The Romantic Soul: Lord Byron in Music

The Romantic Soul: Lord Byron in Music 02/09/2003 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Parisina, Op. 3 (1835) – Christopher Gibbs, Bard College The Romantic Soul: Lord Byron in Music – Leon Botstein Tasso (1854) – Fred Kirshnit, Le Concertographe Manfred, Op. 115 (1849) – Christopher Gibbs, Bard College

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Parisina, Op. 3 (1835)

Parisina, Op. 3 (1835) By Christopher Gibbs, Bard College Written for the concert The Romantic Soul: Lord Byron in Music, performed on Feb 9, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. “If only there were many artists working in the same spirit as Sterndale Bennett, no one would need fear any longer for the…

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Tasso (1854)

Tasso (1854) By Fred Kirshnit, Le Concertographe Written for the concert The Romantic Soul: Lord Byron in Music, performed on Feb 9, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. “…we are crowded in our solitudes…” Lord Byron, The Lament of Tasso Although now considered apocryphal, the legend of the Renaissance mathematician and poet pining…

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Manfred, Op. 115 (1849)

Manfred, Op. 115 (1849) By Christopher Gibbs, Bard College Written for the concert The Romantic Soul: Lord Byron in Music, performed on Feb 9, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. “In time, my endeavors in this, the dramatic field, will be accorded a just assessment.” Schumann’s prediction, unfortunately, has yet to be realized.…

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