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Spectrum Concerts Berlin - Bloch: Vn Sons Nos. 1-2 Baal Shem Suite No. 1 [CD]

Spectrum Concerts Berlin - Bloch: Vn Sons Nos. 1-2 Baal Shem Suite No. 1 [CD]

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The full range of Ernest Bloch's music for violin and piano can be heard on this album, which journeys from his fiery early works to one of his last compositions. Both violin sonatas explore personal themes. The First, in it's barbarism, alludes to the First World War, while the Second, subtitled Poeme mystique, was inspired by a dream and is suffused with lyrical episodes from Gregorian chant. The melancholy and ecstasy evoked in Baal Shem derive from Hebrew music, including pre-existing synagogal melodies. The economy of the neo-Baroque Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin reveals a more reserved but no less inventive side of Bloch's violin writing.

Tracklist:

  1. Violin Sonata No. 2 'Poème mystique'
  2. Baal Shem - Three Pictures of Chassidic Life for Violin and Piano~I. Vidui: Un poco lento
  3. Baal Shem - Three Pictures of Chassidic Life for Violin and Piano~II. Nigun: Adagio non troppo
  4. Baal Shem - Three Pictures of Chassidic Life for Violin and Piano~III. Simchas Torah: Allegro giocoso
  5. Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin~Prelude -
  6. Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin~Andante tranquillo -
  7. Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin~Allegro - Andante -
  8. Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin~Allegro energico
  9. Violin Sonata No. 1~I. Agitato
  10. Violin Sonata No. 1~II. Molto quieto
  11. Violin Sonata No. 1~III. Moderato

UPC: 747313472871
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 9.11.26
Format: CD

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