Bloch: Violin Concerto / Suite Symphonique / Poems of the Sea

Featuring

Sakari Oramo
Oleh Krysa
Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Ernest Bloch

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Composer's Artistic Vision

In most of his works, Bloch allowed his deep love for the improvisatory elements of Jewish music, with its melismata and ornamentation, to shine through.

Composer Biography

Ernest Bloch, though born in Switzerland, later made the United States his home and became a respected teacher and conservatory director in Cleveland and San Francisco.

Performer Biography

Oleh Krysa, the violinist on this recording, was a student of David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory and a prizewinner at several international competitions, including the Paganini Competition.

Performer Biography

The Malmö Symphony Orchestra has developed into one of Scandinavia's leading orchestras, receiving wide acclaim and international prizes for its recordings.

Composer Biography

Bloch returned to the USA in 1939, frightened by the rise of anti-Semitic feeling in Europe, and later became a professor at the University of California in Berkeley.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ernest Bloch, a composer of Jewish origin, frequently stressed his heritage and identified Jewish elements as the source of his creative power.

Compositional Technique

Bloch's orchestral sound was influenced by his studies in Munich, where he was exposed to the same influences as Richard Strauss, learning from Wagner's scores.