Discography
14
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Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Bloch: Schelomo
1994
Violin Concertos (London Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Vernon Handley, violin: Arve Tellefsen)
1993
Violin Concertos
1992
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
1992
Bloch: Schelomo / Bruch: Kol Nidrei
1991
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 / Bruch: Scottish Fantasia, op. 46 (feat. violin: Kyung Wha Chung, conductor: Kirill Kondrashin, Rudolf Kempe)
1991
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 / Violin Concerto No. 2 (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Zubin Mehta, violin: Itzhak Perlman)
1990
Bruch: Werke für Klarinette und Viola
1990
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (London Symphony Orchestra feat. cello: Janos Starker, conductor: Antal Dorat
1990
Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra, op. 102 / Bruch: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra no. 1, op. 26
1989
Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violinkonzerte / Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Liebesleid, Liebesfreud
1987
Violin Concerto No. 1 / Scottish Fantasy
1987
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Concerto No. 1 / Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5
1987
Violin Concertos in E Minor - G Minor (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Georges Pretre, violin: Uto Ughi)
1982
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Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (6 January 1838–2 October 1920), also known as Max Karl August Bruch, was a German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a staple of the violin repertory. Early life and education : Bruch was born in Cologne, the son of Wilhelmine (née Almenräder), a singer, and August Carl Friedrich Bruch, a lawyer who became vice president of the Cologne police.:15 Max had a sister, Mathilde ("Till"). He received his early musical training under the composer and pianist Ferdinand Hiller, to whom Robert Schumann dedicated his piano concerto in A minor. The Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso Ignaz Moscheles recognized his aptitude.:25 At the age of nine he wrote his first composition, a song for his mother's birthday. From then on music was his passion, and his studies were enthusiastically supported by his parents. He wrote many minor early works including motets, psalm settings, piano pieces, violin sonatas, a string quartet and even orchestral works such as the prelude to a planned opera Joan of Arc. Few of these early works have survived, however.
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The first music theory lesson he had was in 1849 in Bonn, and it was given to him by Professor Heinrich Carl Breidenstein, a friend of his father. At this time he was staying at an estate in Bergisch Gladbach, where he wrote much of his music. The farm belonged to a lawyer and notary called Neissen, who lived in it with his unmarried sister. Later the estate was bought by the Zanders family who owned a large paper mill. The young Bruch was taught French and English conversation by his father. In later years, Maria Zanders became a friend and patron. Career : Bruch had a long career as a teacher, conductor and composer, moving among musical posts in Germany: Mannheim (1862–1864), Koblenz (1865–1867), Sondershausen (1867–1870), Berlin (1870–1872), and Bonn, where he spent 1873–78 working privately. At the height of his career he spent three seasons as conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society (1880–83).
Max Bruch in brief
- How many Max Bruch releases are on Riffiter?
- 14 releases are catalogued, spanning 1982 to 1994.
- What is the most recent Max Bruch release on Riffiter?
- Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Bloch: Schelomo, released in 1994.