Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo

OVERVIEW

Known as the Hebraic Rhapsody, Schelomo was the final installment in Swiss composer Ernest Bloch’s Jewish Cycle, a collection of pieces that express “the complex, ardent, agitated soul” of the Jewish people. Learn more about this grandiose orchestral piece, featuring a solo cello part that emulates the anguished voice of the biblical King Solomon.