Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Ben-Haim Symphony No. 1 (2022) [Official Digital Download]

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a guaranteed crowd-pleaser at its upcoming Bay Area concerts: Gustav Mahler’s ever-popular, klezmer-tinged Symphony No. 1, known as the “Titan.”

The orchestra will also premiere for two Bay Area audiences a distinctly Jewish work unfamiliar to most classical music fans, though in its way no less titanic. That would be Symphony No. 1 by the late Paul Ben-Haim, a piece that holds a special place in Israeli classical music history. Completed in 1940, it’s a favorite of conductor Lahav Shani, and he is eager to introduce it to audiences during the orchestra’s first U.S. tour since he was named music director nearly five years ago.

“It was the first major symphonic work ever written in [British Mandatory] Palestine,” Shani said of the work by Ben-Haim, who fled his native Germany for pre-state Israel in 1933. “It was written for this orchestra.”

TRACKLIST

1. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - I. Allegro energico
2. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - II. Molto calmo e cantabile
3. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - III. Presto con fuoco



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