A remarkable child prodigy, Amy Beach was the first female composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra: the “Gaelic” Symphony was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896.
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Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Lili Boulanger’s “D’un matin de printemps” is a skillfully crafted tone poem, rich of impressionist colors and morning scents.
Julius Röntgen: piano concerto n.2
Admired by many great composers, such as Brahms and Grieg, Röntgen’s music was quickly dismissed and went almost completely forgotten.
Anton Rubinstein: cello concerto n.2
Anton Rubinstein, founder of the St.Petersburg conservatory, is mostly remembered as a pianist and educator...
Giacomo Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico
Puccini's Preludio Sinfonico was composed for his final 1882 exam at the conservatory in Milan. The performance was...
Carlos Chavez: Antigone Symphony
A composer that deserves much more credit for his talent, Carlos Chavez was born in Mexico in 1899 and became one of...
Sergej Rachmaninov – Symphony n.3
Passionate as Rachmaninov always is, this symphony is composed of only 3 movements in a cyclic form with references to...
Sergej Rachmaninov – Prince Rostislav
Time for a tone poem: a young Rachmaninov found inspiration in a poem by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, cousin to...
Alphons Diepenbrock: Hymne aan Rembrandt
The very little known dutch composer Alphons Diepenbrock, was, in his time, highly regarded as a leading composer,...
Conducting Pills
A FREE video series with an analysis of structure, phrasing, and, of course, conducting tips of repertoire works: from Mozart to Brahms, from Beethoven to Debussy. A new episode every week!
