Max Bruch completed the
composition in 1880, shortly after his appointment as a conductor of the
Liverpool Philharmonic Society. Originally written for solo cello with orchestra and harp, the piece is
styled as an Adagio on Two Hebrew
Melodies. The first theme lends the piece its title, for it draws
inspiration from the Kol Nidrei
prayer which is recited during the synagogue service on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. In Bruch's setting of the melody,
the solo cello (here the viola) imitates the rhapsodic voice of the cantor. Viacheslav Dinerchtein
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Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Play
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Max Bruch completed the composition in 1880, shortly after his appointment as a conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society. Originally written for solo cello with orchestra and harp, the piece is styled as an Adagio on Two Hebrew Melodies. The first theme lends the piece its title, for it draws inspiration from the Kol Nidrei prayer which is recited during the synagogue service on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. In Bruch's setting of the melody, the solo cello (here the viola) imitates the rhapsodic voice of the cantor. Viacheslav DinerchteinMore music by Max Bruch
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