Jan Peerce YIDDISH A CANTOR FOR A SABBATH Chazend'l Oif Shabbes Eili Eili DB8922

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Click this link for more great Opera and Vocal Records in my other listings! Jan Peerce, whose cantorial recordings were highly regarded, was never a cantor by profession but he often cantored during the high holidays. A CANTOR FOR A SABBATH/ EILI EILI (traditional) "Eli,Eli" is the heart-rending cry of the prophet Elijah, and of course also of Jesus on the Cross, who was most likely quoting scripture. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" is therefore an exclamation important to both Christians and Jews. The Yiddish song ends with the affirmation of unshakable faith in the power and purpose of the Lord. "A Cantor for a Sabbath" is a much more lighthearted song, describing the audition an aspiring cantor must make before a committee of three in his home town: a tailor, a blacksmith and a teamster. Each is very impressed with the young cantor, and describes his singing in the vocabulary of their own trade. Orig British Issue HMV 12" 78 RPM record.Condition: EXCELLENT close to PRISTINE faint scuffs, plays very quiet faint hissAMAZING SOUNDA SUPERB COPY Check for more Jewish and Yiddish records in my other auctions. Jan Peerce (June 3, 1904 – December 15, 1984) was an American operatic tenor. BiographyJan Peerce's parents, Louis and Henya Perelmuth, came from the Russian village of Horodetz.[2] Their first child, a daughter, died in an epidemic. In 1903 they emigrated to America along with second child, a boy named Mottel. A year later, on June 3, 1904, their third child, a boy named Jacob Pincus (afterwards known as Jan) was born, in a cold water flat in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York. He was nicknamed "Pinky" by his neighborhood friends. When he was three years old, his older brother Mottel was killed in an accident as he hitched a ride on an ice wagon.[3] Jan remained on the Lower East Side until his 1930 marriage to Alice Kalmanovitz, a childhood friend. He attended De Witt Clinton High School and Columbia University. At his mother's urging he took violin lessons,[4] and gave public performances, including dance band work as Jack "Pinky" Pearl. Sometimes he also sang and it was soon discovered he was an exceptional lyric tenor. In 1932 he was hired as a tenor soloist with the Radio City Music Hall company by the impresario Roxy, who renamed him John Pierce. They soon compromised on the spelling Jan Peerce, which the singer felt better reflected his ethnicity. Thanks to radio broadcasts and stage programs, Peerce soon had a nationwide following. The legendary maestro Arturo Toscanini heard him singing Wagner on the radio and was able to contact Peerce through a mutual friend to see if he would like to audition for him. Toscanini found him to be the tenor he had sought to sing operatic and choral works with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The recordings made during, or following, the NBC broadcasts are among the outstanding musical legacies of the mid-20th century. Toscanini was reportedly pleased with Peerce's professionalism, as well as his extraordinary musical talents; many have said that Peerce may have been Toscanini's "favorite tenor" during the Maestro's 17 years at NBC. Peerce recalled that Toscanini never lost his temper the way he famously did with other musicians even though Peerce believed he had the right to, on a few occasions. Peerce first sang with Toscanini on February 6, 1938, in Carnegie Hall in a broadcast performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; the soloists also included soprano Vina Bovy, mezzo soprano Kerstin Thorborg, and bass Ezio Pinza. Peerce joined the roster of principal tenors at the Philadelphia La Scala Opera Company (PLSOC) in 1938. He made his professional opera debut with the company on December 10 of that year as the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto with Robert Weede in the title role and Fritz Mahler conducting. He also sang Alfredo in La traviata with Annunciata Garrotto as Violetta and Weede as Germont during the company's 1938-1939 season. Peerce sang in several more performance with the PLSOC through 1941, singing Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly with Elda Ercole as Cio-cio-san, and reprising the roles of the Duke and Alfredo a number of times. In November 1939 Peerce performed his first solo recital in New York City. He made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera on November 29, 1941, singing Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata. He sang also the parts of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca, Rodolfo in La bohème, and in Gounod's Faust. He was hailed by the critics as the "All-American successor to the 'greats' of opera's almost extinct 'Golden Age'." In 1943 he appeared in the OWI film, Hymn of the Nations, with Toscanini, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Westminster Choir in a performance of Verdi's seldom-heard choral work. Filmed in NBC Studio 8-H, the performance has been issued on video-cassette and DVD. During the 1950s Peerce performed regularly as a featured soloist before audiences of over 14,000 guests under the conductor Alfredo Antonini at the Lewisohn Stadium in New York City. These Italian Night open air concerts featured the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra and the Lewisohn Stadium Orchestra along with such operatic luminaries as Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, and Eileen Farrell. In 1956 Peerce made a sensation in Moscow as a musical "cultural exchange" ambassador, being the first American to sing with the famed Bolshoi Opera. He remained on the roster of the Metropolitan until 1966, appearing again in 1966-1967. He also taught a master class. In 1971 he made his Broadway debut as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. He continued to make occasional appearances until his retirement in 1982, remaining in fine voice. He was the brother-in-law of fellow Jewish-American tenor Richard Tucker. Peerce was also at home on the concert stage and in solo recital. He died in New York City[17] in 1984, aged 80. Recordings Jan Peerce as the Duke in Rigoletto.Peerce recorded almost exclusively for RCA Victor as a "Red Seal" artist from the late 1930s to the early 1960s before switching labels. Among his first RCA Victor recordings were as a featured soloist in Nathaniel Shilkret's 1939 tribute album to Victor Herbert. The year before that Peerce had been the tenor soloist in Toscanini's broadcast concert of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, but it would be years before the Maestro would approve one of his performances of that symphony for commercial release. Peerce sang in Toscanini's 1944 performance/broadcast of Beethoven's Fidelio with Rose Bampton, followed by the complete performances of Verdi's La traviata, Puccini's La bohème (both with Licia Albanese), and Verdi's Un ballo in maschera (with Herva Nelli), all eventually released on LP and CD. Peerce did not sing in Toscanini's broadcasts of Verdi's Otello, Aida, or Falstaff; he was offered the tenor parts in the latter two but declined, believing his voice was not right for those roles. He also sang in the Madison Square Garden concert in 1944, which featured the final act of Rigoletto with Leonard Warren, Zinka Milanov, and Toscanini conducting the combined New York Philharmonic and NBC Symphony Orchestra; this performance was recorded and also released on LP and CD. In 1952, he participated in Toscanini's studio recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which the Maestro finally allowed to be released commercially on the RCA Victor label. Among the operas Peerce recorded commercially for RCA Victor were Verdi's Rigoletto in 1950 with Leonard Warren singing the title role, Erna Berger, and Nan Merriman, Bizet's Carmen in 1951 with Risë Stevens singing the title role, Licia Albanese, and Robert Merrill, and also Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor in 1957 with Roberta Peters singing the title role, Philip Maero, and Giorgio Tozzi. Several opera excerpt albums with Peerce were released by RCA Victor as well including Samson et Dalila with Risë Stevens and Madama Butterfly with Licia Albanese. Many broadcasts of performances from the Metropolitan opera and other houses with Peerce have been released on LP and CD as well. In Peerce later recorded several operas and oratorios for Vanguard, a good majority of them Handelian. For Westminster Records in 1961 Peerce again recorded Fidelio opposite Sena Jurinac and for Columbia Masterworks Records he sang the title role in a 1963 recording of selections from Sigmund Romberg's The Student Prince, opposite Roberta Peters, and also featuring Giorgio Tozzi. The Student Prince album not yet been released on CD. Peerce's final religious, pop, and recital albums from the late 1960s through 1980 were released on the Vanguard label. Peerce's best-selling record was his 1945 RCA Victor recording of Sandor Harmati and Edward Heyman's "Bluebird of Happiness". It became his "signature tune" , and as of the late 1970s, among the all-time best selling recordings by opera and concert singers, "Bluebird" was second in sales only to Enrico Caruso's 1918 recording of George M. 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Genre: Contemporary Christian, Folk, Religious & Devotional, World Music, Comedy & Spoken Word

Record Label: His Master's Voice

Record Size: 12"

Style: Cabaret, Ceremonial, Chassidic, Christian, Comedy/Novelty Music, Deutsche Schlager, Farewell & Grief, Field Recording, Film Score/Soundtrack, German music, Germany & Austria, Ghetto, Gospel, Greece, Greek Music, Gypsy Jazz, Jewish, Klezmer, Mediterranean, Music Hall, Musical/Original Cast, Prayers/Sermons, Radio Play/Show, Russian Music, Schlager, Spiritual, Stand-Up/Sketch, Traditional & Vocal, Vocal, Eastern Europe & Russia

Speed: 78 RPM

Release Title: A CANTOR FOR A SABBATH / Eili Eili

Language: German, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish

Catalog Number: DB6922, DB 6922, DB-6922