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Lukas Foss
Person · male · United States · Berlin · born 1922 · died 2009 · recording since 1961
American composer (1922-2009)
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Also known as Lukas Voss · 盧卡斯·福斯
Timeline
25 events▣ Album 19✦ Award 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1920s
1940s
1950s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Time Cycle
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
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Album: Schwantner: Aftertones of Infinity / Druckman: Chiaroscuro / Albert: Into Eclipse
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1990s
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Album: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird and Chamber Selections
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2000s
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Album: Foss: Elegy for Anne Frank / Song of Anguish / Lammdeni / Beaser: The Heavenly Feast
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2010s
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Album: Gandolfi: Line Drawings / Brubeck: Danza Del Soul / Foss: Central Park Reel
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2020s
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Album: Symphony no. 1 / Renaissance Concerto / Three American Pieces / Ode
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Biography
English biography670 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376574123
Biography
Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor.
Career
Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany, in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with Julius Goldstein [Herford] in Berlin at the age of six. His parents were Hilde (Schindler) and the philosopher and scholar Martin Foss. In 1933, when Adolf Hitler came to power, the Fosses, who were Jewish, moved to Paris, where Lukas studied piano with Lazare Lévy, composition with Noël Gallon, orchestration with Felix Wolfes, and the flute with Marcel Moyse. In 1937, Lukas moved with his parents and brother to the United States, where his father (on advice from the Quakers, who had taken the family in upon arrival in Philadelphia) changed the family name to Foss. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Isabelle Vengerova (piano), Rosario Scalero (composition), and Fritz Reiner (conducting).
At Curtis, Foss began a lifelong friendship with classmate Leonard Bernstein, who later called him an "authentic genius". In 1961, Bernstein conducted the premiere of Foss's Time Cycle. Foss conducted the premiere of Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Foss also studied with Serge Koussevitzky during the summers from 1939 to 1943 at the Berkshire Music Center (now known as the Tanglewood Music Center) and, as a special student, composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale University from 1939 to 1940. He became an US citizen in 1942.
Foss was appointed professor of music at UCLA in 1953, replacing Arnold Schoenberg. While there, he founded the Improvisation Chamber Ensemble, which made its Boston debut in 1962 for the Peabody Mason Concert series. He founded the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts in 1963 while at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Over six separate years from 1961 to 1987, Foss was the music director of the Ojai Music Festival. From 1963 to 1970 he was music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1971 to 1988, he was music director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic (formerly Brooklyn Philharmonia), while also music director of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra from 1972 to 1976. From 1981 to 1986, he was conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He was a professor of music, theory, and composition at Boston University beginning in 1991. In 1994, he conducted a concert in the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. His students include Lauren Bernofsky, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Ivana Themmen, Claire Polin, and Rocco Di Pietro.
Foss is grouped in the "Boston School" along with Arthur Berger, Irving Fine, Alexei Haieff, Harold Shapero, and Claudio Spies. He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity. In 2000, he was awarded a Gold Medal by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Personal life
In 1951, Foss married Cornelia Brendel, an artist and painter who was born in Berlin in 1931, was the daughter of art historian Otto Brendel and Maria Weigert Brendel. The couple had two children, Christopher Brendel Foss, who became a documentary filmmaker and corporate consultant on social and environmental engagement/sustainability communications, and Eliza Foss Topol, an actress. Foss and his wife were separated for almost five years from 1968 to 1972, during which Cornelia was the lover of pianist Glenn Gould and moved with the two children to Toronto, an arrangement that she later called, "a perfect triangle".
Foss, who had Parkinson's disease in his final years, died at his home in Manhattan on February 1, 2009, aged 86, of a heart attack.
Interviews
Lukas Foss interview by Cole Gagne and Tracy Caras in Soundpieces: Interviews with American Composers. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1982. ISBN 0-8108-1474-9
Lukas Foss interview by Gabrielle Zuckerman, from American Mavericks site
Lukas Foss interview by Terry Gross, from Fresh Air program, originally broadcast October 7, 1987
Interview with Lukas Foss by Bruce Duffie, February 2, 1987
Lukas Foss interview by Richard Dufallo in Trackings: Composers Speak with Richard Dufallo. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. ISBN 0-19-505816-X
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 20 | 96.4th |
| Awards recorded | 5 | 97.4th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (25 release groups · 20 studio albums)
Albums · 20
1961 · studio album
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A1Time Cycle: I. We're LateA2Improvised Interlude no. 1A3Time Cycle: II. When the Bells JustleA4Improvised Interlude no. 2B1Time Cycle: III. Sechzehnter JanuarB2Improvised Interlude no. 3B3Time Cycle: IV. O Mensch, gib Acht1980 · studio album
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AString Quartet no. 323:00B1Music for Six16:10B2Curriculum vitae7:40Picker: Keys to the City / Blitzstein: Piano Concerto
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 47:45
1Keys to the City19:142Piano Concerto: Moderato molto10:543Piano Concerto: Largo assai9:424Piano Concerto: Adagio ma non troppo7:55The Complete Clarinet Music Vol. 2
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:04:09
1Concertino, Op. 269:302Concerto #1 - Allegro8:193Concerto #1 - Adagio ma non troppo6:444Concerto #1 - Rondo (Allegretto)6:175Concerto #2 - Allegro8:366Concerto #2 - Andante con moto7:527Concerto #2 - Alla Polacca6:528Andante E Rondo Ongarese9:59Schwantner: Aftertones of Infinity / Druckman: Chiaroscuro / Albert: Into Eclipse
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:00:24
1Chiaroscuro15:122Aftertones of Infinity14:533Into Eclipse: I. Prologue and Riddle Song6:504Into Eclipse: II. Oedipus I3:325Into Eclipse: III. A Quiet Fate7:196Into Eclipse: IV. Ghosts5:027Into Eclipse: V. Oedipus II7:36Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird and Chamber Selections
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:00
1Early Song4:432Dedication5:283Composer's Holiday2:574Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird17:275Paradigm: Session4:346Paradigm: Reading4:097Paradigm: Recital2:578Paradigm: Lecture7:599Curriculum Vitae10:461990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:27
1Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments in E-flat, K.452, I. Largo - Allegro moderato9:372Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments in E-flat, K.452, II. Larghetto6:513Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments in E-flat, K.452, III. Rondo: Allegretto5:334Lullaby7:405Saxophone Quartet - I. Introduction1:366Saxophone Quartet - II. Canon2:577Saxophone Quartet - III. Chorale4:028Saxophone Quartet - IV. Canon B (backwards)3:299Jassamine Lane4:3410Eubie Dubie3:081994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:09:06
1Ode for Orchestra11:482Song of Songs: I. Allegro ma non troppo6:513Song of Songs: II. Aria Allegretto con moto7:354Song of Songs: III. Grave8:015Song of Songs: IV. Lento5:346With Music Strong29:171995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:06:35
1Troubadours: Variations for Guitar and Orchestra23:242From Afar: A Fantasy for Guitar and Orchestra15:353American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra: Part I. Slow and Free; Andante - Allegro Vivace - Andante8:184American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra: Part II. Variations on "The Wayfaring Stranger"10:205American Landscapes for Guitar and Orchestra: Part III. Allegro8:581996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:05:14
1Concerto no. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra: I. Allegro dramatico e tempestoso6:062Concerto no. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra: II. Andantino7:033Concerto no. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra: III. Prestissimo e vivace8:344Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato7:025Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra: II. Serenata: Moderato8:206Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra: III. Finale: Allegro con brio6:407Clarinet Concerto: I. Lento6:198Clarinet Concerto: II. Allegro3:259Clarinet Concerto: III. Free; Più Lento5:0910Clarinet Concerto: IV. Allegro6:361999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 53:20
1Concerto no. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 1. Allegro7:322Concerto no. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 2. Adagio7:533Concerto no. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 3. Allegro7:294Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: 1. (Allegro)3:175Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: 2. Largo3:166Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: 3. Presto3:217Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 1. Allegro9:398Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 2. Affettuoso5:559Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 3. Allegro4:582000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:14:23
1Programme Music 1980: I. The Machine Game4:012Programme Music 1980: II. The Dream of the Broken Mirror5:413Programme Music 1980: III. Magritte a Dilemma?4:294Prayer9:395Five Pantomimes: I. Picasso’s Guernica5:166Five Pantomimes: II. Chagall’s I and the Village”2:537Five Pantomimes: III. Kandinsky’s La petite émouvante5:418Five Pantomimes: IV. Dali’s Persistence of Memory4:129Five Pantomimes: V. Klee’s 17, Crazy3:4910Beyond the Curtain14:3611Meditations on a Drama14:062001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:06:29
1Hazkarah10:522Käthe Kollwitz: I. My Lifetime Listens7:243Käthe Kollwitz: II. The Process is After All Like Music6:334Käthe Kollwitz: III. The World Split Open5:005Käthe Kollwitz: IV. Song: The Calling-Up1:326Käthe Kollwitz: V. Self-Portrait4:357Anne Frank: A Tone Poem About Her Life and Death8:178Piano Trio: I. Allegro moderato8:359Piano Trio: II. Andante8:3810Piano Trio: III. Allegro molto5:03Foss: Elegy for Anne Frank / Song of Anguish / Lammdeni / Beaser: The Heavenly Feast
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:06:28
1Song of Anguish21:322Elegy for Anne Frank8:013Lammdeni: I. Barukh haggever2:184Lammdeni: II. Va’eda ma3:005Lammdeni: III. Mi al har horev4:246Adon Olam5:127The Heavenly Feast22:012010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:13:13
1Mass: Kyrie2:092Mass: Gloria4:103Mass: Credo6:124Mass: Sanctus2:195Mass: Agnus Dei2:266Carols of Death: The Last Invocation3:407Carols of Death: The Unknown Region3:538Carols of Death: To All, To Each2:499The Mask: We Wear the Mask5:1710The Mask: Heritage1:5011The Mask: Shadow4:1612The Mask: Worn Faces3:1513The Mask: Interlude for Natalie2:4614The Mask: Portrait1:3315The Hour-Glass: O know to end as to begin3:1116The Hour-Glass: Have you seen the white lily grow1:4117The Hour-Glass: O do not wanton with those eyes1:1718The Hour-Glass: Against Jealousy3:0619The Hour-Glass: Lament1:5020The Hour-Glass: The Hour-Glass2:0821Psalms: Part I3:3322Psalms: Part II7:5123Psalms: Part III2:01Gandolfi: Line Drawings / Brubeck: Danza Del Soul / Foss: Central Park Reel
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:03:28
1Danza del Soul: Introductions and Flirtations13:192Danza del Soul: The Loneliness of Secrets8:083Danza del Soul: Celebraçion de Vida8:424Line Drawings: Canon, Cut and Paste5:015Line Drawings: A Farewell to Old Friends4:266Line Drawings: Hidden Variable3:317Line Drawings: Obbligato Aria5:048Line Drawings: Chickens4:499Central Park Reel10:282015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 48 tracks · 7:34:15
Disc 11Symphony no. 1 in G: I. Andantino - Un Poco Allegretto7:592Symphony no. 1 in G: II. Adagio7:143Symphony no. 1 in G: III. Scherzo: Vivace7:344Symphony no. 1 in G: IV. Andantino - Allegro9:525Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": I. Molto Sostenuto - Allegro10:316Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": II. ♩= 48-5216:237Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": III. Scherzo: Vivace6:388Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": IV. Fireworks: Based On "American Fanfare"8:00Disc 21Symphony no. 1 in G: I. Andantino - Un Poco Allegretto7:592Symphony no. 1 in G: II. Adagio7:143Symphony no. 1 in G: III. Scherzo: Vivace7:344Symphony no. 1 in G: IV. Andantino - Allegro9:525Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": I. Molto Sostenuto - Allegro10:316Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": II. ♩= 48-5216:237Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": III. Scherzo: Vivace6:388Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": IV. Fireworks: Based On "American Fanfare"8:00Disc 31Symphony no. 1 in G: I. Andantino - Un Poco Allegretto7:592Symphony no. 1 in G: II. Adagio7:143Symphony no. 1 in G: III. Scherzo: Vivace7:344Symphony no. 1 in G: IV. Andantino - Allegro9:525Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": I. Molto Sostenuto - Allegro10:316Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": II. ♩= 48-5216:237Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": III. Scherzo: Vivace6:388Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": IV. Fireworks: Based On "American Fanfare"8:00Disc 41Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": I. Toccata: Allegro (Chorale 90 "Hilf, Gott, Daß Mir's Gelinge")11:052Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": II. Contrapunctus: B-A-C-H. Andante Sostenuto (Chorale 77, 78 "Herr, Ich Habe Mißgehandelt")11:103Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": III. Allegretto Tranquillo (Chorale 139 "Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder")6:034Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": IV. Introduzione - Vivace (Chorale 133 "Nun Danket Alle Gott")11:485Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": I. Fugue: Of Strife And Struggle8:296Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": II. Elegy For Anne Frank. Andante Sostenuto - Allegretto7:127Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": III. Wasteland: "Bursts In The Violet Air" (Agitato) - "Withered Stumps Of Time" (Lento) - "Staring Forms", "Broken Images" (Doppio Più Mosso Ma Pesante) - "Voices Singing Out Of Empty Cisterns" (Più Sostenuto)11:568Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": IV. Prayer9:31Disc 51Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": I. Toccata: Allegro (Chorale 90 "Hilf, Gott, Daß Mir's Gelinge")11:052Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": II. Contrapunctus: B-A-C-H. Andante Sostenuto (Chorale 77, 78 "Herr, Ich Habe Mißgehandelt")11:103Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": III. Allegretto Tranquillo (Chorale 139 "Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder")6:034Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": IV. Introduzione - Vivace (Chorale 133 "Nun Danket Alle Gott")11:485Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": I. Fugue: Of Strife And Struggle8:296Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": II. Elegy For Anne Frank. Andante Sostenuto - Allegretto7:127Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": III. Wasteland: "Bursts In The Violet Air" (Agitato) - "Withered Stumps Of Time" (Lento) - "Staring Forms", "Broken Images" (Doppio Più Mosso Ma Pesante) - "Voices Singing Out Of Empty Cisterns" (Più Sostenuto)11:568Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": IV. Prayer9:31Disc 61Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": I. Toccata: Allegro (Chorale 90 "Hilf, Gott, Daß Mir's Gelinge")11:052Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": II. Contrapunctus: B-A-C-H. Andante Sostenuto (Chorale 77, 78 "Herr, Ich Habe Mißgehandelt")11:103Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": III. Allegretto Tranquillo (Chorale 139 "Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder")6:034Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": IV. Introduzione - Vivace (Chorale 133 "Nun Danket Alle Gott")11:485Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": I. Fugue: Of Strife And Struggle8:296Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": II. Elegy For Anne Frank. Andante Sostenuto - Allegretto7:127Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": III. Wasteland: "Bursts In The Violet Air" (Agitato) - "Withered Stumps Of Time" (Lento) - "Staring Forms", "Broken Images" (Doppio Più Mosso Ma Pesante) - "Voices Singing Out Of Empty Cisterns" (Più Sostenuto)11:568Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": IV. Prayer9:31Symphony no. 1 / Renaissance Concerto / Three American Pieces / Ode
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:14:52
1Ode10:392Renaissance Concerto: I. Intrada5:143Renaissance Concerto: II. Baroque Interlude (after Rameau)3:464Renaissance Concerto: III. Recitative (after Monteverdi)4:425Renaissance Concerto: IV. Jouissance6:4663 American Pieces: no. 1. Early Song4:5173 American Pieces: no. 2. Dedication5:1483 American Pieces: no. 3. Composer’s Holiday3:039Symphony no. 1 in G major: I. Andantino – Un poco allegretto6:5810Symphony no. 1 in G major: II. Adagio6:3211Symphony no. 1 in G major: III. Scherzo. Vivace7:3712Symphony no. 1 in G major: IV. Andantino – Allegro9:302025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:21:02
1Night Music for John Lennon: I. Prelude5:402Night Music for John Lennon: II. Fugue & Chorale8:453Cello Concert: I.6:524Cello Concert: II. Lento - with orchestra B4:095Cello Concert: III. Doppio piu presto - with orchestras A & C2:406Cello Concert: IV. Sarabande by Bach - Lento9:097Cello Concert: II. Lento - with orchestra A4:118Cello Concert: II. Lento - with orchestra C3:429Cello Concert: III. Doppio piu presto - with orchestras A & B2:4510Cello Concert: Doppio piu presto - with orchestras B & C3:0911Concerto for Solo Percussion and Large or Small Orchestra: Numbers 1-157:0812Concerto for Solo Percussion and Large or Small Orchestra: Cadenza4:3113Concerto for Solo Percussion and Large or Small Orchestra: Letters E-J8:0014Concerto for Solo Percussion and Large or Small Orchestra: Letters J-End10:21The Complete Vocal Chamber Works
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 57:00
1Lulu's Song2:302For Cornelia2:103Three Airs for Frank O'Hara's Angel10:374Where the bee sucks1:365Wanderers Gemütsruhe1:436Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird16:597Time Cycle: We're Late4:068Time Cycle: When the Bells Justle5:069Time Cycle: Sechzenter Januar6:1110Time Cycle: O Mensch, gib Acht6:02
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| 1994 | The Symphonies "Jeremiah / The Age of Anxiety / Kaddish" / SerenadeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 2:08:39Disc 1 1Symphony no. 1 “Jeremiah”: I. Prophecy: Largamente7:15 2Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah": II. Profanation: Vivace con brio6:53 3Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah": III. Lamentation: Lento10:26 4Symphony no. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”: Part I. The Prologue: Lento moderato2:20 5Symphony no. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”: Part I. The Seven Ages: Variations 1-78:14 6Symphony no. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”: Part I. The Seven Stages: Variations 8-146:01 7Symphony no. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”: Part II. The Dirge: Largo5:59 8Symphony no. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”: Part II. The Masque: Extremely fast4:42 9Symphony no. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”: Part II. The Epilogue: L'istesso tempo – Adagio – Andante – Con moto8:07 Disc 21Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: I. Invocation: Adagio3:01 2Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: I. Invocation: Kaddish 1: L'istesso temo – Allegro molto4:57 3Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: II. Din-Torah: Di nuovo adagio5:58 4Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: II. Din-Torah: Kaddish 2: Andante con tenerezza8:14 5Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: III. Scherzo (Kaddish 3): Presto scherzando, sempre pianissimo4:36 6Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: III. Scherzo (Kaddish 3): Finale: Adagio come nel Din-Torah –2:43 7Symphony no. 3 “The Age of Anxiety”: III. Scherzo (Kaddish 3): Allegro vivo, con gioia9:50 8Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”: I. Phaedrus – Pausanias: Lento – Allegro moderato6:45 9Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”: II. Aristophanes: Allegretto4:11 10Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”: III. Erixymachus: Presto1:28 11Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”: IV. Agathon: Adagio6:32 12Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”: V. Socrates – Alcibiades: Molto tenuto – Allegro molto vivace10:27 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1994 | American FestivalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 46:341Overture to Candide4:37 2Newsreel in Five Shots: Horse Race1:42 3Newsreel in Five Shots: Fashion Show1:47 4Newsreel in Five Shots: Tribal Dance1:07 5Newsreel in Five Shots: Monkeys at the Zoo1:38 6Newsreel in Five Shots: Parade1:11 7The Unanswered Question5:49 8If...Then3:38 9Fanfare for the Common Man4:02 10Variations on a Shaker Melody3:40 11Adagio for Strings10:01 12Saturday Night at the Firehouse5:12 13The Circus Band March2:10 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1997 | Bernstein Century: Time Cycle / Phorion / Song of SongsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:011Time Cycle: No. 1. We're Late3:54 2Time Cycle: Improvised Interlude no. 12:23 3Time Cycle: No. 2. When the Bells Justle5:07 4Time Cycle: Improvised Interlude no. 24:52 5Time Cycle: No. 3. Sechzehnter Januar5:42 6Time Cycle: Improvised Interlude no. 33:56 7Time Cycle: No. 4. O Mensch, gib Acht5:53 8Phorion10:14 9Song of Songs: No. 1. Awake, O North Wind6:19 10Song of Songs: No. 2. Come, My Beloved7:06 11Song of Songs: No. 3. By Night on My Bed7:26 12Song of Songs: No. 4. Set Me as a Seal Upon Thine Heart5:09 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1999 | Chichester Psalms / Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:19:341Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108 (verse 2); Psalm 1003:42 2Chichester Psalms: II. Psalm 23; Psalm 2 (verses 1-4)5:39 3Chichester Psalms: III. Psalm 131; Psalm 133 (verse 1)9:58 4Symphony no. 1 "Jeremiah": I. Prophesy7:14 5Symphony no. 1 "Jeremiah": II. Profanation6:54 6Symphony no. 1 "Jeremiah": III. Lamentation10:34 7Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": Part I. The Prologue2:20 8Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": Part I. The Seven Ages8:16 9Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": Part I. The Seven Stages6:05 10Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": Part II. The Dirge6:00 11Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": Part II. The Masque4:43 12Symphony no. 2 "The Age of Anxiety": Part II. The Epilogue8:09 | Compilation | 1999 |
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| — | 2009-01-23: Fraser Performance Center, WGBH Studios, Boston, MA, USASearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:02:121[introduction]6:38 2String Quartet No. 416:20 3[discussion]9:06 4String Quartet in F major: I. Allegro moderato, Tres doux8:42 5String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif. Tres rythme6:25 6String Quartet in F major: III. Tres lent9:15 7String Quartet in F major: IV. Vif et agite5:28 8[outro]0:18 | Live | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lukas Foss head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 20 | 96.4th |
| Awards recorded | 5 | 97.4th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Guggenheim Fellowship | won | |
| 1949 | Rome Prize | won | |
| 1957 | Arts and Letters Award in Music | won | |
| — | Ditson Conductor's Award | won | |
| — | Laurel Leaf Award | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lukas_Foss_-_Southern_Campus_1960.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/50920c8b-7cb2-41bc-8acf-c8ce55ab88d0discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/50920c8b-7cb2-41bc-8acf-c8ce55ab88d0core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213709genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213709seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukas_Fossbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukas_Foss
Why this artist is in the database
- List of composers by name
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Associated Students, University of California, Los Angeles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q213709 · MusicBrainz: 50920c8b-7cb2-41bc-8acf-c8ce55ab88d0
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