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Anton Rubinstein: cello concerto n.2

Anton Rubinstein: cello concerto n.2

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Oct 16, 2018 | The music room

Anton Rubinstein, founder of the St.Petersburg conservatory, is mostly remembered as a pianist and educator (Tchaikowsky was one of his students). He was, also, a prolific composer: the cello concerto n.2 was written in the summer of 1874, while taking a break from...
Giacomo Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico

Giacomo Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Jul 23, 2018 | The music room

Puccini’s Preludio Sinfonico was composed for his final 1882 exam at the conservatory in Milan. The performance was everything but a success. Though you can spot some Lohengrin here and there (among others), the anticipation of Manon Lescaut is fascinating!...
Carlos Chavez: Antigone Symphony

Carlos Chavez: Antigone Symphony

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Jun 25, 2018 | The music room

A composer that deserves much more credit for his talent, Carlos Chavez was born in Mexico in 1899 and became one of the most prominent cultural figures of his time. Here is his Antigone Symphony, brilliantly conducted by Eduardo...
Sergej Rachmaninov – Symphony n.3

Sergej Rachmaninov – Symphony n.3

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on May 26, 2018 | The music room

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. In 1937 the composer wrote: “It was played in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc. At the first two performances I...
Sergej Rachmaninov – Prince Rostislav

Sergej Rachmaninov – Prince Rostislav

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on Mar 22, 2018 | The music room

Time for a tone poem: a young Rachmaninov found inspiration in a poem by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, cousin to Lev Tolstoy. Rachmaninov was barely 18 years old at the time of this composition. The piece was completed in 1891, but it was never performed during his...