Boston Symphony Orchestra

For symphony orchestra.

Composition date: 1876.

The subject is the story of Francesca and Paolo in Canto V of Dante’s Inferno. Written in autumn 1876 and dedicated to Sergey Taneyev. The infernal...Read more

For symphony orchestra.

Composition date: 1876.

The subject is the story of Francesca and Paolo in Canto V of Dante’s Inferno. Written in autumn 1876 and dedicated to Sergey Taneyev. The infernal storm frames Francesca’s lyrical narrative.

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