A Young Person's Guide to ERNEST BLOCH
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Related to BLOCH / Publisher / CDs & Books / Printed Music / Libraries / Artists / Classical Music

• Ernest Bloch Legacy Project

  
  The Ernest Bloch Legacy Project is devoted to preserving the legacy of Ernest Bloch. The site also offers the video which introduces Ernest Bloch.

• Ernest Bloch Music Festival

  
  The festival features music of Bloch and of other composers. There is some information about BLOCH e.g. biography in the site.
  
  

• Mes musiques régénérées by Mr. Claude Torres (written in French)

  
  Extremely valuable website which is compiled by Mr. Claude Torres, Montpellier, France and includes Ernest Bloch's discographie and others.
  Mr. Claude Torres has been offering much of helps to the site since the opening of this site. Besides that, he made a large contribution to the discogrphy of Dr. Joseph Lewinski's "Ernest Bloch : sa vie et sa pensee" Tome IV.
  
  

• Library of Congress (USA)

  
  Many of materials e.g. manuscripts, sketches are collected as ERNESY BLOCH COLLECTION.
  There is also Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation that Mrs. Coolidge who contributed to the promotion of chamber music established.
  (Bloch's Viola Suite has been awarded Coolidge Award in 1919.)
  
  

• Cleveland Institute of Music

  
  Bloch served as the founding director of the Cleveland Institute of Music (1920-25).
  
  

• San Francisco Conservatory of Music

  
  Bloch served as the director of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1925-30).
  
  

• University of California, Berkeley

  
  Bloch taught at Berkeley since 1940 until 1952.
  There are collection of manuscripts, sketches and others.
  You can see the manuscript (reduction for two pianos) of "America" in Berkeley Digital Library.
  
  

• Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester (New York, USA)

  
  Materials that Bloch bequeathed to his daughter Suzanne Bloch Bloch were donated to Sibley Music Library and they are possessed as ERNEST BLOCH COLLECTION.
  
  

• Walter Simmons

  
  Mr. Walter Simmons is American musicologist and critic. This site offers many of valuable articles about Ernest Bloch's music and other composers' music.
  
  

• BLOCH on the Stamp
  

  
  BLOCH's stamp was issued as one of musicians series in Israel in 1995/96. It is introduced in the sites below.
  
  

  • Famous Portraits on the Stamps of Israel
  • OPERA - A PHILATELIC HISTORY
  • Maximaphily, maximum cards collection
    
    

• MACBETH : Premiere in Germany (written in German)

  
  Live-CD-set has been released. Click here for details.

  
  

• MP3.COM
  

  
  There are some MP3 sound file of Bloch's music in the site.
  

• G. Schirmer, Inc.
  

  
  G.Shirmer publishes many of Bloch's works e.g. "Schelomo".
  This site has online catalogue, and Bloch's biography and some information about Bloch.
  
  

• Carl Fischer, Inc.
  

  
  Short pieces of chamber works e.g. "Baal Shem" are published from this publisher.
  This site has online catalogue.
  
  

• Boosey & Hawkes
  

  
  Very important works (Violin Concerto, String Quartet No.2, Concerto Symphonique, Suite Symphonique) are published from this publisher.
  The catalogue is downloadable from this site.
  
  

• Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
  

  
  Italian Publisher. The opera "Macbeth" is published from this publisher.
  
  

• Edwin F. Kalmus & Co., Inc.
  

  
  Some orchestral works of Bloch are published from this publisher.
  
  

• Ongaku-No-Tomo-Sha (Japan)
  

  
  One of the leading music publisher in Japan. Many of sheets music, musical books are published from this publisher.

• AMAZON.COM
  
  

  
  Very famous online store. This store deals mainly books, but it has the great variety of CDs, too.
  Very useful and search function is good. And if you search books with keyword "BLOCH" you will find some books about the composer.
  
  There are also Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.jp in each countries.

  
  Click here to see list of BLOCH CDs at Amazon.com.
  Click here to see list of BLOCH CDs at Amazon.co.uk.
  Click here to see list of BLOCH CDs at Amazon.fr.
  Click here to see list of BLOCH CDs at Amazon.de.
  Click here to see list of BLOCH CDs at Amazon.co.jp.
  

  
  

• CDUNIVERSE

  
  Online CD store. This store has the great variety of CDs.
  In addition, search function is great. For instance, it is very easy to find new releases or to pick out the titles.
  
  

• Alapage.com
  

  
  Online store in France. This store deals CDs, books, DVDs and others.
  
  

• TOWER RECORDS (Japan)
  
  

  
  One of the largest CD stores. In Japan, SHIBUYA store, SHINJUKU store have the great variety of classical music.
  
  

• HMV (Japan)
  

  
  One of the largest CD stores. In Japan, SHIBUYA store, Ikebukuro store have the great variety of classical music.
  
  

• DoReMichelin: CD shop info (Japanese only)
  

  
  This page introduces CD-stores in Japan and Online CD store.
  It is very useful.
  
  

• CD Journal (Japanese only)
  

  
  This site introduces CDs released in Japan. With registration, you can use search engine.
  
  

• Sheet Music Plus
  
  

  
  The online store which deals music in print. This site has search function, but the store may not deal products of some publishers.
  The price is reasonable, and it is worth shopping at the store.
  
  

• YAMAHA MUSIC GINZA (Japan)
  

  
  The general music store in GINZA, TOKYO, JAPAN.
  The music in print department may be the largest in Japan.
  
  

• Academia Music (Japan)
  

  
  The store which deals music in print in HONGO, TOKYO, JAPAN.
  The store has the great variety of articles for sale, and sometimes you may make a great find.
  
  

• Kobe-Gakufu (Japan)
  

  
  The store which deals music in print in KOBE, JAPAN.
  The store deals mainly in mail-order.
  
  

• Sasaya Shoten (Japan)
  

  
  The store which deals music in print in UMEDA, OSAKA, JAPAN.

• MLAJ : Music Library Association of Japan

  
  This site introduces music libraries in Japan. This site is rich in links.
  
  

• TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN (Japan)
  

  
  There is Music Library in the institution in Ueno, Tokyo.
  You can listen CDs, watch videos and use the collection of books about music and music in print in the facility.
  The collection about music in the library may be the largest in Japan.
  
  

• Min-On (Japan)
  

  
  There is Min-On Ongaku-Shiryokan (Music Library) in Shinano-machi, Tokyo.
  You can listen CDs, watch videos and use the collection of books about music and music in print in the facility.
  Please notice that you have to register to use the facility.
  It takes a week to issue the registration card.
  
  

• Aichi Art Center (Japan)
  

  
  Arts complex in SAKAE, NAGOYA, JAPAN.
  You can listen CDs, watch videos and use the collection of books about art and music in print in the facility.
  You can also search collection on the web.

• Dr. David L. Sills
  

  
  Violist, Musicologist. Dr. Sills has written the conclusion to Bloch's suite for viola-solo.
  
  

• Peter Bruns
  

  
  German cellist whose Repertoire includes all of Bloch's violoncello-works.
  
  

• Karen Elaine Bakunin
  

  
  Violist whose Repertoire includes all of Bloch's viola-works. She have recorded Bloch's viola-works, and it will be soon released from Laurel Records.

• CLASSICA - Classical Music News and Links (Japanese only)
  
  

  
  Portal Site of classical music in Japanese. Please visit this site first!!
  
  

• Classical Net

  
  From early music to contemporary music, this is general site which covers all the classical music.
  There are full contents e.g. database, links. Very very useful site !!
  
  

• Swiss music travel notes (Japanese only)

  
  This site introduces music of Switzerland which is homeland of Bloch. Of course, Bloch's music is introduced.
  
  

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