Bruch, << bruk, >> Max (1838-1920), was a German composer. He wrote almost 100 compositions in a variety of forms, but only a small number are generally performed today. These include the first of three violin concertos (in G minor, final version 1868); the Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra (1880); and Kol Nidrei (1881), a work for cello and orchestra. Bruch, who was Jewish, based the work on melodies from a Jewish worship service. Bruch’s other works include three operas; many songs and choral works; and music for orchestra, keyboard, and chamber groups. Bruch lived into the 1900’s, but his style remained a product of the 1800’s—romantic, easily understood, and influenced by folk music.
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Bruch was born in Cologne. By the age of 11, he was composing chamber music and orchestral works. For much of his life, he was a composer, conductor, and teacher in Cologne, Breslau, and other German cities; and in Liverpool, England. He served as a professor of music composition at the Berlin Academy from 1891 to 1910.
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