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Max Bruch

(1838 - 1920)
 

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Max Bruch Life


Max Bruch was born in Cologne where he studied music.

He held various posts as a teacher, conductor and composer and for a few years was conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society.

MIDI FILE - from "Scottish Fantasia" for violin and orchestra: 4th Mov. (8'17'')

From 1891 he was mainly occupied in Berlin as professor of composition at the Berlin Academy.

His choral compositions were often performed during his lifetime, but he is best remembered for his pieces for violin and orchestra.

Max Bruch Works

 

By far the best known of all Bruch's works must be the Violin Concerto, Op. 26, to which the "Scottish Fantasy" for solo violin and orchestra is a relatively modest pendant.

MIDI FILE - from 1 th Violin Concerto: 1th and 2nd Mov. (12'40'')

MIDI FILE - from "Scottish Fantasy": 1th Mov. (6'09'')

"Kol Nidrei", for cello and orchestra, based on Hebrew themes, is a major item in cello repertoire, making use of themes from an external source, as Bruch did on other occasions to good effect.

Max Bruch Operas



The Operas of Max Bruch