Israeli Music: performances and manuscripts
Uzi Wiesel devoted a large part of his life (as part of his overall strong bond to Israel) encouraging, commissioning and performing works written by Israeli composers.
His connections with various generations of composers encompasses almost three generations such as Joseph Tal, Paul Ben-Haim and Mordechai Seter as well as composers of his age such as Tzvi Avni and Noam Sheriff, and followed to some of his students such as Gideon Lewinson and Jan Radzynski.
As well as Solo works and concertos, Uzi Wiesel also premiered numerous chamber music works, some with the Tel Aviv String Quartet.
First performances of Israeli Music
Cello solo
Noam Sherif - Confession
Joseph Tal - Treatise
Paul Ben Haim - Music for Cello (three movements)
Joachim Stutschwsky - Sine Nomine
Joachim Stutschwsky - Composition
Artur Gelbrun - Five Pieces
Menachem Avidom - Four Elegies
Zvi Avni - Elegy
Mordechai Seter - Movement for Cello Solo (from Piano Quintet)
Avraham Daus - Sonata 12
Cello and Piano
Oeden Partos - Yizchor
Joachim Stutschwsky - Israeli Suite
Moshe Lustig - Sonata for Cello and Piano
Cello and Orchestra
Joseph Tal - Cello concerto
Joseph Tal - Concerto for Violin and Cello
Ami Maayani - Cello concerto
Oeden Partos - Oriental Ballade
Jan Radzinski - Cello concerto
Paul Ben-Haim - Cello concerto (first performance in Israel)
Chamber music
Mordechai Seter - Ricercar for String Quartet
Mordechai Seter - String Quartet no, 1 & 2
Mordechai Seter - Clarinet Trio
Paul Ben-Haim - Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
Joseph Tal - String Quartet no. 1
Joseph Tal - “The Hand” for Soprano and Cello
Zvi Avni - String Quartet no. 2
Manuscripts of Israeli music
Recital of five Israeli solo cello compositions: Gelbrun, Avni, Stutchewsky, Sherif and Tal. Uzi Wiesel received the Israeli Music Prize for this recital in 1975.
Paul Ben-Haim: Pieces for Cello solo
Click on the image for a link to some words by Uzi Wiesel about Seter and the Ricercar
