In which I discover that soprano Hila Baggio has recorded a bunch of my Yiddish Curiosities!
I've been moaning for years about how Yiddish language performers keep singing the same songs (Tumbalalaika and Bay mir bistu sheyn being two of the most egregious examples) and wishing they would branch out a bit.
Just today when I was getting ready to put In a hoyz vu men veynt un men lakht on Instagram, I looked for my old recording on Youtube and found that classical Hila Baggio recorded it with the Jerusalem Quartet - in a very different style!
... and she has also recorded
- Ikh vel shoyn mer nit ganvenen
- Yosl un Sore Dvoshe
- Ikh ganve in der nakht
- Varshe
... all of which you can find on this site. Thank you, Hila, for giving these songs a new life and a new audience!