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Paul Ben-Haim
12+ albums
composercontemporary classicalClassicalgermanisraeli
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Paul Ben-Haim (or Paul Ben-Chaim, in Hebrew פאול בן חיים ) (1897 – January 14, 1984) was an Israeli composer. Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he was assistant conductor to Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1920 to 1924. He served as conductor at Augsburg from 1924 to 1931, and afterwards devoted himself to teaching and composition. Ben-Haim emigrated to Palestine in 1933 and Hebraized his name, becoming an Israeli citizen upon that nation's independence in 1948. He composed chamber music, works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments, and songs. He championed a specifically Jewish national music: his own compositions are in a late Romantic vein with Middle Eastern overtones, somewhat similar to Ernest Bloch. Ben-Haim won the Israel Prize for music in 1957. His notable students include Ben-Zion Orgad, Ami Maayani, Shulamit Ran, Rami Bar-Niv, Avraham Sternklar and Noam Sheriff. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Berceuse sfaradite
4472Ben-Haïm: Berceuse sfaradite
3803Symphony No. 2: I. Molto moderato
2574Symphony No. 1: II. Molto calmo e cantabile
1455Poème
1156Paul Ben-Haim: Israel - Suite for Orchestra
927Symphony No. 2: III. Andante affettuoso e languendo
798Sonata a Tre for Mandolin, Guitar, Harpsichord: I. Allegro aperto
769Sonata a Tre for Mandolin, Guitar, Harpsichord: II. Lentamente recitando
7010Cello Concerto: II. Sostenuto e languido
60albums
Evocation
Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 2 & Concerto grosso
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Encores
Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 1
Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 2
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Jewish Composers: The Escapers
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, et al.
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Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 2: III. Andante affettuoso e languendo
Ben-Haim: String Quartet in E Minor - String Quartet No. 1, Op. 21
Ben-Haim: Symphony No. 1 - Fanfare to Israel - Symphonic Metamorphosis on a Bach Chorale
The Cosmos of Paul Ben-Haim
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BEN-HAIM: Chamber Works