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Sentimental Work: Ophélie Gaillard on Bloch’s Schelomo

2024-01-22T08:05:00

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Learning Bloch’s Schelomo was like a baptism of fire for the French cellist – but as well as the technical challenges, it gave an eye-opening perspective on how music can make you feel

I fell in love with the Swiss composer Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo the first time I heard it, but I really got to know it when I was eleven years old. I had to learn it for a competition and I found the piece fascinating…

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