Guido Mancusi's Concerto for Orchestra is an homage to Bartók, featuring individual groups of instruments competing with and against each other.
Composer Biography
Guido Mancusi, the composer, was a soloist in the Vienna Boys' Choir before studying bassoon, singing, and conducting.
Composition History
The Suite for String Orchestra (on 'BeAeSeF') was commissioned by the Wiener Kammerphilharmonie in 1988 and this recording is its world premiere.
Composition History
The Concerto for Orchestra was commissioned by Roland Geyer, then secretary general of the Austrian 'Jeunesses Musicales', for the 1993 Summer Academy of the Salzburg Festival.
Composition History
Guido Mancusi's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra was written for his friend, trumpet player Joe Hofbauer, for his diploma recital in Vienna in 1989.
Compositional Technique
The Suite for String Orchestra (on 'BeAeSeF') is based on the musical motif B-A-Es-F, inspired by similar musical signatures used by Bach (B-A-C-H) and Shostakovich (D-S-C-H).
Composition History
The waltz 'Kirschblüten' (Cherry Blossom) was written in 2013 for the children affected by the Fukushima disaster and released on CD for the benefit of UNICEF.
