During World War II, Ernest Bloch found salvation in J.S. Bach and returned to modality and polyphony in his later compositions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bloch viewed music as his most authentic language for expressing his individuality, ideas, philosophy, intellect, truthfulness, and ethnicity.
Performer Biography
Yuri Gandelsman, the violist, played with the Fine Arts Quartet for the recording of all Mozart's Quintets with two violas before joining the Quartet as violist.
Composer Biography
Ernest Bloch, the composer, was recognized and appreciated during his lifetime as a successor to Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.
Performer Biography
Dalia Atlas, the conductor, was the first woman conductor to win seven prizes in international conducting competitions.
Performer Biography
Noam Buchman, the flautist on this album, gave the world premiere of 'Flute 3000', a concerto commissioned by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and dedicated to him.
Critical Reception
Despite becoming internationally famous after his death, most of Ernest Bloch's works, beyond his 'Jewish style' compositions, remain hidden from the present-day generation.
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