Classical Californians: Richard Danielpour

Richard Danielpour

Composer Richard Danielpour is our next Classical Californian. He's written commissioned works for Yo-Yo Ma, Jessye Norman, Dawn Upshaw, Gil Shaham, Anthony McGill and many more. He studied composition with Leonard Bernstein, and has taught at the Manhattan School of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, as well as (since 2017) the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. His selections include memorable writing for the voice by Bach, Mozart, Mahler, and Richard Strauss.

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Dona Nobis Pacem" from the B Minor Mass - Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus - Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven: "Cavatina" from String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat - Guarneri Quartet

Gustav Mahler: "Urlicht" from Symphony No. 2 - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

Richard Strauss: "Im Abendrot" from Four Last Songs - Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lucia Popp, soprano

Richard Wagner: "Liebestod" from Tristan and Isolde - Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra; Jessye Norman, soprano

Richard Danielpour: Songs of Love and Loss, Nos. 1 and 2 - Shahab Paranj, Iranshahr Orchestra; Hila Plitmann, soprano

Richard Danielpour: "Intermezzo" from Canti della natura - Inna Faliks, piano; Antonio Lysy, cello