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Ernest Bloch

Voice In The Wilderness
(Voix dans le Désert)
Symphonic Poem for Orchestra with Violoncello Obbligato

(1936, Châtel, Haute Savoie)

  1. Moderato (Poco lento) - Più vivo
  2. Poco lento - Più animato
  3. Moderato - Poco più animato - Poco più calmo, solenne
  4. Adagio (Piacevole) - Moderato - Più animato
  5. Poco agitato - Più lento - Agitato poco a poco - Meno mosso - Cadenza - Calmo
  6. Allegro gioioso - Poco più moderato - Andante (Solenne) - Allegro - Andante moderato (Calmo)

Intrumentation:

3 Flutes (Piccolo)   4 Horns in F
2 Oboes   3 Trumpets in C
English Horn   3 Trombones
2 Clarinets in B and A   Tuba
Bass Clarinet    
2 Bassoons    
Contrabassoon    

Timpani (at least 4)

Percussion (2 Players)
[1st : Bass Drum, Tam-tam ; 2nd : Cymbals, Tambourine, Triangle]

Celesta

2 Harps

Violoncello Solo

Strings

Publication:

G. Schirmer, Inc.
Copyright, 1936, 1937, by G. Schirmer, Inc.
International Copyright secured.

Recordings:

Julius Berger (violoncello)
Antoni Wit (Conductor)
National-Sinfonie-Orchester
des Polnisen Rundfunks		 CD
[DDD]		 ebs : 6070 Rec. 1989
Natalie Clein (Violoncello)
Ilan Volkov (Conductor)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra		 CD
DL		 Hyperion : CDA67910 [rel. 2012] rec. 7-8 September 2011
Zara Nelsova (violoncello)
Ernest Ansermet (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra

5CD
[ADD]

 Decca : 475 6327 [rel.2004]
"Zara Nelsova Decca Recording 1950-1956"		 rec. 1954

CD

 LONDON (Japan) POCL-4110
LP Everest : 3284E
Decca : LXT5062
London : LL1232
London : CM9133
Jacopo Scalfi (violoncello)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Kantschieder (conductor)		 CD
[DDD]		 RS : 6367-11 rec. 1991
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (violoncello)
Fabrice Bollon (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Berlin		 CD Capriccio : 67071 [rel. 2004] rec. 2003
Janos Starker (violoncello)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor)		 CD DECCA Eloquence : 466 907-2 (Australia)
with Berlioz : Harold in Italy		 rec. 1969
LP LONDON : CS6661
Decca SXL6440
George Sopkin (violoncello)
Florence Kirsch (piano)		 LP Ernest Bloch Society : 2
Ernest Bloch Society : 5606		  

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