Ernest Bloch - Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1925)

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Ernest Bloch (July 24, 1880 - July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer.
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Concerto Grosso No. 1 for string orchestra with piano obbligato (1925 Santa Fe - Cleveland)
1. Prelude
2. Dirge
3. Pastorale and Rustic Dances
4. Fugue
Irit Rob, piano and the Israel Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yoav Talmi
The work was Bloch's first published concerto grosso of two. According to Alexander J. Morin, the work was created in response to complaints by Bloch's students at the Cleveland Institute of Music about "the inadequacies of tonality in shaping the music for the next century."
Music critic Olin Downes wrote, "The Bloch concerto was on the whole the best written and the most effective of the new works, even though it lacks some of the power and color" of other works.A third concerto grosso evolved into his work Sinfonia Breve.

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@johnlindstrom9994 4 жыл бұрын

Both photos were taken at his "cabin" (home) on the Oregon Coast at Agate Beach, near Newport, Oregon. Looking west over the ocean, he composed "Suite Modale for Flute and Orchestra," maybe his most peaceful work. Figuratively, he turned his back on Europe and its tragedies. The "calm" (Pacific) ocean soothed him.

@bartjebartmans 4 жыл бұрын

I know the place very well, have been there often. It is only about one hour and a half drive from my home.

@johnlindstrom9994 4 жыл бұрын

@@bartjebartmans Interesting! I was born and grew up in Eugene. Can you post the "Suite Modale?" Note: I sat next to "Ernie" Bloch III during a Bloch Festival Concert at Salishan. Interesting conversation. I'm VERY sorry that the Festival is now cancelled. We attended several years.

@chevydude658 2 жыл бұрын

We played this in my high-school orchestra in Corvallis, OR in the '80s. I played second violin a d I have always loved this piece. I really love the piano for this concerto. We played the Prelude and the Fugue.

@matteogenerani5097 6 жыл бұрын

0:05 - Prelude 3:18 - Dirge 11:11 - Pastorale and Rustic Dances 18:24 - Fugue

@delitesceptical684 Жыл бұрын

thx

@Musicastellanas. Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias !!

@user-hq8pj7kx7i Ай бұрын

Thanks

@johnlindstrom9994 6 жыл бұрын

Of all composers, Bloch had the greatest range in the style and mood of movements in his pieces. Not just slight variations, but whole different realms revealed. An emotional roller coaster! When one thinks about the past, one remembers happy moments, but also doubts and fears, as well as hopes. Such breadth!

@OfficialWorldChampion 2 ай бұрын

great composer

@nancymoyle8165 5 жыл бұрын

Still gives me goosebumps. I've loved this a long time.

@stueystuey1962 3 жыл бұрын

This composers works have crept into my various KZfaq generated streams and I find myself peeking at what's playing and lo and behold it is monsieur Bloch. His bio is enough to give him a pass - ending up a professor emeritus at Berkeley. The music by and large is frighteningly lush and aromatic. Masculine, teetering on sentimentality yet never crossing the line. And distinctive - I recognize the style almost immediately now. His "jewishness" is incredibly well integrated similar in craftsmanship to major 20th century composers ala Bartok and Ginastera.

@zacharybenjamin5343 4 жыл бұрын

I just love 15:09 - 15:45. My favourite part in the whole piece, so beautiful!

@johannesbluemink4581 3 жыл бұрын

I listen to this every week for years now and it still remains one of my favorite 'neo-classical' works of all time.

@chaophray 4 жыл бұрын

This piece is so brilliant. The neo-baroque third movement is so joyful. Love it

@OrKestrAlan 2 жыл бұрын

Master piece agree

@suelamullaj7068 Ай бұрын

Adesso ho capito da dove hanno preso la colonna sonora del film ben hur!! Comunque il brano é un capolavoro!!

@SachinShukla 7 жыл бұрын

A lot of nice viola parts.

@irl9474 6 жыл бұрын

Yes! The viola, as in the case of the alto choral voice, is an unappreciated joy. Listen to the Brahms Requiem - the choral altos get all the great entrances. This is a sign of compositional maturity! (IMHO ...)

@geopherie5226 5 жыл бұрын

@@irl9474 i love this song, i had to play this entire piece in my 8th grade orchestra, i was second chair viola, but my friend who was first chair viola was sick on the day of the performance and i had to play the solos xddd

@kenjisor 3 жыл бұрын

@@geopherie5226 good for you!

@MichaelConwayBaker 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so impressed with the playing of these young people. This is a great performance. Kudos to all the orchestra and their conductor.

@Nooticus 7 ай бұрын

?? this isnt the performance of a youth orchestra though

@thadhorner5129 6 жыл бұрын

That amazing fugal final movement, love it.

@opticalbag 5 жыл бұрын

for a swiss-american composer, this concerto has a strong sense of english pastoral music!

@opticalbag 5 жыл бұрын

@Human Being it's not impossible to be both

@aprobstayahoo 3 жыл бұрын

You too noticed the resemblance to Britten's Simple Symphony.

@Gailrstarr 3 жыл бұрын

@@aprobstayahoo That reference popped out the first time I heard this piece!

@windstorm1000 Жыл бұрын

Yes could be finzi

@peonyboyaudios5051 7 ай бұрын

I love how a piece of tge magnificent prelude manages to end in the last movement. An amazing concerto like no other. Truly the first and last movements are just mind blowing!

@umeinui 5 жыл бұрын

Its been 10 years since i played this song but i still love it

@stephenmitchell367 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore this completely compelling piece. I have listened to it dozens of times and it never fails to lift the spirits. Perfect neo-classical "fizz". The percussiveness of the piano against the strings is of course reminiscent of Bartok, but this is a very different musical language. It is just achingly beautiful. Bravo Maestro!

@pepperwilliams4428 4 жыл бұрын

The Fugue, The Fugue, The Fugue! So joyful to listen to, Beautiful harmonies, rich "Bach-like" counterpoint. Simply, one of the best fugues ever composed! And how he 'referenced' the Brandenburg concertos! Love it to no end:)

@OrKestrAlan 2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@Nooticus 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning movement! How I dream to write something like this!

@celloflute8266 Жыл бұрын

I get to play this in my hs orchestra this year

@Nooticus Жыл бұрын

@@celloflute8266 ayyy thats incredible :)

@Nooticus 7 ай бұрын

The fugue is undoubtedly one of the most stunning fugues composed in the 20th century, maybe of all time. The bouncy energy and balance between consonance and dissonance is nothing short of perfection. It really reminds me of Taillefaire's amazing piano concerto.

@leegnichols7501 9 ай бұрын

This came into my life in 1980 and has always been since,love at first hearing! My old LP is worn out,so thank you for posting this!💜

@Nooticus 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this stunning score video! I clearly need more Bloch in my life!! This is amazing!

@Nooticus 7 ай бұрын

The fugue is easily one of the most exciting works from the 20th century to me personally. Unbelievable energy. Genius. Reminds me of Taillefaires incredible piano concerto.

@TheMikkis100 6 жыл бұрын

That 3rd movement, the beginning is so nice. Interesting modulations and harmonies.

@OrKestrAlan 2 жыл бұрын

Maravillo, great............. thanks for share this master piece.

@danielhewitt2867 6 жыл бұрын

I am hearing this for the first time due to a reference made by Copland in his book What to Listen for in Music. Thank you, Mr Copland!

@MuseDuCafe 5 жыл бұрын

Bloch wrote this when he was teaching, for himself, but at a time when a more dissonant and aggressive style was the mode of the day. He was stimulated to write it to demonstrate to his students that it was still possible, and viable, to write contemporary music in a more conservative harmonic vein. His second Concerto Grosso, for string quartet and string orchestra is also a very fine, and listenable, piece.

@wyattwahlgren8883 4 жыл бұрын

That's how I got introduced to Debussy's "Snowsteps" or whatever it's called. Something like that.

@Renee2004lr 3 жыл бұрын

@@wyattwahlgren8883 The French title translates to "footsteps in the snow."

@johannesbluemink4581 3 жыл бұрын

I've got that book too! Indeed!

@suelamullaj7068 Жыл бұрын

Bello, veramente molto bello!!!

@MrGer2295 7 жыл бұрын

Great ! Thank you so much :)

@333RoCkSkAtE333 7 жыл бұрын

Speed at x2 and its the Rite of Spring

@YTfanofclips 7 жыл бұрын

Are you serious? Or am I ignorant?

@333RoCkSkAtE333 7 жыл бұрын

Its only a coincidence, but the beggining closely resembles the sacrificial dance when heard at such speed.

@isaiahcruz3431 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, cool

@katiefair4389 7 жыл бұрын

I played this last year and pointed this out to everyone, and they didn't believe me until I played it faster

@rohansrinivasan2162 7 жыл бұрын

And at half-speed it sounds like a death metal song!

@joelleclement7265 Жыл бұрын

Merveilleux! 👌🤩👏💖🙏

@ieattoomanyclementines2372 2 жыл бұрын

love this piece!! ^_^ puts a smile on my face

@wolflover8765 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! This is fantastic! And I never would have heard of it if not for your channel, so thank you!

@NahmanArmony 6 жыл бұрын

@kenjisor 3 жыл бұрын

@@NahmanArmony "V" ??????

@giovannismartini479 6 жыл бұрын

It sounds like the british music of the first part of the XXth century ; I think about Bax, Vaughan Williams, Britten.... marvellous

@marwanramen9298 6 жыл бұрын

18:24 for 4. Fugue

@anonymusum 4 жыл бұрын

Great Work!

@withusaskiings7190 Жыл бұрын

That Fugue bangs! Loving the amapiano omission

@carol-lynnfillet3439 7 жыл бұрын

Up there in the 10 most loved concertos. Virtuosic.

@samwilliams2986 3 жыл бұрын

Smile.. Hello carol.. How are you doing?

@dinonugget109 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you could notate time signature like that, alternating between 4/4 and 2/4. very cool!

@notmyworld44 2 жыл бұрын

Why not? It works! You will find alternating rhythm groupings in Rimsky's Scheherazade without it being noted in the time signature. It's a little confusing the first time you encounter it, but it works beautifully. Sometimes you just have to break out of the mold and get original.

@destheebrat 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to play this in 2 months for UIL xD along with Shostakovich

@rolandroncevaux5650 7 жыл бұрын

around 12:30 and a bit after that it reminds me of the ben hur score (love theme/prelude)

@carol-lynnfillet3439 7 жыл бұрын

Only saw Ben Hur once a long time ago. Don't know who scored this but perhaps someone "stole". Som of Bloch.

@johnlindstrom9994 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Both Bloch and Rosza were Jews who managed to escape Hitler and create good lives for themselves in the USA. Bloch never scored for movies, as did Rosza and Korngold.

@PianoHypnoshroom 2 жыл бұрын

unique style... it doesn't fit in with any other composing trends but that's what makes it so interesting

@menelaos.peistikos 6 жыл бұрын

It may sound strange but i think Vivaldi is his inspiration on the first movement.

@KenNickels 5 жыл бұрын

And Handel in the last.

@transitny 5 жыл бұрын

I think he's harkening back to the great Baroque tradition of the grosso - Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Corelli, Telemann. At least in the outer movements. I'm reminded of Bax in the pastoral, he clearly had the English composers in mind. This easily ranks with the great masterpieces of that style. Easily compares to Vivaldi's concertos and the Brandenburgs.

@conductor19751 4 жыл бұрын

Блеск!!!

@clu52 6 жыл бұрын

Played this in middle school, was really fun!

@irl9474 6 жыл бұрын

You must have had a fantastic middle school music progarm!!

@keelyreitman7495 6 жыл бұрын

1 beginning 2 7:48 3 15:53 4 21:17

@kaitlynngaras3431 Жыл бұрын

22:22

@lime7662 5 жыл бұрын

19:00

@G.Sobrals 2 жыл бұрын

Compositor - Games EduU 🤩

@Dylan_1344 Жыл бұрын

Can someone explain the time signature? I know what 4/4 2/4 is but I don’t get why it randomly changes to 4/4 x3 2/4 and 4/4 x2 2/4

@gordonfslater2889 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a separate piano part or must the pianist play from a score, with only 2 systems per page?

@theproton5837 4 жыл бұрын

Riding through Middle Kingdom music

@TheRickymak 3 жыл бұрын

prelude is intense. at 1:23, on the sheet music, what do you call the F# accidental on piano? Is it so everything transposes up 2 semitones? hmmm going from aeolian to dorian? hmm

@AndewMole 2 жыл бұрын

perhaps the chord is major IV despite being in aminor

@michaelbasile441 11 ай бұрын

this is an old comment, but i'm about 90% sure the whole first movement is all in dorian. it starts in D dorian, then modulates in this section to the dominant A dorian key, bringing out the F#!

@loicrenier7619 4 жыл бұрын

La fugue finale très brandebourgeoise!

@Jake-jy5pq Жыл бұрын

20:58

@Score202p Жыл бұрын

15:09

@_rstcm Жыл бұрын

What does piano obligato mean?

@bartjebartmans Жыл бұрын

Means that the piano can't be omitted.

@kenneythekoala 2 жыл бұрын

so confused by the free flowing time signatures

@Dylan_1344 Жыл бұрын

It switches between c2/4 to ccc2/4 (switches between 4/4 and 2/4) but it doesn’t really mark it so I’m confused as well

@user-ck9ox4uu6o Жыл бұрын

馴れるとこの拍子でなければならない気持ちになります。今漸く体に沁み入って来ていて、フーガが心地好くて仕方ない。変拍子はしばしば嫌がらせをされている気がしたりもするが、聴いている内こうじゃなきゃ！と思えてくる。麻薬かな？媚薬かな？でも確かに混乱は途中通った道だったかも。

@r.m.konstantinos9916 6 жыл бұрын

18:24 fuge

@adfontesaquarum 6 жыл бұрын

I am going to play it this summer. The more I study it the more I dislike it.

@johnlindstrom9994 6 жыл бұрын

Why?

@adfontesaquarum 6 жыл бұрын

John Lindstrom it sounds ugly to my ears. It is a matter of personal taste, nothing rational or aesthetic.

@irl9474 6 жыл бұрын

The piece is a bit simplistic, admittedly. And I fell in love with it as a college student. That being said, I believe it has real merit. It has a bit of "Jewish" quality here (I can't define that, but it has something to do with heartfelt emotion). But (or, if you prefer, "and" ... ;-) ) it has drive, purpose, and is truly joyful. The fugue is a blast, BTW.

@ninifang4444 5 жыл бұрын

I'm played it during the summer, too. I actually really like the piece. But it's true that the more I study it I'm just like ughhh!!!

@kenjisor 3 жыл бұрын

@@ninifang4444 o i'm a 8th grade violinist and violist, so practicing never gets boring

@JafuetTheSame Жыл бұрын

kinda honeggerian...i guess the swiss have their own unique point of view

@windstorm1000 Жыл бұрын

Almost english sounding! Could be finzi!!

@Rickriquinho 4 жыл бұрын

Bloch is a very limited composer.

@bartjebartmans 4 жыл бұрын

Your comment says nothing about Bloch, but a lot about you.

@johnlindstrom9994 4 жыл бұрын

Bloch never really came into the twentieth century. He kept writing fugues, a throwback to the 1600's! Nothing atonal or academically DRY here! Loaded with feeling. Old Fashioned!

@pepperwilliams4428 4 жыл бұрын

You are a complete MORON!

@kenjisor 3 жыл бұрын

Back at u

@kenjisor 3 жыл бұрын

In other words, go ****** yourself