Kol Nidre

Max Bruch's Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 draws on the same Aramaic declaration chanted to open Yom Kippur, reworked by Bruch in 1881 into a passionate concert piece for cello and orchestra. This arrangement adapts Bruch's setting for violin and cello, abridged from its full concert length so it can be used practically within a religious service rather than only as a standalone concert piece. Violin and cello trade the work's central melodic material back and forth — a genuine duo texture rather than one instrument simply accompanying the other — while keeping the surging, rhapsodic character of Bruch's original.

• •Abridged from Bruch's full concert-length version specifically for use during a service
• •A true duo texture — melodic material passes between violin and cello rather than one part accompanying the other

Instruments: Violin · Cello · Professional level

Distinct from this catalog's other Kol Nidrey arrangement, which sets the traditional liturgical melody directly for voice and cello rather than Bruch's version — this one is for the ensembles and occasions that call for Bruch's setting specifically.