Juliusz Wertheim was a Polish composer, pianist, and conductor from the turn of the last century who was close friends with Arthur Rubinstein. His songs are lovely and lilting, accessible for an audience, and definitely should be a part of the standard repertoire!

His music is available online through a website that is working to keep more Polish music available. Because of this, they have made his works downloadable on IMSLP. University of North Texas also has him listed on their Lost Composers page - composers whose music has been lost because of the Holocaust, so research is being done to find more of his works.

With many thanks to Mark Trawka at the Pittsburgh Opera for his help with Polish diction!

Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, Zachary Dean Smith, tenor, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:

• W słońcu
• Czemuż ja cię kochać muszę?
• Listek i serce
• Liebesahnung
• Gekommen ist der Maie

Recorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.

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