Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47

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Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 is a late-Romantic composition for cello and orchestra that uses the traditional Jewish Kol Nidre prayer melody as the basis for a lyrical, meditative concert work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concertante work ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
approximateDuration 10 minutes ⓘ
associatedPrayer Kol Nidre ⓘ
associatedReligion Judaism ⓘ
basedOn Jewish Kol Nidre prayer melody ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard cello repertoire ⓘ
cataloguedAs Opus 47 ⓘ
composer Max Bruch ⓘ
compositionYear 1880 ⓘ
1881 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Robert Hausmann ⓘ
featuresInstrument solo cello ⓘ
firstPublicationPlace Berlin ⓘ
firstPublisher N. Simrock ⓘ
form Adagio on Hebrew melodies ⓘ
genre late-Romantic music ⓘ
hasArrangementFor cello and piano ⓘ
viola and orchestra ⓘ
viola and piano ⓘ
hasSection contrasting middle section with new melody ⓘ
lyrical main theme based on Kol Nidre chant ⓘ
opening recitative-like passage for solo cello ⓘ
inspiredBy Jewish liturgical tradition ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFor expressive cantilena for cello ⓘ
use of Jewish prayer melody in concert music ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 47 ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
solo cello ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
premiereYear 1881 ⓘ
primaryTempoMarking Adagio ⓘ
scoredFor cello and orchestra ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
subPeriod late Romantic ⓘ
texture soloist with orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
title Kol Nidrei ⓘ
linked to: Kol Nidre
typicalPerformanceContext cello recital with orchestra ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ
usesMelodyFrom Jewish liturgical chant ⓘ
usesMode minor ⓘ
usesTheme Kol Nidre prayer chant ⓘ
linked to: Kol Nidre

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Kol Nidre → notableAdaptation → Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47 ⓘ
Max Bruch → notableWork → Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 ⓘ
subject linked to: Bruch
linked to: Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” Op. 47