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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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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| WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING |
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 Fleur de Son Classics 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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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 |
♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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 |
♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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 (1760 - 1836) National Anthem of France New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical SFK 46709 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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! ♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #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 |