Ernest Bloch

Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), the great Swiss-born Jewish composer, was particularly fond of the Cello. A student of the Violin as well as composition, he wrote two of his most notable works for Cello and...

This reverent and emotional solo by Ernest Bloch, including the well-known first movement Prayer, is a beloved classic of the cello repertoire for good reason. This new edition of the moving work in i...

In 1924 Ernest Block composed FROM JEWISH LIFE (B. 54/ IEB 6), a set of three short pieces for cellist Hans Kindler. The popular first song, PRAYER, was written in the style of a hymn of petition in a...

This pieces are a departure from the norm for composer Ernest Bloch, but the change is a truly challenging and wonderful one. For Solo Piano.

This composition was inspired, and originally titled, according to a romantic vision of the Far East, (which Ernest Bloch had never visited). At one time the suite had a set of descriptive titles, whi...

The Suite hébraïque draws on traditional Jewish sources, such as the sound of the shofar's call, as Bloch explored his Judaic heritage. The first movement is forceful, with barely repressed emotion. A...

Composed in 1924, Ernest Bloch's Méditation Hébraique is a plaintive and reverent musical reflection that flows through many emotions in a series of uninterrupted movements: Moderato, Allegro deciso,...

The Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra Schelomo ('Solomon') is the best-known work of Ernst Bloch's 'Jewish Cycle'. Here available in the version for Cello and Piano.

The final work of Ernest Bloch's Jewish Cycle, "Schelomo" (Hebrew for "Solomon") features the cello acting as the voice of King Solomon. The liturgical character of this work requires the distinction...

Ernest Bloch's Sonata For Violin And Piano is a challenging but extremely rewarding work. The first movement's tempo marking is Agiatato and the music is in turn turbulent and aggressive, passionate a...

Abodah (God's worship) : a Tom Kippur melody Melodie Nuit exotique Vidui (Contrition , no.1 from Baal Shem Nigun (Improvisation) no.2 from Baal Shem Simchas Torah (Rejoicing), no.3 from Baal Shem

The manuscripts of the score and violin part of the Méditation raise many questions. On the cover page of the score, the title Aria has been crossed out. The first page of the score and the part retai...