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PETER BREINER TURNS 49 TODAY |
8:00 am John Stafford Smith Great Britain (1750 - 1836) National Anthem of the United States (The Star-Spangled Banner) Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223852 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1778: MOZART WRITES TO DAD THAT MOM (DEAD) IS SERIOUSLY ILL |
8:04 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 17 in C, K. 296 (1778) Isaac Stern, v; Yefim Bronfman, p Sony Classical SK 53972 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #029 CARLOS KLEIBER BORN THIS DAY IN 1930 |
8:21 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 (1807-08) Vienna Phil Orch / Carlos Kleiber DG 447 400-2 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF BELARUS |
8:55 am Nester Sakalouski Belarus (1902 - 1950) National Anthem of Belarus Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223386 BUY CD |
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9:00 am Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) My Home (concert overture) for Orchestra, Op. 62 (1882) BBC Phil Orch / Stephen Gunzenhauser Naxos 8.550600 BUY CD |
| GEORGE M. COHAN BORN THIS DAY IN 1878 |
9:11 am George M. Cohan United States (1878 - 1942) George M. Cohan on Broadway Canadian Brass / Lukas Foss Philips 434 276-2 BUY CD |
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9:21 am William Schuman United States (1910 - 1992) New England Triptych for Orchestra (1956): Be Glad Then, America Keystone Wind Ens / Jack Stamp Klavier Records K 11155 BUY CD |
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9:28 am David del Tredici (1937 - ) Paul Revere's Ride (poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Atlanta Sym Orch & Cho / Robert Spano Hila Plitmann, s Telarc CD-80638 BUY CD |
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11:00 am Anonymous America RCA Victor Sym Orch / Robert Shaw Robert Shaw Cho RCA 60814-2-RG BUY CD |
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11:06 am 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 SK 89660 BUY CD |
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11:45 am Charles Ives United States (1874 - 1954) Overture and March (1776) United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley United States Marine Band CD 19 BUY CD |
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11:48 am Fred Lax United States (1858 - 1920) Fantasia on American Airs for Piccolo and Piano Laurence Trott, pic; Nancy Townsend, p FDSC FDS 57973 BUY CD |
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11:56 am John Stafford Smith Great Britain (1750 - 1836) National Anthem of the United States (The Star Spangled Banner) (harmonized & orch. Stravinsky) CBC Sym Orch / Igor Stravinsky Festival Singers of Toronto Sony Classical J2K 89910 BUY CD |
JANOS STARKER TURNS 82 TODAY |
8:00 am Francois Couperin France (1668 - 1733) Pieces en concert for Cello and Strings Sante Fe Festival Orch Janos Starker, vc Delos DE 3197 BUY CD |
| JOSEPH HOLBROOKE BORN THIS DAY IN 1878 |
8:13 am Joseph Holbrooke Great Britain (1878 - 1958) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, Op. 521, The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Martyn Brabbins Hamish Milne, p Hyperion CDA67127 BUY CD |
| JACOB WEINBERG BORN THIS DAY IN 1879 |
8:50 am Jacob Weinberg United States (1879 - 1956) Cazonetta Berlin Radio Sym Orch / Gerard Schwarz Naxos 8.559403 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1941: LORIN MAAZEL, 11, CONDUCTS TOSCANINI'S NBC SYMPHONY |
8:54 am Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Slavonic Dance in C, Op. 46/1 (1878) Berlin Phil Orch / Lorin Maazel EMI CDC-49547 BUY CD |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (71) DIED THIS DAY IN 1992 |
9:00 am Astor Piazzolla Argentina (1921 - 1992) La Muerte del angel [The Death of an Angel] Manuel Barrueco, g EMI 56578 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #134 ANNIE FISCHER BORN THIS DAY IN 1914 |
9:07 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A, K. 488 (1786) Philharmonia Orch / Adrian Boult Annie Fischer, p Price-Less D13167 BUY CD |
| PAUL BEN-HAIM (FRANKENBURGER) BORN THIS DAY IN 1897 |
9:33 am Paul Ben-Haim (Frankenburger) Israel (1897 - 1984) Berceuse sfaradite for Violin and Piano Itzhak Perlman, v; David Garvey, p RCA 82876-62516-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1855: OFFENBACH'S THEATRE DES BOUFFES-PARISIENNES OPENS |
9:38 am Jacques Offenbach France (1819 - 1880) Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle Gothenburg Sym Orch / Neeme Jaervi DG 439 152-2 BUY CD |
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9:44 am Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Variations concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17 (1829) Janos Starker, vc; Gyoergy Sebok, p Mercury 434 358-2 BUY CD |
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| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF CAPE VERDE (1975) |
9:52 am Adalberto Higino Tavares Silva Cape Verde - National Anthem of Cape Verde Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223387 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF VENEZUELA (INDEPENDENCE DAY, 18) |
9:54 am Juan Jose Landaeta Venezuela (1780 - 1814) National Anthem of Venezuela Coldstream Guards Regimental Band / Roger G. Swift Denon CO-74501 BUY CD |
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9:55 am Raul Borges Venezuela - El Criollito for Guitar Eliot Fisk, g EMI CDC-47760 BUY CD | |
ERNST HAEFLIGER TURNS 87 TODAY |
8:00 am Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Morgengruss, fr Die Schoene Muellerin, D. 795 Ernst Haefliger, t; Joerg Ewald Daehler, p Claves CD 50-8301 BUY CD |
| OTTO KLEMPERER (88) DIED THIS DAY IN 1973 |
8:06 am Richard Wagner Germany (1813 - 1883) Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla Philharmonia Orch / Otto Klemperer EMI CDC-47255 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF COMOROS (INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1975) |
8:15 am Kamildine Abdallah Comoros (1943 - 1982) National Anthem of Comoros Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223387 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF MALAWI (REPUBLIC DAY, 1966) |
8:16 am Michael-Frederick Paul Sauka Malawi (1934 - ) National Anthem of Malawi Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223835 BUY CD |
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8:18 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Suite for Orchestra No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 (ca. 1717-23) (arr. Brazilian Guitar Quartet) Brazilian Guitar Quartet Delos DE 3254 BUY CD |
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8:39 am Anton Reicha Czech Republic (1770 - 1836) Quintet for String Quartet and solo Cello No. 1 in A L'Archibudelli Anner Bylsma, vc Sony Classical SK 53118 BUY CD |
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG (69) DIED THIS DAY IN 1971 |
9:00 am Kurt Weill Germany (1900 - 1950) The Threepenny Opera: Mack the Knife Orch / Louis Armstrong Lotte Lenya, s Sony Classical MHK 60647 BUY CD |
| LOUIS ARMSTRONG (69) DIED THIS DAY IN 1971 |
9:05 am Joe "King" Oliver West End Blues (1928) Louis Armstrong, tr & scatting Sony Classical SMK 60989 BUY CD |
| VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY TURNS 69 TODAY |
9:09 am Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 2 in E-flat (1942) Royal Phil Orch / Vladimir Ashkenazy Barry Tuckwell, fh London 430 370-2 BUY CD |
| EUGENE LIST BORN THIS DAY IN 1918 |
9:31 am Scott Joplin United States (1868 - 1917) Maple Leaf Rag for Piano (1899) Eugene List, p Sony Classical SMK 60993 BUY CD |
| JOAQUIN RODRIGO (97) DIED THIS DAY IN 1999 |
9:35 am Joaquin Rodrigo Spain (1901 - 1999) Fantasia para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Orchestra (1954) Orpheus Ch Orch Goeran Soellscher, g DG 429 232-2 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #042 |
11:00 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Die Zauberfloete: Overture Tafelmusik / Bruno Weil Sony Classical SK 46695 BUY CD |
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11:08 am John (Towner) Williams United States (1932 - ) Superman: The Movie (1978): Love Theme City of Prague Phil / Paul Bateman Silva Screen SSD 1098 BUY CD |
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11:15 am William Shakespeare Great Britain (1564 - 1616) Sonnet 141: In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes Brian Dennehy, nar Airplay 1885608403 BUY CD |
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11:17 am Cole Porter United States (1891 - 1964) Kiss Me Kate (1948): So In Love (Reprise) Orch / Lehman Engel Alfred Drake, voc Sony Classical SK 60536 BUY CD |
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11:19 am Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Quartet for Strings No. 2 in a, Op. 51/2 (ca. 1865-73) Orion String Quartet Music And The Arts CDR0197 BUY CD |
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11:53 am Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Waltz for Piano in A-flat, Op. 69/1 Dmitri Alexeev, p EMI CDC-47501 BUY CD | |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI (67) DIED THIS DAY IN 1889 |
8:00 am Giovanni Bottesini Italy (1821 - 1889) Gran Duo Concertant for Violin, Double Bass and String Orchestra (or Piano) (1880) St. Paul Ch Orch / Hugh Wolff Joshua Bell, v; Edgar Meyer, db Sony Classical SK 60956 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #129 MICHALA PETRI TURNS 48 TODAY |
8:16 am Erik Satie France (1866 - 1925) Gymnopedie for Piano No. 2 (1888) Michala Petri, r; Lars Hannibal, g RCA 09026-68769-2 BUY CD |
| LEO SOWERBY (73) DIED THIS DAY IN 1968 |
8:19 am Leo Sowerby United States (1895 - 1968) Nunc dimittis St. Thomas Church Cho New York; Judith Hancock, o Argo 425 800-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #186 |
8:24 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat, K. 364/320d (1779) English Ch Orch / Daniel Barenboim Isaac Stern, v; Pinchas Zukerman, vi Sony Classical SM3K 66475 BUY CD |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI TURNS 95 TODAY |
9:00 am Gian Carlo Menotti Italy (1911 - 2007) Amelia Goes to the Ball: Overture Metropolitan Opera Orch / James Conlon RCA 09026-61509-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1720: B'S 1ST WIFE, MARIA BARBARA (36) IS BURIED AT COETHEN |
9:06 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Minuets (3), fr The Anna Magdalena Book Igor Kipnis, hc CBS MLK 45524 BUY CD |
| RECORDED IN SALZBURG, 1968 |
9:11 am 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 |
| GUSTAV MAHLER BORN THIS DAY IN 1860 |
9:28 am Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Songs (5) from Rueckert for Voice and Orchestra (or Piano) (1901-02) London Sym Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas Janet Baker, ms CBS M2K 44553 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #151 |
9:49 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Egmont: Overture Chicago Sym Orch / Georg Solti London 430 400-2 BUY CD |
GUSTAV MAHLER BORN THIS DAY IN 1860 |
11:00 am Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 4 in G-E for Soprano and Orchestra (1892, 1899-1900; rev. 1901-02) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Reri Grist, s CBS MK 42197 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF NEPAL (KINGS'S BIRTHDAY, 1945) |
11:56 am Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi Nepal (1857 - 1920) National Anthem of Nepal Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223835 BUY CD |
GRAHAM JOHNSON TURNS 56 TODAY |
8:00 am Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Der Nussbaum, Op. 25/3 Marjana Lipovsek, ms; Graham Johnson, p Sony Classical SK 57972 BUY CD |
| DONALD FRANCIS TOVEY (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1940 |
8:05 am Donald Francis Tovey Great Britain (1875 - 1940) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A, Op. 15 (1903) BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Martyn Brabbins Steven Osborne, p Hyperion CDA67023 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #053 ARTHUR FIEDLER (84) DIED THIS DAY IN 1979 |
8:39 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Toccata and Fugue for Organ in d, BWV 565 (transc. Stokowski) Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler DG 447 013-2 BUY CD |
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8:50 am Johann Gottlieb Graun Germany (1703 - 1771) Sonata for Flute, Cello and Harpsichord in C Barthold Kuijken, fl; Wieland Kuijken, vc; Bob van Asperen, hc Sony Classical SK 66267 BUY CD |
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TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF BAHAMAS |
9:00 am Timothy Gibson Bahamas (1903 - 1978) National Anthem of Bahamas Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223386 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #068 CARL ORFF BORN THIS DAY IN 1895 |
9:03 am Carl Orff Germany (1895 - 1982) Carmina burana (scenic cantata) for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Orchestra and Chorus (1935-36) Houston Sym Orch / Leopold Stokowski Virignia Babikian, s; Clyde Hager, t; Guy Gardner, br; Houston Chorale; Houston Youth Sym Boys Cho EMI 67569 BUY CD |
| HENRYK WIENIAWSKI BORN THIS DAY IN 1835 |
9:56 am Henryk Wieniawski Poland (1835 - 1880) Capriccio for Violin and Piano in a (arr. Kreisler) Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p EMI 56957 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #291 HERBERT BLOMSTEDT TURNS 79 TODAY |
8:00 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 (1800) San Francisco Sym Orch / Herbert Blomstedt London 430 515-2 BUY CD |
| ANTONIO CARLOS GOMES BORN THIS DAY IN 1836 |
8:28 am Antonio Carlos Gomes Brazil (1836 - 1896) Sonata for Piano in D (1894) (arr. Brazilian Guitar Quartet) Brazilian Guitar Quartet Delos DE 3245 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF MONGOLIA |
8:49 am Bilegiin Damdinsuren Mongolia - National Anthem of Mongolia Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223835 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1987 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, INS. SOLOIST |
8:51 am Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Orchestra in C, RV. 537 English Ch Orch / Raymond Leppard Wynton Marsalis, tr CBS MK 44726 BUY CD |
GEORGE GERSHWIN (38) DIED THIS DAY IN 1937 |
9:00 am George Gershwin United States (1898 - 1937) Porgy and Bess: My Man's Gone Now Lorin Maazel, v; Barton Weber, p RCA 09026-68414-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1882: MACDOWELL PREMIERES HIS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN ZURICH |
9:06 am Edward MacDowell United States (1860 - 1908) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in a, Op. 15 (1882) BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Martyn Brabbins Seta Tanyel, p Hyperion CDA67165 BUY CD |
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9:34 am George Gershwin United States (1898 - 1937) An American in Paris (tone poem) for Orchestra (1928) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical SFK 46715 BUY CD |
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| BOB COLE BORN THIS DAY IN 1861 |
9:54 am Bob Cole United States (1861 - 1911) Under the Bamboo Tree JoNell Aron, s; Stephen Aron, g Pavonia Music PV1212 BUY CD |
NEW! ON THIS DAY IN 1985: LYRICIST OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II DIED IN NEW YORK |
8:00 am Richard Rodgers United States (1902 - 1979) Oklahoma!: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' Columbia Sym Orch / Arthur Harris Mormon Tabernacle Cho Sony Classical 82876-80317-2 BUY CD |
| VAN CLIBURN TURNS 72 TODAY |
8:04 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, Les Adieux (1809-10) Van Cliburn, p RCA 60356-2-RG BUY CD |
| FELIX GODEFROID (78) DIED THIS DAY IN 1897 |
8:21 am Felix Godefroid Belgium (1818 - 1897) Etude de concert for Harp in e-flat, Op. 193 Susann McDonald, h Klavier Records K 11133 BUY CD |
| JOHANN JOACHIM QUANTZ (76) DIED THIS DAY IN 1773 |
8:24 am Johann Joachim Quantz Germany (1697 - 1773) Concerto in G Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 447 644-2 BUY CD |
| ANTON ARENSKY BORN THIS DAY IN 1861 |
8:37 am Anton Arensky Russia (1861 - 1906) Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky for String Orchestra, Op. 35a (1894) St. Petersburg Camerata / Saulius Sondeckis Sony Classical SMK 58976 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1543: HENRY VIII MARRIES #6, CATHERINE PARR, WHO OUTLIVES HIM |
8:53 am Henry VIII Great Britain (1491 - 1547) Lusti yough shuld us ensue Sirinu Chandos 0621 BUY CD |
RICHARD STOLTZMAN TURNS 64 TODAY |
9:00 am Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Arabesque for Piano No. 2 in G (1888) Richard Stoltzman, cl; Nancy Allen, h RCA 60198-2-RC BUY CD |
| GUY WOOLFENDEN TURNS 69 TODAY |
9:05 am Guy Woolfenden Great Britain (1937 - ) French Impressions (1998) North Texas Wind Sym / Eugene Migliaro Corporon Klavier Records K 11109 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #028 ON THIS DAY IN 1900: FAURE REQUIEM DEBUTS AT THE WORLD EXHIBITION IN PARIS |
9:16 am Gabriel Faure France (1845 - 1924) Requiem for Soprano, Baritone, Organ, Orchestra and Chorus, Op. 48 (1877, 1887-90; orch. 1900) Bern Sym Orch / Michel Corboz Alain Clement, trb; Philippe Huttenlocher, br; Philippe Corboz, o Erato ECD 88126 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF KIRIBATI |
9:56 am Urium Tamuera Ioteba Kiribati (1910 - 1988) National Anthem of Kiribati Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223388 BUY CD |
ERNEST GOLD BORN THIS DAY IN 1921 |
8:00 am Alan Hovhaness United States (1911 - 2000) Armenian Rhapsody for String Orchestra No. 1, Op. 45 (1944) Crystal Ch Orch / Ernest Gold Crystal Records CD 801 BUY CD |
| ASGER HAMERIK (80) DIED THIS DAY IN 1923 |
8:06 am Asger Hamerik Denmark (1843 - 1923) Concert-Romanze for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 27 (1878) Bohemian Ch Phil / Douglas Bostock Morten Zeuthen, vc Classico CLASSCD 315 BUY CD |
| ANTHONY LOUIS SCARMOLIN (78) DIED THIS DAY IN 1969 |
8:13 am Anthony Louis Scarmolin United States (1890 - 1969) Variations on a Folk Song for String Orchestra, Op. 192 (1942) Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Joel Eric Suben Naxos 8.559012 BUY CD |
| CARLOS KLEIBER (74) DIED THIS DAY IN 2004 |
8:26 am Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200 (1815) Vienna Phil Orch / Carlos Kleiber DG 449 745-2 BUY CD |
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8:48 am Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Diverse Instruments English Concert / Trevor Pinnock DG 439 516-2 BUY CD |
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PER NORGARD TURNS 74 TODAY |
9:00 am Per Norgard Denmark (1932 - ) A Tortoise's Tango (Without Jealousy) Gloria Cheng, p Telarc CD-80549 BUY CD |
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9:05 am John Alden Carpenter United States (1876 - 1951) The Little Turtle [text Vachel Lindsay] (1926) Robert Osborne, b-br; Dennis Helmrich, p Albany Records TROY 388 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #004 GRAMMY® 1986 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, INS. SOLOIST |
9:06 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, Emperor (1809) Dresden State Orch / Andrew Davis Claudio Arrau, p Philips 416 215-2 BUY CD |
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9:47 am Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Romance for Violin and Orchestra in f, Op. 11 (1873-77) Czech Phil Orch / Charles Mackerras Pamela Frank, v London 289 460 316-2 BUY CD | |
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8:00 am Gerald Finzi Great Britain (1901 - 1956) Before and After Summer Malena Ernman, ms; Francisca Skoogh, p Nytorp Musik NYTOPR6 BUY CD |
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| GERALD FINZI BORN THIS DAY IN 1901 |
8:04 am Gerald Finzi Great Britain (1901 - 1956) Bagatelles (5) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 23 (1920s) Guildhall String Ens / Robert Salter Richard Stoltzman, cl RCA 60437-2-RC BUY CD |
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8:20 am Gabriel Pierne France (1863 - 1937) Ballet de cour for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass Chamber Music Palm Beach Klavier Records K 11142 BUY CD |
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8:41 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) French Suite for Harpsichord No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 815 Glenn Gould, p Sony Classical SM2K 52609 BUY CD |
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8:51 am Emmanuel Chabrier France (1841 - 1894) Prelude pastorale for Orchestra (1888) Vienna Phil Orch / John Eliot Gardiner DG 447 751-2 BUY CD |
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TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF FRANCE (BASTILLE DAY, 1789) |
9:00 am Claude-Joseph Rouget de L'Isle France National Anthem of France New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical SFK 46709 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #027 |
9:02 am Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Overture 1812 for Orchestra in E-flat, Op. 49 (1880) Cincinnati Sym Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80539 BUY CD |
| SIDNEY SMITH BORN THIS DAY IN 1839 |
9:19 am Sidney Smith Great Britain (1839 - 1889) Chanson Russe, Op. 31 Cologne Salon Orch EMI CDC-47676 BUY CD |
| JOHANN GOTTFRIED MUETHEL (60) DIED THIS DAY IN 1788 |
9:24 am 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 SK 66267 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1919: DIPTHERIA KILLS DEBUSSY'S ONLY CHILD, CHOUCHOU (14) |
9:37 am Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Children's Corner Suite for Piano (1906-08; orch. Andre Caplet, 1910) Werner Haas, p Philips 438 718-2 BUY CD |
| PELHAM HUMFREY (27) DIED THIS DAY IN 1674 |
9:54 am Pelham Humfrey Great Britain (1647 - 1674) Wilt Thou Forgive that Sin (A Hymne to God the Father) Janet Baker, ms; Raymond Leppard, hc BBC Music 4/7 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1858: MODEST RESIGNS FROM CIVIL SERVICE IN FAVOR OF COMPOSING |
8:00 am Modest Mussorgsky Russia (1839 - 1881) Scherzo for Orchestra in B-flat (1858) Berlin Phil Orch / Claudio Abbado Sony Classical SK 62034 BUY CD |
| BORODIN HAD BEEN A CHEMIST |
8:05 am Alexander Borodin Russia (1833 - 1887) A Note of Insincerity Olga Borodina, ms; Larissa Gergieva, p Philips 442 780-2 BUY CD |
| TCHAKOVSKY STUDIED TO BE A LAWYER |
8:07 am Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Album pour enfants (24 easy pieces) for Piano, Op. 39 (1878) Olli Mustonen, p London 436 255-2 BUY CD |
| SCHUMANN ALSO STUDIED TO BE A LAWYER |
8:33 am Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Berceuse in D (Schlummerlied) Rene Gonzalez, g EFM Productions EFMRGZ1 BUY CD |
| BERLIOZ TRAINED TO BE A DOCTOR |
8:36 am Hector Berlioz France (1803 - 1869) La Damnation de Faust (selections) Cleveland Orch / Christoph von Dohnanyi Music & Arts MAA 01032-C BUY CD |
| RIMSKY-KORSAKOV WAS IN THE NAVY FROM 12 TO 27 |
8:50 am Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russia (1844 - 1908) The Golden Cockerel: King Dodon With the Queen of Shemakha Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler Music And The Arts VOL 1/2 BUY CD |
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9:00 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 33 in B-flat, K. 319 (1779) Amsterdam Baroque Orch / Ton Koopman Erato ECD 75498 BUY CD |
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| PETER SCHICKELE TURNS 71 TODAY |
9:24 am Peter Schickele United States (1935 - ) Sneaky Pete and the Wolf (new text for Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf) (1993) Atlanta Sym Orch / Yoel Levi Peter Schickele, nar Telarc CD-80350 BUY CD |
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9:50 am Peter Schickele United States (1935 - ) Quartet for Strings No. 5 (1997-98): By the Ashokan Audubon String Quartet Centaur CRC 2505 BUY CD |
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NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #023 USED PROMINENTLY IN KEN BURN'S TV DOCUMENTARY "THE CIVIL WAR" |
9:54 am Jay Ungar United States - Ashokan Farewell (1982) Ens James Galway, fl RCA 82876-80318-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1717: PREMIERE OF "WATER MUSIC" FOR KING GEORGE & HIS PARTY |
11:00 am George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Water Music: Air English Concert / Trevor Pinnock DG 439 147-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1983: BERKELEY'S CONCERTO FOR CELLO DEBUTS IN MANCHESTER |
11:05 am Michael Berkeley Great Britain (1948 - ) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1983; rev. 1997) BBC National Orch of Wales / Richard Hickox Alban Gerhardt, vc Chandos 10080 BUY CD |
| DAWN UPSHAW TURNS 46 TODAY |
11:22 am Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) La Damoiselle elue (poeme lyrique) for Soprano, Orchestra & Female Chorus (1887-88; reorch. 1902) Los Angeles Phil Orch / Esa-Pekka Salonen Dawn Upshaw, s; Women of the Los Angeles Master Cho Sony Classical SK 58952 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #216 |
11:43 am (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat, H. VIIe/1 (1796) English Ch Orch / Raymond Leppard Wynton Marsalis, tr Sony Classical SK 57497 BUY CD |
JULIUS FUCIK BORN THIS DAY IN 1872 |
8:00 am Julius Fucik Czech Republic (1872 - 1916) Florentiner March, Op. 214 (1908) Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orch / Alfred Reed Klavier Records K 11157 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #168 KURT MASUR TURNS 79 TODAY |
8:07 am Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in b, Op. 104 (1894-95) New York Phil / Kurt Masur Yo-Yo Ma, vc Sony Classical SK 67173 BUY CD |
| GIOVANNI BONONCINI BORN THIS DAY IN 1670 |
8:49 am Giovanni Bononcini Italy (1670 - 1747) Per la gloria d'adorarvi English Ch Orch / Vjekoslav Sutej Jose Carreras, t Philips 434 926-2 BUY CD |
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NEW! ON THIS DAY IN 1877: TCHAIKOVSKY WEDS ANTONIA IVANOVNA MILYUKOVA, 28 |
8:53 am Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Les Saisons: June (Barcarolle) Yefim Bronfman, p Sony Classical 82876-82849-2 BUY CD |
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9:00 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Leonore (overture) for Orchestra [3rd version], Op. 72 (1805-06) Chicago Sym Orch / Georg Solti London 430 400-2 BUY CD |
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| ALFREDO PIATTI (79) DIED THIS DAY IN 1901 |
9:15 am Alfredo Piatti Italy (1822 - 1901) Etude for Cello in G, Op. 25/11 Janos Starker, vc Parnassus PACD 97-008 BUY CD |
| TOBIAS PICKER TURNS 52 TODAY |
9:18 am Tobias Picker United States (1954 - ) Old and Lost Rivers for Orchestra (or Piano) (1986) Houston Sym Orch / Christoph Eschenbach Angel 56402 BUY CD |
| VERNE REYNOLDS TURNS 80 TODAY |
9:25 am Verne Reynolds United States (1926 - ) Fantasy Etudes for Bassoon and Percussion Judith LeClair, bn; Christopher Lamb, per Cala Artists CACD0515 BUY CD |
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9:39 am Frederick Delius Great Britain (1862 - 1934) In a Summer Garden for Orchestra (1908) Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy Sony Classical 82876-82849-2 BUY CD |
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9:50 am Tomaso Albinoni Italy (1671 - 1751) Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in C (transc. for brass quintet) Empire Brass Telarc CD-80493 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #145 |
11:00 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 8 in c, Op. 13, Pathetique (1797-98) Gerhard Oppitz, p DG 427 767-2 BUY CD |
| HECTOR TOSAR TURNS 83 TODAY |
11:20 am Hector Tosar Uruguay (1923 - 2002) Gandhara Eduardo Fernandez, g London 421 816-2 BUY CD |
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11:31 am Benedetto Marcello Italy (1686 - 1739) Sonata for Flute, Lute and Cello in a, Op. 2 Claudio Monteverdi Acad of Venice / Hans Ludwig Hirsch Arts Music 47213-2 BUY CD |
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11:41 am Carl Maria von Weber Germany (1786 - 1826) Andante and Rondo ungarese for Bassoon and Orchestra in c [rev. from J. 79], J. 158 (1813) Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Klaus Thunemann, bn Philips 432 081-2 BUY CD |
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11:51 am Astor Piazzolla Argentina (1921 - 1992) Milonga del Angel (1965) Emilio Colon, vc; Nariaki Sugiura, p Klavier Records K 11143 BUY CD |
EVELYN GLENNIE TURNS 41 TODAY |
8:00 am Vittorio Monti Italy (1868 - 1922) Csardas for Violin and Orchestra (arr. Christopher Palmer) National Phil Orch / Barry Wordsworth Evelyn Glennie, per RCA 60242-2-RC BUY CD |
| JEAN-BAPTISTE LOEILLET (49) DIED THIS DAY IN 1730 |
8:07 am Jean-Baptiste Loeillet Belgium (1680 - 1730) Suite for Guitar No. 1 in g David Russell, g Telarc CD-80559 BUY CD |
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8:25 am Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) In Nature's Realm (concert overture), Op. 91 (1891) BBC Phil Orch / Stephen Gunzenhauser Naxos 8.550600 BUY CD |
| RUDOLF FIRKUSNY (82) DIED THIS DAY IN 1994 |
8:40 am Leos Janacek Czech Republic (1854 - 1928) Concertino for Piano and Chamber Ensemble (1925) Czech Phil Orch / Vaclav Neumann Rudolf Firkusny, p RCA 09026-60781-2 BUY CD |
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8:57 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) March for Wind Instruments in B-flat, WoO 29 (1798) Mozzafiato / Charles Neidich Sony Classical SK 53367 BUY CD |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1986: DAVIS, 58, ENDS RECORD 15 YEARS WITH ROYAL OPERA HOUSE |
9:00 am Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Danses, fr Oprichnik Royal Opera House Covent Garden O / Colin Davis Philips 411 448-2 BUY CD |
| LORIN HOLLANDER TURNS 62 TODAY |
9:07 am Aaron Copland United States (1900 - 1990) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1926) Seattle Sym Orch / Gerard Schwarz Lorin Hollander, p Delos DE 3154 BUY CD |
| EVELYN GLENNIE TURNS 41 TODAY |
9:26 am Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Le Cygne [The Swan] for Cello and Piano (or Orchestra) [from Carnival of the Animals] Orch Evelyn Glennie, per RCA 74321-47629-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1840: FRANCK WINS 1ST PRIZE IN FUGUE AT PARIS CONSERVATOIRE |
9:30 am Cesar Franck Belgium (1822 - 1890) Psyche (selections) Berlin Radio Sym Orch / Vladimir Ashkenazy London 425 432-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #069 |
9:53 am Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Bolero (ballet) for Orchestra (1928) (arr. Gordon Langford) National Phil Orch / Barry Wordsworth Evelyn Glennie, per RCA 82876-61386-2 BUY CD |
ROBERT MANN TURNS 93 TODAY |
11:00 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Canon alla Augmentationem in contrario motu, fr The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 Juilliard String Quartet Sony Classical S2K 45937 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #114 |
11:09 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (1788) New York Phil / Bruno Walter Sony Classical SMK 64477 BUY CD |
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11:34 am Emmanuel Chabrier France (1841 - 1894) Pieces pittoresques (10) for Piano (1881): Idylle Cecile Ousset, p EMI CDC-47225 BUY CD |
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11:38 am Frank Bridge Great Britain (1879 - 1941) Idylls (3) for String Quartet (1906) (arr. Lucas Drew) Moscow Ch Orch / Constantine Orbelian Delos DE 3263 BUY CD |
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11:52 am Dmitri Shostakovich Russia (1906 - 1975) Festive Overture for Orchestra, Op. 96 (1954) Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel College-Convervatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati Brass Cho Telarc CD-80595 BUY CD | |
TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF COLOMBIA |
8:00 am Oreste Sindici Italy (1837 - 1904) National Anthem of Colombia Coldstream Guards Regimental Band / Roger G. Swift Denon CO-74501 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #299 |
8:04 am John Tavener Great Britain (1944 - ) Song for Athene for Chorus (1993) Atlanta Sym Orch Ch Cho / Norman Mackenzie Telarc CD-80654 BUY CD |
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8:11 am (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 43 in E-flat, Mercury (1772) English Concert / Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 429 400-2 BUY CD |
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8:36 am Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Melodie for Piano, Op. 3/3 Sergei Rachmaninoff, p Telarc CD-80489 BUY CD |
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8:42 am Franz Danzi Germany (1763 - 1826) Quintet for Woodwinds in d, Op. 68/3 Michael Thompson Wind Quintet Naxos 8.554694 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #248 |
9:00 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 Cleveland Orch / Louis Lane CBS MDK 44998 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1979 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL RECORDING |
9:06 am Jean Sibelius Finland (1865 - 1957) Lemminkaeinen and the Maidens of Saari, fr Lemminkainen Legends, Op. 22 Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy Angel 47612 BUY CD |
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9:24 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat, K. 292/196c (1775) Frances Eustace, bn; Jennifer Ward Clarke, vc; Paul Nicholson, fp Amon Ra CD-SAR 35 BUY CD |
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9:38 am Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra No. 1 in f, S. 359 New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein CBS MYK 37772 BUY CD |
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9:51 am Esteban Salas Cuba (1725 - 1803) Que dulce melodia Exaudi Cho of Cuba / Maria Felicia Perez Jade 91012-2 BUY CD |
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TODAY IS MOON DAY (ARMSTRONG & ALDRIN LAND ON THE MOON, 1969) |
11:00 am Nora Bayes Norworth United States (1880 - 1928) Shine on Harvest Moon (1908) JoNell Aron, s; Stephen Aron, g Pavonia Music PV1212 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #040 |
11:04 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 14 in c-sharp, Op. 27/2, Moonlight (1801) Steven Lubin, fp L'Oiseau-Lyre 425 836-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #049 |
11:20 am Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Suite bergamasque for Piano (1890-1905): Clair de lune National Phil Orch / David Measham James Galway, fl RCA 82876-80318-2 BUY CD |
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11:25 am Thomas Allen United States (1944 - ) Dance of the Lunatics (1912) Nashville Mandolin Ens / Paul Martin Zonn New World 80544-2 BUY CD |
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11:31 am Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Capriccio: Introduction and Moonlight Music Vienna Phil Orch / Andre Previn DG 437 790-2 BUY CD |
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| GRAMMY® 2000 WINNER: CLASSICAL PRODUCER OF THE YEAR |
11:46 am Mark O'Connor United States (1961 - ) Misty Moonlight Waltz Mark O'Connor, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db Sony Classical SK 66782 BUY CD |
| THE MARIO LANZA RADIO SHOW: AUGUST 8, 1952 |
11:51 am Fred E. Ahlert United States (1892 - 1953) The Moon Was Yellow Orch / Ray Sinatra Mario Lanza, t RCA 09026-63254-2 BUY CD |
| FROM THE FILM "TOPSY-TURVY" |
11:55 am Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze (The Moon and I) Orch / Carl Davis Shirley Henderson, voc Sony Classical SK 61834 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #022 ISAAC STERN BORN THIS DAY IN 1920 |
8:00 am Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in f, Op. 8/4 (RV. 315), "Winter", fr The Four Seasons Jerusalem Music Center Ch Orch / Isaac Stern Isaac Stern, v; Valery Maiksy, hc CBS Odyssey MBK 42526 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1796: SCOTTISH POET ROBERT BURNS (37) DIED |
8:11 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Duncan Gray, WoO 156/2 Elaine Woods, s; Carolyn Watkinson, c; Richard Salter, br; Christian Altenburger, v Sony Classical SK 64301 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1992 NOMINEE: BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE |
8:13 am Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Sextet for Strings in G, Op. 36 (1864-65) Isaac Stern & Cho-Liang Lin, v's; Jaime Laredo & Michael Tree, vi's; Yo-Yo Ma & Robinson, vc's Sony Classical S2K 45820 BUY CD |
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8:55 am Ernesto Lecuona Cuba (1895 - 1963) Danzas (6) Afro-Cubanas: Danza Lucumi Emilio Colon, vc; Nariaki Sugiura, p Klavier Records K 11143 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #149 |
9:00 am Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Carnival of the Animals: Fossils New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical SFK 47278 BUY CD |
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NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #246 |
9:03 am John (Towner) Williams United States (1932 - ) Jurassic Park (1993) Denver Brass Klavier Records K 77038 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #251 ON THIS DAY IN 1838: JOHANN NEPOMUK MAELZEL (65), METRONOME INVENTOR, DIES |
9:14 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 (1812) Orch Revolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner Archiv Produktion 439 900-2 BUY CD |
| CHAUNCEY OLCOTT BORN THIS DAY IN 1860 |
9:39 am Chauncey Olcott (1858 - 1932) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, fr Isle o'Dreams John McCormack, t RCA 09026-68668-2 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1971 NOMINEE: BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE |
9:43 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Quartet for Flute and Strings in C, K.Anh. 171/285b (1781-82) Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Isaac Stern, v; Alexander Schneider, vi; Leonard Rose, vc CBS Odyssey MBK 42601 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1796: SCOTTISH POET ROBERT BURNS (37) DIED |
11:00 am Percy Grainger Australia (1882 - 1961) Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon Martin Jones, Philip Martin & Richard McMahon, p's Nimbus NI 5286 BUY CD |
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11:04 am Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Vanda: Overture, Op. 25 (1876) BBC Phil Orch / Stephen Gunzenhauser Naxos 8.550600 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #260 |
11:14 am Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 (1877) Berlin Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan DG 427 602-2 BUY CD |
| PAUL MUELLER-ZUERICH (95) DIED THIS DAY IN 1993 |
11:55 am Paul Mueller-Zuerich Switzerland (1898 - 1993) Fantasia for Organ Jeremy Filsell, o Guild GMCD 7285 BUY CD |
BENEDETTO MARCELLO (52) DIED THIS DAY IN 1739 |
8:00 am Benedetto Marcello Italy (1686 - 1739) Sonata for Trombone and Organ in b Branimir Slokar, tb; Heinrich Gurtner, o Claves CD 50-507 BUY CD |
| PETER SERKIN TURNS 59 TODAY |
8:08 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 15 in B-flat, K. 450 (1784) English Ch Orch / Alexander Schneider Peter Serkin, p RCA RCD1-1492 BUY CD |
| RUGGIERO RICCI TURNS 88 TODAY |
8:34 am Niccolo Paganini Italy (1782 - 1840) Caprice for solo Violin No. 10 in g, Op. 1 (ca. 1805) Ruggiero Ricci, v Price-Less D12179 BUY CD |
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8:37 am Ernesto Lecuona Cuba (1895 - 1963) Danzas (6) Afro-Cubanas Emilio Colon, vc; Nariaki Sugiura, p Klavier Records K 11143 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #300 |
8:54 am Charles Gounod France (1818 - 1893) Messe solennelle de St. Cecilia: Credo Czech Phil Orch / Igor Markevitch Czech Phil Cho DG 457 196-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1983: BRUSA'S "FAVOLE" [FABLES] PREMIERES AT TANGLEWOOD |
9:00 am Elisabetta Brusa Italy (1954 - ) Favole [Fables] for Orchestra (1982-83) National Sym Orch of Ukraine / Fabio Mastrangelo Naxos 8.555267 BUY CD |
| ROBERT FARNON BORN THIS DAY IN 1917 |
9:20 am Robert Farnon Canada (1917 - 2005) Mid Ocean Danish State Radio Orch / Robert Farnon Guild GLCD 5112 BUY CD |
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9:23 am Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Quartet for Strings No. 4 in e, Op. 44/2 (1837) Ysaye String Quartet London 440 369-2 BUY CD |
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| LEO ARNAUD BORN THIS DAY IN 1904 |
9:51 am Leo Arnaud United States (1904 - 1991) Bugler's Dream: Olympic Fanfare Concert Arts Symphonic Band / Felix Slatkin Angel 47422 BUY CD |
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9:56 am Josef Strauss Austria (1827 - 1870) Sport-Polka for Orchestra, Op. 170 Vienna Phil Orch / Zubin Mehta Sony Classical SK 45808 BUY CD |
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ERNEST BLOCH BORN THIS DAY IN 1880 |
11:00 am Ernest Bloch Switzerland (1880 - 1959) From Jewish Life for Cello and Piano (1924) Paul Marleyn, vc; John Lenehan, p Signum Records SIGCD505 BUY CD |
| ALAN RAWSTHORNE (66) DIED THIS DAY IN 1971 |
11:09 am Alan Rawsthorne Great Britain (1905 - 1971) Uncle Silas (1947) (excerpts) (arr. Philip Lane) BBC Phil Orch / Rumon Gamba Chandos 9749 BUY CD |
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11:17 am Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) Macbeth (concert overture) for Orchestra (1888) Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Philips 434 916-2 BUY CD |
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11:26 am Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Macbeth (symphonic poem) for Orchestra, Op. 23 (1886-88; rev. 1889-91) (excerpt) Dresden Staatskapelle / Rudolf Kempe Angel 67192 BUY CD |
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11:36 am (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Quartet for Strings in G, Op. 77/1 (1799) Alcan String Quartet Analekta Recording 3075 BUY CD | |
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8:00 am Alessandro Marcello Italy (1669 - 1747) Andante for 2 Guitars in d Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya, g's Philips 422 285-2 BUY CD |
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8:06 am Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz Czech Republic (1717 - 1757) Concerto for Flute, Strings and Continuo in G Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Barthold Kuijken, fl Sony Classical SK 48045 BUY CD |
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8:20 am Heinrich Schulz-Beuthen Germany (1838 - 1915) Pieces for Piano (5) in the Form of a Suite, Op. 19 (1874) Kirsten Johnson, p Guild GMCD 7277 BUY CD |
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8:32 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 25 in g, K. 183/173dB (1773) Berlin Phil Orch / Claudio Abbado Sony Classical SK 48385 BUY CD |
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9:00 am Vivian Ellis Great Britain (1904 - 1996) Coronation Scot New London Orch / Ronald Corp Hyperion CDA66868 BUY CD |
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9:04 am Alfredo Catalani Italy (1854 - 1893) Contemplazione La Scala Phil Orch / Riccardo Muti Sony Classical SK 63025 BUY CD |
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9:16 am Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125 (1950-51; rev. 1952) Los Angeles Phil Orch / Andre Previn Heinrich Schiff, vc Philips 426 306-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #009 |
9:55 am Edward Elgar Great Britain (1857 - 1934) Enigma Variations for Orchestra, Op. 36 (1898-99): Nimrod Philharmonia Orch / Andrew Davis Sony Classical SFK 47280 BUY CD |
ADOLPH HERSETH TURNS 85 TODAY |
11:00 am Charles Ives United States (1874 - 1954) The Unanswered Question for Orchestra (1906) Chicago Sym Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas Adolph Herseth, tr CBS MK 42381 BUY CD |
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11:09 am Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Kreisleriana (8 fantasies) for Piano, Op. 16 (1838; rev. 1850) Vladimir Ashkenazy, p London 425 940-2 BUY CD |
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| MICHAEL GIELEN TURNED 79 LAST THURSDAY |
11:40 am Michael Gielen Germany (1927 - ) Variations for String Quartet (1949) Artis String Quartet Sony Classical SK 48059 BUY CD |
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11:58 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza, WoO 124) Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Andras Schiff, p London 440 297-2 BUY CD | |
JOHN FIELD, INVENTOR OF THE NOCTURNE, BORN THIS DAY IN 1782 |
8:00 am John Field Ireland (1782 - 1837) Nocturne for Piano No. 7 in C Svetlana Potanina, p Brioso Recordings BR 141 BUY CD |
| FRANCESCO CILEA BORN THIS DAY IN 1866 |
8:07 am Francesco Cilea Italy (1866 - 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l'umile ancella Eugenia Zukerman, fl; Dennis Helmrich, p Delos DE 3209 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1882: WAGNER'S "PARSIFAL" PREMIERES AT THE BAYREUTH FESTIVAL |
8:11 am Richard Wagner Germany (1813 - 1883) Parsifal: Wein und Brot Dresden State Orch / Silvio Varviso Leipzig Radio Cho; Dresden Kapellknaben Philips 422 410-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #037 188: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV COMPLETES "SCHEHERAZADE" |
8:22 am 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 |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF LIBERIA (INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1847) |
8:35 am Olmstead Luca Liberia (1826 - 1869) National Anthem of Liberia Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223835 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #070 |
8:37 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 (1720-21) English Concert / Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 413 629-2 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #129 JOHN DE LANCIE BORN THIS DAY IN 1921 |
9:00 am Erik Satie France (1866 - 1925) Gymnopedie for Piano No. 1 (1888) (orch. Debussy) London Sym Orch / Andre Previn John de Lancie, ob Boston Records BR1045CD BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1856: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, DRAMATIST & MUSIC CRITIC, BORN |
9:05 am Frederick Loewe United States (1901 - 1988) My Fair Lady: On the Street Where You Live English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel Bryn Terfel, b-br DG 289 457 628-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #147 |
9:10 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Suite for solo Cello No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010 (ca. 1720) Heinrich Schiff, vc EMI 74179 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #253 ALEXIS WEISSENBERG TURNS 77 TODAY |
9:32 am Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) La Fille aux cheveaux de lin (prelude) for Piano (1910) Alexis Weissenberg, p DG 445 771-2 BUY CD |
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9:35 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 27 in G, K. 199/161b (1773) Vienna Concentus Musicus / Nikolaus Harnoncourt Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 82876-75736-2 BUY CD |
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ARMANDO JOSE FERNANDES BORN 100 YEARS AGO TODAY |
11:00 am Armando Jose Fernandes Portugal (1906 - 1983) Preludes (5) for Piano Malinee Peris, p Brioso Recordings BR 138 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #175 |
11:10 am Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 36 (1877-78) Philharmonia Orch / Riccardo Muti EMI CDC-47860 BUY CD |
| SERGE KOUSSEVITSKY BORN THIS DAY IN 1874 |
11:50 am Leopold Mozart Austria (1719 - 1787) Cassation for Orchestra in G, Toy Symphony Boston Sym Orch / Serge Koussevitsky RCA 60121-2-RG BUY CD |
MAURO GIULIANI BORN THIS DAY IN 1781 |
8:00 am Mauro Giuliani Italy (1781 - 1829) Sonata for Guitar in C, Op. 15 David Russell, g Telarc CD-80525 BUY CD |
| GEORGES ONSLOW BORN THIS DAY IN 1784 |
8:17 am Georges Onslow France (1784 - 1853) Quintet for Strings in E, Op. 39 Vera Beths & Lisa Rautenberg, v's; Stephen Dann, vi; Kenneth Slowik & Anner Bylsma, vc's Sony Classical SK 64308 BUY CD |
| MIKLOS ROZSA (88) DIED THIS DAY IN 1995 |
8:42 am Miklos Rozsa Hungary (1907 - 1995) Theme and Variations for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 29a (1958) Atlanta Sym Orch / Yoel Levi Robert McDuffie, v; Lynn Harrell, vc Telarc CD-80518 BUY CD |
| FERRUCCIO BUSONI (58) DIED THIS DAY IN 1924 |
8:56 am Ferruccio Busoni Italy (1866 - 1924) Frohsinn (Gaiety) for Piano Martin Jones, p Nimbus NI 5326 BUY CD |
HARL MCDONALD BORN THIS DAY IN 1899 |
9:00 am Harl McDonald United States (1899 - 1955) San Juan Capistrano: Fiesta Boston Pops Orch / Keith Lockhart RCA 09026-68786-2 BUY CD |
| LEONARD ROSE BORN THIS DAY IN 1918 |
9:06 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sonata for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord No. 1 in G, BWV 1027 Leonard Rose, vc; Glenn Gould, p Sony Classical SM2K 52615 BUY CD |
| ENRIQUE GRANADOS BORN THIS DAY IN 1867 |
9:20 am Enrique Granados Spain (1867 - 1916) Cuentos de la juventud for Piano, Op. 1: Dedicatoria, La Maja de Goya & Danza Espanola No. 4 Julian Bream, g RCA RCD1-4378 BUY CD |
| ALBERT FRANZ DOPPLER (61) DIED THIS DAY IN 1883 |
9:34 am Albert Franz Doppler Hungary (1821 - 1883) Hungarian Duettino for 2 Flutes and Piano, Op. 36 Jean-Pierre Rampal & Shigenori Kudo, fl's; John Steele Ritter, p Sony Classical SK 46482 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #041 |
9:42 am George Gershwin United States (1898 - 1937) Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra (1924) BBC Sym Orch / Hugh Wolff Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p Decca 289 460 503-2 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #092 ON THIS DAY IN 1738: B-MINOR MASS DEBUTS AT FUNERAL OF FRIEDRICH AUGUST II |
11:00 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Mass for Orchestra and Chorus in b (excerpts) Bavarian Radio Sym Orch / Carlo Maria Giulini Bavarian Radio Sym Cho Sony Classical SMK 60990 BUY CD |
| LEONARD ROSE BORN THIS DAY IN 1918 |
11:11 am Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 in B-flat, D. 898 (Op. 99) (?1828) Eugene Istomin, p; Isaac Stern, v; Leonard Rose, vc Sony Classical SM2K 64516 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #257 |
11:50 am Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, "Classical Symphony" (1916-17): Gavotte London Sym Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas Sony Classical SMK 60989 BUY CD |
| FERRUCCIO BUSONI (58) DIED THIS DAY IN 1924 |
11:53 am Ferruccio Busoni Italy (1866 - 1924) Berceuse for Piano (1909) Christian Spring, p Gallo CD-564 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #095 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (65) DIED THIS DAY IN 1750 |
8:00 am Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, fr Cantata No. 147 Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy CBS Odyssey MBK 38915 BUY CD |
| RICCARDO MUTI TURNS 65 TODAY |
8:05 am Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in d (1853) Philharmonia Orch / Riccardo Muti Gidon Kremer, v EMI CDC-47110 BUY CD |
| BRYDEN THOMSON TURNS 78 TODAY |
8:35 am Arnold Bax Great Britain (1883 - 1953) Tintagel (symphonic poem) (1917-19) Ulster Orch / Bryden Thomson Chandos 8312 BUY CD |
| ANTONIO VIVALDI (63) DIED THIS DAY IN 1741 |
8:51 am Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and Harpsichord in C, P. 134 New York Sinfonietta / Max Goberman Sol Goichberg, m; Eugenia Earle, hc CBS MK 35873 BUY CD |
RUED LANGGAARD BORN THIS DAY IN 1893 |
9:00 am Rued Langgaard Denmark (1893 - 1952) Quartet for Strings No. 3 (1924) Miro String Quartet Bridge 9100 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PERU (INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1821) |
9:16 am Jose Bernardo Alzedo Peru (1788 - 1878) National Anthem of Peru Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner Marco Polo 8.223836 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #119 |
9:20 am Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G, Op. 58 (1805-07) Tafelmusik / Bruno Weil Jos van Immerseel, fp Sony Classical SK 62824 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1951: COLE PORTER'S MUSICAL "KISS ME KATE" CLOSES ON BROADWAY |
9:54 am Cole Porter United States (1891 - 1964) Kiss Me Kate (1948): Where Thine That Special Face Orch / Lehman Engel Alfred Drake, voc; Ens Sony Classical SK 60536 BUY CD |
NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #159 A MAGICAL HOUR OF MUSIC |
11:00 am John (Towner) Williams United States (1932 - ) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): A Window to the Past Denver Brass Klavier Records K 77038 BUY CD |
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11:05 am Pablo de Sarasate Spain (1844 - 1908) Fantasie on The Magic Flute for Violin and Piano Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p DG 447 640-2 BUY CD |
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| LIVE RADIO BROADCAST, 7/5/1951 |
11:18 am Manuel de Falla Spain (1876 - 1946) El amor brujo (ballet) for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra (1915): suite Concertgebouw Orch / Leopold Stokowski RN MCCL 97018 BUY CD |
| PREMIERE RECORDING |
11:43 am Friedrich Kuhlau Germany (1786 - 1832) Trylleharpen [The Magic Harp], Op. 27 (1817): Overture Danish National Radio Sym Orch / Michael Schonwandt Chandos 9648 BUY CD |
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11:54 am Ray Martin Great Britain (1918 - 1988) Magic Circles Geraldo Concert Orch / Geraldo Guild GLCD 5104 BUY CD | |
ROBERT SCHUMANN (46) DIED 150 YEARS AGO SATURDAY |
8:00 am Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Stuecke im Volkston (5) for Cello and Piano (w. Violin ad lib), Op. 102 (1849) Heinrich Schiff, vc; Gerhard Oppitz, p Philips 422 414-2 BUY CD |
| RECORDED JANUARY 1964 IN NEW YORK |
8:17 am Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Sonata for Piano in f, Op. 14, Concert sans orchestre (1835-36) Byron Janis, p Philips 456 850-2 BUY CD |
| FREDERICK WILLIAM CROUCH BORN THIS DAY IN 1808 |
8:25 am Frederick William Crouch Great Britain Kathleen Mavourneen John McCormack, t; Edwin Schneider, p RCA 09026-68668-2 BUY CD |
| REINHARD GOEBEL TURNS 54 TODAY |
8:30 am Johann David Heinichen Germany (1683 - 1729) Concerto in F, Seibel 232 Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 437 549-2 BUY CD |
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8:39 am Mauro Giuliani Italy (1781 - 1829) Introduction, Theme, Variations and Polonaise for Guitar and String Quartet, Op. 65 Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Pepe Romero, g Philips 454 262-2 BUY CD |
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JEAN ROBERT PLANQUETTE BORN THIS DAY IN 1848 |
9:00 am Jean Robert Planquette France (1848 - 1903) Sambre et Meuse Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler RCA 60700-2-RG BUY CD |
| FRANZ LISZT (74) DIED THIS DAY IN 1886 |
9:05 am Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Harmonies poetiques et religieuses for Piano No. 7, Funerailles Alfred Brendel, p Philips 434 078-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1922: HINDEMITH'S KAMMERMUSIK NO. 1 PREMIERES IN GERMANY |
9:18 am Paul Hindemith Germany (1895 - 1963) Kammermusik No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Op. 24/1 (1927) Concertgebouw Orch / Riccardo Chailly London 433 816-2 BUY CD |
| IGNACIO CERVANTES BORN THIS DAY IN 1847 |
9:33 am Ignacio Cervantes Cuba (1847 - 1905) La celosa Elias Barreiro, g Elan CD 82282 BUY CD |
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9:37 am Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Rapsodie espagnole for Orchestra (1907) London Sym Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas CBS MK 44800 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #022 |
9:55 am Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F, Op. 8/3 (RV. 297), "Autumn", fr The Four Seasons: Allegro English Ch Orch / Pinchas Zukerman Pinchas Zukerman, v CBS MFK 46359 BUY CD |
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11:00 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385, Haffner (1782) Cleveland Orch / George Szell Sony Classical SBK 46333 BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1948: LERNER AND LOEWE'S "BRIGADOON" CLOSES ON BROADWAY |
11:21 am Frederick Loewe United States (1901 - 1988) Brigadoon: Almost Like Being in Love Shirley Jones & Jack Cassidy, voc's Sony Classical SK 53542 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #280 |
11:25 am Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) La Mer for Orchestra (1903-05) Rotterdam Phil Orch / Valery Gergiev RN RPHO 2005-1 BUY CD |
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11:53 am George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Water Music: Variant in F English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Philips 434 122-2 BUY CD | |
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