Titanic Symphony

Isidor and Ida Straus The third movement is a tribute to Ida Straus

Titanic Symphony is Richard Kastle's third symphony and is based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic. It is a four movement piece for orchestra that starts out with the ship leaving the dock on her maiden voyage. It doesn't sink until the last movement. The rhythm of the sea was vital to the creation of the piece so he composed it on Venice Beach where he lived in the late 1980s.^[1]

Movements

1. "Her Maiden Voyage"
2. "And the band played on..."
3. "Ida's Love Theme"
4. "The Sinking"

Performances

The symphony was premiered on November 6, 1999 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center with Kastle conducting the orchestra.^[2][3] He recorded “Ida’s Love Theme” as a solo piece for piano on his Royce Concerto album in 1992 and performed the piano arrangement of the third movement on a national tour with comedian Jay Leno.^[4]

References

1. Wharton, David (September 11, 1988). "A Little Longhair Music, With Spikes and Stripes". Los Angeles Times. Richard Kastle's third symphony is based on the sinking of the Titanic.
2. "Clippings File". New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
3. "Titanic Symphony". Richard Kastle. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
4. "Rhapsody in Purple". Miami Herald. February 13, 1992. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.

External links

• Titanic Symphony listening segments and liner notes