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Kol Nidrei

Max Bruch's piece for cello is based on Jewish prayer sung at Yom Kippur and played memorably by Jacqueline du Pre. From 2002.

Bruch's piece for cello is based on Jewish prayer sung at Yom Kippur.

Cellists Steven Isserlis and Liam Abramson discuss the impact of playing this music.

Poet Tessa Ransford remembers how she chose the piece for her friend's funeral.

And Rabbi Albert Friedlander describes listening to this music with Jacqueline du Pre on the last day of her life.

Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.

Producer: Sara Conkey

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in November 2002.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sat 9 Aug 2025 00:00

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Role Contributor
Composer Max Bruch

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  • Fri 18 Dec 2015 18:30
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