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Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Symphony in E minor

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Symphony in E minor

by | Last updated Mar 3, 2020 | Published on May 17, 2019 | The music room

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz was a polish composer and conductor. He died very young, at the age of 33, and, unfortunately, most of his music got lost during World War II. However, what’s left testifies the stature of this musician, perfectly comfortable between Chopin...
Carl Nielsen: Symphony n.2

Carl Nielsen: Symphony n.2

by | Last updated Nov 6, 2022 | Published on Apr 17, 2019 | The music room

How about turning a very specific mood into a symphony movement? While working on his first opera, Nielsen finished his second symphony, subtitled “The Four Temperaments”: ‘The Choleric’, ‘The Sanguine’, ‘The...
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...