Name:
Bernstein, Leonard
Born:
1918
Died:
1991
Related information in folder 106:
Comments:
1 Article by Edmond H. Weiss published in moment Magazine of Feb 1, 1993 titled "Lenny The Klezmer".

2. Article by David Denby published in the New Yorker Magazine of Aug 17, 1998titled, "The Trouble with Lenny".

3. Article published in The Atlantic Monthly of June 1993 by David Schiff titled "Re-Hearing Bernstein

4. Program of Concert at The Center For Jewish History held on Nov 6, 2008 - "Leonard Bernstein: A Jewish Legacy"

5. Artice in The New York Times of Feb 16, 2010 by Allan Kozin titled "When Leonard Bernstein Brought The Music Home"

6. Article in the Forward of August 28, 2009 by Raphael Mostel titled "Leonard Bernstein, Davening in the Vernacular".

Songs written or composed

Oyf Mayn Khasene — אױף מײַן חתונה

Author:
Segal, Yankev Yitskhak — סיגאַל, יעקבֿ יצחק (1896-1954)
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Literary Origin/Classical
Subject:
Wedding/Musician/Klezmer
Song comment:
See -Forverts Feb 2, 2001 by Issiccar Fater - Part of Arias & Barcarolles
Origin:
Penguin YID 418/Yiddish Forverts Feb 2, 2001 [with Alb B-058(b)]
Transliteration:
Alb B-058(b)/Alb B-058(c)
Translation:
Alb B-058(b)/Alb B-058(c)
Related information in folder 157:
Document type:
Article
Publisher:
English Forward
Date:
5/15/2004
Comments:
Transliteration and English version of poem by Y. Y. Sigal, set to music by Leonard Bernstein.
Related information in folder 545:
Document type:
Article
Author:
Issacar Fater
Publisher:
Yiddish Forward
Date:
2/2/2001
Comments:
Article titled, "Oyf Mayn Khasene", discussing the music by Leonard Bernstein and the poem written by Yosef Yankev Segal (I. J. Segal).

Recordings

On album:
B-058(b) (Bernstein, Arias & Barcarolles/ Barber / Gershwin)
Track ID:
11830
Artist:
Seattle Symphony, G. Schwartz, con
Artist:
Bunnell, Jane mezzo soprano
Artist:
Duesing, Dale, baritone
First line:
Oyf may khasene hot geshpilt a royter freylikher klezmer,
First line (Yiddish):
אױך מײַן חתונה האָט געשפּילט אַ רױטער פֿרײלעכער כּלי-זמר...
Track comment:
Part of Arias & Barcarolles - Text with album notes
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
B-058(c) (Leonard Bernstein/ Arias & Barcarolles/ Songs & Duets)
Track ID:
19715
Artist:
Sharp, William
Artist:
Barrett, M. & Steven Blier, piano
Artist:
Sant'Ambrigio, Sarah, cello
First line:
Oyf may khasene hot geshpilt a royter freylikher klezmer,
First line:
אױך מײַן חתונה האָט געשפּילט אַ רױטער פֿרײלעכער כּלי-זמר...
Track comment:
Part of Arias & Barcarolles - Text with album notes

Mizmor Ledovid (Psalm 023, Bernstein) — מזמוֹר לדוד (תהלים כג, בערנשטײַן)

Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Biblical/Psalm
Subject:
Faith
Origin:
Pasternak CH 145/Alb Y-003(a)/Alb S-004(a)/Tanakh v.2 1573
Transliteration:
Pasternak CH 65/Alb Y-003(a)/Alb D-008(d)2/Alb K-059(c)/Ephemera 910
Translation:
K-059(c)/Pasternak CH 145/Y-003(a)/Alb D-008(d)2/CD B-076(a)/Tanakh v.2 1573

Recording

On album:
D-008(d)2 (I Never Saw Another Butterfly Music by Charles Davidson)
Track ID:
10605
Artist:
American Boychoir School Choir
Artist:
American Symphony Orchestra
First line:
Adonay ro'i lo ekhsor, binot deshe yarbitseni,
First line:
יהוֹה רעי לא אחסר: בּנאות דשׁא ירבּיצני,
Track comment:
Part of Chichester Psalms

Hine Ma Tov (Bernstein) — הנה מה טוֹב (בערנשטײַן)

Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Psalm/Biblical/Brotherhood/Fraternal
Subject:
Brotherhood/Fraternal/Unity
Origin:
Alb L-001(a)/Bugatch 134/Pasternak CH 142/Coopersmith SOZ 132
Transliteration:
Alb D-08(d)2/Pasternak CH 48/Zim 48/Alb N-010(b)/Coopersmith SOZ 132
Translation:
Coopersmith NJS 77/Alb L-021(b)/Pasternak CH 142/Alb S-033(a)

Recording

On album:
D-008(d)2 (I Never Saw Another Butterfly Music by Charles Davidson)
Track ID:
6565
Artist:
American Boychoir School Choir
Artist:
American Symphony Orchestra
First line:
Hine ma tov uma naim, shevet akhim gam yakhad.
First line (Hebrew):
הנה מה טוֹב וּמה נעים, שבת אחים גם יחד.
Track comment:
From Chichester Psalms/First recording of composer's version
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Classical

I Feel Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet

Author:
Green, Adolph
Author:
Comden, Betty
Author:
Bernstein, Leonard
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Lullaby/Sleep/Baby/Wife/Walking/Workman
Additional song notes:
From the musical "On The Town" /See Gottlieb 147-48 for relationship between "I Met A Girl", "The Wedding Samba", "I Fell Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet", "If I Were A Rich Man"

Recording

On album:
G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID:
31690
Vocal:
Gaynes, George
First line:
All night I was walking the baby, ohh…oh, his eyes are blue,
Language:
English
Style:
Theatrical/Concert/Orchestral Accompaniment
Length:
0:32

Ya Got Me

Author:
Green, Adolph
Author:
Comden, Betty
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Knowledge/Possession
Additional song notes:
From "On The Town"/ See Gottlieb 181

Recording

On album:
G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID:
31700
Vocal:
Comden, Betty
Vocal:
Alexander, Chris
First line:
Ya got me baby, ya got me, ya got my extensive knowledge of anatomy,
Language:
English
Style:
Broadway/Orchestral Accompaniment
Length:
0:54

I Am Easily Assimilated

Author:
Bernstein, Leonard
Author:
Bernstein, Felicia
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Theater/Pop?Humorous
Subject:
Birth/Pedigree/Russia/Spanish/Assimilation/Distance
Origin:
Ephemera 1127

Recording

On album:
M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
Track ID:
36594
Vocal:
Morein, Donna
Piano:
Frey, Alexander
First line:
I was not born in sunny Hispania, my father came from Rovno gebernia,...
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Pop/Art Song
Length:
2:49

Simchu na — שיםחו נה

Composer:
Shelem, Matetyahu — שלם, מתתיהו
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Genre:
Choral / A'cappela / Religious
Song comment:
Arr: L. Bernstein
Additional song notes:
"Rejoice, builders of Israel! Celebrate your harvest reaped. Out of Nothing we have created a state…now our strength shall never fail!

Recordings

On album:
Z-013(e) (Zamir Choral of Boston/ Shemesh/Sunshine/ Joshua Jacobson Conductor — שמש)
Track ID:
37600
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Choral
Length:
2:26
On album:
I-026(a) (Authentic Israeli Folk Songs and Dance)
Track ID:
39824
Length:
1:35
On album:
M-088(c) (Mispacha III / zidovske svatecni pisne / jewish festive songs)
Track ID:
39223
Artist:
Bouckova, Tereza
Artist:
Divecka, Helena-Ester
Artist:
Jerochim, Ester
Artist:
Jerochim, Chana
Artist:
Jerochim, Chaja
Artist:
Klimova, Helena
Artist:
Kovanicova, Helena
Artist:
Miletin, Sara
Artist:
Palkovicova, Zlata
Artist:
Sterecova, Anna
Artist:
Steinova, Iva
Artist:
Steinova, Kacka
Artist:
Skoumalova, Hana
Artist:
Skoumalova, Zdena
Artist:
Tausingerova, Irena
Artist:
Termerova, Lenka
Artist:
Pellar, Lukas
Artist:
Roth, Jakub
Artist:
Vacek, Petr
Artist:
Vyhnalek, Martin
First line:
Simchu na beSimchat haTora. Yismechu ahuvim beSimchat haTorah
Language:
Hebrew
Length:
2:58

Other tracks with this artist

Psalm 148:13 — תהלים קמח

Also known as:
Hodo Al Erets (Bugatch)
Also known as:
Hodo Al Erets (Kalmanoff)
Also known as:
Hodo Al Erets (Lewandowski)
Also known as:
Hodo Al Erets (Neumann)
Also known as:
Hodo Al Erets (Bloch)
Additional song notes:
See "Hodo Al Erets (Kalmanoff")
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
6682
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Vocal:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Vocal:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line (Hebrew):
הוֹדוֹ על-ארץ ושמים
Track comment:
Part IV - Avodath Hakodesh
Language:
Hebrew

Silhoutte (Eng)

On album:
S-063(a) (American Jewish Art Songs Paulina Stark)
Track ID:
14394
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Vocal:
Stark, Paulina
Piano:
Shank, Nadine
First line:
A last little bird on a pale feather riding,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Adon Olam (Bloch) — אדון עוֹלם (בלאָך)

Author:
Ibn Gabirol, Solomon — שׁלמה אבּן-גבּירוֹל
Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Genre:
Religious/Hymn
Origin:
HAL 4/Zim 30/Levin N 20
Transliteration:
HAL 4/Zim 30/Levin N 20/S-046(b)/T-025(a)/A-034(a)/B-067(a)/Z-020(a)
Translation:
HAL 4/Zim 30/Levin N 21/Alb M-019(a)/Alb M-030(a)/Alb B-067(a)
Additional song notes:
"Lord of the Universe"/ See Nulman 3
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
891
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Vocal:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Vocal:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line:
Adon olam asher malakh, Beterm kol yetsir nivra,
First line (Hebrew):
אדוֹן עוֹלם אשר מלך בּטרם כּל יִציר נברא. לעת נעשׂה בּחפצוֹ כּל...
Track comment:
Part V - Avodath Hakodesh
Language:
Hebrew

Etz Chayim (Bloch) — עץ חיים (בלאָך)

Genre:
Liturgy/Religious
Subject:
Proverbs 03:18/Tree/Life/Torah/Lamentations 05:21
Translation:
Alb M-019(a)/Alb M-013(a)/Alb G-056(b)/Alb S-092(a)
Additional song notes:
Based upon Proverbs 03:18 and Lamentations 05:21
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
4882
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Vocal:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Vocal:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line (Hebrew):
עץ חיים היא למחזיקים בה ותומכיה מאשר דרכיה דרכי נעם וכל...
Track comment:
It (the Law) is a tree of life to them that take hold of it"
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Classical

Kaddish (Avodath Hakodesh) — קדיש (עבודת הקודש, ענגליש)

Genre:
Religious/Liturgical/Santification
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
7734
Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Artist:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line:
Yitgadal vyitkadash shemey rabo. Beolmo di...
First line (English):
יתגדל ויתקדש שמה רבּא. בּעלמא די ברה כרעוּתה. וימליך מלכוּתה...
Track comment:
Part V - Avodath Hakodesh
Language:
English

Kedusha (Bloch) — קדוּשׁה (בלאָך)

Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Genre:
Liturgical/Religious
Subject:
Holiness/Sanctification
Origin:
Ephemera 980
Additional song notes:
Sactification/ Part II of Avodath Hakodesh/See Essay Ephemera 980
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
7875
Artist:
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Vocal:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Vocal:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Ma Tovu (Bloch) — מה-טבוּ (בלאָך)

Genre:
Biblical/Prayer
Subject:
Dwellings/Goodness/Numbers 024:05
Origin:
Alb B-033(g)
Translation:
Alb M-038(a)/CD G-056(b)Alb D-012(f)/Alb M-019(a)
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
9545
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Artist:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line (Hebrew):
מה-טבוּ אהליך יעקב. משכּנתיך ישׂראל: ואני בּרב חסדך. אבא ביתך.
Track comment:
"How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places..."
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Classical

Mi Khamokha (Bloch) — מי כמכה (בלאָך)

Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Genre:
Biblical/Exodus 15:11
Subject:
God/Power/Sovereignty/Eternity/Moses
Origin:
Tanakh v.1 161
Translation:
Tanakh v.1 161
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
10373
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Artist:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line:
Mi khamokha boaylim adonay. Mi kamokha nedor bakokosh.
First line (Hebrew):
מי כמכה בּאלם יהוֹה. מי כּמכה נאדר בּקדש. נוֹרא תהלת עשׂה-פלא.
Track comment:
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among them acclaimed as...
Language:
Hebrew

Psalm 002:01-04 -Chichester Psalms — תהלים ב (עבֿרית)

On album:
D-008(d)2 (I Never Saw Another Butterfly Music by Charles Davidson)
Track ID:
12392
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
American Boychoir School Choir
Artist:
American Symphony Orchestra
First line:
Lama ragshu goyim, ulumim yehgu rik? Yityatsvu malkhey erets
First line:
למה רגשוּ גוים וּלאמים יהגוּ ריק. יתיצבוּ מלכי ארץ...
Track comment:
Why do the nations rage and the people imagine a vain thing?

Psalm 100 (Heb, Chichester Psalms) — תהלים ק (עבֿרית)

On album:
D-008(d)2 (I Never Saw Another Butterfly Music by Charles Davidson)
Track ID:
12446
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
American Boychoir School Choir
Artist:
American Symphony Orchestra
Artist:
Haryu le'adonay kol haarets
First line:
Hayru le'adonay kol haarets. Ivdu et adonay besimkha,
First line:
הריעוּ ליהוֹה כּל הארץ, עבֿדוּ את יהוֹה בּשׂמחה, בּאוּ לפניו בּרננה
Track comment:
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands,

Shema (Bloch) — שמע (בלאָך)

Genre:
Religious/Liturgy/Deuteronomy/Biblical
Subject:
Unity of God/Affirmation/Deuteronomy 06:04
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
13589
Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Artist:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line:
Shema Yisroel, Adonay Elohenu, Adonay Ekhod.
First line (Hebrew):
שמע ישׂראל יהוֹה אלהינוּ יהוֹה אחד.
Track comment:
Part I - Avodath Hakodesh
Language:
Hebrew

Psalm 131 (Heb, Chichester Psalms) — תהלים קלא (עבֿרית)

On album:
D-008(d)2 (I Never Saw Another Butterfly Music by Charles Davidson)
Track ID:
12487
Composer:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
American Boychoir School Choir
Artist:
American Symphony Orchestra
First line:
Adonay, lo giva libi, velo ramu eynay, velo hilakhti,
First line:
יהוֹה, לא גבה לבּי, ולא רמוּ עיני, ולא הלכתּי.
Track comment:
Lord, my heart is not haught, nor mine eyes lofty,

Seu Sheorim (Bloch) — שׂאוּ שערים (בלאָך)

Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Genre:
Psalms/Biblical
Subject:
Hills/Mountains/Lord
Song comment:
Part III - Avodath Hakodesh
Origin:
Psalm 024:07/Alb B-033(g)/
Translation:
Alb B-033(g)/Alb M-019(a)/Alb M-030(a)
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
13334
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Vocal:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Vocal:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line (Hebrew):
שׂאוּ שערים ראשיכם, והנשאוּ פּתחי עוֹלם. ויבוֹא מלך הכּבוֹר:
Track comment:
"Lift up your heads, O ye gates, Yea, lift them up,"
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Classical/Orchestral/Cantorial/Choral

Tsur Yisroel (Bloch) — צור ישׂראל (בלאָך)

Author:
Najara, Rabbi Israel Ben Moses
Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Genre:
Religious/Liturgy
Subject:
Shabos
Transliteration:
Alb S-047(c)/F-005(a)
Translation:
Alb G-056(b)/Alb F-005(a)/Alb M-019(a)/Alb M-030(a)/Vorbei 253
Additional song notes:
Rock of Israel
On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
15691
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Artist:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line:
Tsur Yisroel kumo B'ezras Yisroel.
Track comment:
Rock of Israel, arise to the help of Israel,
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Classical

Yih'yu Leratson (Avodath Hakodesh) — יהיוּ לרצוֹן (עבֿרית, עבודת הקודש)

On album:
B-009(b) (Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch Leonard Bernstein Conducting — עבודת הקודש)
Track ID:
17559
Composer:
Bloch, Ernest
Conductor, New York Philharmonic:
Bernstein, Leonard
Artist:
Merrill, Robert, Cantor
Artist:
Choirs, Metro Synag & Comm Church
First line:
Yih'yu l'ratson imrey fi v'hegyon libi l'fonekha.
First line:
יהיוּ לרצוֹן אמר-פי והגיוֹן לבּי לפניך. יי צוּרי וגוֹאלי:
Track comment:
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart.."

The New Suit

Also known as:
Zipper Fly
Author:
Blitzstein, Marc
Composer:
Blitzstein, Marc
Genre:
Cabaret/Prayer
Subject:
New Suit/Wish/Zipper Fly
Additional song notes:
See Gottlieb p 218 for melody line and refrain and relationship with "Sportin' Life" and "It Ain't Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess.
On album:
G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID:
31707
Vocal/Piano:
Bernstein, Leonard
First line:
Ragabutshi…My wishes are but few, I wish my wish come true,
Language:
English
Style:
Cabaret
Length:
4:55