Fiddler on the Roof > Original Broadway Cast

Show Details

Show: Fiddler on the Roof (97)
Music: Jerry Bock (231)
Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick (236)
Book: Joseph Stein (18)

Recording Details

Date: September 27, 1964
Type: Audio / Stage Cast
Language: English
Location: US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue: Imperial Theatre
Recording Studio: Webster Hall
Producer: George R. Marek (28), Andy Wiswell (66)
Engineer: Ernie Oelrich (30)
Liner Notes: Miles Kreuger (42) — edited by George R. Marek
Director: Jerome Robbins (33)
Choreography: Jerome Robbins (33)
Conductor: Milton Greene (11)
Orchestrations: Don Walker (125)
Vocal Arrangements: Milton Greene (11)
Dance Music: Betty Walberg (19)
Performer: Tom Abbott (4), Bea Arthur (20) — Yente, Joseph C. Attle, Sue Babel (2) — Grandma Tzeitel, Sammy Bayes (3), Robert Berdeen, Lorenzo Bianco, Duane Bodin, Gino Conforti (9), Bert Convy (5) — Perchik, Robert Currie, Maurice Edwards (3), Tanya Everett (2) — Chava, Sarah Felcher, Leonard Frey (5) — Mendel, Tony Gardell (3), Louis Genevrino, Ross Gifford (2) — Yankel, Michael Granger (3) — Lazar Wolf, Dan Jasin, Maria Karnilova (15) — Golde, Sandra Kazan, Thom Koutsoukos, Richard Leonard (12), Sharon Lerit (2), Paul Lipson (2) — Avram, Sylvia Mann (2), Joanna Merlin (6) — Tzeitel, Julia Migenes (30) — Hodel, Peff Modelski, Zero Mostel (25) — Tevye, Irene Paris, Austin Pendleton (11) — Motel, Joe Ponazecki (3), Marilyn Rogers (6) — Shprintze, Linda Ross — Bielke, Charles Rule (6), Gluck Sandor (2) — Rabbi, Carol Sawyer (3) — Fruma-Sarah, Zvee Scooler, Roberta Senn, Joseph Sullivan, Mitch Thomas, Helen Verbit (2)
Shortcode: [r1841]

Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

	Great Musicals - Compilation	Tradition
	Broadway: Los grandes musicales - 2013 Various Artists	If I Were a Rich Man

Releases (8)

Format: CD
Label: RCA Victor 82876-51430-2
Released: 2003-06-03
Barcode: 0828765143028
Audio: Stereo
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Includes Tracks From: An Evening with Sheldon Harnick - 1971 Sheldon Harnick
Musician: Moscow Virtuosi, Richard Leonard (12)
Liner Notes: Daniel Guss (9), Steven Suskin (18)
Producer: Daniel Guss (9), Vincent Caro (2)
Mastering: Vincent Caro (2)
Conductor: Vladamir Spivakov
Notes: 2003 Deluxe Edition with bonus tracks: excerpts from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick (1971), performance of "If I Were a Rich Man" by Moscow Virtuosi (Vladimir Spivakov, conductor), and a 2003 interview with Sheldon Harnick.
# Tracks: 28
Length: 1:15:26
Lists: 120 collectors / 3 wish lists
History: 1 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl1490]

1.	Prologue-Tradition -- Zero Mostel, Company	(6:55)
2.	Matchmaker -- Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett, Joanna Merlin	(3:43)
3.	If I Were a Rich Man -- Zero Mostel	(4:56)
4.	Sabbath Prayer -- Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Company	(2:26)
5.	To Life -- Zero Mostel, Michael Granger, Ross Gifford, Men	(4:11)
6.	Miracle of Miracles -- Austin Pendleton	(2:02)
7.	The Dream -- Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Sue Babel, Gluck Sandor, Carol Sawyer, Chorus	(6:07)
8.	Sunrise, Sunset -- Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Bert Convey, Julia Migenes, Chorus	(3:33)
9.	Wedding Dance -- Orchestra	(2:12)
10.	Now I Have Everything -- Bert Convy, Julia Migenes	(2:03)
11.	Do You Love Me? -- Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova	(3:08)
12.	The Rumor -- Beatrice Arthur, Leonard Frey, Paul Lipson, Ensemble	(1:52)
13.	Far From the Home I Love -- Julia Migenes, Zero Mostel	(3:30)
14.	Anatevka -- Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Beatrice Arthur, Michael Granger, Leonard Frey, Paul Lipson, Company	(3:13)
	Bonus Tracks
15.	"Along the Way We Dropped a Number of Songs..." -- Sheldon Harnick track from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick [1971 Sheldon Harnick]	(0:48)
16.	When Messiah Comes -- Sheldon Harnick track from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick [1971 Sheldon Harnick]	(2:57)
17.	"Here's a Song That Was to Have Been in Fiddler..." -- Sheldon Harnick track from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick [1971 Sheldon Harnick]	(0:17)
18.	How Much Richer Could One Man Be? -- Sheldon Harnick track from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick [1971 Sheldon Harnick]	(1:15)
19.	"It's Very Seldom That Jerry Bock and I Have Written for Stars..." -- Sheldon Harnick track from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick [1971 Sheldon Harnick]	(1:07)
20.	If I Were a Rich Man -- Sheldon Harnick, Richard Leonard (piano) track from An Evening with Sheldon Harnick [1971 Sheldon Harnick]	(3:52)
21.	If I Were a Rich Man -- Moscow Virtuosi, conducted by Vladamir Spivakov	(3:06)
	Interview with Sheldon Harnick (Feb 11, 2003)
22.	Recording Session -- Sheldon Harnick	(0:57)
23.	Zero -- Sheldon Harnick	(1:32)
24.	Where the Dancing Girls Went -- Sheldon Harnick	(1:27)
25.	Musical With a Sad Ending -- Sheldon Harnick	(1:51)
26.	Appeal of the Show -- Sheldon Harnick	(1:04)
27.	"Do You Love Me?" -- Sheldon Harnick	(3:22)
28.	"Sunrise, Sunset" -- Sheldon Harnick	(1:57)

Format: CD
Label: RCA RCD1 7060
Released: 1989-07-24
Barcode: 0078635706024
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Liner Notes: Steven Suskin (18)
# Tracks: 14
Lists: 214 collectors / 3 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl4917]

1.	Prologue
	Tradition
2.	Matchmaker
3.	If I Were a Rich Man
4.	Sabbath Prayer
5.	To Life
6.	Miracles Of Miracles
7.	The Dream
8.	Sunrise, Sunset
9.	Wedding Dance
10.	Now I Have Everything
11.	Do You Love Me?
12.	The Rumor
13.	Far From the Home I Love
14.	Anatevka

Format: CD
Label: Sony Classical 749920
Released: 2012-04-16
Barcode: 886974992028
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# Tracks: 12
Lists: 7 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl38618]

1. Prologue - Tradition (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
2. Matchmaker (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
3. If I Were a Rich Man (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
4. Sabbath Prayer (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
5. To Life (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
6. Miracle of Miracles (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
7. The Dream (From "Fiddler on the Roof") 8. Sunrise, Sunset (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
8. Wedding Dance (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
9. Now I Have Everything (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
10. Do You Love Me? (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
11. The Rumor (From "Fiddler on the Roof")
12. Far From the Home I Love (From "Fiddler on the Roof")14. Anatevka (From "Fiddler on the Roof")

Format: CD
Label: Masterworks Broadway 88697 49920-2
Released: 2009-05-05
Barcode: 886974992028
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Notes: Budget re-release in cardboard ecopack sleeve
# Tracks: 12
Lists: 12 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode: [rl24145]

Format: CD
Label: Bmg RD87060
Released: 1990-08-18
Barcode: 0035628706027
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Notes: The cover mentions that the track 'Wedding dance' and 'The rumor' were previously unreleased.
# Tracks: 14
Lists: 4 collectors / 0 wish lists
History: 1 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl70613]

1. Prologue/Tradition
2. Matchmaker
3. If I were a rich man
4. Sabbath prayer
5. To life
6. Miracle of miracles
7. The dream
8. Sunrise, sunset
9. Wedding dance
10. Now I have everything
11. Do you love me
12. The rumor
13. Far from the home I love
14. Anatevka