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Corigliano, J.: Symphony No. 2 / The Mannheim Rocket

7/1/2004, 6 Tracks, 56:03

Featuring

  • John Storgårds
  • Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  • John Corigliano Jr.

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Compositional Technique

The Mannheim Rocket, a piece by Corigliano, incorporates a quote from Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz's Sinfonia in E-flat, one of the originators of the 'Mannheim Rocket' technique.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

John Corigliano's Symphony No. 2 was requested by The Boston Symphony to honor the 100th anniversary of Symphony Hall.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

John Corigliano, born in 1938, comes from a musical family; his father was concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and his mother an accomplished pianist.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

John Storgårds, the conductor on this album, has a dual career as both a conductor and a violinist, having studied both at the Sibelius Academy.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882, was the first permanent symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

John Corigliano's Symphony No. 2 was awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Corigliano initially proclaimed he would never write a symphony, believing the repertoire was already crowded, but the loss of friends to AIDS changed his perspective, leading to his Symphony No. 1.

Source: Booklet

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