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1:00 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Die Jahreszeiten [The Seasons] (oratorio) for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Orchestra and Chorus [text van Swieten after J. Thomson], H. XXI/3 (1799-1801) English Ch Orch / John Eliot Gardiner Barbara Bonney, s; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, t; Andreas Schmidt, b; Monteverdi Cho Archiv Produktion 431 818-2 BUY CD |
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3:11 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Les Saisons: January (By the Fireside) Sviatoslav Richter, p MMG MCD 10031 BUY CD |
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3:17 pm William Shakespeare Great Britain (1564 - 1616) All The World's A Stage (As You Like It: Act II, Scene 7) John Gielgud, nar Valley Entertainment VLEC 15023 BUY CD |
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3:20 pm Mark O'Connor United States (1961 - ) The American Seasons (Seasons of an American Life) for Violin and Orchestra Metamorphosen Ch Orch / Scott Yoo Mark O'Connor, v Sony Classical 89660 BUY CD |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1898: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV'S OPERA "SADKO" OPENS IN MOSCOW |
4:00 pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russia (1844 - 1908) Sadko: Song of India Cologne Salon Orch EMI 47676 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #235 IONA BROWN BORN THIS DAY IN 1941 |
4:04 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Lute (or Guitar), 2 Violins and Continuo in D, RV. 93: Largo Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Iona Brown Celin Romero, g Philips 454 051-2 BUY CD |
| JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL BORN THIS DAY IN 1922 |
4:09 pm Friedrich Kuhlau Germany (1786 - 1832) Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in G, Op. 119 Jean-Pierre Rampal & Shigenori Kudo, fl's; John Steele Ritter, p Sony Classical 46482 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1895: BRAHMS' CLARINET (OR VIOLA) SONATAS PREMIERE IN VIENNA |
4:27 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) and Piano in f, Op. 120/1 (1894) Franklin Cohen, cl; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p London 430 149-2 BUY CD |
| FRANCIS POULENC BORN THIS DAY IN 1899 |
4:49 pm Francis Poulenc France (1899 - 1963) Impromptus for Piano (1920-1921) Paul Crossley, p CBS M3K 44921 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Serenade for Violin and Orchestra in D, K. 250/248b, Haffner (1776) North German Radio Sym Orch / Guenter Wand RCA 60068-2-RC BUY CD |
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1:54 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385, Haffner (1782) Finale (presto) English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Philips 446 377-2 BUY CD |
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VLADIMIR FELTSMAN TURNS 56 TODAY |
2:00 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Prelude for Piano in d, Op. 28/24 (1836-39) Vladimir Feltsman, p CBS MK 39966 BUY CD |
| PIERRE FOURNIER (79) DIED THIS DAY IN 1986 |
2:04 pm Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Don Quixote for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 35 (1896-97) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / George Szell Pierre Fournier, vc Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 05001 BUY CD |
| JAROMIR WEINBERGER BORN THIS DAY IN 1896 |
2:45 pm Jaromir Weinberger Czech Republic (1896 - 1967) Schwanda der Dudelsackpfeifer: Polka (transc. Glenn Cliffe Bainum) United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley United States Marine Band CD-18 BUY CD |
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2:54 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Diabolin [Devil of a Fellow] (polka) for Orchestra, Op. 244 Polish State Phil Orch / Johannes Wildner Marco Polo 8.223210 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #207 SHOSTAKOIVCH QUOTES THIS OVERTURE IN HIS 15TH SYMPHONY |
3:00 pm Gioacchino Rossini Italy (1792 - 1868) Guillaume Tell: Overture Philharmonia Orch / Riccardo Muti EMI 47118 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1972: SHOSTAKOVICH'S 15TH SYMPHONY IS CONDUCTED BY SON, MAXIM |
3:13 pm Dmitri Shostakovich Russia (1906 - 1975) Symphony No. 15 in A, Op. 141 (1971) Cincinnati Sym Orch / Jesus Lopez-Cobos Telarc CD-80572 BUY CD |
ARCANGELO CORELLI (59) DIED THIS DAY IN 1713 |
4:00 pm Arcangelo Corelli Italy (1653 - 1713) Sonata for Violin and Continuo in d, Op. 5/7 Francois Fernandez, v; Glen Wilson, hc Naxos 8.557799 BUY CD |
| MICHAEL TIPPETT (93) DIED THIS DAY IN 1998 |
4:11 pm Michael Tippett Great Britain (1905 - 1998) Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli for String Orchestra (1953) St. Paul Ch Orch / Christopher Hogwood London 440 376-2 BUY CD |
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4:30 pm Ottorino Respighi Italy (1879 - 1936) Rossiniana for Orchestra (1925) (arr. of Rossini's 'Peches de Viellesse' Bk 12) Buffalo Phil Orch / JoAnn Falletta Naxos 8.557711 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS JACKSON DAY: BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, LAST OF 1812 WAR |
4:52 pm James Corbitt Morris United States (1907 - 1998) Battle Of New Orleans (1958) (arr. Ian Hughes) Mormon Tabernacle Cho / Jerold D. Ottley Argo 430 834-2 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #009 WALTRAUD MEIER TURNS 52 TODAY |
1:00 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, Choral Symphony (1822-24) Berlin Phil Orch / Claudio Abbado Jane Eaglen, s; Waltraud Meier, ms; Ben Heppner, t; Bryn Terfel, b-br; Swedish Radio Cho Sony Classical 62634 BUY CD |
PETRONIO FRANCESCHINI BORN THIS DAY IN 1651 |
2:08 pm Petronio Franceschini Italy (1651 - 1680) Sonata for 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo in D English Ch Orch / Simon Preston Hannes Laeubin & Wolfgang Laeubin, tr's DG 431 817-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1909: FIRST PERFORMANCE OF "GASPARD DE LA NUIT", IN PARIS |
2:15 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Gaspard de la nuit for Piano (1908) Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p London 433 515-2 BUY CD |
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NEW! TEACHER OF MAURICE RAVEL |
2:38 pm Gabriel Faure France (1845 - 1924) Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 120 (1923) Gil Shaham, v; Brinton Smith, vc; Akira Eguchi, p CC CC03 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sleepers, Awake!, fr Cantata BWV 140 (arr. Roderick Elms) Royal Phil Orch / Stephen Bell Alistair Young, ch o; Martin Owens & Andrew Fletcher, fh's Naxos 8.570793 BUY CD |
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3:06 pm George Gershwin United States (1898 - 1937) Lullaby for String Quartet (1919) Odeion String Quartet JNS JNSD71 BUY CD |
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3:15 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Symphonic Variations for Orchestra, Op. 78 (1877) North German Radio Sym Orch / John Eliot Gardiner DG 437 506-2 BUY CD |
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3:37 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Lullaby (Wiegenlied, or Cradle Song) for solo Voice and Piano, Op. 49/4 (1868) Mischa Maisky, vc; Pavel Gililov, p DG 431 544-2 BUY CD |
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3:40 pm Ferdinand Ries Germany (1784 - 1838) Le Songe for Piano Susan Kagan, p Koch Classics 3-7521-2 BUY CD |
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ABRAHAM GOLDFADEN (67) DIED 100 YEARS AGO TODAY |
4:00 pm Abraham Goldfaden United States (1840 - 1908) Rozhinkes mit Mandlen [Raisins and Almonds] Israel Phil Orch / Dov Seltzer Itzhak Perlman, v EMI 47904 BUY CD |
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4:07 pm Manuel de Falla Spain (1876 - 1946) Noches en los jardines de Espana [Nights in the Gardens of Spain] for Piano & Orchestra (1911-15) San Francisco Sym Orch / Enrique Jorda Artur Rubinstein, p RCA 60046-2-RG BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1904: DEBUSSY'S "ESTAMPES" DEBUTED BY PIANIST RICARDO VINES |
4:30 pm Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie Martin Jones, p Nimbus NI 7702 BUY CD |
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4:34 pm Josef Reicha Czech Republic (1752 - 1795) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Czech Ch Orch / Ondrej Kukal Mikael Ericsson, vc Supraphon SU 3873-2 BUY CD |
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4:54 pm Costanzo Festa Italy (1490 - 1545) Quis dabit oculis (Elegy on the death of Anne de Bretagne, Queen of France, d. January 9, 1514) Huelgas Ens / Paul van Nevel Valley Entertainment VLEC 15023 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 6 in a (1903-04; rev. 1906) Vienna Phil Orch / Leonard Bernstein DG 427 697-2 BUY CD |
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BENJAMIN GODARD (45) DIED THIS DAY IN 1895 |
2:28 pm Benjamin Godard France (1849 - 1895) Au Matin Robert Silverman, p Marquis 77471 82501 BUY CD |
| WERNER ANDREAS ALBERT TURNS 73 TODAY |
2:35 pm Hans Pfitzner Germany (1869 - 1949) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in G, Op. 52 (1935) Bamberg Sym Orch / Werner Andreas Albert David Geringas, vc CPO 999 135-2 BUY CD |
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2:52 pm Philippe Gaubert France (1879 - 1941) On a Clear Morning for Flute, Cello and Piano Jeanne Baxtresser, fl; Alan Stepansky, vc; Pedja Muzijevic, p Cala Artists CACD0512 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #117 NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG TURNS 47 TODAY |
3:00 pm Jules Massenet France (1842 - 1912) Meditation from Thais for Violin and Orchestra New York Ch Sym / Gerard Schwarz Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, v EMI 49276 BUY CD |
| JEAN MARTINON BORN THIS DAY IN 1910 |
3:09 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Symphony No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 2 (1853) ORTF National Orch / Jean Martinon EMI 62643 BUY CD |
| SHERRILL MILNES TURNS 73 TODAY |
3:41 pm Richard Rodgers United States (1902 - 1979) State Fair: It's a Grand Night for Singing (arr. Arthur Harris) Columbia Sym Orch / Jerold D. Ottley Sherrill Milnes, br; Mormon Tabernacle Cho Sony Classical 80317 BUY CD |
| MISCHA MAISKY TURNS 60 TODAY |
3:45 pm Ottorino Respighi Italy (1879 - 1936) Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra [arr. from cello & piano work] (1920) Orch de Paris / Semyon Bychkov Mischa Maisky, vc DG 435 781-2 BUY CD |
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4:00 pm Harry von Tilzer United States (1872 - 1946) A Bird in a Gilded Cage (song) JoNell Aron, s; Stephen Aron, g Pavonia Music PV1212 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #068 IN ENGLISH |
4:06 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Die Zauberfloete: Papageno's Song Orch Daniel Lichti, br; Suzie LeBlanc, s Naxos 84341-2 BUY CD |
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4:09 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) The Wild Dove [or Wood Dove] (symphonic poem) for Orchestra, Op. 110 (1896) Scottish National Orch / Neeme Jaervi Chandos 8798 BUY CD |
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4:30 pm Jean Philippe Rameau France (1683 - 1764) La rappel des oiseaux for Harpsichord, fr Pieces de clavecin (1724) Christophe Rousset, hc L'Oiseau-Lyre 425 886-2 BUY CD |
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4:34 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 83 in g, The Hen (1785) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 47550 BUY CD |
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4:55 pm Traditional Peruvian El Condor Pasa [The Condor Goes By] Vienna Boys' Cho / Peter Marschik Philips 289 462 778-2 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Dietrich Buxtehude Germany (1637 - 1707) Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75 Les Voix Baroques Atma Classique ACD2 2563 BUY CD |
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| CHRISTIAN SINDING BORN THIS DAY IN 1856 |
1:56 pm Christian Sinding Norway (1856 - 1941) Rustle of Spring, Op. 32/3 Shura Cherkassky, p London 433 651-2 BUY CD |
NEW! DOMENICO CIMAROSA (51) DIED THIS DAY IN 1801 |
2:00 pm Domenico Cimarosa Italy (1749 - 1801) Artaserse: Overture Toronto Ch Orch / Kevin Mallon Naxos 8.570279 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #234 |
2:11 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Serse: Largo Orpheus Ch Orch DG 429 390-2 BUY CD |
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2:15 pm Eduardo Toldra Spain (1895 - 1962) A l'ombra del lledoner [In the Shadow of the Nettle Tree] Barcelona Gran Teatro de Liceo Orch / Joan Casas Jose Carreras, t Sony Classical 47177 BUY CD |
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| REINHOLD GLIERE, TEACHER OF PROKOFIEV, BORN THIS DAY IN 1874 |
2:20 pm Reinhold Gliere Russia (1874 - 1956) Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 74 (1983) Nuremberg Sym Orch / Klauspeter Seibel Helga Storck, h Colosseum 34.9002 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #071 ON THIS DAY IN 1940: PREMIERE OF PROKOFIEV'S BALLET "ROMEO AND JULIET" |
2:47 pm Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) Romeo and Juliet: Romeo and Juliet BBC Welsh Sym Orch / Tadaaki Otaka Nimbus NI 7010 BUY CD |
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2:56 pm Amy Marcy Cheney (Mrs. H.H.) Beach United States (1867 - 1944) Romanza for Piano (1877) Kirsten Johnson, p Guild GMCD 7317 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #258 KLAUS TENNSTEDT (71) DIED THIS DAY IN 1998 |
3:00 pm Richard Wagner Germany (1813 - 1883) Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg: Prelude (Act I) Berlin Phil Orch / Klaus Tennstedt EMI 47030 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #018 RECORDED APRIL 4, 1950 |
3:12 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 (1807-08) Concertgebouw Orch / Erich Kleiber Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
| OSCAR STRAUS (83) DIED THIS DAY IN 1954 |
3:44 pm Oscar Straus Austria (1870 - 1954) Walzertraeume [Waltz Dreams] (waltz) for Orchestra Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80547 BUY CD |
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3:52 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Berceuse for Piano, Op. 72/2 Vladimir Ashkenazy, p Decca 289 466 562-2 BUY CD |
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MAURICE DURUFLE BORN THIS DAY IN 1902 |
4:00 pm Maurice Durufle France (1902 - 1986) Kyrie, fr Requiem, Op. 9 Voices of Ascension Orch / Dennis Keene Voices of Ascension Cho; March Kruczek, o Delos DE 3227 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1863: BIZET'S MUSIC IS HEARD IN CONCERT FOR THE FIRST TIME |
4:06 pm Georges Bizet France (1838 - 1875) Carmen Suite (arr. Alan Fernie) Black Dyke Band / Nicholas Childs Naxos 8.570726 BUY CD |
| ALEX SHAPIRO TURNS 46 TODAY |
4:18 pm Alex Shapiro United States (1962 - ) Elegy Trio Chromos Crystal Records CD766 BUY CD |
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4:27 pm John Thomas Great Britain (1826 - 1913) Grand Duet for 2 Harps Lipman Harp Duo Naxos 8.570372 BUY CD |
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4:49 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge (selections) Canadian Brass RCA 09026-68257-2 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Manfred (symphony) for Orchestra in b [after Byron], Op. 58 (1885) Russian National Orch / Mikhail Pletnev DG 439 891-2 BUY CD |
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| BEN HEPPNER TURNS 52 TODAY |
1:55 pm (Francesco) Paolo Tosti Italy (1846 - 1916) Penso! [I Think!] (1880) London Sym Orch members Ben Heppner, t DG B0001850-02 BUY CD |
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2:00 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 6 in G, BWV 1019 (1717-23) Andrew Manze, v; Richard Egarr, hc Harmonia Mundi 907250 BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1930: STRIKE UP THE BAND OPENS AT TIMES SQUARE THEATRE |
2:18 pm George Gershwin United States (1898 - 1937) Strike Up the Band: Meadow Serenade (Melody No. 72) (arr. Dowling) Richard Dowling, p Klavier Records K 11164 BUY CD |
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2:22 pm Alfred Reed United States (1921 - 2005) Symphony No. 3 for Band (1988) Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orch / Alfred Reed Klavier Records K 11157 BUY CD |
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| RECORDED APRIL 4, 1952 |
2:48 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Quartet for Strings No. 1, Op. 92/1 (1889) Budapest String Quartet Bridge 9063 BUY CD |
NICHOLAS MCGEGAN TURNS 58 TODAY |
3:00 pm Alessandro Scarlatti Italy (1660 - 1725) Il genio di Mitilde (cantata) Arcadian Acad / Nicholas McGegan David Daniels, ct Conifer 75605-51319-2 BUY CD |
| PUPIL OF ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI |
3:10 pm Francesco Geminiani Italy (1687 - 1762) Concerto grosso No. 6 in A, Op. 2 La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken EMI 47656 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #214 |
3:19 pm Christoph Willibald Gluck Germany (1714 - 1787) Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits [from Act 2] Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Barthold Kuijken & Claire Guimond, fl's Sony Classical 48045 BUY CD |
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3:27 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 (1800) Minnesota Orch / Osmo Vanska BIS SACD-1716 BUY CD |
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3:54 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) L'Anima del filosofo, or Orfeo ed Euridice: Overture Acad of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau-Lyre 452 668-2 BUY CD |
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JEANETTE MACDONALD (63) DIED THIS DAY IN 1965 |
4:00 pm Rudolf Friml Czech Republic (1879 - 1972) The Firefly (1937): The Donkey Serenade Russ Case Orch / Russ Case Jeanette MacDonald, s RCA 09026-60877-2 BUY CD |
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4:05 pm Anton Rubinstein Russia (1829 - 1894) Don Quixote (humoresque) for Orchestra, Op. 87 (1870) Slovak Phil Orch / Michael Halasz Marco Polo 8.220359 BUY CD |
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4:27 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E, Op. 83 (1887) Royal Phil Orch / Barry Wordsworth Janine Jansen, v Decca 475 011-2 BUY CD |
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4:38 pm Emmanuel Chabrier France (1841 - 1894) Habanera for Piano Vienna Phil Orch / John Eliot Gardiner DG 447 751-2 BUY CD |
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| JOAQUIN TURINA (66) DIED THIS DAY IN 1949 |
4:42 pm Joaquin Turina Spain (1882 - 1949) Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 2, Op. 76 (1933) Storioni Trio Amsterdam Radio Netherlands Worldwide MCCN 120 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #020 |
1:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Requiem for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Orchestra and Chorus in d, K. 626 (1791) Bavarian Radio Sym Orch & Cho / Colin Davis Angela Maria Blasi, s; Marjana Lipovsek, c; Uwe Heilmann, t; Jan-Henrik Rootering, b RCA 09026-60599-2 BUY CD |
| MARTIN PEERSON (78) DIED THIS DAY IN 1651 |
1:55 pm Martin Peerson Great Britain (1572 - 1651) The Primrose Rafael Puyana, hc Mercury 434 364-2 BUY CD |
MALCOLM FRAGER BORN THIS DAY IN 1935 |
2:00 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Polonaise for Piano in A-flat, Op. 53, Heroic Malcolm Frager, p Telarc CD-80040 BUY CD |
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2:08 pm Mauro Giuliani Italy (1781 - 1829) Sonata for Guitar in A, Op. 150, Eroica David Russell, g Telarc CD-80525 BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1622: FRENCH PLAYWRIGHT MOLIERE BORN |
2:18 pm Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Der Buerger als Edelmann (suite) for Orchestra, Op. 60 (1918) Chicago Sym Orch / Fritz Reiner RCA 09026-68637-2 BUY CD |
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2:50 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Serenade melancolique for Violin and Orchestra (or Violin and Piano), Op. 26 (1875) Orpheus Ch Orch Gil Shaham, v DG 449 923-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #044 |
3:00 pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russia (1844 - 1908) Scheherazade (symphonic suite) for Orchestra, Op. 35 (1888) (excerpts) Israel Phil Orch / Zubin Mehta CBS MLK 45811 BUY CD |
| VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES (81) DIED THIS DAY IN 2005 |
3:14 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Sheherazade for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra [text T. Klingsor] (1903) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Pierre Monteux Victoria de los Angeles, ms Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 05001 BUY CD |
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3:29 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Thousand and One Nights Waltz, Op. 346 Vienna Phil Orch / Carlos Kleiber Sony Classical 48376 BUY CD |
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3:39 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sonata for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord No. 3 in g, BWV 1029 Mikko Perkola, viga; Aapo Haekkinen, hc Naxos 8.570210 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1559: CORONATION OF ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND |
4:00 pm Eric Coates Great Britain (1886 - 1957) The Three Elizabeths (suite) for Orchestra (1944) London Pops Orch / Frederick Fennell Mercury 434 330-2 BUY CD |
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4:22 pm John Dowland Great Britain (1563 - 1626) The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard David Russell, g Telarc CD-80659 BUY CD |
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| RECORDED OCTOBER 1963 |
4:24 pm Benjamin Britten Great Britain (1913 - 1976) Gloriana: Courtly Dances Julian Bream Consort RCA 09026-68430-2 BUY CD |
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4:36 pm David Hirschfelder Australia - Elizabeth (1998): Title Theme Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80535 BUY CD |
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4:42 pm Dominick Argento United States (1927 - ) Elizabethan Songs (6) for solo Voice and Piano (or Orchestra) (1958) Barbara Bonney, s; Andre Previn, p London 455 511-2 BUY CD | |
LEO DELIBES (54) DIED THIS DAY IN 1891 |
1:00 pm Leo Delibes France (1836 - 1891) Coppelia, ou La fille aux yeux d'email (ballet in 3 acts) for Orchestra (1870) Minneapolis Sym Orch / Antal Dorati Mercury 434 313-2 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #299 A SECOND E.T.A. HOFFMANN MUSICAL REFERENCE |
2:27 pm Jacques Offenbach France (1819 - 1880) Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Intermezzo Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler RCA RCD1-5478 BUY CD |
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2:34 pm Mateo Albeniz Spain (1755 - 1831) Sonata for Harpsichord in D (transc. Williams) John Williams, g CBS MK 44794 BUY CD |
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2:38 pm Julius Roentgen Germany (1855 - 1932) Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 4 in c, Op. 50 (1904) Storioni Trio Radio Netherlands Worldwide MCCP122 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1739: ORATORIO "SAUL" ENJOYS ONLY SIX PERFORMANCES IN LONDON |
3:00 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Saul: Welcome, Welcome Mighty King Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy Mormon Tabernacle Cho Sony Classical 48296 BUY CD |
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3:03 pm Ralph Vaughan Williams Great Britain (1872 - 1958) In the Fen Country (symphonic impression) for Orchestra (1904) Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Philips 442 427-2 BUY CD |
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3:18 pm Arthur Wills Great Britain (1926 - ) The Fenlands (symphonic suite): City of Ely (march) Jonathan Lilley, o / Paul Trepte Guild GMCD 7315 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1920: MUSIC CRITIC HENRI COLLET NAMES THE FRENCH "LES SIX" |
3:27 pm Francis Poulenc France (1899 - 1963) Les Biches (ballet suite) for Orchestra (1924) Concertgebouw Orch / Bernard Haitink NM Classics 97014 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #008 |
3:48 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, "Pastorale" (1808): V. Allegretto Cleveland Orch / George Szell Sony Classical 48226 BUY CD |
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI (51) DIED THIS DAY IN 1886 |
4:00 pm Amilcare Ponchielli Italy (1834 - 1886) La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours NBC Sym Orch / Arturo Toscanini RCA 60308-2-RG BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1599: POET EDMUND SPENCER ("THE FAERY QUEEN") DIES |
4:11 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) The Fairy Queen (selections) Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Sony Classical 66169 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #200 ARTURO TOSCANINI (89) DIED THIS DAY IN 1957 |
4:40 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Wedding March, fr A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 NBC Sym Orch / Arturo Toscanini RCA 09026-60283-2 BUY CD |
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4:45 pm Richard Rodgers United States (1902 - 1979) Allegro (1947): What a Lovely Day For a Wedding English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel Bryn Terfel, b-br DG 449 163-2 BUY CD |
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| RECORDED APRIL, 1956 |
4:48 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Wedding Cake for Piano and Orchestra in A-flat, Op. 76 (1885) Filarmonica Triestina / Luigi Toffolo Felicja Blumental, p Brana Records BR 0016 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Das Lied von der Erde (symphony) for solo Voices and Orchestra in a-C [text after H. Bethge] (1908-09) Gustav Mahler Jugend Orch / Bernard Haitink Ben Heppner, t; Thomas Hampson, br Radio Netherlands Worldwide 1860 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #146 JOHN STANLEY BORN THIS DAY IN 1712 |
2:05 pm John Stanley Great Britain (1712 - 1786) Trumpet Voluntary English Ch Orch / Anthony Newman Wynton Marsalis, tr Sony Classical 66244 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1919: PADEREWSKI BECOMES PRIME MINISTER OF POLAND |
2:09 pm Ignace Jan Paderewski Poland (1860 - 1941) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a, Op. 17 (1888) BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Jerzy Maksymiuk Piers Lane, p Hyperion CDA66452 BUY CD |
| JOHANN GOTTFRIED MUETHEL BORN THIS DAY IN 1728 |
2:46 pm Johann Gottfried Muethel Germany (1728 - 1788) Sonata for Flute, Cello and Harpsichord in D Barthold Kuijken, fl; Wieland Kuijken, vc; Bob van Asperen, hc Sony Classical 66267 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 74, Pathetique (1893) Cincinnati Sym Orch / Paavo Jaervi Telarc CD-80681 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #057 TOMASO ALBINONI (79) DIED THIS DAY IN 1751 |
3:49 pm Tomaso Albinoni Italy (1671 - 1751) Adagio for Organ and Strings in g Guildhall String Ens / Robert Salter Paul Nicholson, o RCA 09026-61275-2 BUY CD |
FRANCOIS-JOSEPH GOSSEC BORN THIS DAY IN 1734 |
4:00 pm Francois-Joseph Gossec Belgium (1734 - 1829) Le Triomphe de la republique: Tambourin National Phil Orch / Charles Gerhardt James Galway, fl RCA 09026-60917-2 BUY CD |
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4:03 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sonata for Keyboard in D, BWV 963 Mikko Perkola, viga; Aapo Haekkinen, hc Naxos 8.570210 BUY CD |
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4:14 pm Anonymous Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck sass [Upon a tree a cuckoo sat] Vienna Ch Orch / Uwe Christian Harrer Vienna Boys' Cho Philips 400 014-2 BUY CD |
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| AUGUSTIN DUMAY TURNS 59 TODAY |
4:16 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Tzigane (rapsodie de concert) for Violin and Piano (or Orchestra) (1924) Monte Carlo Phil Orch / Manuel Rosenthal Augustin Dumay, v EMI 47544 BUY CD |
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4:27 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (1788) Cleveland Orch / George Szell Sony Classical 46333 BUY CD |
| PIER FRANCESCO CAVALLI (73) DIED THIS DAY IN 1676 |
4:54 pm Pier Francesco Cavalli Italy (1602 - 1676) Delizie contente [Cheerful pleasures] Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Gyoergy Fischer, p London 436 267-2 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Anton Bruckner Austria (1824 - 1896) Symphony No. 9 in d [unfinished] (1891-96) Columbia Sym Orch / Bruno Walter Sony Classical 64483 BUY CD |
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FRANCOIS-JOSEPH GARNIER BORN THIS DAY IN 1755 |
2:01 pm Francois-Joseph Garnier France (1755 - 1825) Concerto for Oboe and Strings Czech Phil Ch Orch / Lucia Matos Andrea Gullickson, ob Cala Artists CACD1037 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1908: DELIUS' "BRIGG FAIR" PREMIERES IN LIVERPOOL |
2:10 pm Frederick Delius Great Britain (1862 - 1934) Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody for Orchestra (1907) Welsh National Opera Orch / Charles Mackerras Argo 430 202-2 BUY CD |
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2:27 pm Percy Grainger Australia (1882 - 1961) Brigg Fair (folk song from Lincolnshire) (arr. Percy Grainger) King's Singers EMI 49765 BUY CD |
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2:31 pm Lawrence Ashmore Great Britain (1930 - ) Four Seasons (English Folk Songs) Guildhall String Ens / Robert Salter Richard Stoltzman, cl RCA 60437-2-RC BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #130 JOHN O'CONOR TURNS 61 TODAY |
2:53 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 8 in c, Op. 13, "Pathetique" (1797-98): Adagio cantabile John O'Conor, p Telarc CD-80504 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm Domenico Scarlatti Italy (1685 - 1757) Sonata for Keyboard in A, K. 113 (1757) Lavinia Meijer, h Radio Netherlands Worldwide MCCP122 BUY CD |
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3:06 pm Albert Franz Doppler Austria (1821 - 1883) Fantasie pastorale hongroise for Flute and Piano, Op. 26 (arr. Jani Killoenen) Sinfonia Finlandia / Patrick Gallois Patrick Gallois, fl Naxos 8.570378 BUY CD |