Fiddler On The Roof Original Broadway Cast Recording

For me what raises the original 1964 broadway cast recording of fiddler on the roof to the indispensable level is 1 the superb vividly captured orchestral playing with magnificent clarinet trills in the wedding bottle dance which like the rumor was a welcome addition to the cd transfer from the original lp and an evocative accordion in sunrise sunset and 2 the beautifully sung hodel of julia migenes later to have a major operatic career.

Fiddler on the roof original broadway cast recording.

The original broadway cast zero mostel and maria karnilova the original london cast topol and miriam karlin the film topol and norma crane and the newer arrivals broadway 2006 alfred molina and randy graff and london 2007 henry goodman and beverley klein. Now realistically on cd there are five. Fiddler on the roof original broadway cast recording jerry bock composer sheldon harnick composer zero mostel performer cast performer 1 more. Those who do would be advised to seek out either the london cast recording or the film soundtrack where they can find topol s classic performance.

Fiddler on the roof ensemble sue babel zero mostel gluck sandor carol sawyer maria karnilova. A top ten multi platinum selling hit this is the quintessential fiddler on the roof recording disappointing only to those who consider topol the definitive tevye.