Music from The Witches of Lublin

Series produced by Sue Zizza

Caption: The Witches of Lublin
The Witches of Lublin 

Inspired by the audio play, The Witches of Lubin, each of these musical features are introduced by Miriam Margolyes who explains the history and meaning of each song. For additional information on the play and scheduling these Passover holiday features visit http://www.thewitchesoflublin.com/stations.html

The Witches of Lublin music features showcase the songs heard throughout the audio play. They are from an original high energy score by Yale Strom and performed by the internationally acclaimed klezmer band Hot Pstromi. Each song offers a glimpse into the lost Jewish women's lives of Eastern Europe while highlighting part of the Passover holiday season.

These self contained musical features offer listeners the opportunity to hear music with which to celebrate the Passover holiday. Some of the songs are secular while others are more spiritual in nature. Narrator Miriam Margoyles (Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows) shares historical information about each song which was selected specifically to help create a portrait of Jewish life in 18th Eastern Europe.


5 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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This lively dance is a bulgar. It is exactly the sort of music one would hear at one of the market fairs held in Easter Europe during the late 1700...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 09:55
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
In the audio drama “The Witches of Lublin,” Sofia is a teenaged girl in love – all that matters to her is that the object of her affection shares h...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
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This is a more spiritual tune. In 18th Century Poland, the Jewish mystic philosophy of Khasidism was born. The Khasidim believed that singing song...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
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Sometimes, klezmer songs borrowed from popular folk melodies. “Lustig Zayn”, also known as “My Yofes” came from Polish peasants. But the more kle...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
At the Sabbath table on a Friday evening, the Khasidim of Eastern Europe sang tish nigunim, “table songs” praising God . . . seeking to get closer ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:16