Bloch: Schelomo, Voice In The Wilderness / Clein

Natalie Clein (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov

Composed by: BLOCH, E.,BRUCH, M.

Schelomo, From Jewish Live, Voice in the Wilderness,Kol Nidrei

Hyperion presents a dazzling orchestral disc of music from the Jewish tradition of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Bruch’s Kol Nidrei is one of the most well-loved works in the cello repertoire. The descending opening phrase of the cello line is instantly recognizable: a universal, extraordinarily expressive utterance. The main part of the disc comprises the works for cello and orchestra by Ernest Bloch, all part of his ‘Jewish cycle.’ The other large-scale work for cello and orchestra, Voice in the Wilderness, is of a darker hue. Both works reveal a composer whose works should be firmly in the canon of twentieth-century symphonic writing. The cellist here is Natalie Clein, a celebrated figure in British musical life since winning BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1995 and now a formidable artist.

Price: $20.98