Music by Nicolas Flagello (2007)

Nicolas Flagello is somewhat of a favored poster boy for neo-Romanticism; marginalized by a concert scene completely absorbed in academic serialism, Flagello pressed on as though the concert world itself didn't exist, adamantly following his muse even though the prospect of performances of his work ranged only from slim to nil. In order to conserve his energy and maximize his output, Flagello often composed in short score, creating full-scale orchestrations only when the prospect of performance was imminent. Unfortunately, ... Read More

Nicolas Flagello is somewhat of a favored poster boy for neo-Romanticism; marginalized by a concert scene completely absorbed in academic serialism, Flagello pressed on as though the concert world itself didn't exist, adamantly following his muse even though the prospect of performances of his work ranged only from slim to nil. In order to conserve his energy and maximize his output, Flagello often composed in short score, creating full-scale orchestrations only when the prospect of performance was imminent. Unfortunately, illness deprived him of the ability to do so a bit earlier than Flagello planned, and as a result, a great many of his works remain in the short score only, including the magnificent Violin Concerto (1956) here. Exactly contemporary with the concerto written for Jascha Heifetz by Miklós Rósza, the short score for this never-performed concerto wasn't filled out until musicologist Anthony Sbordoni did so in 2003; violinist Elmar Oliveira was very happy to premiere it once it was ready.... Read Less