John Corigliano was the first Composer-in-Residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has received numerous prizes, including the Grawemeyer Award and two Grammy awards.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Although sometimes described as neo-tonal, Corigliano's music encompasses a wide range of modern techniques, including serialism and minimalism.
Composer Biography
John Corigliano, born in 1938, has had a varied career including working as a music programmer, assisting Leonard Bernstein, and being a record producer for CBS.
Composition History
The Chaconne on this album was created by Corigliano from his music for the 1997 film The Red Violin, directed by François Girard.
Compositional Technique
Corigliano's Fantasia on an Ostinato is based on a famous repetitive passage from Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, exploring 'minimalist' techniques.
Composer Biography
John Corigliano's idiomatic writing for violin is not surprising, as his father was a violinist in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for many years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Fantasia on an Ostinato, Corigliano aimed to combine the attractive aspects of minimalism, such as textures and hypnotic qualities, with structural and emotional expression.
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