Ernest Bloch’s Supplication is the passionate second piece from his From Jewish Life cycle for cello and piano. Edited by Hans Kindler and published by Carl Fischer, this expressive work combines lyrical intensity with dramatic contrasts, making it rewarding repertoire for developing tone, phrasing, and mature musical interpretation.
Intense and deeply expressive, Ernest Bloch’s Supplication is the second piece from his 1924 cycle From Jewish Life for cello and piano. Marked Allegro non troppo, the work contrasts passionate melodic writing with moments of reflection, allowing the cello to explore a broad emotional and tonal range. The cycle was written for cellist Hans Kindler, who also edited the cello part in this Carl Fischer edition. Published by Carl Fischer Music, this individual edition provides the score and cello part, offering a compact but musically substantial work for recital, examination, and advanced study.
Key Features:
Composed by Ernest Bloch
No. 2 from Jewish Life
For cello and piano
Marked Allegro non troppo
Cello part edited by Hans Kindler
Published by Carl Fischer Music
Catalogue No. B1970
8 pages
ISBN 9780825811142
Musical Benefits:
Develops expressive tone and emotional range
Refines bow control and dynamic contrast
Strengthens lyrical phrasing and musical intensity
Encourages sensitive coordination between cello and piano
Ernest Bloch’s Music for Cello and Piano is a powerful collection of five expressive works, including the complete From Jewish Life, Méditation Hébraïque and Nigun (Improvisation). Edited by Hans Kindler and published by Carl Fischer, this edition offers rewarding repertoire for cellists developing tonal depth, expressive phrasing, and mature musicianship.
Ernest Bloch’s Prayer is the deeply expressive first piece from From Jewish Life for cello and piano. Published by Carl Fischer with the cello part edited by Hans Kindler, this lyrical work highlights the cello’s rich sonority. It provides excellent repertoire for developing sustained tone, phrasing, and expressive interpretation.
Ernest Bloch’s Jewish Song is the expressive third piece from From Jewish Life, written for cello and piano. Published individually by Carl Fischer, this evocative work offers cellists excellent opportunities to develop tonal depth, lyrical phrasing, and expressive interpretation. It is also listed as AMEB Cello Grade 7 List C repertoire.
Key Features:
•For cello and piano
•No. 3 from Jewish Life
•Composed by Ernest Bloch
•Published by Carl Fischer
•Catalogue No. B1971
•AMEB Cello Grade 7 List C
•Ideal for examinations, study, and recital performance
