Gimpel the Fool (1975-1980, rev. 2003)
June 2003, Portland, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland
31 Tracks, 1:38:56
Act I
- 02:291. Overture 'We are here to tell you the tale of Gimpel' (Badkhen)
- 04:232. 'Let us begin, at the ending' (Badkhen, Elka, Gimpel) "Elka's Death-Bed Scene"
- 04:033. 'So Elka deceived me, and I just believed her' (Gimpel, Badkhen, Townspeople) "Gimpel's Monologue"
- 09:384. 'Once we saw how easy it was to fool Gimpel' (Badkhen, Townspeople, Gimpel)
- 01:555. 'Gimpel was so confused he went to the Rabbi for advice' (Badkhen, Rabbi) "The Rabbi's Advice"
- 01:086. 'But even the Rabbi's ugly daughter' (Badkhen, Yetta, Rabbi, Gimpel)
- 01:177. 'Matchmaking for Gimpel!' (Badkhen) ‒ Little March
- 05:018. 'So that's the one!' (Elka, Gimpel, Badkhen, Rabbi)
- 01:099. 'The wedding ceremony took place' (Badkhen) ‒ Little March (Reprise)
- 02:0010. 'Mi adir al hakol' (Rabbi)
- 04:4411. 'O echod mi yodeya?' (Badkhen, Townspeople, Rabbi) "Badkhen's Song"
- 01:0112. 'Akhas asor, yom la khoidesh adar' (Rabbi, Badkhen) "The Wedding Contract"
- 04:4713. 'All day long I watch the clouds' (Yetta, Wolf-Leyb) "The Wedding Song"
- 00:5914. 'Sameyakh tesamakh reyim hahuvim' (Rabbi)
- 04:1315. 'It was a black moment for Gimpel' (Badkhen, Gimpel)
- 02:1716. 'Mazel Tov' (All)
- 01:4817. 'Elka, don't leave your new husband' (Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen)
Act II
- 04:091. 'Four months after the wedding' (Badkhen, Gimpel, Elka, Rabbi) ‒ Lullaby
- 01:442. 'But what was the connection between Elka and Eve?' (Badkhen) ‒ Pantomime
- 03:343. 'Out of love to my wife I became a thief' (Gimpel, Apprentice) "Bread Song"
- 02:264. 'A shtritzl, a pletzl' (Gimpel, Townspeople, Elka) "Night Music"
- 02:095. 'O, I forgot to tell you about my goat' (Gimpel, Goat) ‒ 'Where is the lad?' (Gimpel, Elka)
- 01:316. 'May all the dreams I've dreamed this night and every night' (Elka, Townspeople, Gimpel) "Elka's Gevalt"
- 03:037. 'Gimpel had no choice' (Badkhen, Gimpel, Rabbi, Townspeople, Elka) "The Divorce"
- 01:298. 'I should have gotten angry' (Gimpel, Badkhen) "Gimpel's Second Monologue"
- 02:549. Little March (Reprise) ‒ 'Gimpel, you're not fair to Elka' (Townspeople, Gimpel, Rabbi)
- 02:5910. 'And if Maimonides says it's kosher!' (Gimpel, Badkhen) ‒ Pantomime ‒ 'Now listen Gimpel' (Elka, Gimpel) "Elka's Death-Bed Scene"
- 05:0211. 'One night as he lay asleep in the bakery' (Badkhen, Evil One, Gimpel)
- 04:2312. 'Gimpel, what have you done now?' (Elka, Gimpel)
- 04:3213. Finale 'Heeding Elka's words, Gimpel dug a hole in the ground' (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Boy)
- 06:0914. Finale 'You always tell the same stories' (Boy, Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen)