Elisabetta Brusa's Symphony No. 2 features brass writing that is often pushed to high or extreme ranges to create orchestral color and tension.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elisabetta Brusa states that all her works, regardless of form, are underpinned by 'symphonic thought', and aim to express basic human emotions.
Composer Biography
Elisabetta Brusa, the composer, began composing at the age of four years and eight months, on her grandmother's piano in Milan.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elisabetta Brusa composes solely at the piano, like 'old fashioned composers', relying on fantasy and improvisation of musical ideas.
Performer Biography
Daniele Rustioni, the conductor, has been the chief conductor of the Ulster Orchestra since the 2019-20 season and is principal conductor of Opéra National de Lyon.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of Elisabetta Brusa's Symphony No. 2 and Simply Largo, performed by the Ulster Orchestra and conducted by Daniele Rustioni.
Composer Biography
Elisabetta Brusa's mother worked as a linguist and analyst at Bletchley Park during World War II and was pictured in the same photograph as Alan Turing.
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