Composer Chester Biscardi's creative process involves looking back to move forward, unraveling memories and feelings from the past to be present.
Composition History
The 'Piano Quintet' was written in memory of Chester Biscardi's father, who died when the composer was twelve, and was inspired by the recognition scene from Book Sixteen of Homer's 'The Odyssey'.
Performer Biography
The Da Capo Chamber Players, founded in 1970, won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1973 and have had over 100 chamber music works written specifically for them.
Composition History
The works 'Mestiere' and 'Di Vivere' draw their titles and inspiration from Cesare Pavese's collected journals, 'Il mestiere di vivere' (The Business of Living).
Composer Biography
Chester Biscardi, the composer, initially took a hiatus from composing due to family pressure to become a lawyer, and later studied English and Italian literature before returning to music.
Compositional Technique
The work 'Tartini' employs a twelve-tone row constructed from melodies found in Giuseppe Tartini's 'Devil's Trill' Sonata in G minor.
Composition History
The work 'In Time's Unfolding' was commissioned by the Music Library Association to commemorate its 70th Anniversary in New York City in 2001.
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