
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
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Symphony No. 2 "Symphony of Chorales": I. Toccata: Allegro
Salomon Rossi Suite: V. Lento
Prelude in D major
Largo (Con. No. 5 F-Min., BMV 1056)
Passacaglia
Andante (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 548)
Allegretto (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 502)
Renaissance Concerto: II. Baroque Interlude (after Rameau)
Allegro (Con. No. 1 D-Min., BMV 1052)
Allegro (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 502)
Solo
Allegro (Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello K 548)
Renaissance Concerto: I. Intrada
Andante (Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano K 498)
Allegretto (Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano K 498)
Scherzo Ricercato
Psalms: Part II: Psalm 98:1, 4, 6
Fantasy Rondo
Song of Anguish
For Lenny: Variation on "New York, New York"
Renaissance Concerto: IV. Jouissance
Renaissance Concerto: III. Recitative (after Monteverdi)
Percussion Quartet: Introduction/Song/Recitative/Monsters/Dance
Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": I. Fugue: Of Strife and Struggle
Menuetto (Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano K 498)
No. 1. Dedication
Foss: Three American Pieces: III. Composer's Holiday (Allegro)
Salomon Rossi Suite: III. Andante
Elegy for Anne Frank
Capriccio
Adagio (Con. No. 1 D-Min., BMV 1052)
Symphony No. 1 in G: I. Andantino—un poco Allegretto
For Lenny (Variation on New York, New York)
Allegro (Con. No. 5 F-Min., BMV 1056)
Salomon Rossi Suite: I. Moderato con moto
Phorion
Symphony No. 1 in G: II. Adagio
Grotesque Dance
Symphony No. 1 in G: III. Scherzo: Vivace
Curriculum Vitae
Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: I. Intrada
Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: II. Baroque Interlude
Symphony No. 1 in G: IV. Andantino—Allegro
III. Tranquillo ma mosso
Foss: American Pieces: I. Early Song
IV. Molto vivace
Solo Observed
Capriccio for Cello and Piano
3 American Pieces (Version for Violin & Orchestra): No. 1, Early Song
Salomon Rossi Suite: VI. Allegro
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