Prelude Posters - Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra

"Isn't it part of the great attraction of music that what is said cannot be expressed in any other way?"       - Lutoslawski

Our interpretation of this undeniable masterpiece of the 20th century, the Concerto for Orchestra by Lutoslawski, was inspired by the folkloric, simple musical material remixed into the modernist orchestral composition fabric.  Simple shapes, bold primary colors, and line are infused with mid-century art and minimalist Bauhaus design.  This style correlates, for us, to the Concerto for Orchestra.  The complete work is enthralling and at times brutal; Europe was turning the lights back on from the darkest period during the composition.  

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Prelude Posters - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music."  - Rachmaninov

Rachmaninoff's music is an island of nostalgia in the world of music history.  The turbulent turn of the century, both politically and in the arts, was full of upheaval and reassessment of previous traditions.  This composer wrote in the style of the previous generation of romantic composers and has gained a legion of adherent fans of his work through its immediate accessibility; that is not to say that there are not rewards in the study and close listening of his exceptional craft.  Rachmaninoff was also one of the last performer/composers in the tradition of the previous generations--Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Paganini, etc.  The well known recording made with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Ormandy are true gems;  it is not often that we can hear the classical music composer perform their works.  In addition to this vintage recording, we explored in the recent recording of Stephen Hough and the Dallas Symphony.  Hough is a remarkable pianist and our library of his recordings continues to grow.  Here is the our design created for the Piano Concerto No. 3.

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Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht

Today we are celebrating the birthday anniversary of Schoenberg, most notably known as the inventor of 12-tone music, was also a composer of lush post-romantic works before his transition to modernism.   This work, Verklarte Nacht, was inspired by a Dehmel poem which is well worth the time to read and study as it captures something of expressionism in this form.  I've attempted to approximate the scene set at the outset of the poem.

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