Jüdische Stimmen in Deutschland, op. 79

Leonard Lehrman

About this work:
Jewish Voices in Germany cantata for Baritenor & Soprano with Piano or Orchestra AMC or for Chorus with Piano or Orchestra (27'48") 1985 texts in English (#1-4 & 7) from Leo Katcher's Post-Mortem (1968), Delacorte Press, NY, German tr. by composer texts in German (#5-6, 8-9, 11-14) from Fremd im Eigenen Land (1979), S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt; English tr. by composer 1) Introductory (Prophecy) (Vorhersage) text: John J. McCloy (1'45") 2) The National Monument (Das Denkmal) text: Hilde Walter, Berlin (1'55") 3) To Live in Germany (In Deutschland zu Leben) text: Herr Rubinstein, Munich (1'50") 4) The Vacuum (Das Vakuum) text: Jutta Bohnke-Kollwitz, Koeln (1'35") 5) Die Ehrenbürgerwürde (The Honorary Citizen) text: Henryk M. Broder (1'59") 6) Die Vorschriften (Just Following Orders) text: Jeannette Lander, Berlin (0'50") 7) People Are Not Buttons (Menschen sind keine Knöpfe) text: "Itzhak" from Galicia - pseud. (6'04") 8) Was das Leben wert ist (How Much Is a Jewish Life Worth?) text: Ossip Flechtheim, Berlin (1'27") 9) Die Distanzierung (The Distancing) text: Artur Brauner, Berlin (1'49") 10) The Collegiality (Die Kollegialitaet) text: composer (0'51") 11) Die Christen (The Christians) text: Georg Kreisler, Vienna-Berlin (1'09:") 12) In Österreich (In Austria) text: Bruno Frei, Vienna (3'03") 13) Die Überempfindlichkeit (The Oversensitivity) text: Thomas Rothschild, Stuttgart (1'41") 14) Das sogenannte "Judenproblem" (The So-Called "Jewish Problem") text: Herbert Levine, Berlin (1'50") prem. with Baritenor & Soprano (in German) Urania W. Berlin 2/10/86 & Dresden 4/21/86; broadcast by WBAI 3/24/87; #4 on cassette Jüdische Lieder - Der Jüdische Musiktheaterverein Berlin broadcast WNYC 3/31/87 prem. with Chorus (in English) Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn 4/5/87 perf. & recorded by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus, Temple Judea, Manhasset 4/3/03
Version: English
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 00:27:48
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus with Keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 3 Soprano,1 Soprano soloist(s), 3 Alto,1 Alto soloist(s), 3 Tenor,1 Tenor soloist(s), ,1 Bass-Baritone soloist(s), 3 Bass
Instrumentation notes: performable with piano or orchestra

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