Re: Fw: Lehman Engel: Chassidic Chant

[Victor Tunkel <V.Tunkel...>]

>Perhaps someone can help me with this work if I identify it this
>way -- it is the piece sung by Paul Robeson that begins: "Good day to
>thee Lord God Almighty, I Levi Isaac..."
>
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
>To: World Music from a Jewish Slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Date: Monday, July 17, 2000 12:45 PM
>Subject: Lehman Engel: Chassidic Chant
>
>
>>Can anyone help me find information on Lehman Engel's Chassidic
>Chant,
>>e.g., history of the text, date of composition, original type of work
>>(e.g., art song), language(s) of composition, performer of premiere?
>>
>
>
>
>Dear Bob:  It is the Kaddish of Lev Yitchak of Berditchev, done into
English for Robeson.  The original Yiddish version can be found in most of
the major collections of Yiddish songs.  

Victor Tunkel

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