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Lukas Foss

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Lukas Foss (born Lukas Fuchs, August 15, 1922 in Berlin, Germany; died February 1, 2009 in Manhattan) is an American composer, conductor, pianist, and professor. He studied with Julius Goldstein. He moved to Paris in 1933 where he studied piano with Lazare Lévy, composition with Noël Gallon, orchestration with Felix Wolfes, and flute with Louis Moyse. In 1937 he moved to America and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, with Sergei Koussevitzky during the summers from 1939 to 1943 at the Berkshire Music Center

Top songs

  1. Symphony No. 2 "Symphony of Chorales": I. Toccata: Allegro
  2. Salomon Rossi Suite: V. Lento
  3. Prelude in D major
  4. Largo (Con. No. 5 F-Min., BMV 1056)
  5. Passacaglia
  6. Andante (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 548)
  7. Allegretto (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 502)
  8. Renaissance Concerto: II. Baroque Interlude (after Rameau)
  9. Allegro (Con. No. 1 D-Min., BMV 1052)
  10. Allegro (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 502)
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  1. Solo
  2. Allegro (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 548)
  3. Renaissance Concerto: I. Intrada
  4. Andante (Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano K 498)
  5. Allegretto (Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano K 498)
  6. Scherzo Ricercato
  7. Fantasy Rondo
  8. Psalms: Part II: Psalm 98:1, 4, 6
  9. Renaissance Concerto: IV. Jouissance
  10. For Lenny: Variation on "New York, New York"
  11. Song of Anguish
  12. Renaissance Concerto: III. Recitative (after Monteverdi)
  13. Percussion Quartet: Introduction/Song/Recitative/Monsters/Dance
  14. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": I. Fugue: Of Strife and Struggle
  15. Menuetto (Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano K 498)
  16. No. 1. Dedication
  17. Foss: Three American Pieces: III. Composer's Holiday (Allegro)
  18. Salomon Rossi Suite: III. Andante
  19. Elegy for Anne Frank
  20. Capriccio
  21. Adagio (Con. No. 1 D-Min., BMV 1052)
  22. Symphony No. 1 in G: I. Andantino—un poco Allegretto
  23. For Lenny (Variation on New York, New York)
  24. Allegro (Con. No. 5 F-Min., BMV 1056)
  25. Salomon Rossi Suite: I. Moderato con moto
  26. Phorion
  27. Symphony No. 1 in G: II. Adagio
  28. Grotesque Dance
  29. Curriculum Vitae
  30. Symphony No. 1 in G: III. Scherzo: Vivace
  31. Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: I. Intrada
  32. Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: II. Baroque Interlude
  33. III. Tranquillo ma mosso
  34. Symphony No. 1 in G: IV. Andantino—Allegro
  35. Foss: American Pieces: I. Early Song
  36. 3 American Pieces (Version for Violin & Orchestra): No. 1, Early Song
  37. IV. Molto vivace
  38. Capriccio for Cello and Piano
  39. For Lenny: Variation on New York, New York
  40. Solo Observed
  41. Salomon Rossi Suite: IV. Allegretto sostenuto
  42. Salomon Rossi Suite: VI. Allegro
  43. Time Cycle (Orchestral Version): Improvised Interlude No. 3
  44. Night Music
  45. Salomon Rossi Suite: II. Allegro
  46. Affettuoso (Con. No. 5 D-Maj., BMV 1050)
  47. Symphony No. 4 "Window to the Past": I. Molto sostenuto—Allegro
  48. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": II. Elegy for Anne Frank
  49. paradigm
  50. Music for Six
  51. Symphony No. 4 "Window to the Past": II. half note=48-52
  52. Time Cycle (Orchestral Version): Improvised Interlude No. 1
  53. Presto (Con. No. 5 F-Min., BMV 1056)
  54. Die Kunst Der Fuge Andante risoluto e sostenuto
  55. I. Introduction (Andante)
  56. Paradigm: I. Session
  57. Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird
  58. Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: III. Recitative
  59. Orpheus and Euridice
  60. String Quartet No. 3
  61. Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: IV. Jouissance
  62. We're Late
  63. Symphony No. 2 "Symphony of Chorales": III. Allegretto tranquillo
  64. Salomon Rossi Suite
  65. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": III. Wasteland
  66. A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny (Version for Piano & Orchestra)
  67. Symphony No. 4 "Window to the Past": IV. Fireworks: based on "American Fanfare"
  68. I. Barukh haggever
  69. Allegro (Con. No. 5 D-Maj., BMV 1050)
  70. Symphony No. 4 "Window to the Past": III. Scherzo: Vivace
  71. Paradigm: III. Recital
  72. Paradigm: II. Reading
  73. Die Kunst Der Fuge Andante con moto
  74. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": IV. Prayer
  75. Symphony No. 2 "Symphony of Chorales": II. Andante sostenuto
  76. The Prairie: I. I Was Born on the Prairie
  77. Symphony No. 2 "Symphony of Chorales": IV. Introduzione—Vivace
  78. Ode
  79. 3 American Pieces (Version for Violin & Orchestra): No. 2, Dedication
  80. Fantasy Rondo (Foss)
  81. Die Kunst Der Fuge Allegretto piacevole
  82. Die Kunst Der Fuge Allegro energico
  83. Time Cycle (Orchestral Version): I. We're Late
  84. Adon Olam
  85. Measure For Measure
  86. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: III. Scherzo. Vivace
  87. Foss: Three American Pieces: I. Early Song (Andante)
  88. Paradigm: IV. Lecture - Pt. 1
  89. The Prairie: II. Dust of Men
  90. Symphony No. 1 in G Major: I. Andantino - Un poco allegretto

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