A new work by cult pianist and composer Evgeny Kissin! These nine Yiddish poems were penned by his friend, the author and lyricist Boris Sandler (*1950). Kissin follows in his very folksong-like settings, which are easy for amateur music-lovers to sing and play, the prevailing mood of each poem, the titles of which - such as “Sternlein mit Mandeln” (Little stars with almonds), “Wenn der Kopf kein Topf ist” (When the head isn’t a pot), “Moschl-Kaposchl”, “Was weiss ich” (What do I know) - promise...

• שטערנדלעך מיט מאַנדלען (shterndlekh mit mandlen) op. 5,1
• דיבין (di bin) op. 5,2
• (פֿאָלקסטימלעך) אָנגעפֿלויגןשוואַרצע פֿויגלען (shvartse foyglen ongefloygn, folkstimlekh) op. 5,3
• די מאַמע (di mame) op. 5,4
• אויב דער קאָפּ איז ניט קיין טאָפּ (oyb der kop iz nit keyn top) op. 5,5
• (פֿאָלקסטימלעך) דער כעלמער קייסער (der khelmer keyser, folkstimlekh) op. 5,6
• משל־קאַפּאָשל (moshl-kaposhl) op. 5,7
• ּענדעםהענדעם־ (hendem-pendem) op. 5,8
• אייסעך־ווייסעך (eysekh-veysekh) op. 5,9