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Ben-Haim: Orchestral Works

10/30/2020, 13 Tracks, 1:00:45

Featuring

  • Claudia Barainsky
  • Omer Meir Wellber
  • John Bradbury
  • BBC Philharmonic
  • Paul Ben-Haim

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Composer Biography

Paul Ben-Haim, born Paul Frankenburger, changed his name upon immigrating to Mandatory Palestine from Germany in 1933.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The compositions on this album are linked to the dramatic years when Ben-Haim changed homelands, swapped identities, and forged his unique personal style.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Ben-Haim completed and orchestrated his symphonic poem Pan in late 1931, after losing his job and as anti-Semitism began to appear in Germany.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Omer Meir Wellber, the Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, made his debut at the BBC Proms conducting works by Mozart, Haydn, and Ben-Haim.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Ben-Haim's early style was influenced by Claude Debussy's impressionism and the post-romanticism of Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ben-Haim is considered by some to be the national composer of the young state of Israel, established 15 years after his immigration.

Source: Booklet

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