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ERNEST BLOCH: ISRAEL SYM SCHELOMO (RHAPSODY FOR

Romantic Spiritual Dramatic Nostalgic Dark
$11.49

Details

Composer
Ernest Bloch
Artist
Utah So
Format
CD
Label
ALTO
Released
Jun 16, 2023
Catalog #
AOTL1477.2
UPC
5055354414770

About

Bloch's Israel Symphony is a large-scale work anticipating the Hollywood film composers' styles for biblical epics... The vigour and spontaneity of Abravanel's Utah performances... transferred to CD with great success" [Penguin Guide] "Nelsova's Schelomo, with Abravanel's support, is a fitting setting for the cellist who was Bloch's own choice for the work." "The Three Jewish Poems hints towards Respighi's Roman triptych (then yet to be composed)... Bloch's subtly coloured canvasses seem custom-built for an age increasingly attracted to late-romantic musical tone-painting. We are therefore greatly indebted to Sedares for these clear-headed, sensitively turned performances, extremely well engineered. Anyone with a taste for atmospheric evocations cannot fail to enjoy" [Gramophone]

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Danse 08:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Danse
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Sedares
  2. 2 No. 2. Rite 07:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Rite
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Sedares
  3. 3 No. 3. Cortege funebre 09:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Cortege funebre
    Duration
    09:44
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Sedares
  4. 4 Schelomo 19:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Schelomo
    Duration
    19:27
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Performer
    Zara Nelsova
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  5. 5 I. Lent et solennel 04:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Lent et solennel
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  6. 6 II. Allegro agitato 13:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro agitato
    Duration
    13:09
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  7. 7 III. Moderato (andante grazioso) 11:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Moderato (andante grazioso)
    Duration
    11:30
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Performer
    Blanche Christensen, Jean Basinger Fraenkel, Christina Politis, Diane Heder, Don Watts
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel