From the Top of Mount Scopus – David’s Tower – An Oriental Suburb – The Wailing Wall – The Market – From the Top of Mount Scopus
Recording of the first performance of the composition, around the year 1960:
Mendy Rodan, Conductor
The Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra)
Note: Part III, An Oriental Suburb, is missing from this recording. …
Shepherd Dance – Monotonous – Guards – Yemenite Dance – Hora – Debka
A recording from the late 1940s:
George Singer, Conductor
Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra)
Orchestration: 2/pic,2,eh,2,2,-3,3,3,0-timp+3-hp,pn-str
Duration: 20 minutes
Publisher: IMI
Synopsis:
Israeli Dances was one of Lavry’s most popular compositions. It was performed by Paul Paray, Geoge Singer in his first tour in Russia, and …
Opening – Procession – Mountain Folk – The Amorous Shepherd – The Shepherdess – Polka – Peasant’s Dance – In the Valley – Debka – Hora Finale
Note: This version is for Orchestra. There is also a short version for piano solo that includes five of the ten dances – Israeli Country Dances, Suite for Piano, Op. 230p.
A rare recording …
Prelude – Flocks – Feast Dance – Chamsin – Ancient Oriental Dance – Druze Dance
Note: This version (Op. 258) is for Symphonic Orchestra. Israeliana Op. 258a is written for Violin and Piano, and Op. 258b for Piano Solo.
Recording: Not yet available
Orchestration: pic,2,2,eh,2,bc,2,-4,3,3,1-timp+2-pn, hp-str
Duration: 15 minutes
Publisher: Universal Edition
Synopsis:
The composition includes six movements:
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Overture – Dance – The Train – Theme and Variation – Polka
Marc Lavry, Conductor
Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra)
Note: This version (Op. 105) is for Symphonic Orchestra. Menachem Mendel Op. 103 is written for a theatrical play.
Orchestration: 1/pic,1,2,asx,1–2,2,1,1–hp,accordion-timp+2-str
Duration: 15:34 minutes
Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Foundation
Synopsis:
Marc Lavry composed the music for Shalom …
Introduction (Allegro Maestoso) – Allegro Moderato – Adagio – Allegro (Rikud-Dance)
A recording from the premiere in Jerusalem on February 19, 1939:
Suite for Violin and Orchestra manuscript, in Lavry’s handwriting
Sasha Parnes, violin
Marc Lavry, conductor
Palestine Broadcasting Service Orchestra
Orchestration: 2,2,2,2-4,2,3,0-hp-perc-str
Duration: 20:00 minutes
Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Foundation
Synopsis:
Suite for Violin and Orchestra was premiered on February 19, 1939 in Jerusalem.…
Andante – Caravan – Hora
Recordings: Not yet Available
Orchestration: pic/fl, cl/bcl, tpt, pn, str
Duration: 25 minutes
Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Foundation
Synopsis:
Galil, Suite for Small Orchestra, premiered on May 5, 1938. …
A baby is born – Skating – By the campfire – First love – Military service – Wedding – The boss and young secretary – Political speech – Aging – Regressing back to childhood & Finale
Recording from 1959:
Marc Lavry, Conductor
Entertainment Ensemble of Kol Israel
Itzhak Shimoni, Narrator
Orchestration: pic,1,1,eh,1,bc,1-2,2,1,0- pn,cel, accordion-timp+2 -str
Duration: 22:00 minutes
Publisher: The Marc Lavry …