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ANTONIN DVORAK (62) DIED THIS DAY IN 1904 |
1:00 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Life and Works of Antonin Dvorak (Part 4) Jeremy Siepmann, nar; Sean Barrett (Dvorak) Naxos 8.558101 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #019 |
2:11 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95, From the New World (1893) Philharmonia Slavonica / Henry Adolph Classics Digital 140 146-2 BUY CD |
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2:53 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra, B. 173 (Op. 68/5) (1891) Heinrich Schiff, vc; Andre Previn, p Philips 434 914-2 BUY CD |
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ARAM KHACHATURIAN (74) DIED THIS DAY IN 1978 |
3:00 pm Aram Khachaturian Armenia (1903 - 1978) Pieces (3) for Piano: Fantastic Waltz Madeleine Forte & Del Parkinson, p's Romeo Records 7252-4 BUY CD |
| TEACHER OF ARAM KHACHATURIAN |
3:06 pm Reinhold Gliere Russia (1874 - 1956) Andante for Oboe and Piano, Op. 35/4 (1908) Ivan Paisov, ob; Natalia Shcherbakova, p Naxos 8.570596 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #083 ON THIS DAY IN 1786: "LE NOZZE DI FIGARO" DEBUTS IN VIENNA'S BURGTHEATER |
3:10 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Harmoniemusik on Le nozze di Figaro (arr. Georg Santorius) Mozzafiato / Charles Neidich Sony Classical 53965 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #023 TODAY IS ASCENSION DAY IN THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR |
3:29 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Messiah: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates La Grande Ecurie et la Ch du Roy / Jean-Claude Malgoire Worcester Cathedral Cho/Donald Hunt CBS MDK 44787 BUY CD |
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3:33 pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russia (1844 - 1908) Quintet for Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in B-flat (1876) Felicja Blumental, p; Gareth Morris, fl; John McCaw, cl; Nicolas Busch, fh; Gwydion Brook, bn Brana Records BR 0019 BUY CD |
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HUGO ALFVEN BORN THIS DAY IN 1872 |
4:00 pm Hugo Alfven Sweden (1872 - 1960) I Kiss Your White Hand Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p DG 449 189-2 BUY CD |
| WILLIAM PRIMROSE (77) DIED THIS DAY IN 1982 |
4:06 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Trio for Strings in D, Op. 9/2 (1797-98) Jascha Heifetz, v; William Primrose, vi; Gregor Piatigorsky, vc RCA 7873-2-RG BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1761: H. SIGNS CONTRACT TO BECOME KAPELLMEISTER FOR ESTERHAZY |
4:28 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 7 in C, Le Midi (1761) Cantilena / Adrian Shephard Chandos 8710 BUY CD |
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NEW! RECORDED JULY 22, 1964 |
4:50 pm Allan Sherman United States (1924 - 1973) The End of A Symphony Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler BMG CCM-488-2 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Alexander Glazunov Russia (1865 - 1936) Symphony No. 2 in f-sharp, Op. 16 (1886) USSR Radio-TV Large Sym Orch / Vladimir Fedoseyev Vox CDX 5118 BUY CD |
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1:45 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Song without Words for Piano in G, Op. 62/1, May Breezes Andrea Kolle, fl; Jasmine Vollmer, h Guild GMCD 7316 BUY CD |
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1:48 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Les Saisons: May (White Nights) Moscow Ch Orch / Constantine Orbelian Delos DE 3255 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #194 MICHAEL RABIN BORN THIS DAY IN 1936; RECORDED MARCH 5, 1952 |
1:53 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Slavonic Dance in e, Op. 46/2 (1878) (arr. Kreisler) Michael Rabin, v; Artur Balsam Sony Classical 60894 BUY CD |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI BORN THIS DAY IN 1660 |
2:00 pm Alessandro Scarlatti Italy (1660 - 1725) Arsi un tempo (madrigal) Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini Naive OP 30350 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1738: HANDEL'S STATUE IS UNVEILED AT VAUXHALL GARDENS, LONDON |
2:06 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Airs from Vauxhall Gardens (ed. Crispian Steele-Perkins) Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Crispian Steele-Perkins, natural tr Sony Classical 53365 BUY CD |
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2:22 pm Miklos Rozsa Hungary (1907 - 1995) Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 29 Russian Phil Orch / Dmitry Yablonsky Anastasia Khitruk, v; Andrey Tchekmazov, vc Naxos 8.570350 BUY CD |
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2:57 pm Miklos Rozsa Hungary (1907 - 1995) Quo Vadis (1951): Assyrian Dance Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80631 BUY CD |
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER (72) DIED THIS DAY IN 1864 |
3:00 pm Giacomo Meyerbeer Germany (1791 - 1864) Le Prophete: Prelude Royal Phil Orch / Henry Lewis CBS M3K 79400 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL TUBA DAY |
3:06 pm Gordon Jacob Great Britain (1895 - 1984) Suite for Tuba and Piano Eugene Dowling, tu; Edward Norman, p Pro Arte CDD 595 BUY CD |
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NEW! |
3:25 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 15 in D, Op. 28, Pastorale (1801) Garrick Ohlsson, p Bridge 9249 BUY CD |
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3:52 pm Johann David Heinichen Germany (1683 - 1729) Pastorale in A Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 447 092-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #215 HORST STEIN TURNS 80 TODAY |
4:00 pm Jean Sibelius Finland (1865 - 1957) The Swan of Tuonela for Orchestra [from 4 Legends, Op. 22] (1893; rev. 1897 & 1900) Swiss Romande Orch / Horst Stein London 411 933-2 BUY CD |
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4:09 pm James Hartway United States (1944 - ) Imaginary Creatures (1999) Imaginary Creatures String Quartet Pamela Schiffer, s Naxos 8.559346 BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1936: PROKOFIEV'S "PETER & THE WOLF" DEBUTS AT MOSCOW CONCERT |
4:28 pm 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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4:54 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 (arr. Roderick Elms) Royal Phil Orch / Stephen Bell Alistair Young, ch o; Martin Owen & Andrew Fletcher, fh's Naxos 8.570793 BUY CD | |
POMERIUM PERFORMS TONIGHT AT 7PM AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH |
1:00 pm Guillaume Dufay France (1397 - 1474) Mass for St. Anthony of Padua Pomerium / Alexander Blachly Archiv Produktion 447 772-2 BUY CD |
HANS PFITZNER BORN THIS DAY IN 1869 |
2:04 pm Hans Pfitzner Germany (1869 - 1949) Palestrina: Prelude to Act 3 Berlin German Opera Orch / Christian Thielemann DG 449 571-2 BUY CD |
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2:13 pm Giovanni Palestrina Italy (1525 - 1594) Vos Amici Mei Estis Empire Brass Quintet and Friends / Rolf Smedvig Rolf Smedvig, tr Telarc CD-80553 BUY CD |
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2:17 pm Cesar Franck Belgium (1822 - 1890) Symphony in d, M. 48 (1886-88) Vienna Sym Orch / Yuri Ahronovitch Profil PH08011 BUY CD |
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TODAY IS BATTLE OF PUEBLA DAY (CINCO DE MAYO) [MEXICO] |
3:00 pm Traditional Mexican Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance) (arr. Andrew Crowley) London Trumpet Sound / Geoffrey Simon Cala Artists CACD0113 BUY CD |
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3:05 pm H. Owen Reed United States (1910 - ) La Fiesta Mexicana for Wind Band (1949) Keystone Wind Ens / Jack Stamp Klavier Records K 11147 BUY CD |
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NEW! TODAY IS NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK: DAY 2 |
3:26 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) An die Musik, D. 547 (Op. 88/4) (transc. Kazimierz Machala) Richard King, fh; Susan Teicher, p Albany Records TROY856 BUY CD |
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3:30 pm Gioacchino Rossini Italy (1792 - 1868) Soirees Musicales, Part One (1830-1835) (arr. Liszt) Jeno Jando, p Hungaroton HCD 12916-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #204 ON THIS DAY IN 1902: RAVEL'S "PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS" PREMIERES IN PARIS |
4:00 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Pavane pour une infante defunte for Piano (1899; orch. 1910) Jean-Philippe Collard, p EMI 47386 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1999: BOSTON POPS DEBUTS FLAHERTY'S "WITH VOICES RAISED" |
4:08 pm Stephen Flaherty United States (1960 - ) With Voices Raised Boston Pops Orch / Keith Lockhart Jason Danieley, t; Tanglewood Festival Cho; Boston Pops Gospel Cho; Boston Gay Men's Cho members RCA 09026-63516-2 BUY CD |
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NEW! |
4:19 pm Arnold Bax Great Britain (1883 - 1953) From Dusk to Dawn London Phil Orch / Bryden Thomson Chandos 10457 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1961: ALAN SHEPARD, JR., IN FREEDOM 7: 1ST AMERICAN IN SPACE |
4:40 pm Bill Conti United States (1942 - ) The Right Stuff (symphonic suite) for Orchestra London Sym Orch / Bill Conti Varese Sarabande VCD47250 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Leo Delibes France (1836 - 1891) Sylvia (ballet in 3 acts) for Orchestra (1876) London Sym Orch / Anatole Fistoulari Mercury 434 313-2 BUY CD |
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GEORGES (ADOLPHE) HUE BORN 150 YEARS AGO TODAY |
2:29 pm Georges (Adolphe) Hue France (1858 - 1948) Fantaisie for Flute and Piano (1913) Laurel Zucker, fl; Marc Shapiro, p Cantilena Records 66029-2 BUY CD |
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2:38 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Piano No. 1 in C, K. 279/189d (1775) Claudio Arrau, p Philips 422 405-2 BUY CD |
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GIULIO REGONDI (49) DIED THIS DAY IN 1872 |
3:00 pm Giulio Regondi Great Britain (1822 - 1872) Tell Me Heart! Why So Desponding? D'Anna Fortunato, ms; Julie Lustman, p Bridge 9055 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1949: MAURICE MAETERLINCK (PELLEAS AND MELISANDE) DIES |
3:06 pm Arnold Schoenberg Austria (1874 - 1951) Pelleas und Melisande (symphonic poem) for Orchestra [after Maeterlinck], Op. 5 (1902) Orch de Paris / Daniel Barenboim CBS MK 38557 BUY CD |
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3:50 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Cello, Bassoon and Orchestra in e, RV 409 Toronto Ch Orch / Paul Robinson Ofra Harnoy, vc; James McKay, bn RCA 67886-2 BUY CD |
JAURES LAMARQUE-PONS BORN THIS DAY IN 1917 |
4:00 pm Jaures Lamarque-Pons Uruguay (1917 - 1982) Sonatina for Guitar Eduardo Fernandez, g London 421 816-2 BUY CD |
| GEORG JOSEPH VOGLER (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1814 |
4:09 pm Georg Joseph Vogler Germany (1749 - 1814) Variations on Marlborough, s'en va-t-en guerre for Piano and Orchestra (1791) Prague New Ch Orch / Alberto Zedda Felicja Blumental, p Brana Records BR 0024 BUY CD |
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4:32 pm John Dowland Great Britain (1563 - 1626) The Battle Galliard for Lute Nigel North, l Naxos 8.570449 BUY CD |
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4:36 pm Robert Russell Bennett United States (1894 - 1981) Suite of Old American Dances (1949) Lone Star Wind Orch / Eugene Migliaro Naxos 8.570968 BUY CD |
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NEW! |
4:55 pm William Billings United States (1746 - 1800) Chester Ens Douglas Jimerson, t Amerimusic AM 1100 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1953: PORTER'S MUSICAL COMEDY "CAN-CAN" OPENS ON BROADWAY |
1:00 pm Cole Porter United States (1891 - 1964) Can-Can: Overture Orch / Lehman Engel Sony Classical 53540 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1990: PREMIERE OF SEXTET FOR STRINGS BY PETER SCHICKELE |
1:05 pm Peter Schickele United States (1935 - ) Sextet for Strings Lark String Quartet Robert Rinehart, vi; Julia Lichten, vc Arabesque Z6719 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #009 ON THIS DAY IN 1824: LUDWIG CONDUCTS 9TH IN VIENNA, CAN'T HEAR NOTE OF IT |
1:32 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, "Choral Symphony" (1822-24): Scherzo Berlin Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan DG 439 148-2 BUY CD |
| TEACHER OF BEETHOVEN, SALIERI (74) DIED THIS DAY IN 1825 |
1:43 pm Antonio Salieri Italy (1750 - 1825) Semiramide: Overture Philharmonia Orch / Pietro Spada ASV 955 BUY CD |
| PUPIL OF SALIERI |
1:49 pm Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Paraphrase on Solemn March to the Holy Grail from Parsifal for Piano (1882) David Allen Wehr, p Connoisseur Society CD 4199 BUY CD |
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2:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Das klagende Lied (cantata) for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Orchestra and Chorus (1880; rev. 1892-93 & 1898-99) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Riccardo Chailly Julia Faulkner, s; Birgit Remmert, c; Gary Lakes, t; Staedtischer Musikverein zu Duesseldorf Radio Netherlands Worldwide 1860 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #167 PIOTR TCHAIKOVSKY BORN THIS DAY IN 1840 |
2:41 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Capriccio italien for Orchestra in A, Op. 45 (1880) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 61556 BUY CD |
JULIAN OLEVSKY BORN THIS DAY IN 1926 |
3:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 12 in G, K. 27 (1766) Julian Olevsky, v; Estela Kersenbaum, p Doremi Records DHR 7821-5 BUY CD |
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NEW! PREMIERE RECORDING |
3:07 pm Cyril Scott Great Britain (1879 - 1970) Symphony No. 1 in G (1899) BBC Phil Orch / Martyn Brabbins Chandos 10452 BUY CD |
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3:39 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) The Mikado: Overture Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Philips 434 916-2 BUY CD |
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| CARL HEINRICH GRAUN BORN THIS DAY IN 1704 |
3:48 pm Carl Heinrich Graun Germany (1704 - 1759) Sonata for Flute, Cello and Harpsichord in G Barthold Kuijken, fl; Wieland Kuijken, vc; Bob van Asperen, hc Sony Classical 66267 BUY CD |
GEORGE E. STOLL BORN THIS DAY IN 1905 |
4:00 pm George E. Stoll United States (1905 - 1985) For the First Time (1959): Mazurka Orch / George Stoll Mario Lanza, t RCA 60516-2-RG BUY CD |
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4:03 pm Louis Moreau Gottschalk United States (1829 - 1869) Mazurk for Piano Robert DeGaetano, p Crystonyx 1002 BUY CD |
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| JOHANNES BRAHMS BORN THIS DAY IN 1833 |
4:08 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Serenade for Orchestra No. 1 in D, Op. 11 (1857-58) New York Phil / Arturo Toscanini Guild GHCD 2337/38 BUY CD |
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4:51 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D, RV 404 Toronto Ch Orch / Paul Robinson Ofra Harnoy, vc RCA 67886-2 BUY CD |
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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 |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #299 |
2:27 pm Jacques Offenbach France (1819 - 1880) Les Contes d'Hoffmann [Tales of Hoffmann]: The Doll Song (Les oiseaux dans la charmille) Orch Tracy Dahl, s Naxos 84341-2 BUY CD |
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NEW! |
2:33 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sonata for solo Violin No. 2 in a, BWV 1003 (1720) Ilya Kaler, v Naxos 8.570277-78 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1938: STRAVINSKY'S "DUMBARTON OAKS" DEBUTS AT DUMBARTON OAKS |
3:00 pm Igor Stravinsky Russia (1882 - 1971) Concerto for Chamber Orchestra in E-flat, Dumbarton Oaks (1937-38) Hamburg NDR Sym Orch / Guenter Wand RCA 09026-60827-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #118 RUDOLF SERKIN (88) DIED THIS DAY IN 1991 |
3:16 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in c, Op. 80, Choral Fantasy (1808) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Rudolf Serkin, p; Westminster Cho CBS MYK 38526 BUY CD |
| MAURO GIULIANI (47) DIED THIS DAY IN 1829; ROMERO (83), 1996 |
3:36 pm Mauro Giuliani Italy (1781 - 1829) Variazioni concertanti for 2 Guitars, Op. 130 Pepe Romero & Celedonio Romero, g's Philips 454 262-2 BUY CD |
| KEITH JARRETT TURNS 63 TODAY |
3:50 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Suite for Keyboard, in d, HWV 447 Keith Jarrett, p ECM New Series 78118-21530-2 BUY CD |
HARRY S. TRUMAN DAY IN MISSOURI [BORN IN LAMAR IN 1884] |
4:00 pm H. Owen Reed United States (1910 - ) Missouri Shindig (1951) Keystone Wind Ens / Jack Stamp Klavier Records K 11147 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS V-E DAY (VICTORY IN EUROPE) IN 1945 |
4:07 pm John (Towner) Williams United States (1932 - ) Saving Private Ryan (1998): Hymn to the Fallen (arr. Klaas van der Woude) Black Dyke Band / Nicholas Childs Naxos 8.570726 BUY CD |
| TEACHER OF JOHN WILLIAMS |
4:14 pm Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Italy (1895 - 1968) Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra No. 2 in C, Op. 160 (1953) London Phil Orch / Leonard Slatkin Kazuhito Yamashita, g RCA 60355-2-RC BUY CD |
| FELIX SLATKIN, FATHER OF CONDUCTOR LEONARD SLATKIN |
4:44 pm Patrick S. Gilmore United States - When Johnny Comes Marching Home Concert Arts Symphonic Band / Felix Slatkin Angel 47422 BUY CD |
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NEW! |
4:48 pm Roy Harris United States (1898 - 1979) Symphony No. 4 for Orchestra and Chorus of Mixed Voices, Folk Song Symphony (1939): Johnny Comes Marching Home Colorado Sym / Marin Alsop Colorado Sym Cho Naxos 8.559227 BUY CD |
| LOUIS MOREAU GOTTSCHALK BORN THIS DAY IN 1829 |
4:52 pm Louis Moreau Gottschalk United States (1829 - 1869) Chanson for Piano Robert DeGaetano, p Crystonyx 1002 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #009 CARLO MARIA GIULINI BORN THIS DAY IN 1914 |
1:00 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, Choral Symphony (1822-24) Berlin Phil Orch / Carlo Maria Giulini Julia Varady, s; Jard van Nes, ms; Keith Lewis, t; Simon Estes, b; Ernst Senff Cho DG 427 655-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1805: FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER, FAMOUS GERMAN POET, DIES |
2:17 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Die Goetter Grieschenlands, D. 677 Ian Bostridge, t; Julius Drake, p EMI 57141 BUY CD |
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2:22 pm Leopoldo de Urcullu Spain - Introduccion, variaciones y coda sobre un tema de Guglielmo Tell de Rossini for Guitar Eugenio Tobalina, g Naxos 8.570715 BUY CD |
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NEW! WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING |
2:32 pm Johann Friedrich Fasch Germany (1688 - 1758) Ouverture grosso in D Tempesta di Mare Chandos 0751 BUY CD |
ADOLPH VON HENSELT BORN THIS DAY IN 1814 |
3:00 pm Adolph von Henselt Germany (1814 - 1889) Si oiseau j'etais [Were I a Bird] for Piano, Op. 2/6 Robert Silverman, p Marquis 77471 82501 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #043 |
3:04 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Swan Lake: Ballet Suite, Op. 20a Vienna Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan Decca 289 466 379-2 BUY CD |
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3:31 pm Jean Philippe Rameau France (1683 - 1764) La Poule Mie Miki, acco Challenge Classics 72014 BUY CD |
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| RECORDED FEBRUARY 25, 1960 |
3:36 pm Igor Stravinsky Russia (1882 - 1971) The Nightingale (musical fairy tale in 3 acts) for Orchestra (1914) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Pierre Boulez Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 05001 BUY CD |
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3:57 pm Anonymous Nightingale Igor Kipnis, hc CBS MLK 45524 BUY CD |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1978: WALLER'S "AINT MISBEHAVIN'" OPENS AT LONGACRE THEATRE |
4:00 pm Fats Waller United States (1904 - 1943) Hot Chocolates (1929): Ain't Misbehavin' (transc. Posnak) Richard Dowling, p Klavier Records K 11164 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1940: FILM "OUR TOWN" DEBUTS AT GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE |
4:04 pm Aaron Copland United States (1900 - 1990) Our Town (film music) for Orchestra (1940) St. Louis Sym Orch / Leonard Slatkin RCA 09026-61699-2 BUY CD |
| GIOVANNI PAISIELLO BORN THIS DAY IN 1740 |
4:15 pm Giovanni Paisiello Italy (1740 - 1816) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F Turin RAI Sym Orch / Alberto Zedda Felicja Blumental, p Brana Records BR 0026 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1993 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM |
4:34 pm Giovanni Paisiello Italy (1740 - 1816) Nel cor piu non mi sento [I no longer feel the sparkle of youth] Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Gyoergy Fischer, p London 436 267-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1911: 1ST PERFORMANCE OF 'VALSES NOBLES ET SENTIMENTALES' |
4:38 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Valses nobles et sentimentales for Piano (1911; orch. 1912) Ivo Pogorelich, p DG 437 667-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1917: BARTOK'S "THE WOODEN PRINCE" DEBUTS IN BUDAPEST |
1:00 pm Bela Bartok Hungary (1881 - 1945) The Wooden Prince (ballet in 1 act) for Piano (or Orchestra), Op. 13 (1914-16; orch. 1916-17) London Sym Orch / Antal Dorati Mercury 434 357-2 BUY CD |
| "WOODEN" PERFORMANCES ALL THIS HOUR |
1:49 pm Leigh Harline United States (1907 - 1969) Pinocchio (1940): Medley Columbia Sym / Jerold D. Ottley Mormon Tabernacle Cho CBS MK 37200 BUY CD |
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1:55 pm Leon Jessel Germany (1871 - 1942) Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Canadian Brass RCA 09026-62683-2 BUY CD |
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JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL BORN THIS DAY IN 1739 |
2:00 pm Johann Baptist Vanhal Czech Republic (1739 - 1813) Quartet for Flute and Strings in G, Op. 7/3 Janaki String Trio Uwe Grodd, fl Naxos 8.570234 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #197 ANTHONY NEWMAN TURNS 67 TODAY |
2:23 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Air on the G String [arrangement of the Air from Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D, BWV 1068] Anthony Newman, o Sony Classical 47273 BUY CD |
| GIOVANNI BATTISTA VIOTTI BORN THIS DAY IN 1755 |
2:29 pm Giovanni Battista Viotti Italy (1755 - 1824) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 22 in a Juilliard Orch / Lawrence Foster Itzhak Perlman, v EMI 56750 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1700: ENGLISH AUTHOR AND SATIRIST JOHN DRYDEN (68) DIES |
2:57 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) Aire, fr King Arthur Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Sony Classical 62369 BUY CD |
JULES MASSENET BORN THIS DAY IN 1842 |
3:00 pm Jules Massenet France (1842 - 1912) Don Quixote (opera) (1910): Romanesca Antica Andrea Kolle, fl; Jasmine Vollmer, h Guild GMCD 7316 BUY CD |
| LENNOX BERKELEY BORN THIS DAY IN 1903 |
3:03 pm Lennox Berkeley Great Britain (1903 - 1989) Symphony No. 4 (1977-78) BBC National Orch of Wales / Richard Hickox Chandos 10080 BUY CD |
| JUAN MOREL CAMPOS (38) DIED THIS DAY IN 1896 |
3:32 pm Juan Morel Campos Puerto Rico (1857 - 1896) Bella Illusion [Beautiful Illusion] (arr. Colon) Emilio Colon, vc; Sung Hoon Mo, p Klavier Records K 11125 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #007 |
3:36 pm Max Bruch Germany (1838 - 1920) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in g, Op. 26: Adagio Royal Phil Orch / Rudolf Kempe Kyung-Wha Chung, v London 289 460 250-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #029 |
3:45 pm Bedrich Smetana Czech Republic (1824 - 1884) The Moldau [Vltava] (symphonic poem) for Orchestra [from Ma Vlast] New York Phil / Bruno Walter Sony Classical 64467 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1736: HANDEL'S OPERA "ATALANTA" DEBUTS IN LONDON |
4:00 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Atalanta: Overture Edward Carroll, tr; Anthony Newman, o MMG MWCD 7100 BUY CD |
| FRANZ ANTON HOFFMEISTER BORN THIS DAY IN 1754 |
4:05 pm Franz Anton Hoffmeister Austria (1754 - 1812) Concerto for Piano Orchestra in D Prague Ch Orch / Alberto Zedda Felicja Blumental, p Brana Records BR 0009 BUY CD |
| CECIL ARMSTRONG GIBBS (70) DIED THIS DAY IN 1960 |
4:38 pm Cecil Armstrong Gibbs Great Britain (1889 - 1960) Dusk New London Orch / Ronald Corp Hyperion CDA66868 BUY CD |
| GABRIEL FAURE BORN THIS DAY IN 1845 |
4:45 pm Gabriel Faure France (1845 - 1924) Quartet for Piano and Strings No. 2 in g, Op. 45 (1885-86): fourth movement Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p; Isaac Stern & Jaime Laredo, v's Sony Classical 89667 BUY CD |
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4:55 pm Gabriel Faure France (1845 - 1924) Apres un reve (song) in c, Op. 7/1 (?1878) Annette Celine, s; Christopher Gould, p Brana Records BR 0006 BUY CD | |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN BORN THIS DAY IN 1842 |
1:00 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) The Rose of Persia (selections) Hanover Band / Tom Higgins Southwark Voices BBC Music 7/9 BUY CD |
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2:01 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) Overture di Ballo Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Philips 434 916-2 BUY CD |
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2:14 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1866) London Sym Orch / Charles Mackerras Julian Lloyd Webber, vc EMI 47622 BUY CD |
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2:32 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) The Lost Chord Eleanor David, voc; John Constable, p; Shelagh Sutherland, harmonium Sony Classical 61834 BUY CD |
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2:37 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in d, Op. 108 (1886-88) Curtis Macomber, v; Derek Han, p Bridge 9258 BUY CD |
CARL WEINRICH (85) DIED THIS DAY IN 1991 |
3:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Church Sonata for Strings and Organ in C, K. 329/317a Arthur Fiedler Sinfonietta / Arthur Fiedler Carl Weinrich, o RCA 60121-2-RG BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1868: A. RUBINSTEIN PREMIERES SAINT-SAENS PIANO CONCERTO #2 |
3:06 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in g, Op. 22 (1868) Toulouse Capitole Orch / Michel Plasson Philippe Entremont, p CBS Odyssey MB2K 45624 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1877: CESAR FRANCK'S "LES EOLIDES" DEBUTS IN PARIS; REC. 1939 |
3:30 pm Cesar Franck Belgium (1822 - 1890) Les Eolides (symphonic poem) for Orchestra [after Leconte de Lisle], M. 43 (1875-76) Concertgebouw Orch / Pierre Monteux Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #066 |
3:43 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 (c. 1720) St. Luke's Ch Ens St. Luke's Collection 0302 BUY CD |
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4:00 pm Joaquin Turina Spain (1882 - 1949) Album de viaje for Piano, Op. 15 (1916) Martin Jones, p Nimbus NI 5619 BUY CD |
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| TASMIN LITTLE TURNS 43 TODAY |
4:20 pm Frederick Delius Great Britain (1862 - 1934) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 (1905-14) Tasmin Little, v; Piers Lane, p Conifer 75605-51315-2 BUY CD |
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4:43 pm Georg Christoph Wagenseil Austria (1715 - 1777) Symphony in E, Op. 13/3 Stuttgart Ch Orch / Johannes Goritzki CPO 777 112-2 BUY CD |
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4:55 pm Traditional O Dear, What Can the Matter Be? (1793) Ens Douglas Jimerson, t Amerimusic AM 1100 BUY CD |
OTTO KLEMPERER BORN THIS DAY IN 1885; RECORDED IN 1947 |
1:00 pm Anton Bruckner Austria (1824 - 1896) Symphony No. 4 in E-flat, Romantic (1874; 1878-80) Concertgebouw Orch / Otto Klemperer Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
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1:57 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Waltz for Piano in D-flat, Op. 64/1, Minute Waltz Ingrid Fliter, p EMI 14899 BUY CD |
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2:00 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Athalie (overture) for Orchestra, Op. 74 (1845) Nuremberg Sym Orch / Klauspeter Seibel Colosseum 34.9008 BUY CD |
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| FANNY MENDELSSOHN (-HENSEL) (41) DIED THIS DAY IN 1847 |
2:11 pm Fanny Mendelssohn (-Hensel) Germany (1805 - 1847) Pieces (3) for Piano 4-Hands Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen, p's Sony Classical 48494 BUY CD |
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2:19 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 12 in A-flat, Op. 26, Funeral March (1800-01) Christian Leotta, p Atma Classique ACD2 2486 BUY CD |
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2:45 pm Giovanni Mossi Italy - Concerto in g, Op. 4/12 (1726) Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 435 393-2 BUY CD |
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LOU HARRISON BORN THIS DAY IN 1917 |
3:00 pm Lou Harrison United States (1917 - 2003) Concerto in slendro for Violin, Keyboards and Percussion (1961) California Sym / Barry Jekowsky Maria Bachman, v Argo 455 590-2 BUY CD |
| DAVID BYRNE TURNS 56 TODAY |
3:12 pm David Byrne United States (1952 - ) High Life for Nine Instruments Balanescu String Quartet Argo 436 565-2 |