Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Original Broadway Cast) | Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, ...

Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Original Broadway Cast) | Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, ... | The Best Recording of Fiddler EVER!!!!!

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highly recommended

Mazeltov!

Having had some history as a performer in this production, I can't recommend this soundtrack highly enough. If you've seen the film version, the music will bring you back. And of course, Zero Mostel is the "star," and there's no question about it, and his renditions as "Teyve" actually lay the foundations for the ensemble to play to.

In this collection, we hear:

Tradition
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
If I were a Rich Man
Sabbath Prayer
To Life
Miracle of Miracles
Teyve's Dream

Sunrise, Sunset
Now I have Everything
Do You Love Me?
Far from the Home I Love
Anatevka

What more could you want? Just go out and get the film, right? Or wait for the local community theater to do a revival production of this wonderful story.

It warms the heart, it does, and I highly recommend it!!

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The Best Recording of Fiddler EVER!!!!!

I listened to the other Fiddler recordings and even played a part in our community theater and still this was the best. Zero Mostel brought the whole production to life! I grew up with it and have lived by it my entire life.

This one is the best!

As an actor and one who has played Tevye on stage, I can assure you that Zero Mostel, who originally created the role of Tevye on Broadway, does the best rendition of this character. In fact, I exclusively used THIS soundtrack to study for my own performances, and attempted to faithfully reproduce Mr. Mostel's inflections, singing style, etc. I have read other people's reviews here on Amazon regarding this soundtrack, and was frankly disappointed that people were criticizing Mr. Mostel's "braying" in some of the singing. One must keep in mind that Tevye is a poor dairy farmer, not an opera star. His voice is not expected to be perfect, nor should it be. The plain and sometimes brash singing style of Zero Mostel in his portrayal of Tevye is not only perfect, but true to the character itself. I still go into tears every time I hear this soundtrack. Topol does a very respectable job in the movie, but the movie tended to drag longer than it should have, and made Anatevka look like this wonderful story-book town, when in fact it was a very poor village in tzarist Russia. All in all, the movie was wonderful, and Topol and cast did it justice. But, NOTHING beats Zero Mostel and cast for authenticity. My only regret is that I never got to see him on the stage. If you are a true lover of Broadway, this CD is a MUST to have in your collection.

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Fiddler Review

I bought this soundtrack right before I went to go see the musical itself. It was great to listen to in the car on the way to work in the mornings!

Good recording

Having just seen the Broadway show Fiddler on the Roof, starring Theodore Bikel, I bought the CD as a memento from the day. I found the music on this particular recording quite good, yet somehow it wasn't as good as I had remembered the music in the actual show to be. Maybe it is just the acoustics of the Colonial Theatre that make the voices sound so good, but I was slightly disappointed in these voices. It is particularly evident in Matchmaker, when some of the high notes sung by Chava and Tzitzel are a little flat. Many people have reviewed this CD based on their opinions of the movie soundtrack. Having never seen the movie nor heard the soundtrack, I really do not know if this really is a disappointing CD compared to the movie soundtrack. However, as far as I am concerned, this CD is a good buy as the songs are well sung for the most part.

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