Rienzi friend Apel, who had likely first made the suggestion that Wagner compose "Rienzi", mentions a plan to perform the overture to "Rienzi" "a fortnight hence", but contains a clear indication that her husband had just been committed to a debtors' prison. The full score of "Rienzi" was completed on 19 November 1840. In 1841 Wagner moved to Meudon, just outside Paris, where the debt laws could be more easily evaded, whilst awaiting developments for "Rienzi", having already written to King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, requesting that he order a production of the work in Dresden. With the support of
Concert in the Garden Concert in the Garden Concert in the Garden is the fourth studio album by American jazz composer Maria Schneider. The album was released in 2004 by ArtistShare and won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2005. Schneider's three previous albums were nominated for Grammy Awards, but the previous one, "Allégresse", was released four years before "Concert in the Garden". The delay has been attributed to the financial difficulty of recording with large groups, which are required for the music that Schneider writes. Compared to previous albums, this album is more classical than jazz, with a greater