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Description: Bloch's colourful and dramatic rhapsody for cello and large orchestra, Schelomo (Solomon) is part of his Jewish cycle of large musical works. Completed in 1916, it was first performed by Hans Kindler at New York's Carnegie Hall on 3 May 1917. For years, Bloch had been sketching a musical setting of the book of Ecclesiastes, but couldn't decide on a language. In late 1915 in Geneva he met the cellist Alexander Barjansky and his wife, and resolved to use "an infinitely grander and more profound voice that could speak all languages", namely Barjansky's cello. As the book of Ecclesiastes is attributed to King Solomon and Barjansky's wife had sculpted a statue of the King in thanks, Bloch named the work Schelomo, dedicating it to the Barjanskys. Although the composer claimed there was no definite programme to the work, he did state that the cello was the voice of Solomon with the orchestra representing "the world surrounding him and his experiences of life; at the same time, the orchestra often seems to reflect Solomon's inward thought while the solo instrument is giving voice to his words". Musically, the work is constructed in three large sections, each with an orchstral climax, and is dominated by two main themes, introduced in the first two sections and developed further in the third. As Bloch himself noted with regards to the Jewishness of his music: "It is not my purpose, not my desire, to attempt a ‘reconstruction' of Jewish music, or to base my work upon melodies that are more or less authentic. I am not an archaeologist. I hold it of first importance to write good, genuine music, my music. It is the Jewish soul that interests me...." There are, however, elements in Schelomo that point to its Jewish heritage: the repeated note patterns and fourths, for example, evoke the call of the shofar, and there is much in the rhythmic flow of the work that suggests the structure of Jewish chant or even the Hebrew language itself. One of Bloch's greatest works, Schelomo has also proved especially popular in the concert hall, winning a lasting place in the ever expanding repertoire of cello works.

Schelomo

FC16680 Symphony-Concerto in E minor, Op. 125, Schelomo
Recording identifier: rw2147485161 Label: Forlane CI Catalogue number: FC16680 Conductors: Alain Lombard Producer: Ivan Pastor Engineer: Jean-Marc Laisne Recording date: 1991-01-01 Performance timing: 1274 Ensemble: Orchestre de Bordeaux-Aquitaine Leader: Recording location: Espace Culturel du Pin Galant - Bordeaux

FC16680
FC16680
Symphony-Concerto in E minor, Op. 125, Schelomo

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Recording identifier: rw2147485161 Label: Forlane CI Catalogue number: FC16680 Conductors: Alain Lombard Producer: Ivan Pastor Engineer: Jean-Marc Laisne Recording date: 1991-01-01 Performance timing: 1274 Ensemble: Orchestre de Bordeaux-Aquitaine Leader: Recording location: Espace Culturel du Pin Galant - Bordeaux

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Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

Regard du Pere

FC16709 Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus
Regard du Pere

Recording identifier: rw2147483702 Label: Forlane CI Catalogue number: FC16709 Conductors: Producer: Ivan Pastor Engineer: Recording date: 1993-01-01 Performance timing: 1065 Ensemble: Leader: Recording location: Centre Culturel de Boulougne, France

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Regard du Pere

FC16709
Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

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Recording identifier: rw2147483702 Label: Forlane CI Catalogue number: FC16709 Conductors: Producer: Ivan Pastor Engineer: Recording date: 1993-01-01 Performance timing: 1065 Ensemble: Leader: Recording location: Centre Culturel de Boulougne, France

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Scene 1 - Aria: 'Voi lo sapete, o mamma...'

FC16742 La Wally, Madama Butterfly, Andrea Chénier
Scene 1 - Aria: 'Voi lo sapete, o mamma...'

Recording identifier: rw2147484957 Label: Forlane CI Catalogue number: FC16742 Conductors: Vassil Stefanov Producer: Ivan Pastor Engineer: Recording date: 1995-01-01 Performance timing: 241 Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio Bulgare Leader: Recording location: Sofia

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Scene 1 - Aria: 'Voi lo sapete, o mamma...'

FC16742
La Wally, Madama Butterfly, Andrea Chénier

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Recording identifier: rw2147484957 Label: Forlane CI Catalogue number: FC16742 Conductors: Vassil Stefanov Producer: Ivan Pastor Engineer: Recording date: 1995-01-01 Performance timing: 241 Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio Bulgare Leader: Recording location: Sofia

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Schelomo

Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

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