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Blech, Leo (1871-1958) Waldwanderung, Op. 8 /Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward Von den Englein /Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Aachen Opera Chorus, Christopher Ward Trost in der Natur, Op. 7 No. 3 /Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward Children’s Songs (6), Op. 25 (Version for Voice & Orchestra) Sonja Gornik, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward No. 1, Ein kleines Lied No. 2, Winterlied im Herbst Children’s Songs (6), Op. 24 (Version for Voice & Orchestra) Sonja Gornik, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward No. 3, Tintenheinz und Plätscherlottchen Children’s Songs (6), Op. 27 (Version for Voice & Orchestra) Sonja Gornik, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward No. 1, Veilchen No. 2, Nur eine kleine Geige Children’s Songs (6), Op. 21 (Version for Voice & Orchestra) Sonja Gornik, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward No. 7, Heimkehr vom Feste Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, Op. 21 No. 8 (Arr. B.A. Zimmermann for Voice & Orchestra) Sonja Gornik, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward Sommernacht /Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Aachen Opera Chorus, Christopher Ward Die Nonne, Op. 6 /Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward The closest Leo Blech (1880–1959) gets to fame these days is being mistaken for Ernest Bloch, although some might still remember his seminal work as an opera conductor in Berlin, where he worked for almost half a century (except for the Nazi years). But his compositions – either operas or involving the voice in some other way – have disappeared from the repertoire, which is a pity because his music, while less probing than that of his contemporary Bloch, is very much charming in the style of, say, Humperdinck or Rheinberger. |
