Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Sonia Brown Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990038376370205171, 990038376350205171, 990038376380205171, 990038376340205171 Additional Details: The libretto is based on a novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. Synopsis: Sonia Brown met Lavry in 1965 while in Los Angeles when he was invited…
Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035289060205171 Additional Details: We have little information about the composition, which consists of data from the manuscript and the documentation in the opus book. Based on the ensemble and the year in which it was…
Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035288490205171 Additional Details: The composition is not documented in the composer’s opus book. Except for the manuscript, we have no information about it. According to the manuscript, it seems to have been written in his…
Movements: Russian Menuet Arabic Chinese America Finale Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035289990205171 Additional Details: Lavry was invited to write several suites for a radio show. We don’t know the subject of every show. However, we see that each suite…
Movements: Zot Admati (This is my Land), Opus 207 Shir Eres (Lullaby), Opus 48 Sirati (My Boat), Opus 50 Debka Ts’ad Shimshon (March, Samson), Opus 214 Shir Ahava (Love Song), Opus 231 Shir Roim (Shepherds’ Song), Opus 208 Boa Dodi (Come, My Beloved), Opus 222 Shir Hakotsrim (The Harvest Song) Hora, Opus 206.3 Recording: Not…
Movements: Arabic, Italy, France, Scotland, Spain, England, Romania, Russia, China, Africa, Hungary, Poland, America Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990036494740205171 Synopsis: Lavry, a master of improvisation and orchestration, wrote for a radio program variations on his well-known composition Emek, Symphonic…
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…
Allegro moderato (Vorspiel) – Allegretto (Scherzo) – Andante – Allegro – Tempo di Marcia (Groteske) Recording: Not yet available Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Synopsis: The Fantastische Suite consists of five movements: Allegro moderato (Vorspiel) Allegretto (Scherzo) Andante Allegro Tempo di Marcia (Groteske) The Fantastische Suite was composed in 1930 in Lavry’s European style…
A historical performance from 1952: George Singer, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990036495350205171, 990036495290205171, 990036495260205171 Synopsis: Marc Lavry’s Symphonic Poem Kineret is based on his song Kineret composed to the lyrics of Avigdor Hameiri in 1939….
Recording: Not yet available Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990035288440205171
A historical performance circa 1953: Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990036495720205171, 990036495730205171 Synopsis: Lavry was always in awe of Jerusalem and was humbled by the uniqueness of the city and its history. Throughout the…
