Lutoslawski: Concerto for orchestra - Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor
4/1/2016, 7 Tracks, 1:11:40
Featuring
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Witold Lutosławski
Johannes Brahms
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Composition History
Arnold Schoenberg orchestrated Johannes Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor in 1937 without a commission, as a tribute to Brahms.
Composition History
Witold Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra was commissioned by Witold Rowicki, director of the Warsaw Philharmonic, to showcase his new ensemble.
Performer Biography
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the conductor on this album, is a Grammy-nominated and Emmy Award-winning artist, and is the founder of Caminos del Inka, a non-profit promoting music of the Americas.
Critical Reception
Witold Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra earned him Poland's State Prize and Order of Labor in 1955, helping to establish him as an internationally prominent composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For his Concerto for Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski used Polish folk music as raw material to build a large, multi-movement form that does not directly originate from folk songs or dances.
Composer Biography
Arnold Schoenberg, best known for his pioneering work in atonal music, held a lifelong admiration and profound respect for the music of Johannes Brahms.
Instruments
The Concertmaster of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra performs on the 1710 Davis Stradivarius violin, and the Associate Concertmaster performs on the 1685 Eugenie Stradivarius violin.
