The 70th anniversary of Henriëtte Bosmans' death in 2022 led to renewed interest in her music and the publication of her Concert Piece due to the end of copyright restrictions.
Recording & Production
The WDR Sinfonieorchester, one of Germany's leading orchestras, has over 750 world premieres to its credit, making it one of the world's most important commissioners of contemporary compositions.
Composition History
Shostakovich's Theme with Variations in B flat major, Op. 3, dates from his third year at the St Petersburg Conservatoire and is dedicated to his recently deceased teacher, Nikolay Sokolov.
Composition History
Henriëtte Bosmans' Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra was composed after the death of her fiancé, violinist Francis Koene, in 1934.
Composition History
The premiere of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto was delayed until October 1955, two and a half years after Stalin's death.
Composer Biography
Henriëtte Bosmans, a Dutch composer, refused to join the Kultuurkamer, an organization promoting Nazi ideology through art, leading to a ban on her work from mid-1942.
Composition History
Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto was effectively banned upon its completion in 1948 due to a resolution from the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
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