapilow, conductor and piano
Jerome Kern: “The Folks Who Live on the Hill”
Sylvia McNair, soprano
André Previn, piano
David Finck. double-bass
George Gershwin: “Liza”
Gershwin: “They All Laughed”
Michael Feinstein, vocals and piano