Holiday Tradition (1998)

About this title: For dedicated fans, Holiday Tradition is a treasure. For many years, Itzhak Perlman has been chronicling traditional music of Israel and Eastern Europe through a series of albums. Many of these discs were heavy on holiday tunes, and each were delightful, filled with heart and spirit -- each was essential listening, since they found Perlman at his most relaxed and joyous. All three albums -- Tradition, In the Fiddler's House, Live in the Fiddler's House -- are packaged together as the box set Holiday Tradition. It's true that many fans will already own these albums and there's no new music to ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Jewish Mother [A Yiddishe Mamme] [Traditional]
2. When the Rebbe Elimelech Becomes So Very Merry [As der Rebbe Elimelech] [Anonymous Composer]
3. Reyzele [Gebirtig]
4. At the Fireplace [Oif'n Pripetchik Brennt a Feier'l] [Warshavsky]
5. Doyna
6. Raisins and Almonds [Rozhinkes mit Mandelen] [Goldfaden]
7. By the Wayside Stands a Tree [Oif'n Weyg Steyt a Boim]
8. A Song [A Dudele] [Yitzhak]
9. Where Shall I Go? [VI Ahin Soll Ich Geyn?] [Strock/Korntayer]
10. Reb Itzik's Nign [Bern]
11. Simkhes Toyre Time [Warshawsky/London]
12. Flatbush Waltz [Statman]
13. Wedding Medley: Mekhuteneste Mayne /Russian Sher/The ... [My In-Law] [Traditional/Melnick]
14. Dybbuk Shers [Svigals]
15. Basarabye [Bessarabia] [Traditional/Alpert/]
16. Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym [Escorting the Inlaws Home] [Brandwein]
17. Tati un Mama Tants [Mom and Dad's Dance] [Statman]
18. Fisherlid/Klezmatics Khosidl [Traditional/Greenbl]
19. Der Alter Bulgar & Forshpil [The Old-Time Bulgar & Prelude] [Traditional]
20. Ale Brider [We Are All Brothers] [Traditional]
21. Honga [Traditional]
22. Doyna & Skotshna [Traditional/Bjorlin]
23. Der Heyser Bulgar [The Hot Bulger] [Traditional]
24. Di Gayster [The Spirits] [London/Krakauer/Lic]
25. Bukovina 212 [Live] [Traditional/Alpert/]
26. Lekho Neraneno [Live] [Traditional/Brave O]
27. Doma Naftule [Live] [Traditional/Bjorlin]
28. A Hora Mit Branfn [A Hora with Brandy][Live] [Traditional]
29. Healthy Baby Girl Hora [Live] [Svigals]
30. Golem Tants [Live] [London]
31. Honga Encore [Live] [Traditional/London]
32. Nign [Live] [Sklamberg]
33. Bulgars/The Kiss [Live] [Traditional/London/]
34. Meron Nign/In the Sukke [Live] [Traditional]
35. Sholom Aleykhem [Peace Unto You][Live] [Goldfarb]
36. Khaiterma [Live] [Traditional]
37. Andy's Ride [Live] [Statman]
38. A Heymisher Bulgar / Wedding Dance [A Down Home Bulgar][Live] [Ellstein/Jacobs/Tra]
39. Kale Bazetsn /Khusid [Hasidic Dance][Live] [Traditional]
40. Fun Tashlikh [Cast off Your Troubles][Live] [Brandwein]
41. A Yingele Fun Poyln /Di Mame Iz Gegangen ... [A Young Man from Poland] [Traditional]
42. Processional/Klezmer Suite/Ale Brider [We Are All Brothers][Live] [Netsky/Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.