FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Definitive Recording?

With so many threads going on lately asking people what their favorite cast recording of a certain musical is, I thought I'd start the discussion on Fiddler on the Roof.

There's obviously a ton of recordings out in existence, from the original Broadway cast to the soundtrack for the film version to subsequent revivals. Which recording of Fiddler on the Roof would you say is your personal favorite?

Mine would have to be the most recent revival. I thought it preserved a lot of the great performances from the production as well as Ted Sperling's fresh orchestrations and arrangements of the score.

Updated On: 9/24/17 at 07:46 PM

Wishing there had been a recording of the Herschel Bernardi/Maria Karlinova company. To me, that was the perfect FIDDLER.

I LOVE the motion picture soundtrack. Topol is my favorite Tevye, by far; so much warmth and feeling and good humor in his performance. And violinist Isaac Stern as the eponymous Fiddler means the violin solos are probably the best one will ever hear on any recording of the score. John Williams' Oscar was certainly well-deserved, as the dance music, especially in "To Life" and "Wedding Dance", are absolutely rich and thrilling.