Symphony No. 1 (Ben-Haim)

Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim's Symphony no.

1 is the first Eretz-Israel symphony and one of the most important works in the history of classical music in Israel.

This is the period after his immigration to Israel, and the end of the days of the fall of France.

The composition of the piece is about "the desire to compose a large-scale composition in the spirit of our people and country for our Eretz Israel Orchestra... the terrible rampage of the underworld forces must have had a powerful impact on my composition (at least on its first movement, and to some extent also on its last).

Nevertheless, this composition is nothing but absolute pure music..." The piece has three movements:

Symphony no. 1, manuscript from 1940, first page