Concert of April 13, 1976. Also on the program was Bloch's "America". Thank you for posting this great reading of Schelomo in wonderful sound! Cleveland Orchestra, as usual, sounds terrific, too.
What an extraordinary of Leonard Rose's artistry (and the the Cleveland Orchestra and Maazel as well)! The camera work, particularly of the solo cello, is superb--we can see his technique from nearly every possible angle.
Leonard Rose is my personal favorite cellist of all time. This performance demonstrates his mastery of the instrument as well as his artistry as a musician. Cellists are fortunate to enjoy his legacy in so many works for cello edited by this legendary performer.
What a treat to see all the legendary first desk players here from the Szell era such as Bernard Adelstein, Ronald Bishop, Cloyd Duff, Maurice Sharp, John Mack, George Goslee, Robert Boyd, Daniel Majeske, Bernhard Goldschmidt - to name but a few, of course.... : )
Quelle belle musique ! quelle superbe interprétation ! l'enregistrement est exemplaire , il nous laisse admirer Léonard Rose dans toute sa prestance...bravo !
Quanta straordinaria viscerale passione in questo brano famosissimo che si rivela nelle trame di una musica travolgente e fortemente espressiva Grandi Bloch,Maazel,Rose.
Actually, Rose would live another 8 years until leukemia took his life. Still, you can see how life took a toll on him through a demanding performing and teaching schedule.
Back then we were taught to serve the music and the componist 's intention. The composition was more important in its recitation than we were as Soloists.. It is sad that today this no more the case but the opposite is prevalent . Another sad thing is that in my almost forty years of Orchestra playing in Germany, E. Bloch has never been played.. Probably till today the Germans cannot understand the Jewish soul.
Какая интересная музыка! Впервые слышу музыку этого композитора, и в полном восторге! Это же настоящее чудо: столько страсти, разных эмоций - целая палитра! Можно снять целый фильм на основе этого произведения - настолько видна фабула,сюжетная линия
I wrote Stars In the Night, often listening to the music of Ernest Bloch. If there is anyone composition that I have used in drafting my screenplay as a film score it is the music in from "Schelomo ( As in King Solomon) : A Hebrew Rhapsody and Concerto for Cello."" this video and recording is as good as it gets, and there is no work for cello that comes close to this one in drawing the soul of the listener to the Almighty. I kvell every time I listen to it. You will too...
Hmm. You could also write "Stars on the Mountain." In any case, I share your enthusiasm for this wonderful performance of one of the world's all time finest pieces.
EPIC. The absolute platinum standard. No one can interpret this piece like Rose (there is a fantastic recording of him with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. It's a bit slower and more deliberate in places than this version, but just as gorgeous).
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You have to listen to Truls Mørk, it's even better.
Happy Birthday Ernest Bloch. And I've so loved this piece ever since I was a high school student and studying the cello. (But what on earth is Maazel wearing?!)
What can be more geeky than having a flame war about who was the greatest cellist. Nobody on the comments here is a great cellist, that's for sure. Slava would urge all of us to shut up and practice.
+Chris Devoe Please tell me that was a well-crafted joke, or that by now your once inexplicably dimmed mind has been magically enlightened by the powerful yet sweet strains of Rostropovich...
Shafran does rule. Rostropovich actively worked against Shafran to suppress his career and promote himself. Not to mention Rostropovich has a hideous tone, except perhaps on very intense A string notes. I'll give him that.
