jmc's classics
I volunteered at the March 23 Coffee Concert. It was an interesting program Rimsky-Korsakov's Capricio Espagnol, Respighi's Pines of Rome, Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus and Erkki-Sven Tuur's Piccolo concerto.
Gema New was the conductor and was the soloist. Chomack is a flute player with the SLSO. A Piccolo is a small flute. Gemma New is a resident conductor with the SLSO she is originally from New Zeeland. Rimsky- Korsakov(1844-1908) was a Russian Composer. this is is most famous work along with his Russian Easter Overture. he also wrote some choral music. "Capriccio" is for whim. Tchaikovsky wrote Capriccio Italian. This piece has a lot of gypsy themes in it. Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) was an Italian this piece is part of a trilogy which also includes the Fountains of Rome and the Festivals of Rome. I am familiar with this piece. many centuries old pine trees dominate Rome. Rautavaara (1928-2016) was a Finn and a protégé of Sibelius the greatest of Finish Composers. He is the second most famous Finnish composer. this piece is a concerto for birds and orchestra. It includes recordings of bird calls. I enjoyed this piece. It is unique. Both Rautavaara and Sibelius were in to nature and incorporated it into their music. The final composer Erkki-Sven Tuur (1959- ) is still living. he was born in Estonia which was part of the Soviet Union. The Finnish and Estonian Peoples are related. both languages are part of the Finno- Uralic language family. the title of this piece is "Solastagi"a which is term for nostalgia. The Piccolo is a small flute. I remember them from when I was a child.
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