The composer of the month May is Max Bruch (1838-1920).
All works by Max Bruch:
1. Narrenfahrft from Sieben lieder op.71 for choir a cappella
Darmstadt Chor Wolfgang Seeliger
2. from: Violin concert no 1 in G op.26: Vorspiel, Allegro molto Adagio
Janine Jansen (violin) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Riccardo Chailly
3. Kol Nidrei concert piece for cello and orchestra in D op.47
Natalie Clein BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov
4. Allegro con moto and Allegro agitato no 2 and 4 by Stücke op. 83 for clarinet, viola and piano. In an arrangement for clarinets and piano
Sabine Meyer, Trio di Clarone, Kalle Randalu (piano)
5. Introduction, Hört ihr’s wimmern, Holder Friede (scraps from) Das Lied von der Glocke op.45 Cantata for choir soloists and full orchestra.
Staatskapelle Weimar and the Philharmonic Choir Prague conducted by Jac van Steen with Eleonore Marguerre, soprano/Annette Markert, alto/Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor/Mario Hoff, bass.
6. Andante sostenuto, adagio, ma non tropo lento – Vivace, Tanz. Vivace ma non troppo from: Suite of Russian folksongs for full orchestra op. 79b
SWR Radio orchestra Kaiserslautern conducted by Werner Andreas Albert