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.
Edvard Grieg – Symphony in C minor
Composed in 1864, Grieg himself put a fatwa on it: ‘It must never be performed’.
Samuel Barber: Symphony n.1
Samuel Barber’s wrenching symphony n.1, here in the wonderful interpretations of the New York Philharmonic led by Bruno Walter in a 1945 recording.