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Anton Rubinstein: cello concerto n.2

Anton Rubinstein is mostly remembered as a pianist and educator. He was, also, a prolific composer: the cello concerto n.2 was written in 1874.

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Giacomo Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico

Puccini’s Preludio Sinfonico was composed for his final 1882 exam at the conservatory in Milan. The performance was everything but a success.

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Carlos Chavez: Antigone Symphony

Carlos Chavez, a composer that deserves much more credit for his talent, was a prominent figure of the mexican music life in the early 20th century.

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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 the plain-chant Dies Irae.

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Carl Nielsen: Symphony n.2

Carl Nielsen: Symphony n.2

Last updated Nov 6, 2022 | Published on Apr 17, 2019 |

Nielsen 2nd symphony is subtitled “The Four Temperaments”: ‘The Choleric’, ‘The Sanguine’, ‘The Melancholic’ and ‘The Phlegmatic’.

Henri Dutilleux: The Shadows of Time.

Henri Dutilleux: The Shadows of Time.

Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Oct 21, 2018 |

Triggered by the discovery of the deportation by the Nazis to concentration camps of an entire orphanage, The Shadows of Time is a somber meditation on loss

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