Claire J. Polin

Der 'Schwan von Pesaro', wie Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) genannt wurde, wurde einer der größten, europäischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts. Vor allem seine komischen Opern machten ihn unsterbli...

Der 'Schwan von Pesaro', wie Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) genannt wurde, wurde einer der größten, europäischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts. Vor allem seine komischen Opern machten ihn unsterbli...

In the nineteenth century, few pieces rivaled the choral 'Prayer' from Rossini's opera/oratorio Mose in Egitto (Moses in Egypt) in popularity. Hailed as 'stunning,' 'powerful,' and 'haunting,' 'Prayer...

Written in 1940, this work is a setting of a lament for one of the fallen in the Spanish Civil War by Stephen Spender. The scoring for male chorus with percussion and brass accompaniment gives the pie...

One of the few previously unpublished Barber orchestral works, Horizon is a five-minute piece which was composed in 1945 for the United States Office of War Information. Instrumentation: flute, 2 oboe...

Rossini's early studies in music were with his father and mother, and with other teachers through the generosity of rich patrons. In childhood he had already started to show ability as a composer and...

Samuel Barber's lyrical Cello Concerto is here offered together with a suite from the ballet music of Medea, originally written for Martha Graham. Best known of all Barber's music is his evocative Ada...

Plein Jeu - Le Concert Instrumental 4

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