Beethoven’s “Ale Brider” oif Yiddish
Yiddish poem: I. L. Peretz (1852-1915)
Original music: Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Choral adaptation: Binyumen Schaechter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF7F1K5m5A4
Filmed live in performance
November 1, 2015 • Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus
Binyumen Schaechter, conductor
Shinae Kim, pianist
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Website: http://www.TheJPPC.org
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Beautiful Yiddish Chanukah Song, “Borekh ate”
The *beautiful* Yiddish Chanukah song "Borekh ate" ("Blessed Art Thou")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPyFJb_0FWo
Performed by the
Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC
Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
And if you haven't yet seen the following here's the JPPC performing the *playful* Yiddish Chanukah...
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” in Yiddish! – קעצעלע, ס’ברענט דער פֿראָסט
Music and original English lyrics: Frank Loesser (1910-1969)
Yiddish lyrics: Binyumen Schaechter (2015)
Performed by Cantor Joshua Breitzer and Donna Breitzer
Piano accompaniment by Seth Weinstein
Filmed live in performance
June 5, 2016 • Symphony Space, NYC
as part of...
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Sukkot Song
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A Bizele Masheke, a ‘shikers’ (drunk’s) song with translation
די זינגערין און מוזיקאָלאָגין דזשיין פּעפּלער, וואָס איז שטענדיק אַ פֿאַרלאָזלעכער קוואַל פֿון טשיקאַווע ווידעאָס פֿון אַלטע לידער, האָט לעצטנס אַרויסגעלאָזט אַ רעקאָרדירונג פֿון ד׳׳ר הענעך סאַפּאָזשניקס זאַמלונגען, אין וועלכער שלמה שמולעוויטש זינגט זײַן...