El Maleh Rachamim: A New Video of the Vocal Arrangement

A new video of the vocal version of “El Maleh Rachamim” (Merciful Lord), has been released. The piece, composed by Baruch Berliner, Nachum Slutzker, and the late Sergei Krutsenko for the Holocaust memorial project www.elmalehrachamim.com, was performed by the Russian singer Anastasia Kulagina.

Ms. Kulagina, the founder of Bear Mother’s Vocal Studio and a faculty member at the Rachmaninov College of Music, actively participates in musical projects and concert programs.
“El Maleh Rachamim” is the soundtrack to the movie Address on the Wall, which narrates the story of the World War II tragedy at Babi Yar.

Russian text by Evgeniy Atsapkin
Choral part performed by the Blagovest sacred music ensemble
Vocal recorded by Sergey Ivanov
Mixed by Evgeniy Atsapkin
Video by Mikhail Ilkevich
Edited by David Edri
Produced by Nachum Slutzker

You can explore more about the Holocaust memorial project and learn how to participate by performing your own rendition of this composition at www.elmalehrachamim.com, the initiative’s official website. The piece has been arranged not only as a vocal version but also for violin, cello, piano, string and symphonic orchestras, guitar, and other instruments.