Ernest Bloch (1880 – 1859) was a highly individual composer. His music has a distinctive voice and embraces a variety of influences such as Renaissance, neo-Classical, neo-Romantic, Swiss, Native American, Chinese, Jewish and Gregorian Chant. He wrote for voices and instruments of many combinations. His music is deeply emotional and is beloved by the public and inspirational for musicians. On this page you can be connected with the musical compositions of Ernest Bloch, learn how to get hold of the scores and/or be introduced to his many recordings/videos available to watch on the internet.

If you have a particular request or enquiry – please contact the Bloch family music curators here: music@ernestblochsociety.org 

Ernest Bloch Recordings   

Many distinguished orchestras and soloists including contemporary cellists Raphael Wallfisch, Steven Isserlis and Natalie Clein, have recorded works by Ernest Bloch which have received considerable acclaim. To see an up-to-date discography we recommend going to the Bloch page of Claude Torres of Montpellier France, who has a list of works by date, style and alphabetically, with a comprehensive discography for each work.

Ernest Bloch Videos

There is a vast array of filmed clips on Bloch available to watch on the internet. There are performers from the most distinguished and historic era such as Millstein, Menuhin and Zara Nelsova, to newcomers and young students playing Bloch. They cover his major orchestral works in full, to small chamber pieces for many instruments. You can see them all here You can view A Piatigorsky masterclass on ‘Schelomo’; Symphonie Israël (1916); ‘Helvetia, the land of mountains and its people, A Symphonic Fresco for orchestra’; and ‘America, an Epic Rhapsody (1926); and full performances of Eb and C# symphonies conducted by Dalia Atlas with the LPO and much more.