Bloch Archive
Jascha Spivakovsky: Bach to Bloch, Vol. IV = Works for Solo Piano by BACH; BEETHOVEN; CHOPIN; SCHUMANN – Jascha Spivakovsky, piano – Pristine Audio
The fourth installment of the Spivakovky Edition revels in the Romantic ethos of composer and performer. Jascha Spivakovsky: Bach to Bloch, Vol. IV = BACH: Fantasia in c minor, BWV 906; BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110; CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29; Etude in c minor, Op. […]
DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor; BLOCH: Schelomo – Marc Coppey, cello/ Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/ Kirill Karabits – Audite
DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104; Klid (Silent Woods), Op. 68, No. 5; BLOCH: Schelomo – Marc Coppey, cello/ Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/ Kirill Karabits – Audite 97.734, 68:25 (6/30/17) [Distr. by Naxos] *****: Marc Coppey and Kirill Karabits collaborate in two epic cello scores with singular passion. Ernest Bloch, too often ‘constrained’ by […]
Tribute to Piatagorsky = BRAHMS: Double Concerto; SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto; BLOCH: Schelomo – Gregor Piatagorsky (cello) / Nathan Milstein (vln.) – Praga Digitals
Tribute to Piatagorsky = BRAHMS: Double Concerto in a minor, Op. 102; SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 33; BLOCH: Schelomo – Rhapsody – Gregor Piatagorsky, cello/ Nathan Milstein, violin/ Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia/ Fritz Reiner/ Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Charles Munch (Bloch) – Praga Digitals PRD 250 368, 70:56 (6/9/17) […]
Romantic Metamorphoses – VIEUXTEMPS, ZEMTSOV, BLOCH, BIZET- Cathelijne Noorland, piano/ Dana Zemtsov, viola/ Channel Classics
An intriguing collection with a personal connection to Ms. Zemtsov.
Sol Gabetta: Prayer = Works of BLOCH, SHOSTAKOVICH, CASALS – Sony Classical
Cellist Sol Gabetta and friends pay their musical homage to peace through works which arose from a Jewish spirit of prayer and devotion.
“La Clarinette Française” = Works for clarinet and piano by POULENCE, DEBUSSY, SAINT-SAENS, BLOCH, PIERNE & MILHAUD – Zig-Zag
Very good performances with a bit of novelty.
Mercury Living Presence Six LP Selection – “The Collector’s Edition” = Universal vinyl set
A terrific set for analog turntable fanatics.
BLOCH: Israel Symphony; Suite for Viola and Orch. – Slovak Radio Sym. Orch./ Atlas Camerata/Delia Atlas/ Yuri Gandelsman, viola – Naxos
A rarely-recorded Bloch symphony and a fine viola suite.
Charles Munch – Boston Rarities, Vol. 2 = Works of BEETHOVEN, SCHUBERT, DEBUSSY, BLOCH & HAIEFF – Boston Sym./ Charles Munch – Pristine Audio
More rare treasures from the RCA vaults of Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony, returned to us in distinctively fine sound.
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Avi Avital, mandolin – Between Worlds [TrackList follows] – DGG Grand Fatilla – Global Shuffle [TrackList follows] – Grand Fatilla Records
Two interesting world music discs featuring the mandolin.
Avi Avital, mandolin – Between Worlds [TrackList follows] – DGG Grand Fatilla – Global Shuffle [TrackList follows] – Grand Fatilla Records
Two interesting world music discs featuring the mandolin.
PAUL BEN-HAIM: Joram – Katharina Persicke, sop./ Carsten Suss, tenor/ Bernd Valentin, bar./ Miklos Sebestyen, bass/ Munich Motet Choir/ Israel Philharmonic Orch./ Hayko Siemens – Helicon Classics
An historical recording—Ben Haim’s last work before he left Germany, the one he felt was his greatest.
Beecham conducts R. STRAUSS and BLOCH = R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote; BLOCH: Violin Concerto – Alfred Wallenstein, cello/ Rene Pollain, viola/ Mishel Piastro, v./ Philharmonic Sym. of New York/ Joseph Szigeti, v./ London Philharmonic Orch. (Bloch) – Pristine Audio
Sir Thomas Beecham leads two historic performances of music by Strauss and Bloch; the latter he never inscribed formally for posterity.
BLOCH: Violin Sonata No. 2 “Poeme mystique”; JANACEK: Sonata for Violin and Piano; SHOSTAKOVICH: Sonata – Midori, v./ Ozgur Aydin, p. – Onyx
Midori explores three “highly personal pieces. . .each of which [exploits its] special capacity to communicate the inner workings of a mind. . .to find solace from turmoil.”
BACH: Concerto No. 1 in d; HINDEMITH: The Four Temperaments; BLOCH: Concerto Grosso No. 1 – Joshua Pierce, p./ Capella Istropolitana/ Slovak Radio Sym. Orch./ Kirk Trevor – MSR Classics
A nice mix-and-match of styles not all that far apart.
Ruth Posselt, American Violinist = Works of BLOCH, HINDEMITH, HILL, VILLA-LOBOS, PROKOFIEV, ARBOS, KHACHATURIAN, BARBER, TCHAIKOVSKY – WestHillRadioArchives (3 CDs)
West Hill Radio Archives rediscovers an unfairly-neglected American violin virtuoso, a major artist in Ruth Posselt, whose live concert collaborations testify to an international-caliber talent.
Fabien Sevitzky = Works of ARENSKY; BOSSI; GRIEG; BACH; DUBENSKY; TCHAIKOVSKY; GRAINGER; BLOCH; GRETRY – Philadelphia Ch. String Simfonietta – Pristine Audio
Fabien Sevitzky, later of Indianapolis Symphony fame, here finds restored his early recordings with the Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta, which he founded and led with urbane authority.
The Artistry of Josef Gingold, violin = LALO, SCHUBERT, ARENSKY, BLOCH, FRANCAIX, MAEKLEBERGHE, BEETHOVEN, MOZART, YSAYE & TCHAIKOVSKY – Enharmonic Records (2 CDs)
The art of concertmaster extraordinaire–Josef Gingold finds a fitting testimonial on recordings and radio transcriptions made 1941-1979.
ERNEST BLOCH: From Jewish Life – Cello Works = Nigun; Méditation Hébraïque; From Jewish Life; Voice In The Wilderness; Visions And Prophecies; Suite No. 3 for solo cello – Michal Kaňka (cello) / Miguel Borges Coelho (piano) – Praga
Admirers of Bloch’s Schelomo may well wish to investigate this fine new release of Bloch’s music for cello and piano from Praga.
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