Blue Mountain: A chamber opera in one act <BR> BRIDGE 9273Premiered in 2007 in Norway, American composer Justin Dello Joio's one act opera, Blue Mountain, was written to commemorate the 100th year of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's death. The opera is based on descriptions of Grieg's final days (September 1907), and includes the roles of Grieg, his wife Nina, his physician, and his friend and champion, Percy Grainger. Dello Joio's colorful score weaves in references to a number of Grieg's works, including

If you have even a passing interest in 20th-century music

this impassioned composition is given a reading of brilliant intensity by violinist Ida Levin and pianist

even appealing atonal music language

“Though the project’s participants take different approaches to the challenge of incorporating speech into music

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a Schubertian of unusual temperament and depth

He ultimately migrated to the USA

The finale entitled ‘Carnival

I don’t believe there is a better violist currently on the musical scene today