cosa rara
The music room
This corner is dedicated to pieces of music that are rarely performed and yet do not really deserve to be forgotten.
Frederick Delius – La Calinda
The single most famous musical passage from Delius’ third opera “Koanga” contains the melody known as La Calinda, which is the only part of the score that has remained famous in the concert hall.
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Symphony in E minor
Karlowicz’s music, at least most of it, got lost during World War II. However, what’s left of it testifies the incredible stature of this musician.
Alexander Scriabin: Etudes
“In love’s godlike breathing, there’s the innermost aspect of the universe” – A.Scriabin. Here’s a selection of his Etudes.
Carl Nielsen: Symphony n.2
Nielsen 2nd symphony is subtitled “The Four Temperaments”: ‘The Choleric’, ‘The Sanguine’, ‘The Melancholic’ and ‘The Phlegmatic’.
Jean Sibelius: Hymn to the Earth
Jordens sång, Hymn to the Earth, Op. 95: a gorgeous cantata for mixed choir and orchestra by Jean Sibelius.
Henri Dutilleux: The Shadows of Time.
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
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.