Gluzman plays Barber, Bernstein and Bloch Concertos

Featuring

John Neschling
Vadim Gluzman
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
Leonard Bernstein
Ernest Bloch
Samuel Barber

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Composition History

Leonard Bernstein's Serenade was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation in 1951 and dedicated to the memory of Sergei and Natalie Koussevitzky.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ernest Bloch, a Swiss-born American composer, aimed to write 'Jewish music' not for self-advertisement, but because he believed it was the only way to create vital and significant music.

Composition History

Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14, had a tumultuous origin, with the commissioner's adopted son, Iso Briselli, deeming the finale unplayable, leading to a dispute over the advance payment.

Composition History

Ernest Bloch's Baal Shem - Three Pictures of Chassidic Life, originally for violin and piano in 1923, was orchestrated in 1939 and is inscribed 'to the memory of my mother'.

Performer Biography

John Neschling, the conductor, is a grand-nephew of both the composer Arnold Schoenberg and the conductor Arthur Bodanzky, indicating a family history of musical talent.

Composer Biography

Leonard Bernstein, a composer, conductor, and educator, successfully united classical music, jazz, Broadway musicals, and even rock in his compositions.

Performer Biography

Vadim Gluzman, the Israeli violinist, plays the extraordinary 1690 ex-Leopold Auer Stradivarius, which is on extended loan to him through the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago.