Ernest Bloch

To Mrs. J. F. D. Lanier
Israel
Symphony for Orchestra

(1912-1916, Geneva)

Intrumentation:

4 Flutes (Piccolo 1st and 2nd)		6 Horns in F
3 Oboes		4 Trumpets in C
English Horn		3 Trombones
3 Clarinets in B (3rd doubling Clarinet in Es)		Tuba
Bass Clarinet in B
3 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
Percussion (3 Players) [ Timpani (3 or 4), Bass Drum, Cymbals solo, Side drum, Triangle, Tam-tam (low) ] 2 Harps Celesta 4 Women's Voices (2 Sopranos, 2 Altos) Bass solo (placed among the instruments, or at rear of platform) Violins I & II Violas Violoncellos Contrabasses (at least 4 giving low C)

Publication:

G. Schirmer, Inc.

• Score
  

  Copyright 1925, by G. Schirmer, Inc.

   

• "Adonai, Elohim" Voices and Piano
  

Recordings:

Maurice Abravanel (conductor) Utah Symphony Orchestra	CD [ADD]	VANGUARD CLASSICS : OVC-4047, SVC-111 VANGUARD CLASSICS : VCD-72031	rec. 1967
	LP	Vanguard : C10007
Dalia Atlas (conductor) Slovak Radio Orchestra	CD [DDD]	ASV : CD DCA 1148 (UK)	rec. 2000
Franz Litschauer (conductor) Vienna State Opera Orchestra	LP	Vanguard : VRS423 Nixa : VLP423
Evgueni Svetlanov (conductor) Russian State Symphony Orchestra	CD	Le Chant du Monde (Saison Russe) : RUS 288165 (France)	rec. 1998

CD : Compact Disc, LP : Long Playing Record

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