Time Signal

Two Jewish holidays are coming up. To what extent have Jewish composers been influenced by their Jewish background and by Jewish traditions in their work? The programme Time Signal explores the intersection between assimilation and a sense of identity.

Playlist

1. Ernest Bloch (photo) – Schelomo, rhapsody for cello and orchestra
   Mstislav Rostropovich and the Orchestre National de France conducted by Leonard Bernstein
2. Leonard Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
   Pablo Strong, boy treble / BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin
3. John Zorn – Tharsis
   New Masada Quartet
4. Felix Mendelssohn – Lied ohne Worte, opus 62, number 1
   Ronald Brautigam, piano