Thursday, June 16, 2022

TDCM: June 16th - Lukas Foss

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Lukas Foss (1922-2009)


Bio

Foss was born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin and was quickly noted to be a prodigy pianist. He eventually came to America and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He was a close friend of Leonard Bernstein and replaced Schoenberg as professor of music at UCLA. He is included in the Boston school and held posts with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras.  

Music

Piano Concerto No. 2


GEOD


Baroque Variations


Three American Pieces


Echoi


Time Cycle



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