Fiddler on the Roof [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

by Zero Mostel

Overview

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical Fiddler on the Roof opened on September 22, 1964, in New York. Based on Sholom Aleichem's stories, it tells the tale of Tevye, a Jewish milkman who lives in Russia with his family (including five daughters). The Broadway production originally starred Zero Mostel, who got to sing such songs as "Tradition," "If I Were a Rich Man," and "To Life." Anti-Semitic notions abound as Tevye and his family find themselves being forced from their village. Tevye's daughters break from their village's tradition as they marry for love, not for prosperity. Throughout all of this, a symbolic fiddler lingers over them. Fiddler on the Roof was the most successful musical up to its time, running for over 3,000 performances. It was also the origin of several famous and now-standard songs, such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," in addition to those mentioned above. The music is beautiful, and haunting at moments. The original Broadway cast not only boasted a strong performance from Mostel, but also had Beatrice Arthur as Yente, the matchmaker. A Top Ten, multi-platinum-selling hit, this is the quintessential Fiddler on the Roof recording, disappointing only to those who consider Topol the definitive Tevye. Those who do would be advised to seek out either the London cast recording or the film soundtrack, where they can find "Topol"'s classic performance. ~ Sarah Erlewine & William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2009
Label:	Cbs Masterworks / Masterworks Broadway
UPC:	0886974992028

Tracks

1. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Prologue - Tradition
2. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Matchmaker
3. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~If I Were A Rich Man
4. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Sabbath Prayer
5. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~To Life
6. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Miracle Of Miracles
7. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~The Dream
8. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Sunrise, Sunset
9. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Wedding Dance
10. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Now I Have Everything
11. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Do You Love Me?
12. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~The Rumor
13. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Far From The Home I Love
14. Fiddler on the Roof, musical~Anatevka

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Zero Mostel   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Orchestra   Primary Artist
Joanna Merlin   Primary Artist,Vocals
Austin Pendleton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Maria Karnilova   Primary Artist,Vocals
Men   Primary Artist
Sheldon Harnick   Primary Artist,Vocals,Spoken Word
Bea Arthur   Primary Artist,Vocals
Julia Migenes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bert Convy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Michael Granger   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals
Ensemble   Primary Artist
Richard Leonard   Primary Artist,Piano
Gluck Sandor   Primary Artist,Vocals
Carol Sawyer   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ross Gifford   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Libson   Primary Artist
Leonard Frey   Primary Artist,Vocals
Fiddler on the Roof Cast Ensemble   Choir/Chorus
Beatrice Arthur   Vocals
Vladimir Spivakov   Conductor
Tanya Everett   Vocals
Milton Greene   Music Direction,Musical Direction
Sue Babel   Vocals
Paul Lipson   Vocals
Moscow Virtuosi   Orchestra
Fiddler on the Roof Pit Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Jerry Bock   Composer
Sheldon Harnick   Lyricist,Composer,Interviewee
Fiddler on the Roof Cast Ensemble   Cast
Betty Wahlberg   Dance Arrangement
Julia Migenes   Performer
Bert Convy   Performer
Austin Pendleton   Performer
Maurice Levine   Original Album Producer
Vincent Caro   Remastering,Remastering Producer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ernie Oelrich   Engineer
Rupert Willington   Composer
Jay David Saks   Producer,Original Album Producer
Maria Karnilova   Performer
Men   Performer
Thomas Z. Shepard   Remastering,Remastering Engineer
George R. Marek   Producer,Original Album Producer
Viktor Poltoratsky   Arranger
Johnny Dee   Original Engineering
Andy Wiswell   Producer,Associate Producer,Original Album Producer
Bea Arthur   Performer
Delroy Hines   Composer
Winston Rodney   Composer
Zero Mostel   Performer
Joseph Sullivan   Cast
Betty Walberg   Arranger,Dance Arrangement
Gluck Sandor   Performer
Carol Sawyer   Performer
Ross Gifford   Performer
Daniel Guss   Liner Notes,Series Producer
Don Walker   Orchestration
Paul Libson   Performer
Leonard Frey   Performer
Ernest Oelrich   Engineer,Original Engineering
Steven Suskin   Liner Notes
Milton Greene   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement
Joseph Stein   Book
Paul Lipson   Cast
Moscow Virtuosi   Performer
Steven Garrin   Editing
Tony Faulkner   Engineer,Original Engineering
The Orchestra   Performer