Lukas Foss
Born: 15th August 1922, Berlin, Germany
Died: 1st February 2009, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: German, American
Lukas Foss was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor.
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Gil Rose on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
24th Sep 2026
Recently hailed as 'the saint of American opera' by Gramophone, the intrepid conductor discusses the 'fascination with music of the recent past' which prompted him to found his own orchestra (and eventually record-label) three decades ago.
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- A Parable of Death (1)
- Adon Olam (2)
- American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra (2)
- and then the rocks on the mountains begin to shout (1)
- Behold, I Build an House (3)
- Capriccio (5)
- Cello Concerto (1)
- Clarinet Concerto (1)
- Curriculum Vitae (1)
- De Profundis (1)
- Echoi (1)
- Elegy for Anne Frank (3)
- Fantasy Rondo (4)
- For Lenny (4)
- Griffelkin (1)
- Grotesque Dance (1)
- Improvised Interludes (3) (1)
- Introductions and Good-byes (2)
- Lammdeni (2)
- Music for Six (1)
- Ode (1)
- Orpheus and Euridice (1)
- Paradigm (“for my friends”) (1)
- Percussion Quartet (1)
- Phorion (1)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (1)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 (2)
- Prelude in D (1)
- Psalms (2)
- Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1)
- Saxophone Quartet (1)
- Scherzo Ricercato (1)
- Solo (4)
- Solo Observed (1)
- Solomon Rossi Suite (1)
- Song of Anguish (2)
- Song of Songs (6)
- String Quartet No. 1 (2)
- String Quartet No. 3 (1)
- Symphony No. 1 in G (1)
- Tashi (1)
- The Curriculum Vitae Tango (1)
- The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - an After-Dinner Opera (1)
- The Prairie (2)
- Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (1)
- Three Airs on O'Hara's Angel (1)
- Three American Pieces (10)
- Time Cycle (1)
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Lukas Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
Amy Porter, Nikki Chooi, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Classical Compendium
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The Art of Gregor Piatigorsky | Rare 78s, Unissued Studio Recordings, Public Performances & Broadcasts
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Artur Schnabel (piano), Artur Rubinstein (piano), Ralph Berkowitz (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra, N.Y. Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, CBS Symphony Orchestra, A. Hilsberg, F. Reiner, J. Barbirolli, A. Wallenstein, Paul Hindemith
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Bernstein: Britten - Harris
Philip Smith (trumpet), Thomas Stacy (englishhorn), Stanley Drucker (clarinet), Merrill Greenberg (englishhorn), Helmut Burk (videoscripteditor), Mischa Maisky (cello), Leonard Bernstein (narrator, piano), Sheri Greenawald (soprano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France
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Special offer. Children's Classics by Chandos
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Peter Donohoe (piano), Anne Gjevang, Richard Chester, John Digney, John Cushing, Lesley Wilson, Laurence Rogers, Lina Prokofiev (narrator), Susan Drake (harp), Howard Shelley (piano), Barry Douglas (piano), Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Boys' Choir, Danish National Symphony Choir, Ulster Orchestra, Finzi Singers, The Finzi Singers, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Children's Opera, Back Bay Chorale, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, I Musici de Montréal, Sir Charles Mackerras, Neeme Järvi, Leif Segerstam, Bryden Thomson, Paul Spicer, Gil Rose, Edward Gardner, Yuli Turovsky
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