{"product_id":"gerard-schwarz-symphonies-2-4","title":"Gerard Schwarz: Symphonies 2 \u0026 4 - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSymphonies 2 \u0026amp; 4\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eGerard Schwarz\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eNaxos American\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e636943915424\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2004-06-15\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Diamond composed his Symphony No. 2 in 1942-43, a period of anxiety for the composer as an American whose country was at war and as an artist in lacking a solid financial underpinning. Encouraged by conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, Diamond sent the score to the Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitzky, renowned for his ongoing support of contemporary music. After a read-through of the symphony, that is to say, not a public performance, the Boston musicians responded with an outpouring of spontaneous applause. The actual première concert performance followed on 22nd October, 1944. In the final year of the war, 1945, Diamond composed Symphonies 3 and 4. Once again, the Boston Symphony music director proved his mettle by persuading the Koussevitzky Foundation to commission the Fourth Symphony. Diamond graciously dedicated the new work to the conductor's late wife, Natalie Koussevitzky. The première took place 23rd January, 1948 with the Boston Symphony, but under Leonard Bernstein, who replaced an indisposed Koussevitzky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Adagio Funebre \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Allegro Vivo \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Andante Expressivo, Quasi Adagio \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Allegro Vigoroso \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Adagio - Andante \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Allegro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/12020560\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Gerard Schwarz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32717011353671,"sku":"10036341","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/647420.jpg?v=1747326125","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/gerard-schwarz-symphonies-2-4","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}