When you think about music based off of Scottish fiddle tunes, you probably wouldn’t think that one of the best known pieces using those tunes is by a German composer. Well, it is - it’s the Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch. Each movement of the piece is based on a different Scottish Folk Tune. And it’s no surprise that Bruch gravitated towards these folk melodies – he was a known stubborn anti-modernist, once saying that the “feeling, power, originality, and beauty of folksong” is a salvation in unmelodic times. The Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch, our Evening Masterwork tonight at 7 on Classical WSMR.
Evening Masterworks: Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy Op. 46 for July 29, 2023
