Label: CPO
Genre: Classical
Year Of Release: 2011
Total Time: 0:57:36
Genre: Classical
Year Of Release: 2011
Total Time: 0:57:36
Tracklist:
Symphony No. 1
01. I. Allegro energico 11:25
02. II. Molto calmo e cantabile 11:58
03. III. Presto con fuoco 08:59
02. II. Molto calmo e cantabile 11:58
03. III. Presto con fuoco 08:59
04. Fanfare to Israel 06:46
05. Symphonic Metamorphosis on a Bach Chorale 18:25
Paul Ben-Haim was a Jewish composer who left Germany for Palestine, then a British mandate, not long after the Nazis came to power. Under his Hebrew name, Ben-Haim soon became one of the pioneers of classical music in Israel. His compositions are in a late Romantic vein with Middle Eastern overtones. His rousing first symphony was written for the Palestine Orchestra (todays Israel Philharmonic) during 1939-40. He was determined to composer a dramatic symphony in the midst of the depressing war and the rise of Hitler and this work expresses the tragic and intense period of history in which it was composed. A highly significant discovery!
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