Born in Berlin in 1922, Lukas Foss started
composing at the age of 7. He continued
his studies in Paris after his family fled Nazi Germany in 1933. He
came to America as a 15 year old piano prodigy and graduated
from the Curtis Institute of Music with honors.
He went on to study composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale University
and conducting with Serge
Koussevitzky at Tanglewood. American by
choice, this renowned pianist, conductor and composer has written some
of the
most influential works of contemporary music, including Time Cycle,
Echoi and TASHI. An essential feature of his music is the
tension between traditional and new modes of musical expression; his
works
prove that a love for the past can be reconciled with many kinds of
innovations. He originally composed Three American Pieces for the
violin,
but these pieces have been performed on the clarinet by artists such as
Richard
Stoltzman who has performed it in many concerts accompanied by Lukas
Foss on
the piano. Seunghee Lee
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Lukas Foss
Early Song, from Three American Pieces Play
Recorded on 03/29/2005, uploaded on 01/16/2009
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Early Song, from Three American Pieces Lucas Foss
Born in Berlin in 1922, Lukas Foss started composing at the age of 7. He continued his studies in Paris after his family fled Nazi Germany in 1933. He came to America as a 15 year old piano prodigy and graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music with honors. He went on to study composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale University and conducting with Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood. American by choice, this renowned pianist, conductor and composer has written some of the most influential works of contemporary music, including Time Cycle, Echoi and TASHI. An essential feature of his music is the tension between traditional and new modes of musical expression; his works prove that a love for the past can be reconciled with many kinds of innovations. He originally composed Three American Pieces for the violin, but these pieces have been performed on the clarinet by artists such as Richard Stoltzman who has performed it in many concerts accompanied by Lukas Foss on the piano. Seunghee Lee
More music by Lukas Foss
Dedication, from Three American Pieces
Composer’s Holiday, from Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Composer’s Holiday, from Three American Pieces
Composer’s Holiday, from Three American Pieces
Goldmore Variation, from 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg
Capriccio for Cello and Piano
Early Song, from Three American Pieces
Elytres
Phorion
Lulu's Song, From The Jumping Frog Of Calveras County
Performances by same musician(s)
Summer, from Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden
Dedication, from Three American Pieces
Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Composer’s Holiday, from Three American Pieces
Prelude, from Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden
Spring, from Suite from The Victorian Kitchen Garden
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