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December 11-17, 2006
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Monday, December 11
Cowell at the Forum ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Henry Cowell (1897–1965): String Quartet No. 3 ( Mosaic Quartet) The Colorado String Quartet Mode 72/73 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Henry Cowell An essay on Cowell's legacy ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1803—French composer Hector Berlioz, in Côte-St.-André, near Grenoble; 1876—Polish composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, in Wiszniew (Swiecany district), Lithuania; 1908—American composer Elliott Carter, in New York; Premieres: 1726 — Bach: Secular Cantata No. 207 ("Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten") for the installation of philologist and jurist Gottleib Kortte as Professor of Law at the University of Leipzig; 1873 — Brahms: String Quartet in c, Op. 51, no. 1, in Vienna by the Hellmesberger Quartet; 1908 — Delius: "In a Summer Garden," by the London Philharmonic; 1925 — Nielsen: Symphony No. 6 ("Sinfonia semplice"), by Royal Orchestra in Copenhagen, with the composer conducting; 1935 — Cowell: "Mosaic Quartet" (String Quartet No. 3), by the Modern Art Quartet at the 7th of the WPA Composers' Forum-Laboratories, at the Midtown Community Center in New York; 1950 — Hindemith: Clarinet Concerto, by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting, with Benny Goodman the soloist; 1959 — Dutilleux: Symphony No. 2, by the Boston Symphony, Charles Munch conducting; 1981 — David Diamond: Violin Sonata No. 2, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., by Robert McDuffie (violin) and William Black (piano); 1985 — Philip Glass & Robert Moran: opera "The Juniper Tree," at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass.; Other: 1721—J.S. Bach's employer, Prince Leopold of Cöthen (age 27) marries Frederica Henrietta von Anhalt-Berngurg (19) at Bernburg; The new Princess of Cöthen does not share her husband's passion for music, and one year later, Bach applies for a new job in Leipzig; 1918—Russian-born conductor Nikolai Sokoloff leads the first concert of the Cleveland Orchestra at Gray's Armory, presented as a benefit for St. Ann's Church; His program included Victor Herbert's "American Fantasy," Bizet's "Carmen" Suite, two movements of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Liadov's "Enchanted Lake," and Liszt's "Les Préludes"; 1928—The Society of Friends of Music organized by The Library of Congress;
Tuesday, December 12
Henry Brant ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Henry Brant (b. 1913): Western Springs La Jolla Symphony and Chorus; Henry Brant, et. al. cond. CRI 827 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Henry Brant An interview with Brant ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1887—Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg, in Göteborg; Deaths: 1707—British composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke (Julian date: Dec. 1); Premieres: 1891 — Brahms: Clarinet Trio in a, Op. 114, and Clarinet Quintet in B, Op. 115, at the Singakadmie in Berlin, both with clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld, accompanied by cellist Robert Hausmann, and the composer at the piano (in the Trio) and the Joachim Quartet (in the Quintet); A private performance of the Clarinet Trio had occurred earlier in Meiningen on November 24, 1891, with the same performers; 1902 — Rimsky-Korsakov: opera "Kashchey the Immortal," in Moscow (Gregorian date: Dec. 25); 1909 — Liadov: “Kikimora” for orchestra, in St. Petersburg (Julian date: Nov. 29); 1926 — Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 1, in Leningrad, by the composer; 1929 — Constant Lambert: "Rio Grande" for piano and orchestra, in Manchester, England; 1932 — Britten: "Phantasy Quartet" No. 2 for oboe and strings, in London, with oboist Leon Goossens and members of the International String Quartet; 1948 — Henze: Violin Concerto, in Baden-Baden; 1997 — Kevin Volans: Cello Concerto, in Munich, by soloist Wen-Sinn Yang with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra; 2001 — Henry Brant: "Ice Field" for orchestra, by the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas conducting; This work was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2002;
Wednesday, December 13
Barber in Rome (part 1) ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Samuel Barber (1910–1981): Symphony No. 1 Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. RCA/BMG 60732 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Samuel Barber And the American Academy's Rome Prize for Music ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1838—French composer Alexis Vicomte de Castillon, in Chartres; Deaths: 1898—American composer George Frederick Bristow, age 72, in New York.; Premieres: 1729 — Handel: opera "Lotario" (Julian date: Dec. 2); 1739 — Handel: revival performance of oratorio "Acis and Galetea" (all-English version), in London at Lincoln's Inn Field, with the premiere performances of two unspecified instrumental concertos from Handel's recently completed Op. 6 set of 12 Concerti Grossi (Gregorian date: Dec. 24); 1868 — Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2, at a Concert Popilaire in Paris conducted by Anton Rubinstein, with the composer as soloist; 1884 — R. Strauss: Symphony in f, in New York, with Theodore Thomas conducting; 1895 — Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"), by Berlin Philharmonic, with the composer conducting; The Berlin Philharmonic had premiered the first three movements of this symphony earlier that same year (on March 4), again with the composer conducting; 1913 — Rachmaninov: choral symphonic poem, “The Bells,” in St. Petersburg, composer conducting (Julian date: Nov. 30); 1928 — Gershwin: "An American in Paris," in New York, at Carnegie Hall, by the New York Philharmonic, Walter Damrosch conducting; 1929 — Bax: Symphony No. 2, by the Boston Symphony, Serge Kouusevitzky conducting; 1930 — Stravinsky: "Symphony of Psalms," in Brussels at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, conducted by Ernest Ansermet; Serge Koussevitzky (who commissioned the work to celebrate the Boston Symphony's 50th Anniversary), conducted the American premiere in Boston on December 19, 1930; 1936 — Barber: “Symphony in One Movement” (No. 1), Op. 9, at the Adriano Theater in Rome, with the Augusteo Orchestra conducted by Bernardino Molinari; Rudolf Ringwall conducted the American premiere of the Symphony with the Cleveland Orchestra (Jan. 21, 1937) and Artur Rodzinski conducted the new work with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival (July 35, 1937); 1944 — Bernstein: musical "On the Town," as trial run in Boston at the Colonial Theater; The show opened in New York City at the Adelphi Theater on December 28, 1944; 1966 — Druckman: String Quartet No. 2, in New York City, by the Juilliard String Quartet; 1970 — Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13, in Leningrad, by the Beethoven Quartet; Other: 1836—At a musical soiree at Chopin's apartments in Paris, the female writer "George" Sand, determined to make a good impression with her host, arrives wearing white pantaloons and a scarlet sash (the colors of the Polish flag); Paris Opéra tenor Adolphe Nourit sings some Schubert songs, accompanied by Franz Liszt; Liszt and Chopin play Moschele's Sonata in Eb for piano four-hands;
Thursday, December 14
Barber in Rome (part 2) ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Samuel Barber (1910–1981): String Quartet Op. 11 Tokyo String Quartet RCA/BMG 61387 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Samuel Barber And the American Academy's Rome Prize for Music ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1873—Belgian composer and organist Joseph Jongen, in Liège; 1929—American composer Ron Nelson, in Joliet, Illinois; Deaths: 1788—German composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, age 74, in Hamburg; 1861—German opera composer Heinrich Marschner, age 66, in Hanover; Premieres: 1918 — Puccini: one-act opera trilogy "Il Trittico" ("Il Tabarro," "Suor Angelico," and "Gianni Schicchi") at the Metropolitan Opera in New York; 1924 — Respighi: tone poem, "The Pines of Rome," in Rome, at the Augusteo, Bernardo Molinari conducting; 1925 — Berg: opera, "Wozzeck," in Berlin, at the Staatsoper, with Erich Kleiber conducting; 1936 — Barber: String Quartet, Op. 11, at the Villa Aurelia in Rome (Italy), by the Pro Arte Quartet; 1969 — Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2, in Baden-Baden, Germany, by the LaSalle Quartet; 1975 — Ruth Crawford Seeger: Suite for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, in Cambridge, Mass.; 1983 — George Perle: Serenade No. 3 for Piano and Chamber Orchestra,in New York City, by Richard Goode and the Music Today Ensemble conducted by Gerard Schwarz; 1997 — Morten Lauridsen: “Ave Maria” for a cappella chorus, by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Paul Salamunovich conducting; 1997 — Joan Tower: "Rain Waves," at the Frick Museum in New York, by the Verdehr Trio;
Friday, December 15
Bloch's "American" Concerto ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Ernest Bloch (1880–1959): Violin Concerto Oleh Krysa, violin; Malmo Symphony; Sakari Oramo, cond. BIS 639 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Ernest Bloch ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1657—French composer Michel-Richard de Lalande, in Paris; Deaths: 1792—German-born Swedish composer Joseph Martin Kraus, age 36, in Stockholm; Premieres: 1807 — Spontini: opera, "La Vestale," at the Paris Opéra; 1893 — Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") by the New York Philharmonic, Anton Seidl conducting, at a public rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, attended by the composers' children, among other members of the general public (the "official " premiere took place the following evening); 1900 — Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (second and third movements only), in Moscow, with Ziloti conducting and the composer as soloist (Julian date: Dec. 2); The first complete performance of this concerto, with the same conductor and soloist, occurred in Moscow on 27 October (Julian)/November 9 (Gregorian)in 1901; 1901 — Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata, Op. 19, in Moscow, by cellist Anatoly Brandukov, with the composer at the piano (Julian date: Dec. 2); 1910 — Reger: Piano Concerto in f, Op. 114, by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Arthur Nikisch, with Frieda Kwast-Hodapp as soloist; 1916 — American premiere of Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde," with vocal soloists Tilly Koenen and Johannes Sembach, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting; 1934 — Jean Françaix: Piano Concertino, in Paris, at a Lamoureux concert, with the composer as soloist; 1938 — Bloch: Violin Concerto, in Cleveland, Joseph Szigeti, violin and the Cleveland Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting; 1938 — Revueltas: "Sensemayá," in Mexico City; 1940 — Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2, in New York City; 1986 — Bernstein: "Opening Prayer" for Baritone and Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic conducted by the composer, with Kurt Ollmann as the vocal soloist; 2000 — John Adams: oratorio "El Niño," at Le Châtelet in Paris, by soloists Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and Willard White, with the Theatre of Voices and the Deutsches Symphonie conducted by Kent Nagano; The American premiere of this work occurred in San Francisco on January 11, 2001;
Saturday, December 16
Prokofiev in Chicago ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953): Piano Concerto No. 3 Alexander Toradze, piano; Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, cond. Philips 462 048 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Sergei Prokofiev ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1770—German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, in Bonn; The date is not certain, but his birthday has been traditionally celebrated on this date; Beethoven was baptized the following day (Dec. 17, 1770); 1775—French opera composer François Boieldieu, in Rouen; 1847—French composer (of Irish parentage) Augusta Holmès (Holmes), in Paris; 1882—Hungarian composer Zoltán Kódaly, in Kecskemét; 1899—British playwright and songwriter Sir Noel Coward, in Teddington (Middlesex); 1932—Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, in Moscow; Deaths: 1921—French composer and pianist Camille Saint-Saëns, age 86, in Algiers; Premieres: 1877 — Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (2nd version), in Vienna, with the composer conducting; 1893 — Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World"), at Carnegie Hall, by the New York Philharmonic, Anton Seidl conducting; This was the "official " premiere (a public dress rehearsal had taken place the previous afternoon); 1894 — Emil von Reznicek: opera "Donna Diana," in Prague; 1921 — Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, by the Chicago Symphony conducted by Frederick Stock, with the composer as soloist; 1938 — Copland: "An Outdoor Overture," in New York City; 1946 — Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3, in Moscow, by the Beethoven Quartet; Other: 1718—J.S. Bach examines the organ at the Paulinerkirche in Leipzig; 1944—American bandleader and trombonist Glenn Miller, age 40, dies in an air crash near England;
Sunday, December 17
Brahms makes his debut ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1 Sviatoslav Richter, piano Philips 438 477 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Johannes Brahms More on Brahms ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1749—Italian composer Domenico Cimarosa, in Aversa; 1894—American conductor Arthur Fiedler, in Boston; 1904 —Soviet composer Dimtri Kabalevsky, in St. Petersburg (Gregorian date: Dec. 30); Deaths: 1562—Flemish composer Adrian Willaert, age. c. 72, in Venice; 1870—Italian composer Giuseppe Saverio Mercadante, age 75, in Naples; 1930—British composer Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine), age 36, commits suicide in London; Premieres: 1737 — Handel: anthem “The Ways of Zion do Mourn” in London at King Henry VII’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey, during the funeral service for Queen Caroline , a major patroness of Handel’s (Gregorian date: Dec. 28); 1853 — Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 1, and "Scherzo" in eb, at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, by the composer at his public debut during a chamber concert of the David Quartet; 1865 — Schubert: "Unfinished" Symphony in b (No. "8") in Vienna, Johann von Herbeck conducting; For this performance, the last movement of Schubert's Symphony No. 3 was appended as a finale; 1879 — Dvorák: String Quartet No. 10, Op. 51, in Prague; 1887 — Rimsky-Korsakov: “Capriccio Espagnol,” in St. Petersburg, by the Russian Symphony, with the composer conducting (see Julian date: Dec. 5); 1937 — Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 17, in Moscow; 1953 — Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10, by the Leningrad Philharmonic, Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting; 1954 — Persichetti: Symphony No. 4, by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting; |
