This recording was found in the composer’s personal archive and it starts with Lavry himself introducing the composition. Often, when Lavry recorded for Radio programs, he would come home with the sound engineer to complete the final editing. They listened to the different “takes” and chose the final one. It’s likely that this is a…
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Movements: We Came to this Land (Anu Banu Artza), Rock and Roll Tango Tiberius Polka Carmel The Great Area (Hashetach Hagadol), Waltz Desert (Arava), Blues Boogie-Woogie Tel Aviv Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037147800205171, 990038436660205171 Variations: Two arrangements are available for the composition: Unconventional…
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A live recording of Three Jewish Dances for Violin and Orchestra at the annual concert of the Thelma Yellin High School Symphony Orchestra at the Ashdod Performing Art Center, February 17, 2013: Tal First, Violin Menahem Nebenhaus, Conductor The Thelma Yellin Symphony Orchestra Jacques Israelievitch – Three Jewish Dances for Violin and Piano Versions:…
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Recording from 1973: Hanan Schlesinger, Conductor Yitzhak Shimoni, Narrator Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Movements: 1. Ani Purim – Theme and Introduction 2. Handel Style 3. Mozart Style 4. Beethoven Style 5. Rossini Style 6. Schubert Style 7. Verdi Style 8. Tchaikovsky Style 9. Grieg Style 10. Johann Strauss Style 1 1….
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Luci Arnon, Soprano Marc Lavry, Conductor Instrumental Ensemble Recorded in 1962 Lyrics: Jeremiah, Chapter 2, Verse 7 Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037736310205171, 990038356700205171 Synopsis: Marc Lavry moved to the city of Haifa in 1963. In the years leading to it, as he started…
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Esther Gamlielit, Voice Lyrics: Natan Alterman Sheet music: email music@marclavry.org Synopsis: Shir Hayeled Nissim (Song of Nissim the Boy) is a song from the satirical play Hagayas He’aliz (The Merry Recruiter) staged by the Matateh Theater, and premiered on November 12, 1940. In one of the scenes the city of Tel Aviv is in darkness….
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A recording from June 14, 1956: Yaakov Teiman, Voice Moshe Lustig, Piano Lyrics: Natan Alterman Sheet music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: “Echarti Et Ha’otobus” is a song from the satirical play “Australians in Town” staged by the Matateh Theater in 1940. The lyrics were written…
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Recording from 1968: Ya’akov Teiman, Avi Koren, Tuvia Tzafir, Yosef Soya Moshe Vilensky, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Lea Goldberg Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990024517520205171, 990037736270205171 Synopsis: Chaluka, Chaluka (Parcelation, Partition Plan) is a song from the comedy…
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The world premiere of Capriccio in the Sun, at a July 28, 2024 concert by the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, held as part of The Year of Marc Lavry 2023-2024. Conductor: Daniel Raiskin The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion Recording: Not yet available Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Synopsis: With Marc Lavry’s sudden…
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Marc Lavry (Conductor) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Movements: Marcia (March) Waltz Hava Nargila (Oriental) Scherzo Mediterranean Romanca Rondo Atonalico Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035289460205171 Synopsis: Marc Lavry was known as quite the joker and also as a wizard in writing…
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A recording from June 21, 1954: Shalom Ronly-Riklis (Conductor) Tizmoret Tzahal (The Israel Defense Forces Orchestra) The Jerusalem Choir Lyrics: Yossef Heftman Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038355840205171, 990038355870205171 Synopsis: Marc Lavry was a staunch patriot. When poet Yosef Heftman presented his poem “Hahachraza” (The…
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Marc Lavry, Conductor Ziporah Cooper, Mezzo Soprano Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Amnon Achineomi Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038434780205171, 990038434910205171, 990038434940205171 Synopsis: In 1956, when the IDF won the battle in the…
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Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Recorded on April 15, 1956 Lyrics: Yitzhak Shalev Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037129540205171, 990035288790205171 Synopsis: Yitzhak Shalev wrote the lyrics and invited Marc Lavry to…
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Historic recordings from 1948: Track 1: Marc Lavry, Conductor, Yosefa Shoken, Soprano Yosef Pollak, Baritone Choir and Orchestra (no details) Track 2: Symphonic Orchestra (no details) Lyrics: Avigdor Hame’iri Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038500200205171, 990038500180205171, 990037127760205171< Additional details: for information about Ts’ad Shimshon for...
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A historic recording from Zikhron Ya’akov, 1952 Lyrics: Avraham Broides Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038410230205171, 990038410210205171, 990038410260205171, 990038410170205171 Synopsis: Hasya Shechterman, a neighbor of Efrat Lavry, the composer’s daughter, recalls: “On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Zikhron Ya’acov, the town celebrated for…
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