"Die Lorelei" is a German folk song based upon a poem which was written by the Jewish-German poet, Heinrich Heine.
This song is so beloved by the German people that it was impossible even during the Nazi period for the Nazis to censor this song from the people. The only thing that the Nazis could do was
to say that the author was "unknown."
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The lyrics of the Irish love song, "The Sally Gardens," were written by the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. He was writing this poem to one woman, whom he loved all of his life, but she did not love him - so they say. I am singing this song for you and I hope that you love me, too...
Live Peformance of "The Sally Gardens" by Dorothea Fayne (...
The Chassidic Kaddish - written by Josef Rosenblatt is a surprise to the ears. Instead of the usual monotonous recitation of the Kaddish, here is a Kaddish that dances and rocks. This song is full of as many colors as the paintings of Marc Chagall!
"A capella" performance of "The Chassidic Kaddish" by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) from the Hei...
Happy New Year 5769 from Berlin!
A heartfelt and touching performance of the Israeli song - Yerushalaim shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold) - written by Naomi Shemer. Live from the Cafe Grundgehalt with Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Luba Gorelik (Piano).
Here is an English Translation of the lyrics:
The mountains' air clear like wine and the ...
Songs from the Jewish New Year 5768 --
Tum-Balalayka (Yiddish Folk Song)
Live Performance of the Yiddish folk song -- Tum-Balalayka-- by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Jürgen Gottschalk (Accordion). This song is about a young man, who is having trouble deciding which girl he should marry. In the end he decides that he will marry the girl, ...
"Lieblich" (Con tenerezza)! These are Schubert's own musical words about this song.
A surprisingly naive interpretation of the Schubert song - Heidenröslein.
Live Performance by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Jens Holzkamp (Piano). April 2008.
Live performance of the Jewish prayer - Sh'ma Kolenu - sung "a capella" by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) at the Heilandskirche in Berlin. The paintings of Peter Becker from Berlin - Pankow are seen in the background.
The prayer -- Shemah Kolenu -- is part of the daily "Selichot Service" of the Jewish
people. The word -- Selichot -- comes from ...
Live performance of the beautiful aria from Handel's opera, Serse (Xerxes) - Ombra mai fu. This beloved aria is sometimes simply called "Largo."
Serse was first performed in London in 1738. It was Handel's penultimate opera.
Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) is accompanied by Luba Gorelik (Piano) in Berlin at the Cafe Grundgehalt. July 2008.
"A Summernight's Concert in Berlin"
Live performance of the Alto aria, "Sei stille dem Herrn" from Felix Mendelssohn's Oratorio - Elias. Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano), accompanied by Jens Holzkamp (Piano). This is a second live performance of this aria by Dorothea Fayne. (June 2007).
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Songs from the Jewish New Year 5768 --
Ashrenu (Hebrew Prayer)
Live Performance of the Hebrew prayer -- Ashrenu -- by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Jürgen Gottschalk (Accordion). The hebrew prayer -- Ashrenu -- comes from a section of the Morning Prayer Service known as the "Tikun Tefillah."
The "Tikun Tefillah" was compiled during a p...
"... Red is the rose by yonder garden grows and fair is the lily of the valley- Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne, but my love is fairer than any..."
The Irish Folksong, "Red is the Rose," is sung by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) in a live performance from a concert that she gave in the East of Eden Bookshop, Berlin (February 2007). ...
"The Last Rose of Summer" was written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852). Thomas Moore dedicated this song to the "Rose."
According to Benjamin Britten the lyrics and melodies of Thomas Moore's Irish folk songs have been inspired by some of the 151 Irish songs that were published in Edward Buntings's dissertation on Irish music. Bunting's book of Irish...
The lyrics of this Hebrew song were written by Ehut Manor and the music by Nurit Hirah. It was written before 1948, when Israel was still being ruled by the British. I sang this song in a concert on the second day of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) in hopes that the year 5768 will be even better than last year for all of us.
Here are the Hebrew ...
Schubert's "Ave Maria" is sung here in its Original language with the Original musical accompaniment -- piano.
This passionate and sensitive performance of Schubert's "Ave Maria" by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) will catch your attention. She is singing the "Ave Maria" in a classical style without microphones or amplifiers. In this performanc...
Live performance of "Im Treibhaus" by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) with Diana Wartenberg (Viola) and Uwe Streibel (Piano). Adaptation for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano written by Dorothea Fayne. Franziskushof - Pfingsten 2007.
In May of 1849 the German State Revolution was crushed by troops from Prussia and Saxon. Richard Wagner, who had p...
"A Summernight's Concert in Berlin"
Live Performance of the orchestral song, "Im Treibhaus" from Richard Wagner's song cycle - The Wesendonck Lieder. Sung by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano), accompanied by Jens Holzkamp (Piano). This is a second live performance of this song by Dorothea Fayne. The poems of the five Wesendonck Lieder are written...
Here is a "fiery" live performance of 3 excerpts from G. F. Händel's oratorio - Esther (first version), HMV 50a.
Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) sings the role of the Third Israelite from the oratorio - Esther - accompanied by Zenta Yoshiizumi (piano).
Original Adaptation - written by Zenta Yoshiizumi and Dorothea Fayne.
Performed in the origi...
Live performance of the "Kol Nidre" sung „a capella" by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) at the Heilandskirche in Berlin.
The Kol Nidre is a Jewish prayer that is sung three times on the eve of the holiest day of the year, according to Jewish tradition - Yom Kippur. Talmudic sources explain that this prayer is the moment, when an individual asks ...
The "Habanera" is Carmen's first Aria in the opera, "Carmen," by George Bizet (1875). This scene from the opera takes place in the city of Seville around the year 1820. The women from the tobacco factory are on their break in a public square. The men from the neighborhood are waiting for all of the women to come outside, but especially they are ...
A second "live performance" of the "Habanera" from George Bizet's Opera, "Carmen." Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) is singing the "Habanera." She is being accompanied by Zenta Yoshiizumi (Piano). Elsa Güldner is dancing with Carmen in this scene (June 2007).
This is an Anglo-Irish love Song from the 19th Century. It's about a regular guy, who loves a girl named Martha. Here are the first lines to the song:
"If I were king of Ireland and all things at my will.
I'd roam through all creation's new fortunes to find still.
And the fortune I would seek the most you all must understand
Is to win the hea...
Live Performance of the song - Erlkönig, op. 1 - written by Franz Schubert.
Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Zenta Yoshiizumi (Piano). Recorded in Cafe Tasso - Berlin. October 2007.
"A Summernight's Concert in Berlin"
"Träume" is a study for one of my favorite operas - Tristan und Isolde. Wagner's life was not unsimilar to his music. When you listen to this song, you get the feeling that he must also have been an amazing lover as well as a great composer.
Live Performance of the orchestral song, "Träume," the last song ...
The Italian Art song -Tu lo sai (You know it) - by Giuseppe Torelli (1650- ca. 1708) is an early Italian Aria from the baroque period. Here is the English translation of the first musical phrases:
"...You know how much I love you,
you know it cruel one.
I am not crying for another mercy,
but remember me,
and then scorn me with your infidelity.....
A Live performance of "Der Lindenbaum" by Franz Schubert sung á capella by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) in the Zero Gallery - Berlin at the Vernissage of Nina Knezevic. This is the fifth song in Schubert's Song Cycle, "Der Winterreise." In this song a lover speaks about a lime tree, which stands outside the city gate. It was under this tree t...
Songs from the Jewish New Year 5768 --
Meyer, My Son (Yiddish Folk Song)
Live Performance of the Yiddish folk song -- Meyer, My Son -- by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Jürgen Gottschalk (Accordion). This song paints the picture of a conversation between a father and his son. The father wants to know, whom his son loves and does she have ...
This is a second "live performance" of the Irish Folk Song - Down by the Sally Gardens- by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano). Here she is being accompanied by Zenta Yoshiizumi (Piano).
The performance took place on Bloomsday (June 16, 2007) in the shop, "Irish Berlin." It was sung as part of a Bloomsday Performance in Berlin together with a Book...
"... The pale moon was rising above the green mountain, The sun was declining beneath the blue sea, When I strayed with my love to the pale crystal fountain, That stands in the beautiful vale of Tralee..."
Live Performance of the Irish folksong, "The Rose of Tralee." This performance took place in a concert at the East of Eden International Bo...
This is a second version of the Irish folk song - "The Rose of Tralee." In this recording the accompaniment for the vocal line is only one instrument - classical guitar. The song now has a lighter, more ethereal feel.
"The Rose of Tralee" was written by William P. Mulchinock (1820-1864) for his friend, Mary O'Connor. She was a servant girl in h...
Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) sings the negro spiritual -- Amazing Grace - à cappella.
As it is the Jewish custom to leave small stones on the graveside of someone, whom you never knew, that is what Dorothea is doing here with the stones. In the Jewish tradition visitors leave stones at the graveside instead of flowers as a symbol of permanenc...
