Suite for solo violin No 1 (Bloch)
from Bloch & Ben-Haïm: Violin Music (CDA67571)
1 Prelude [2'43]
2 Andante tranquillo [2'56]
3 Allegro – Andante [2'46]
4 Allegro energico [2'40]
11 minutes 5 seconds 4 tracks
‘Both composers are served extremely well on this beautifully recorded disc, Hagai Shaham and Arnon Erez in particular giving a totally convincing performance of Bloch's well-known Baal Shem ...
‘Such a fine soloist as Hagai Shaham … The Baal Shem Suite … receives an excellent performance. Shaham projects the ectsasy of the climaxes marvellously, underpinned by evocative fanfares fr ...
‘Shaham's fiddle weeps with an expressive rich, dark tone, especially in the Nigun movement’ (Classic FM Magazine)