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Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 2 & Concerto Grosso / Yinon, North German Radio Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
BEN-HAIM, PAUL
Artist
Ndr Radiophilharmonie, Yinon
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jun 02, 2017
Catalog #
777677-2
UPC
761203767724

About

Shortly after the Nazis had seized power, Paul Frankenburger, like many other Jewish composers, left Germany for Palestine, which was then under British administration. In Palestine he resumed his creative work with Ben-Haim as his Hebrew name. He became one of the pioneers of classical music in Israel, both as a composer and as an admired composition teacher. His Concerto Grosso, his first work for symphony orchestra, is embedded in the spiritual and technical sound world of German late romanticism and French impressionism and related to the Baroque concerto grosso only insofar as it contains numerous solos and homogeneous orchestral segments. Ben-Haim concluded the score of his Symphony No. 2, his longest orchestral work, in October 1945. This work adheres to the four-movement structure of classical and romantic music. The autographic score has an epigraph by the Israeli poet Shin Shalom: "Awake with the morning, O my soul, on the summit of Carmel over the sea." It indicates the hopeful, optimistic mood prevailing throughout most of the symphony. The conductor Israel Yinon (who unfortunately died in 2015) is once again our skillful guide through this second Ben-Haim production.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Molto moderato 12:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Molto moderato
    Duration
    12:49
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon
  2. 2 II. Allegretto vivace 10:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto vivace
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon
  3. 3 III. Andante affettuoso e languendo 09:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante affettuoso e languendo
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro deciso 11:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro deciso
    Duration
    11:12
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon
  5. 5 I. Overture: Sostenuto molto e grave 08:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Overture: Sostenuto molto e grave
    Duration
    08:20
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon
  6. 6 II. Aria: Andante languendo 09:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Aria: Andante languendo
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon
  7. 7 III. Chaconne (Variationes): Allegro feroce 10:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Chaconne (Variationes): Allegro feroce
    Duration
    10:27
    Composer
    Paul Ben-Haim
    Ensemble
    NDR Radiophilharmonie
    Conductor
    Israel Yinon