Bloch: Symphony / Evocations / 3 Jewish Poems

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Andrey Boreyko
Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Ernest Bloch

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Notable Performances

The Trois poèmes juifs were premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bloch himself, on March 23, 1917, shortly after his immigration to the United States.

Compositional Technique

The Symphony in E flat major (1954-55), Bloch's last major orchestral work, is built from a four-note motif introduced in the celli that becomes unrecognizable through transformations.

Composition History

The symphonic suite Evocations (1937) was inspired by an illustrated book on Chinese art and was originally sketched as 'Esquisses orientales'.

Composer Biography

Despite his 'Jewish Cycle' works, the vast majority of Ernest Bloch's compositions have no Jewish content, either musical or extra-musical.

Composition History

Ernest Bloch's Trois poèmes juifs (1913) was the first work in his series of 'The Jewish Cycle' compositions.

Performer Biography

Andrey Boreyko, the conductor, was born in St. Petersburg in 1957 and has worked with prestigious soloists such as Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bloch did not aim to create authentic Hebraic folk music in his Jewish Cycle works, but rather to express his personal interpretation of his heritage.