Gimpel the Fool

Album by David Schiff & Richard Zeller & D’Anna Fortunato & Kevin Walsh & Thomas Glenn & Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Overture. “We are here to tell you the tale of Gimpel” (Badkhen)
    2:29
  2. 2.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Elka’s Death‐Bed Scene. “Let us begin, at the ending” (Badkhen, Elka, Gimpel)
    4:23
  3. 3.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Gimpel’s Monologue. “So Elka deceived me, and I just believed her” (Gimpel, Badkhen, Townspeople)
    4:03
  4. 4.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “Once we saw how easy it was to fool Gimpel…” (Badkhen, Townspeople, Gimpel)
    9:38
  5. 5.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: The Rabbi’s Advice. “Gimpel was so confused…” (Badkhen, Rabbi)
    1:56
  6. 6.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “But even the Rabbi’s ugly daughter…” (Badkhen, Rabbi’s Daughter, Rabbi, Gimpel)
    1:09
  7. 7.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Little March. “Matchmaking for Gimpel!” (Badkhen)
    1:17
  8. 8.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “So that’s the one!” (Elka, Gimpel, Badkhen, Rabbi)
    5:01
  9. 9.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Little March (reprise). “The wedding ceremony took place…” (Badkhen)
    1:09
  10. 10.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “Mi adir al hakol…” (Rabbi)
    2:00
  11. 11.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Badkhen’s Song. “O echod mi yodeya?” (Badkhen, Townspeople, Rabbi)
    4:45
  12. 12.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: The Wedding Contract. “Akhas asor, yom la khoidesh adar…” (Rabbi, Badkhen)
    1:01
  13. 13.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: The Wedding Song. “All day long I watch the clouds” (Yetta, Wolf‐Leib)
    4:47
  14. 14.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “Sameyakh tesamakh reyim hahuvim” (Rabbi)
    0:59
  15. 15.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “It was a black moment for Gimpel” (Badkhen, Gimpel)
    4:13
  16. 16.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “Mazel Tov” (All)
    2:18
  17. 17.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act I: “Elka, don’t leave your new husband…” (Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen)
    1:49

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Lullaby. “Four months after the wedding…” (Badkhen, Gimpel, Elka, Rabbi)
    4:10
  2. 3.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Pantomime. “But what was the connection between Elka and Eve?” (Badkhen)
    1:44
  3. 4.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Bread Song. “Out of love to my wife…” (Gimpel)
    3:35
  4. 5.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Night Music
    2:26
  5. 6.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: “O I forgot to tell you about my goat” (Gimpel, Goat) – “Where is the lad?” (Gimpel, Elka)
    2:09
  6. 7.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Elka’s Gevalt. “May all the dreams I’ve dreamed tonight…” (Elka, Townspeople, Gimpel)
    1:31
  7. 8.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: The Divorce. “Gimpel had no choice…” (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Elka, Rabbi)
    3:03
  8. 9.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Gimpel’s Second Monologue. “I should have gotten angry” (Gimpel, Badkhen)
    1:30
  9. 10.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Little March (reprise). “Gimpel, you’re not fair to Elka” (Townspeople, Gimpel, Rabbi)
    2:54
  10. 11.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Elka’s Death‐Bed Scene (continued). “And if Maimonides says it’s kosher!” (Gimpel, Badkhen) – Pantomime. “Now listen Gimpel…” (Elka, Gimpel)
    2:59
  11. 12.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: “One night as he lay asleep in the bakery…” (Badkhen, Evil One, Gimpel)
    5:02
  12. 13.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: “Gimpel, what have you done now?” (Elka’s Ghost, Gimpel)
    4:24
  13. 14.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Finale. “Heeding Elka’s words, Gimpel dug a hole in the ground…” (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Boy)
    4:32
  14. 15.
    Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Finale (continued). “You always tell the same stories” (Boy, Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen)
    6:10

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