Istar, Op. 42 (1896)

Istar, Op. 42 (1896) By Peter J. Rabinowitz, Hamilton College Written for the concert Against the Grain: The German Influence in French Music at the Turn of the Century, performed on April 13, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. From the intensity with which he pursued military history to the rigor or his…

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Symphony No. 3, Op. 11 (1896)

Symphony No. 3, Op. 11 (1896) By Adrian Corleonis Written for the concert Against the Grain: The German Influence in French Music at the Turn of the Century, performed on April 13, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. On March 9 1828 the newly formed Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire, at its initial…

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Psalm 47, Op. 38 (1904)

Psalm 47, Op. 38 (1904) By Robert McColley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Written for the concert Against the Grain: The German Influence in French Music at the Turn of the Century, performed on April 13, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Igor Stravinsky knew and greatly admired the pathbreaking Psalm 47, Op.38,…

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