SCHIFF, D.: Gimpel the Fool

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Gimpel the Fool (more info)
Composed by: David Schiff
Conducted by: Kenneth Kiesler
Vale Rideout, tenor
Alissa Mercurio, soprano
Tyler Oliphant, baritone
Thomas Glenn, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
D' Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Judith Schiff, soprano
Kevin Walsh, baritone
Bryan Hunt, boy soprano
Megan Besley, soprano
Recording date: 3-4 June 2003
Produced by: Stern, Adam


1.   Act I: Overture: We are here to tell you the tale of Gimpel (Badkhen) - 2:29
2.   Act I: Let us begin, at the ending (Badkhen, Elka, Gimpel), "Elka's Death-Bed Scene" - 4:23
3.   Act I: So Elka deceived me, and I just believed her (Gimpel, Badkhen, Townspeople), "Gimpel's Monologue" - 4:03
4.   Act I: Once we saw how easy it was to fool Gimpel… (Badkhen, Townspeople, Gimpel) - 9:38
5.   Act I: Gimpel was so confused… (Badkhen, Rabbi), "The Rabbi's Advice" - 1:56
6.   Act I: But even the Rabbi's ugly daughter… (Badkhen, Rabbi's Daughter, Rabbi, Gimpel) - 1:09
7.   Act I: Matchmaking for Gimpel! (Badkhen) - Little March - 1:17
8.   Act I: So that's the one! (Elka, Gimpel, Badkhen, Rabbi) - 5:01
9.   Act I: The wedding ceremony took place… (Badkhen) - Little March (reprise) - 1:09
10.   Act I: Mi adir al hakol… (Rabbi) - 2:00
11.   Act I: O echod mi yodeya? (Badkhen, Townspeople, Rabbi), "Badkhen's Song" - 4:45
12.   Act I: Akhas asor, yom la khoidesh adar… (Rabbi, Badkhen), "The Wedding Contract" - 1:01
13.   Act I: All day long I watch the clouds (Yetta, Wolf-Leib), "The Wedding Song" - 4:47
14.   Act I: Sameyakh tesamakh reyim hahuvim (Rabbi) - 0:59
15.   Act I: It was a black moment for Gimpel (Badkhen, Gimpel) - 4:13
16.   Act I: Mazel Tov (all) - 2:18
17.   Act I: Elka, don't leave your new husband… (Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen) - 1:49

Gimpel the Fool (more info)
Composed by: David Schiff
Conducted by: Kenneth Kiesler
Vale Rideout, tenor
Alissa Mercurio, soprano
Tyler Oliphant, baritone
Thomas Glenn, tenor
Richard Zeller, baritone
D' Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano
Judith Schiff, soprano
Kevin Walsh, baritone
Bryan Hunt, boy soprano
Megan Besley, soprano
Recording date: 3-4 June 2003
Produced by: Stern, Adam


1.   Act II: Four months after the wedding…, (Badkhen, Gimpel, Elka, Rabbi) - Lullaby - 4:10
2.   Act II: But what was the connection between Elka and Eve? (Badkhen) - Pantomime - 1:44
3.   Act II: Out of love to my wife… (Gimpel), "Bread Song" - 3:35
4.   Act II: Night Music - 2:26
5.   Act II: O I forgot to tell you about my goat (Gimpel, Goat) - Where is the lad? (Gimpel, Elka) - 2:09
6.   Act II: May all the dreams I've dreamed tonight… (Elka, Townspeople, Gimpel), "Elka's Gevalt" - 1:31
7.   Act II: Gimpel had no choice… (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Elka, Rabbi), "The Divorce" - 3:03
8.   Act II: I should have gotten angry (Gimpel, Badkhen), "Gimpel's Second Monologue" - 1:30
9.   Act II: Little March (reprise) - Gimpel, you're not fair to Elka (Townspeople, Gimpel, Rabbi) - 2:54
10.   Act II: And if Maimonides says it's kosher! (Gimpel, Badkhen) - Pantomime - Now listen Gimpel… (Elka, Gimpel), "Elka's Death-Bed Scene" (continued) - 2:59
11.   Act II: One night as he lay asleep in the bakery… (Badkhen, Evil One, Gimpel) - 5:02
12.   Act II: Gimpel, what have you done now? (Elka's Ghost, Gimpel) - 4:24
13.   Act II: Finale: Heeding Elka's words, Gimpel dug a hole in the ground… (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Boy) - 4:32
14.   Act II: Finale (continued): You always tell the same stories (Boy, Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen) - 6:10

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