Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (with Score)

Max Bruch:
Kol Nidrei, for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 47 (with Score)
Composed: 1880
Violoncello: Harriet Krijgh
Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno
Orchestra: Rhine Philharmonic State Orchestra

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (also known as All Vows, the meaning of the phrase in Aramaic), is a composition for cello and orchestra written by Max Bruch.

Bruch completed the work in Liverpool, England, in 1880,: 100  and published it in Berlin in 1881. It was dedicated to and premiered by Robert Hausmann, who later co-premiered Johannes Brahms's Double Concerto with Joseph Joachim, the dedicatee of Bruch's most famous work, the Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor. Hausmann had requested such a cello work from Bruch. 

The use of Jewish folk music as an inspiration has been seen as a reflection of the extent of Jewish assimilation into Germany by some academics. Many also mistakenly believed that Bruch was Jewish as a result of this piece, despite the composer actively working to correct that mistake in his own lifetime.

After his Violin Concerto No. 1, the Kol Nidrei is Bruch's second most frequently performed piece.

[musicbetweenlines]

So brillant and powerful how the solo cello beautifully blends with the orchestra! Thank you for uploading!

[steveegallo]

Soaring spirit....Covenant of from Acapulco!