In his own time, Max Bruch was famous for large-scale choral works like Odysseus and Frithjof, and his reputation briefly outshone that of Brahms.
Performer Biography
Maxim Fedotov, the violinist on this recording, is a People's Artist of Russia and a laureate of international competitions, including the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Composer Biography
Max Bruch, the composer, was born in the same year as Bizet, 1838, and studied with Ferdinand Hiller and Carl Reinecke.
Performer Biography
Dmitry Yablonsky, the conductor, comes from a musical family; his mother, Oxana Yablonskaya, is a concert pianist, and his father was a principal oboist with the Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra.
Critical Reception
Today, Max Bruch is primarily known for his violin works, particularly the Violin Concerto in G minor, which overshadowed much of his other compositions during his lifetime.
Composer Biography
Max Bruch held official appointments as Kapellmeister in Koblenz and Sondershausen, and later became conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Max Bruch taught master-classes in composition in Berlin, and the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi was one of his pupils.
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