Dus gezang fin geto Lodzh
Songs of the Lodz Ghetto
Brave Old World
Winter & Winter Music Edition 910 104-2
2005
Distrib. Harmonia Mundi
CD : DDD - 69:37
DVD : Seven Arts & Sun-Street Productions
Alan Bern : Directeur musical, accordéon, piano
Michael Alpert : Voix, violon, percussions, guitare
Kurt Bjorling : clarinette, clarinette basse
Stuart Brotman: Contrebasse, violoncelle, cymbalum, trombone, violon
  1. Rumkovski Khayim / Lodzh-fidl [trad., Yankele Herszkowicz/Brotman]
  2. Lodzh-overtur [Alan Bern]
  3. A gants fayn mazltov [trad., Arrg. Brave Old World, Michael Alpert]
  4. Nisht nor simkhe / Veynendiks 4:57 [Alpert/ Kurt Bjorling, Brave Old World]
  5. Vayl ikh bin a yidele [trad., Arrg. Bern, Alpert]
  6. S'iz kaydankes, kaytn [trad., Herszkowicz, Arrg. Bern]
  7. Kimts in herts / Rumkovski Khayim [Alpert/trad., Herskowicz, Arrg. Alpert, Brotman]
  8. Yikhes / Vinter 1942 [trad., Arrg. Bern/trad., Arrg. Bern, Miriam Harel]
  9. Makh tsi di eygelekh [David Beygelman, Isaiah Shipgl, Arrg. Bern]
10. Berlin 1990 (Refren) [Alpert, Arrg. Alan Bern]
11. Es geyt a yeke [trad., Herszkowicz, Arrg. Alan Bern]
12. Ver klapt du azoy? / Geto varyant [trad., Arrg. Alpert]
13. Geto, getunya [trad., Herszkowicz, Arrg. Alpert, Bern]
14. Kuyavyak [trad., Arrg Bern]
15. Amerike hot erklert / Kemfn! [Beygelman, Herszkowicz, Arrg. Alpert, Bern]
16. Berlin 1990 [Alpert, Arrg. Bern]
17. Lodzh-coda [Alan Bern]
18. Bobover khupe-marsh / Rumkovski Khayim [Asriel Mandelbaum, Arrg. Brave Old World/Herszkowicz]

Music performance in the film

Works by Yankele Herszkowicz used by permission of Elzbieta Herszkowicz and the estate of Yankele Herszkowicz.
Works by Brave Old World used by permission of the band and, where applicable, the publisher JA/NEIN Musikverlag & Pinorrekk Musikverlag (GEMA).
http://www.songofthelodzghetto.com/

  1. Rumkowski Khayim / Lodz fidl
    Music: Traditional; Text: Yankele Herszkowicz
    Music: Traditiona; Arrangement: Stuart Brotman
  2. Lodz Overture
    Music: Alan Bern
  3. A gantz fayn mazltov
    Music: Traditional; Arrangement: Brave Old World; Text: Michael Alpert
    Based on the songs Boris Muzikant and Gerer Nign (traditional)
    Published by JA/NEIN Musikverlag & Pinorrekk Musikverlag (GEMA)
  4. Nisht nor simkhe / Veynendiks
    Music and text: Michael Alpert; Music: Kurt Bjorling / Brave Old World
  5. Vayl ikh bin a yidele
    Music and text: Traditional; Text: Yankele Hrezkowicz
    Arrangement: Alan Bern, Michael Alpert
    Published by JA/NEIN Musikverlag & Pinorrekk Musikverlag (GEMA)
  6. S’iz kaydankes, kaytn
    Music: Traditional; Text: Yankele Herszkowicz; Arrangement: Alan Bern
  7. Kimts in herts / Rumkovski Khayim
    Text: Michael Alpert; Music: Traditional; Text: Yankele Herszkowicz
  8. Es geyt a yeke
    Music: Traditional; Text: Yankele Herszkowicz; Arrangement: Alan Bern
  9. Geto, getunya
    Music: Traditional; Text: Yankele Herszkowicz
    Arrangement: Michael Alpert, Alan Bern
  10. Makh tsu di eygelekh
    Music: David Beygelman; Text: Isaiah Shpigl; Arrangement: Alan Bern
    Used by permission of ACUM, Israel.
  11. Yikhes / Winter 1942 (Yikhes only in longer version of film / DVD)
    Music and Text: Traditional; Arrangement: Alan Bern
    Music: Traditional; Text: Miriam Harel; Arrangement: Alan Bern
    Published by JA/NEIN Musikverlag & Pinorrekk Musikverlag (GEMA)
  12. Ver klapt du azoy / Geto vareyant
    (Only in longer version of film / DVD)
    Music and text: Traditional; Arrangement: Michael Alpert, Alan Bern
    Text: Unknown, transmitted by Max Nurenberg via Cantor Samuel Kelemer
  13. Lodz coda
    Music: Alan Bern
  14. Bobover khupe-marsh
    Music: Asriel Mandelbaum; Arrangement: Brave Old World
    Published by JA/NEIN Musikverlag & Pinorrekk Musikverlag (GEMA)
  15. Amerika hot erklert / Kempfn
    Music: David Beygelman, Yankele Herszkowicz; Text: Yankele Herszkowicz
    Arrangement: Michael Alpert, Alan Bern