TLS : Rio de Janeiro, Brasil to Serge Koussevitzky, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1946 Aug. 13.
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Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951
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Serge Koussevitzky was a Russian-born conductor, composer and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949. Koussevitzky's appointment as conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) was the beginning of a golden era for the ensemble that would continue until 1949. Over that 25-year period, he built the ensemble's reputation into that of a leading American orchestra. ...
Villa-Lobos, Heitor, 1887-1959
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Heitor Villa-Lobos (born March 5, 1887, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – died November 17, 1959, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music".[1] Villa-Lobos has become the best-known South American composer of all time. A prolific composer, he wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2000 works by his death in 1959. His mu...
Fernández, Oscar Lorenzo, 1897-1948
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This Pastoreio symbolizes the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem, Toada is a nostalgic song, and Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian dance. Composed 1930. First performance 22 August 1930, Francisco Braga conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Reisado do pastoreio : suite para orchestra sinfonica, op. 65 / by Oscar Lorenzo Fernández. [19--]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51785840 Composed 1929; a revised version is extant. First performa...
