Recorded in Jerusalem 1962 Lucie Arnon, Soprano Marc Lavry, Conductor The Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Shmuel Hupert Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Synopsis: Shortly before moving to the city of Haifa, Israel, Lavry met with poet Shmuel Hupert who gave him his poem Me’arat Hatishbi (Elijah’s Cave) that tells…
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Note: This song, that begins with the words “Hach baregel mata, mala…” was written two years after Marc Lavry’s popular Hora song Opus 206 No. 3 (Hora nirkoda…) Hora for voice, choir and orchestra: A recording from October 19, 1952: Yaffa Yarkoni, Voice Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol…
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Two historic recordings, probably from 1947: Track 1: Zot Admati for Orchestra Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Track 2: Zot Admati for Choir and Orchestra Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: David Shimoni Additional details:…
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Ronenay Hacarmel Choir Marc Lavry (Conductor) Lyrics: Michael Desheh Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Lyrics: Hayom Shabbat/Michael Desheh (transliterated from Hebrew to English) Hayom lashemesh yoter or, Hayom raki’a ram, tahor, Hatziporim smechot gam hen, Velaprachim kiflayim chen. Gam ima chaviva kol kach Ve’aba tov umevudach, Mekushatim kol ben uvat, Hayom shabbat, hayom shabbat! Shabbat shalom…
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Recording: Not Available yet Lyrics: Michael Desheh Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Lyrics: Shir Le’Eilat/Michael Desheh (transliterated from Hebrew to English) Beinot risey tzurim, besa’arot yamim, Ayelet yam alit, yafa vachasufa; Tirot harey rikma otrot lach tznif ramim Ve’et libot ha’am lachadet besufa. Yefat harim, kchulat einayim, Ayelet arava Yomam valeil yushar lach Halel…
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A historic recording of the song Shir Eres for alto, choir and orchestral accompaniment: Tsiporah Kuperman, Alto Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Zion Lagola Choir Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Shaul Tchernichovsky Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Synopsis: In his article titled “Tchernichovsky in Music” musicologist Menashe Ravinah wrote about Shir Eres: “In…
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Netania Davrath, Soprano Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Psalms 137 Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Lyrics:Im Eshkachech Yerushakayim (transliterated from Hebrew to English) Im eshkachech yerushalayim Tishkach yemini Tidbak leshoni lechiki Im lo ezkerechi Im lo a’aleh et yerushalayim Al rosh simchati Translation (Psalms 137) If I forget thee,…
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Soprano and orchestral accompaniment: Netania Davrath, Soprano Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (the Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Voice and piano accompaniment: Tom Ben Ishai (Mezzo Soprano) Daniel Kruglov (Piano) Lyrics: Chaim Nachman Bialik Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Lyrics: (transliterated from Hebrew to English) Kumi ts’i achoti chala, Kumi ts’i, Kumi ts’i…
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Track 1: Midan Ve’ad Be’er Sheva for A Cappella Choir Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Recorded on September 4,1958 Track 2: Midan Ve’ad Be’er Sheva for Voice and Orchestra Ethel Zusman, Soprano Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Recorded in 1953 Lyrics: Avraham Broides…
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Recording: Not available yet Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Synopsis: The Yemenite Dance is a sung without words, accompanied by triangle and tom-tom.
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Hora for soprano and instrumental accompaniment: an arrangement Marc Lavry made especially for singer Hanna Aharoni who has a unique range of four octaves. Hanna Aharoni, Soprano Dov Navon, Conductor Instrumental Ensemble Rinat Choir live in France, 1965 Gary Bertini, Conductor Note: This song, that begins with the words “Hora nirkoda…” is the first Hora…
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Ein Kiyerushalayim for A Cappella Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Lyrics: Avraham Broides Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Lyrics: Ein Kiyerushalayim / Avraham Broides (transliteration from Hebrew) Ein Kiyerushalayim Kiryat hozeem va’el. Ahat Yerushalayim – Lev Eretz Yisra’el! Ein Kiyerushalayim Tif’eret am va’am. Ahat Yerushalayim – Nafsheinu la tif’am. Ein…
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Sirati for A Cappella: Ronen Borshevsky, Conductor Oratorio Choir Lyrics: Assaf Halevi Additional details: email music@marclavry.org Lyrics: Sirati / Assaf Halevi (Transliteration from Hebrew) Shuti sira, shuti hish Tusi sira, tusi hish! Sirati, sirati!… Malah sim lahege yad, Nhag hasira behozek yad! Sirati, sirati!… Yam ze, sira, yami hu Noshek hofai, gvuli hu. Sirati, sirat!……
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