Name:
Mercur, Wolf
Name (Yiddish):
מערקור, װאָלף

Songs written or composed

Muzikalisher Tango — מוזיקאַלישער טאַנגאָ

Author:
Mercur, Wolf — מערקור, װאָלף
Composer:
Morganstern, Sam
Genre:
Tango/Lament
Subject:
Anger/Destiny/Unworthy/Joke/Weeping
Origin:
Alb M-059(c)
Transliteration:
Alb M-059(c)
Translation:
Alb M-059(c)
Additional song notes:
From the film "Amerikaner Shadkhn" - sung byLeo Fuchs in the film and much hinted at closet case

Recording

On album:
M-059(g) (Metropolitan Klezmer Live/ Traveling Show)
Track ID:
41884
Accordion:
Butera, Ismael
Trumpet/Fluglhorn:
Fleming, Pam
Violin/Ney Flutes:
Hess, Michael
Acustic Bass/Tuba:
Hofstra, Dave
Vocal:
Karpel, Deborah
Clarinet/Alto Sax:
Kreisberg, Debra
Arranger:
Metropolitan Klezmer
Clarinet/DumbeqArranger:
Sicular, Eve
Trombone:
Regev, Reut
First line:
Ikh bin oyf dir nisht in kas, far dem troyerikn shpas, ot azoy is bashert,…
First line (Yiddish):
איך בין אויף דיר מישט אין כּעס פֿאַר דעם טרויעריקן שפאַס, אָט אַזוי איז באָשערט
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Tango/Latin
Length:
3:47

Other tracks with this artist

Dos Heylige Shnayderl — דאָס הײליגע שנײַדערל

Also known as:
Kiddush Hashem (Excerpt)
Author:
Asch, Sholom — אַש, שלום
Composer:
Achron, Yosef — אחרון, יוסף
Genre:
Theatre
Subject:
Tailor/Lamed Vov/Faith
Song comment:
From the play based on novel of same name "Kiddish Hasem".
On album:
S-003(a) (Maurice Schwartz in Scenes and Episodes From Plays)
Track ID:
4051
Vocal:
Schwartz, Maurice
Narration:
Mercur, Wolf — מערקור, װאָלף
Piano:
Rothpearl, Rochelle — ראָטפּערל, ראָשעל
First line:
Bin ikh mir a shnayderl, trog ikh in a torbele,
First line (Yiddish):
בין איך מיר אַ שנײַדערל, טראָג איך אין אַ טאָרבעלע,
Track comment:
Excerpt from the play "Kidush Hashem"
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Incidental Theatre Music/Recitation/

Tevye Der Milkhiker (Excerpt) — טבֿיה דער מילכיקער (אױסצוג)

On album:
S-003(a) (Maurice Schwartz in Scenes and Episodes From Plays)
Track ID:
14940
Author:
Sholom Aleichem — שלום עליכם
Composer:
Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
Artist:
Schwartz, Risa and Menakhem — שװאַרץ, ריסאַ און מנחם
Artist:
Mercur, Wolf — מערקור, װאָלף
Vocal:
Schwartz, Maurice
First line:
Scene between Khava and Tevya upon expulsion from village
Track comment:
Shabos scene-Tevya lamenting after Khava's apostasy.