Fiddler On The Roof Original Broadway Cast Album

For me what raises the original 1964 broadway cast recording of fiddler on the roof to the indispensable level is 1 the superb vividly captured orchestral playing with magnificent clarinet trills in the wedding bottle dance which like the rumor was a welcome addition to the cd transfer from the original lp.

Fiddler on the roof original broadway cast album.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Original broadway cast jerry bock. For me what raises the original 1964 broadway cast recording of fiddler on the roof to the indispensable level is 1 the superb vividly captured orchestral playing with magnificent clarinet trills in the wedding bottle dance which like the rumor was a welcome addition to the cd transfer from the original lp. Director david leveaux in his liner notes to this the cast album for the 2004 broadway revival of fiddler on the roof speaks of the necessity of revisiting the show 40 years after its inaugural production as if we were staging it for the first time rather than just trying to replicate the earlier triumph it s a noble ambition and calls to mind previous attempts to re imagine classic.

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. Though revival cast recordings have included even more of the score. Available for the first time ever in its 55 year history the musically complete cast recording of fiddler on the roof including 11 songs in english that were cut from the original broadway production in 1964. The original broadway cast of the musical avenue q and the broadway 2004 revival cast of fiddler on the roof collaborated for a broadway cares equity fights aids benefit and produced an approximately 10 minute long show avenue jew that incorporated characters from both shows including puppets.

This cast album to the 2004 broadway revival of fiddler on the roof is as touted the most complete album of the jerry bock sheldon harnick score to date including the brand new song topsy turvy. Alfred molina essays the role of tevye still most associated with zero mostel and topol and does a credible job. The original broadway cast not only boasted a strong performance from mostel but also had beatrice arthur as yente the matchmaker. This is the national yiddish theatre folksbiene s nytf production of fiddler on the roof in yiddish.