Chant Juifs: Works for cello and piano

A fascinating if rather niche programme of predominantly mournful traditional melodies, some arranged specially by Jean-François Zygel, others by Ravel and Bloch. Jessica Duchen

 

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Jessica Duchen

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:33 pm

COMPOSERS: Bloch and Trad.,Ravel,Zygel
LABELS: NAIVE
WORKS: Works for cello and piano by Zygel, Ravel, Bloch and Trad.
PERFORMER: Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello), Daria Hovora (piano); Sinfonia Varsovia/János Fürst
CATALOGUE NO: V 5226

A fascinating if rather niche programme of predominantly mournful traditional melodies, some arranged specially by Jean-François Zygel, others by Ravel and Bloch. Jessica Duchen

Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.
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