The Court Composer: Coblenz
Donald Macleod focuses on the works Bruch wrote as court composer in Coblenz and the influence of folksong on his melodies. Including Seven Scottish Folksongs; Violin Concerto No 1.
Donald Macleod looks at the works Bruch wrote as a court composer in Coblenz, and the influence of folksong on his melodies. Though Bruch went on to compose two more violin concertos and plenty of other works, he never struck gold as he did in his first Concerto for violin. The Concerto was so wildly popular that musicians would lie in wait for him on street corners in Naples, ready to break out into it when they saw him coming.
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Max Bruch
Schwedische Tanze op.63 (Extract: No. 5)
Performer: Dieter Klöcker (clarinet), Ernö Sebestyen (viola), Werner Genuit (piano)
- Bayer BR 100060 CD.
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Max Bruch
7 Scottish Folksongs
Performer: Konzertchor Darmstadt, Wolfgang Seeliger (conductor)
- Christophorus 77211.
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Max Bruch
Schön Ellen op.24
Performer: Claudia Braun (soprano), Thomas Laske (baritone), Kantorei Barmen-Germarke, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson (conductor)
- MDG 335 1096-2.
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Max Bruch
Violin concerto no. 1 op.26
Performer: Maxim Vengerov (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur (conductor)
- TELDEC 4509-90875-2.
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