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#1 On the Billboard Charts: For Love Of You: Clara & Robert Schumann

The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra’s newly released recording—For Love Of You: Clara & Robert Schumann—featuring pianist Lara Downes, makes it to #1 on the Billboard Charts for Traditional Classical Albums for the week of September 28, 2019.

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Recognized as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, Clara Wieck-Schumann has been the source of tremendous inspiration for Lara Downes in her own musical career. For Love Of You is Lara’s heartfelt tribute to Clara Schumann on the 200th anniversary of her birth (September 13, 1819).

Conductor Martin West, Pianist Lara Downes, and Engineer Adam Abeshouse, February 2016, Skywalker Sound (Photo © Mark Drury)

This album was recorded at Skywalker Sound under the direction of conductor Martin West and engineer Adam Abeshouse with musicians of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.

 

The album includes:

  • Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 54, by Robert Schumann
  • 3 Romances, Opus 11, by By Clara Schumann – Lara Downes
  • Fantasiestücke, Opus 12 by Robert Schumann – Lara Downes

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra recording session, Skywalker Sound, February 2016 (Photo by Steven D’Amico)

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New Release – Moritz Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands

World Premiere Recording! Click on the video below to hear an excerpt. Now available for pre-order  “Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is most known for his scintillating piano compositions. He also composed an opera, a full-length ballet, three orchestral suites, a symphony (still…

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Conversations With Nijinsky Debuts at #1 on iTunes!

As we celebrate the new release of Kip Winger’s Conversations With Nijinsky—a tribute to the iconic dance figure Vaslav Nijinsky—we want to recognize the brilliant musicians and individuals of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra who were involved with this recording project.…

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Craig Reiss Shares Performance Season Highlights

In many ways, the musicians and dancers of the San Francisco Ballet are like one big family. A longtime member of this family—Craig Reiss—violinist and all-around-great-storyteller, shares some highlights of seasons past. “I joined the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra in 1993. Before that time…

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Martin West on Conducting the SF Ballet Orchestra in Romeo & Juliet

In this video, Martin West, discusses Sergei Prokofiev’s dramatic score for Romeo & Juliet, the orchestra, and his role as conductor.

This video was published by the San Francisco Ballet on May 28, 2015.

Martin West is Music Director & Principal Conductor for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.

The choreography is by Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and the dancers featured in the video are members of the SF Ballet.