Jak hebrejskou duchovní hudbu proměnil skladatel Max Bruch v romantické hudební dílo (rozhovor)
| Title in English | How Composer Max Bruch Transformed Hebrew Sacred Music into a Romantic Musical Work (Interview) |
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Popularization text |
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| Description | The text discusses the origins and musical character of Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 by the German composer Max Bruch. This composition for cello and orchestra was written in 1880 during Bruch’s tenure as music director of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society and is based on the melody of the Jewish synagogue prayer Kol Nidrei sung on the eve of Yom Kippur. In the interview, Professor Lubomír Spurný explains the historical context of the work, Bruch’s interest in Hebrew musical traditions, and the influence of his teacher Ferdinand Hiller and the Berlin cantor Abraham Jacob Lichtenstein, who introduced him to synagogue melodies. The text also discusses the role of the cellist Robert Hausmann, for whom the composition was written. Bruch transformed Jewish liturgical material through the harmonic and orchestral language of late Romantic music, creating a work that combines synagogue tradition with the aesthetic principles of nineteenth-century European music. Kol Nidrei has since become one of the most expressive and enduring works in the cello repertoire. |