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SUMMARY:Sing with Me-145. Online
DESCRIPTION:SING WITH ME-145 for a YIDDISH AND A RUSSIAN SONG. \nFor those who doesn’t know Sing with Me\, they are online sessions on ZOOM\, open to all. \nRussian Song by P.I. Tchaikovsky. In the Midst of a Noisy Ball – «Средь шумного бала» – Sred’ Shumnogo Bala: The author of the poem is Count Alexey Tolstoy (1817-1875)\, a Russian writer\, poet and playwright. It was written in 1851 for Sofya Miller\, a remarkable woman who was very forward thinking\, knew sixteen foreign languages but … was married. Alexey’s mother was dead against it\, pun intended: only after the mother’s sudden death\, as well as long-awaited divorce\, the lovers got married. \nIn 1878\, after Tolstoy’s death\, P. I. Tchaikovsky whote music to the poem\, deliberately choosing the waltz genre as one of the main attributes of any ball at the time. He dedicated his romance to his younger brother Anatoly Tchaikovsky\, a lawyer by profession\, who helped Pyotr survive the crisis associated with his own marriage to Antonina Milyukova. The piece was first recorded on Gramophone Records in 1901 and has been one of the most loved classic Art songs ever since. \nListen to the wonderful Dmitri Khvorostovsky version: \nhttps://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/дмитрии-хворостовскии-средь-шумного-бала.mp3\n  \nOur Yiddish song for SWM-145 is Oy Dortn\, Dortn – Oh\, There\, There: A much loved by many singers nowadays\, a very old love and separation song Oy Dortn\, Dortn has been published in many variations by many Yiddish song collections starting with 1901. Listen to this gorgeous melody sung in a folk way\, a cappella\, by Ruth Rubin: \nhttps://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ruth-rubin-dortn-dortn-ibern-vasserl-there-across-the-water.mp3\nHere is a lovely version with an orchestra by Martha Schlamme: \nhttps://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Oy-Dortn-Dortn-Martha-Schlamme.mp3\n  \nSheet music for this session is here Sred’ shumnogo bala. Melody\, Oy Dortn Dortn\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85330940172\nPayment is voluntary but very much appreciated. The best option for me is if you pay directly via PayPal Friends & Family / Gift option here.\nWhen paying on the phone\, scroll all the way down to see your basket\nOne session fee £6  \nGenerous\, two people fee or help me pay for ZOOM as I am buying a month subscription  just for this session. £10 \nMeeting ID: 853 3094 0172\nPasscode: zing \nJoin instructions\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/85330940172/invitations?signature=9oid9nC1PUG002hhEKQlgZEuCIR2PVH_dPi2dQsQvGQ \nRelated Images:
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