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1:00 pm Zoltan Kodaly Hungary (1882 - 1967) Hary Janos (singspiel in 5 scenes) [text Paulini & Harsanyi], Op. 15 (1926) London Sym Orch / Istvan Kertesz Peter Ustinov, nar; Edinburgh Festival Cho/Arthur Oldham; Wandsworth School Boys' Cho London 443 488-2 BUY CD |
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2:41 pm Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche for Orchestra, Op. 28 (1894-95) Berlin Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan DG 447 441-2 BUY CD |
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2:58 pm William Walton Great Britain (1902 - 1983) Facade: Black Mrs. Behemoth Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Fenella Fielding, nar EMI 73998 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm Lee Kauderer United States - Call Me Fool Orch / Constantine Callinicos Mario Lanza, t RCA 09026-60889-2 BUY CD |
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3:05 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 6 in D, Op. 61a [arr. Beethoven from Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 61; solo part rewritten & new cadenzas added] (1807) German Ch Phil Orch / Jukka-Pekka Saraste Olli Mustonen, p London 443 118-2 BUY CD |
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3:45 pm Peter Breiner Slovakia (1957 - ) Beatles Concerto Grosso No. 1 (in the style of Handel) Peter Breiner Ch Orch / Peter Breiner Naxos 8.555010 BUY CD |
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4:00 pm Brian Slawson United States - Der Hammer (based on Bach's Prelude for Harpsichord No. 2, BWV 847, fr The Well-tempered Clavier) Brian Slawson, per Sony Classical 47274 BUY CD |
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4:05 pm Igor Stravinsky Russia (1882 - 1971) Pulcinella Suite for Orchestra (ca. 1922; rev. 1947) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein CBS MK 44709 BUY CD |
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4:29 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Ein musikalischer spass [A Musical Joke] for 2 Horns and Strings in F, K. 522 (1787) Orpheus Ch Orch DG 429 783-2 BUY CD |
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4:52 pm Anton Arensky Russia (1861 - 1906) Joking (Scherzo from Trio No. 1) Andres Cardenes, v; Jeffrey Solow, vc; Mona Golabek, p Delos DE 3215 BUY CD | |
NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #271 |
1:00 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 (1877) Pittsburgh Sym Orch / Marek Janowski Pentatone Classics PTC 5186 308 BUY CD |
| FRANZ PAUL LACHNER BORN THIS DAY IN 1803 |
1:44 pm Franz Paul Lachner Germany (1803 - 1890) Seit ich ihn gesehen, Op. 82 Helen Donath, s; Dieter Kloecker, cl; Klaus Donath, p Arts Music 43054-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #208 ON THIS DAY IN 1798: "CREATION" IS FIRST HEARD AT SCHWARTZENBERG PALACE |
1:50 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Die Vorsetllung des Chaos [Representation of Chaos], fr Die Schoepfung [The Creation], H. XXI/2 St. Louis Sym Orch / Leonard Slatkin RCA 09026-60993-2 BUY CD |
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2:00 pm Michael Haydn Austria (1737 - 1806) Romance for Horn and String Quartet in A-flat (after Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3, K. 447) Gewandhaus String Quartet Hermann Baumann, fh Philips 426 440-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #162 ON THIS DAY IN 1800: BEETHOVEN PREMIERES FIRST PIANO CONCERTO |
2:07 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (1795; rev. 1800) Berlin Phil Orch / Claudio Abbado Maurizio Pollini, p DG 439 770-2 BUY CD |
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2:45 pm Louis Couperin France (1626 - 1661) Prelude Andrew Lawrence-King, h Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472-77371-2 BUY CD |
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2:55 pm Francois Couperin France (1668 - 1733) Les barricades misterieuses David Russell, g Telarc CD-80693 BUY CD |
WALLINGFORD RIEGGER (75) DIED THIS DAY IN 1961 |
3:00 pm Wallingford Riegger United States (1885 - 1961) Suite for Flute, Op. 8 (1929) Leone Buyse, fl Crystal Records CD716 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #032 BERNARD GAVOTY BORN 100 YEARS AGO TODAY |
3:09 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Symphony No. 3 for Organ and Orchestra in c, Op. 78, Organ Symphony (ca. 1886) ORTF National Orch / Jean Martinon Bernard Gavoty, o EMI 62643 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #293 ON THIS DAY IN 1725: GIACOMO CASANOVA IS BORN |
3:46 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Don Giovanni (selections) London Symphonic Band / John Snashall Sony Classical 48259 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1805: DANISH AUTHOR HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN BORN |
4:00 pm Frank Loesser United States (1910 - 1969) Hans Christian Andersen (1952): selections Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler RCA 09026-68131-2 BUY CD |
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4:08 pm Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) The Ugly Duckling for Soprano & Piano (or Orchestra) [text Hans Christian Andersen], Op. 18 (1914) Peter Schreier, t; Wolfgang Sawallisch, p Philips 426 237-2 BUY CD |
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4:21 pm Edouard Lalo France (1823 - 1892) Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21 (1874) (arr. Lars Hannibal) Kim Sjogren, v; Lars Hannibal, g Our Recordings 8.226903 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1943: HOWARD HANSON'S "FANFARE FOR THE SIGNAL CORPS" DEBUTS |
4:56 pm Howard Hanson United States (1896 - 1981) Fanfare for the Signal Corps Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80649 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #113 JOHANNES BRAHMS (63) DIED THIS DAY IN 1897 |
1:00 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Ein deutsches Requiem for Soprano, Baritone, Orchestra and Chorus, Op. 45 (1857-68) Chicago Sym Orch / James Levine Kathleen Battle, s; Hakan Hagegard, br; Chicago Sym Cho/Margaret Hillis RCA RCD1-5003 BUY CD |
GRIGORAS DINICU BORN THIS DAY IN 1889 |
2:12 pm Grigoras Dinicu Romania (1889 - 1949) Hora staccato (arr. Heifetz) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein CBS MK 44724 BUY CD |
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2:15 pm Anton Reicha Czech Republic (1770 - 1836) Quintet for Winds in C, Op. 91/1 Westwood Wind Quintet Crystal Records CD264 BUY CD |
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2:47 pm Carl Nielsen Denmark (1865 - 1931) Preludio e Presto for solo Violin, Op. 52 (1928) Tue Lautrop, v Dacapo Records 8.226065 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #126 LILI KRAUS BORN THIS DAY IN 1903 |
3:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in d, K. 466 (1785): Romance Vienna Festival Orch / Stephen Simon Lili Kraus, p CBS MDK 46578 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1913: BALLET-PANTOMIME "KISS OF THE SPIDER" DEBUT IN PARIS |
3:10 pm Albert Roussel France (1869 - 1937) Le Festin de l'araignee: Suite Concertgebouw Orch / Bernard Haitink NM Classics 97014 BUY CD |
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NEW! GARRICK OHLSSON TURNS 60 TODAY |
3:29 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 21 in C, Op. 53, Waldstein (1803-04) Garrick Ohlsson, p Bridge 9250 BUY CD |
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NEW! LIONEL BART (68) DIED THIS DAY IN 1999 |
3:55 pm Lionel Bart Great Britain (1930 - 1999) Oliver!: Oliver! Orch / Martin Koch James Saxon & Jenny Galloway, voc's; Cho Angel 55456 BUY CD |
ELISABETTA BRUSA TURNS 54 TODAY |
4:00 pm Elisabetta Brusa Italy (1954 - ) Fanfare for Orchestra (1996) National Sym Orch of Ukraine / Fabio Mastrangelo Naxos 8.555266 BUY CD |
| JOHANN VALENTIN RATHGEBER BORN THIS DAY IN 1682 |
4:06 pm Johann Valentin Rathgeber Germany (1682 - 1750) Concerto for 2 Trumpets, 2 Violins and Continuo in E-flat, Op. 6/15 English Ch Orch / Simon Preston Hannes Laeubin & Bernhard Laeubin, tr's DG 431 817-2 BUY CD |
| FRANZ (ADOLF) BERWALD (71) DIED THIS DAY IN 1868 |
4:13 pm Franz (Adolf) Berwald Sweden (1796 - 1868) Symphony No. 2 in D, Sinfonie capricieuse (1842) Stockholm Phil Orch / Antal Dorati Swedish Society Discofil SCD 1046 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1954: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S "ME AND JULIET" CLOSES |
4:40 pm Richard Rodgers United States (1902 - 1979) Me and Juliet: No Other Love English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel Bryn Terfel, b-br DG 449 163-2 BUY CD |
| SHERMAN EDWARDS BORN THIS DAY IN 1919 |
4:45 pm Sherman Edwards United States (1919 - 1981) 1776: But, Mr. Adams Orch / Peter Howard William Daniels (John Adams); Rex Everhart (Benjamin Franklin); Ken Howard (Thomas Jefferson) Sony Classical 48215 BUY CD |
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4:50 pm Anonymous Fifes and Drums Medley Concert Arts Symphonic Band / Felix Slatkin Angel 47422 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Adolphe (Charles) Adam France (1803 - 1856) Le Corsaire (ballet in 3 acts) for Orchestra (1856) English Ch Orch / Richard Bonynge London 430 286-1 BUY CD |
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3:12 pm Hector Berlioz France (1803 - 1869) Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21 (1844) Royal Phil Orch / Yuri Temirkanov RCA 09026-61203-2 BUY CD |
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3:22 pm William Alwyn Great Britain (1905 - 1985) The Crimson Pirate (1952): Overture BBC Phil Orch / Rumon Gamba Chandos 9959 BUY CD |
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3:31 pm Anonymous German Wach auf mein hort der leucht dort her [Awake my treasure the dawn is here] Ens Dulce Melos / Marc Lewon Martin Hummel, br Naxos 8.557803 BUY CD |
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3:36 pm Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Germany (1710 - 1784) Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D, F. 15 Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset Jocelyn Daubigney, fl Ambroisie AM 125 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #204 PIERRE MONTEUX BORN THIS DAY IN 1875 |
4:00 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Pavane pour une infante defunte for Piano (1899; orch. 1910) London Sym Orch / Pierre Monteux Philips 442 542-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1806: ITALIAN AUTHOR CARLO GOZZI (85) DIED |
4:08 pm Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) The Love for 3 Oranges (suite) for Orchestra, Op. 33bis (1919; rev. 1924) London Sym Orch / Antal Dorati Mercury 432 753-2 BUY CD |
| SERGEI LEIFERKUS TURNS 52 TODAY |
4:25 pm Alexander Borodin Russia (1833 - 1887) For the Shores of Your Distant Homeland Sergei Leiferkus, br; Semion Skigin, p Conifer 75605-51275-2 BUY CD |
| ELMER BERNSTEIN BORN THIS DAY IN 1922 |
4:30 pm Elmer Bernstein United States (1922 - 2004) Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, For Two Christophers London Sym Orch / Elmer Bernstein Christopher Parkening, g Angel 56859 BUY CD |
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4:52 pm Elmer Bernstein United States (1922 - 2004) The Magnificent Seven (1960): Theme Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80141 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Benjamin Zander discusses Symphony No. 3 in d-D for Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra and Chorus (1893-96; rev. 1906) Philharmonia Orch / Benjamin Zander Lilli Paasikivi, ms; Ladies of the London Phil Cho; Tiffin Boys' Cho Telarc CD-80599 BUY CD |
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ROBERT CASADESUS BORN THIS DAY IN 1899 |
2:18 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Allegro assai, fr Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A, K. 488 Columbia Sym Orch / George Szell Robert Casadesus, p CBS MLK 45813 BUY CD |
| ANTONIO LAURO (68) DIED THIS DAY IN 1986 |
2:26 pm Antonio Lauro Venezuela (1917 - 1986) Sonata for Guitar (1975) Victor Villadangos, g Naxos 8.570250 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1972: PREMIERE OF HANSON'S DIES NATALIS BY EASTMAN ENSEMBLE |
2:46 pm Howard Hanson United States (1896 - 1981) Dies Natalis for Orchestra (1967) (transc. Wind Band, 1972) United States Air Force Band / Lowell E. Graham Klavier Records K 11161 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) To Arms, to Arms, Heroic Prince, Z. 600/3b Acad of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood Philips 446 081-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #050 ON THIS DAY IN 1805: BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 3, "EROICA," DEBUTS IN VIENNA |
3:03 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55, Eroica (1803) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein CBS MK 42220 BUY CD |
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3:53 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) March heroique for Piano 4-Hands No. 1 in b, D. 602 Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen, p's Sony Classical 58955 BUY CD |
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EMILIO PUJOL BORN THIS DAY IN 1886 |
4:00 pm Emilio Pujol Spain (1886 - 1980) Seguidilla for Guitar David Russell, g Telarc CD-80633 BUY CD |
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4:05 pm Carl Nielsen Denmark (1865 - 1931) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A, Op. 9 (1895) Jon Gjesme, v; Jens Elvekjaer, p Dacapo Records 8.226065 BUY CD |
| LEIF OVE ANDSNES TURNS 38 TODAY |
4:27 pm Edvard Grieg Norway (1843 - 1907) Norwegian Peasant Dances (17) for Piano, Op. 72 (1902-03) Leif Ove Andsnes, p EMI 56541 BUY CD |
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4:48 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in G, RV. 414 Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini Christophe Coin, vc Naive OP 30426 BUY CD | |
ON THIS DAY IN 1894: SYMPHONY NO. 5 (SCHALK EDITION) DEBUTS IN GRAZ |
1:00 pm Anton Bruckner Austria (1824 - 1896) Symphony No. 5 in B-flat (1875-76) London Phil Orch / Leon Botstein Telarc CD-80509 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1975: BEVERLY SILLS' MET OPERA DEBUT IN "SIEGE OF CORINTH" |
2:00 pm Victor Herbert United States (1859 - 1924) Eileen: Thine Alone London Sym Orch / Andre Kostelanetz Beverly Sills, s Angel 47197 BUY CD |
| ADRIAN BOULT BORN THIS DAY IN 1889 |
2:05 pm Edward Elgar Great Britain (1857 - 1934) Chanson de nuit for Orchestra [arr. from violin], Op. 15 (1899) London Phil Orch / Adrian Boult EMI 47204 BUY CD |
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NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #132 RECORDED JANUARY 30, 1936 |
2:10 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 (1878-81) New York Phil / Arturo Toscanini Robert Casadesus, p Guild GHCD 2337/38 BUY CD |
| GAETANO DONIZETTI (50) DIED THIS DAY IN 1848 |
2:54 pm Gaetano Donizetti Italy (1797 - 1848) Andante sostenuto for Oboe and Harp in f Heinz Holliger, ob; Ursula Holliger, h Philips 426 288-2 BUY CD |
GIUSEPPE TARTINI BORN THIS DAY IN 1692 |
3:00 pm Giuseppe Tartini Italy (1692 - 1770) Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in E, G. 80 Cologne Ch Orch / Helmut Mueller-Bruehl Ariadne Daskalakis, v Naxos 8.570222 BUY CD |
| CHARLES-AUGUSTE DE BERIOT (68) DIED THIS DAY IN 1870 |
3:17 pm Charles-Auguste de Beriot Belgium Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 Juilliard Orch / Lawrence Foster Itzhak Perlman, v EMI 56750 BUY CD |
| CHARLES TOMLINSON GRIFFES (35) DIED THIS DAY IN 1920 |
3:28 pm Charles Tomlinson Griffes United States (1884 - 1920) Clouds for Piano, Op. 7/4 (1916) Clipper Erickson, p Direct-to-Tape Recording Co. 2015 BUY CD |
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3:33 pm Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Nocturnes for Orchestra and Chorus (1893-99): Nuages Montreal Sym Orch / Charles Dutoit London 425 502-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #104 |
3:41 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Eine kleine Nachtmusik for Strings and Continuo in G, K. 525 (1787) Takacs String Quartet Joseph Carver, db London 289 460 034-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1950: "MISS LIBERTY" CLOSES AFTER 308 PERFORMANCES IN NYC |
4:00 pm Irving Berlin United States (1888 - 1989) Miss Liberty (1949): Overture Orch / Jay Blackton Sony Classical 48015 BUY CD |
| RECORDED LIVE JANUARY 27, 1972 |
4:05 pm Frank Martin Switzerland (1890 - 1974) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 (1968-69) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Josef Krips Paul Badura-Skoda, p Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 06004 BUY CD |
| WALTER BERRY BORN THIS DAY IN 1929 |
4:29 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Des Knaben Wunderhorn (cycle of 13 songs) for Voice and Piano (or Orchestra) [text Brentano Walter Berry, br; Leonard Bernstein, p Sony Classical 47170 BUY CD |
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NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #035 |
4:37 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 14 in c-sharp, Op. 27/2, Moonlight (1801) Garrick Ohlsson, p Bridge 9250 BUY CD |
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4:55 pm Billy Reid Great Britain (1902 - 1975) Moon in the Sky Queen's Hall Light Orch / Charles Williams Guild GLCD 5107 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Jean Sibelius Finland (1865 - 1957) Kullervo (symphonic poem) for Soprano, Baritone, Orchestra and Male Chorus, Op. 7 (1892) Los Angeles Phil Orch / Esa-Pekka Salonen Marianna Rorholm, s; Jorma Hynninen, br; Helsinki University Cho/Matti Hyokki Sony Classical 52563 BUY CD |
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BROTHER-IN-LAW OF JEAN SIBELIUS |
2:12 pm Armas Jaernefelt Finland (1869 - 1958) Berceuse Swedish Radio Sym Orch / Esa-Pekka Salonen Sony Classical 46668 BUY CD |
| TEACHER OF JAERNEFELT |
2:16 pm Ferruccio Busoni Italy (1866 - 1924) Turandot (suite) for Orchestra, Op. 41 (1904) La Scala Orch / Riccardo Muti Sony Classical 53280 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1994 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, INS. SOLOIST |
2:41 pm Leo Ornstein United States (1893 - 2002) A la chinoise Alan Feinberg, p Argo 436 925-2 BUY CD |
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2:48 pm Fritz Kreisler Austria (1875 - 1962) Tambourin chinois (transc. Eaken Piano Trio) Eaken Piano Trio Eaken Piano Trio 35371CD BUY CD |
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| (FRANCESCO) PAOLO TOSTI BORN THIS DAY IN 1846 |
2:52 pm (Francesco) Paolo Tosti Italy (1846 - 1916) Vorrei morire! [I Should Like to Die!] (1878) London Sym Orch members Ben Heppner, t DG B0001850-02 BUY CD |
PAUL ROBESON BORN THIS DAY IN 1898; CARNEGIE HALL, 1958 |
3:00 pm Earl Robinson United States (1910 - 1991) Joe Hill (1936) Paul Robeson, b-br; Alan Booth, p Vanguard VCD-72020 BUY CD |
| GEORG MATTHIAS MONN BORN THIS DAY IN 1717 |
3:04 pm Georg Matthias Monn Austria (1717 - 1750) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in g Freiburg Baroque Orch / Petra Muellejans Jean-Guihen Queyras, vc Harmonia Mundi HMC 901816 BUY CD |
| JEAN-BAPTISTE ARBAN (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1889 |
3:24 pm Jean-Baptiste Arban France (1825 - 1889) Variations on a Theme from Bellin's Norma, for Cornet and Piano (arr. Julian Milone) Gothenburg Sym Orch / Edward Gardner Alison Balsom, tr EMI 53255 BUY CD |
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NEW! ON THIS DAY IN 1942: "CIRCUS POLKA" DEBUTED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN |
3:31 pm Igor Stravinsky Russia (1882 - 1971) Circus Polka for Orchestra (1942) Victor Sangiorgio, p Naxos 8.570377 BUY CD |
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NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #130 |
3:35 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 8 in c, Op. 13, Pathetique (1797-98) Garrick Ohlsson, p Bridge 9250 BUY CD |
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3:57 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) March for Wind Instruments in B-flat, WoO 29 (1798) Mozzafiato / Charles Neidich Sony Classical 53367 BUY CD |
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"LA FOLIA" ALL THIS HOUR |
4:00 pm Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Rhapsodie espagnole for Piano, S. 254 (ca. 1863) Evgeny Kissin, p Philips 456 871-2 BUY CD |
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4:15 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Continuo in d, La Follia, Op. 1/12 (RV. 63) Rebel / Joerg-Michael Schwarz Bridge 9173 BUY CD |
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| FIRST RECORDING OF THE ORCHESTRATION |
4:26 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Variations on a Theme by Corelli for Piano, Op. 42 (1931) (orch. Dumbraveanu) Detroit Sym Orch / Neeme Jaervi Chandos 9261 BUY CD |
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4:48 pm Marin Marais France (1656 - 1728) La Folia Variations (arr. Liz Knowles) Ens Galilei Telarc CD-80536 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 6 in a (1903-04; rev. 1906) (with revised version of the fourth movt) Philharmonia Orch / Benjamin Zander Telarc CD-80586 BUY CD |
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YEFIM BRONFMAN TURNS 50 TODAY |
2:28 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Dumka: Russian Rustic Scene for Piano, Op. 59 (1886) Yefim Bronfman, p Sony Classical 46481 BUY CD |
| WALTER HENDL (90) DIED THIS DAY IN 2007 |
2:37 pm Alexander Glazunov Russia (1865 - 1936) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a, Op. 82 (1904) RCA Sym Orch / Walter Hendl Jascha Heifetz, v RCA RCD1-7019 BUY CD |
| COSTANZO FESTA (54) DIED THIS DAY IN 1545 |
2:57 pm Costanzo Festa Italy (1490 - 1545) Quando ritrova Musica Reservata / John Beckett London 452 967-2 BUY CD |
MICHEL CORRETTE BORN THIS DAY IN 1709 |
3:00 pm Michel Corrette France (1709 - 1795) Concerto for Organ and Chamber Orchestra in C, Op. 26 Folkwang Horn Ens / Hermann Baumann Wolfgang Klaesener, o Philips 426 301-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1853: BASED ON BACH, GOUNOD'S "AVE MARIA" DEBUTS IN PARIS |
3:08 pm Charles Gounod France (1818 - 1893) Ave Maria (melodie religieuse) for solo Voice and Piano [adapted from a prelude by J.S. Bach] Munich Phil Orch members / Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden Hansi Buchwinder, s; Eric Ingwersen, o; Toelzer Boys' Cho Arts Music 43011-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #126 ANNIE FISCHER (80) DIED THIS DAY IN 1995 |
3:11 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in d, K. 466 (1785) Philharmonia Orch / Adrian Boult Annie Fischer, p Price-Less D13167 BUY CD |
| JACQUES CASTEREDE TURNS 82 TODAY |
3:44 pm Jacques Casterede France (1926 - ) Trois Visions d l'Apocalypse (1990) Denver Brass / Lowell Graham Klavier Records K 11165 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1968: GEORGE M! BEGINS 427 PERF RUN AT PALACE THEATRE, N.Y.C. |
4:00 pm George M. Cohan United States (1878 - 1942) George M. Cohan on Broadway Canadian Brass / Lukas Foss Philips 434 276-2 BUY CD |
| NINO ROTA (67) DIED THIS DAY IN 1979 |
4:11 pm Nino Rota Italy (1911 - 1979) Sonata for Flute and Harp (1937) Laurel Zucker, fl; Susan Jolles, h Cantilena Records 66034-2 BUY CD |
| EUGEN D' ALBERT BORN THIS DAY IN 1864 |
4:25 pm Eugen d' Albert Germany (1864 - 1932) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in E, Op. 12 (1993) BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Alun Francis Piers Lane, p Hyperion CDA66747 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1886: CHABRIER'S ONLY COMPLETED SERIOUS OPERA DEBUTS |
4:47 pm Emmanuel Chabrier France (1841 - 1894) Gwendoline: Overture National Orch of France / Armin Jordan Erato ECD 88018 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Dietrich Buxtehude Germany (1637 - 1707) Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75 English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Cho Archiv Produktion 427 660-2 BUY CD |
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GERVAISE DE PEYER TURNS 82 TODAY |
2:07 pm Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Rapsodie for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra [orchestration completed by Roger Ducasse, 1919] New Philharmonia Orch / Pierre Boulez Gervaise de Peyer, cl Sony Classical 68327 BUY CD |
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2:16 pm Anton Reicha Czech Republic (1770 - 1836) Quintet for Winds in a, Op. 91/2 Westwood Wind Quintet Crystal Records CD264 BUY CD |
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2:57 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Etude-tableau for Piano in e-flat, Op. 33/5 (1911) John Ogdon, p Philips 456 916-2 BUY CD |
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JEAN-JOSEPH MOURET BORN THIS DAY IN 1682 |
3:00 pm Jean-Joseph Mouret France (1682 - 1738) Rondeau, fr First Symphonic Suite English Ch Orch / Raymond Leppard CBS MLK 45738 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1814: 1ST PERF. OF 'ARCHDUKE' IS BEETHOVEN'S LAST AS PIANIST |
3:03 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 6 in B-flat, Op. 97, Archduke (1810-11) Jos van Immerseel, fp; Vera Beths, v; Anner Bylsma, vc Sony Classical 51353 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #212 KAREL ANCERL BORN 100 YEARS AGO TODAY |
3:42 pm Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical Symphony (1916-17) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Karel Ancerl Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 05001 BUY CD |
| ALBERTO GINASTERA BORN THIS DAY IN 1916 |
3:56 pm Alberto Ginastera Argentina (1916 - 1983) Arrorro [Lullaby] Marina Tafur, s; Nigel Foster, p Lorelt LNT 112 BUY CD |
NICK ACQUAVIVA BORN THIS DAY IN 1925 |
4:00 pm Bob Haymes United States - Beyond the Next Hill Acquaviva Orch / Nick Acquaviva Guild GLCD 5112 BUY CD |
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4:06 pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russia (1844 - 1908) Scheherazade (symphonic suite) for Orchestra, Op. 35 (1888): Arab Song (after transc. by Heifetz) Andrea Kolle, fl; Jasmine Vollmer, h Guild GMCD 7316 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #116 |
4:12 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 (1878) Dresden Staatskapelle / Franz Konwitschny David Oistrakh, v Profil PH07005 BUY CD |
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4:52 pm Amy Marcy Cheney (Mrs. H.H.) Beach United States (1867 - 1944) Trois morceaux caracteristiques for Piano, Op. 28 (1894): Barcarolle Kirsten Johnson, p Guild GMCD 7317 BUY CD | |
♥ HALL OF FAME #023 GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (74) DIED THIS DAY IN 1759 |
1:00 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Messiah (oratorio) for SATB solo Voices, Orchestra and Chorus, Part 3 (1742-50) English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Margaret Anne Marshall, s; Catherine Robbin, ms; Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, t; Monteverdi Cho Philips 411 041-2 BUY CD |
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1:36 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Concerto for Organ and Orchestra No. 1 in g, Op. 4/1 Jean-Francois Paillard Ch Orch / Jean-Francois Paillard Marie-Claire Alain, o Boston Skyline BSD 133 BUY CD |
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1:54 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Tu, preparati a morire Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski Anne Sofie von Otter, ms DG 457 688-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #228 ON THIS DAY IN 1883: OPERA "LAKME" OPENS AT THE PARIS OPERA-COMIQUE |
2:00 pm Leo Delibes France (1836 - 1891) Lakme: Dome epais, le jasmin (Flower Duet) Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York / Richard Kapp RCA 09026-61935-2 BUY CD |
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2:05 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 23 in D, K. 306/300l (1778) Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p Canary Classics CC01 BUY CD |
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2:26 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Serenade for String Orchestra in E, Op. 22 (1875) Cleveland Orch / Vladimir Ashkenazy London 433 549-2 BUY CD |
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2:57 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Song without Words for Piano in A, Op. 85/5 Glenn Gould, p Sony Classical 52622 BUY CD |
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JOHN GIELGUD BORN THIS DAY IN 1904 |
3:00 pm William Shakespeare Great Britain (1564 - 1616) How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! (The Merchant of Venice: Act V, Scene 1) John Gielgud, nar Sony Classical 61874 BUY CD |
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3:03 pm Ralph Vaughan Williams Great Britain (1872 - 1958) Serenade to Music for 4 Sopranos, 4 Altos, 4 Tenors, 4 Basses (or Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass & Chorus) & Orchestra [after Shakespeare] (1938) London Phil Orch / Adrian Boult Cho EMI 47218 BUY CD |
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| FRANZ MITTLER BORN THIS DAY IN 1893 |
3:17 pm Franz Mittler Austria (1893 - 1970) Quartet for Strings No. 1 in F (1909) Hugo Wolf Quartet CPO 777 329-2 BUY CD |
| THEODORE GUSCHLBAUER TURNS 69 TODAY |
3:41 pm Giovanni Benedetto Platti Italy (1697 - 1763) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in G Salzburg Sym Orch / Theodore Guschlbauer Felicja Blumental, p Brana Records BR 0025 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1956: COLE PORTER'S "SILK STOCKINGS" CLOSES ON BROADWAY |
4:00 pm Cole Porter United States (1891 - 1964) Silk Stockings: Overture Orch / Lehman Engel Sony Classical 53540 BUY CD |
| JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER TURNS 57 TODAY |
4:06 pm Julian Lloyd Webber Great Britain (1951 - ) Song for Baba Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; Pam Chowhan, p Philips 442 426-2 BUY CD |
| PAAVO BERGLUND TURNS 79 TODAY |
4:10 pm Carl Nielsen Denmark (1865 - 1931) Symphony No. 6, Op. 116, Sinfonia semplice (1924-25) Royal Danish Orch / Paavo Berglund RCA 60427-2-RC BUY CD |
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4:43 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Theme and Variations for Piano in d [arr. Brahms from slow movt of Sextet for Strings, Op. 18] (1860) Alfred Brendel, p Philips 426 272-2 BUY CD |
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| GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (74) DIED THIS DAY IN 1759 |
4:55 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Hornpipe (1740) Acad of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau-Lyre 436 132-2 |