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March 12-18, 2007
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Monday, March 12
Magnus Lindberg ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958): Fresco Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony 89810 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Magnus Lindberg More on Lindberg ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1710—British composer Thomas Arne, in London (Gregorian date: March 23); 1837—French composer and organist Alexandre (Felix) Guilmant, in Boulogne-sur-Mer; 1921—American composer Ralph Shapey, in Philadelphia; Deaths: 1628—English composer John Bull, age c. 65 on March 12-13, 1628, in Antwerp; 1832—Danish composer of German birth Friedrich (Daniel Rudolf) Kuhlau, age 45, in Copenhagen; 1937—French composer and organist Charles Marie Widor, age 93, in Paris; 1955—American be-bop composer and jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, age 34, in New York City; Premieres: 1726 — Handel: opera "Scipione" in London at the King's Theater in the Haymarket (Gregorian date: March 23); 1857 — Verdi: opera "Simon Boccanegra" (1st version), in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice; 1898 — Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 2, in Kiev (Julian date: Feb. 28); 1934 — Hindemith: "Mathis der Maler" Symphony, by the Berlin Philharmonic, with Wilhelm Fürtwängler conducting; 1943 — Copland: "Fanfare for the Common Man," by Cincinnati Symphony, Eugene Goosens conducting; 1964 — Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, in Moscow with the Moscow Philharmonic conducted by the composer, with Mstislav Rostropovich the soloist; 1965 — Lutoslawski: String Quartet, in Stockholm (Sweden), by the LaSalle Quartet; 1998 — Magnus Lindberg: "Fresco" for orchestra, by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conducting; Other: 1909—American premiere of Bruckner: Symphony No. 8, by the Boston Symphony, Max Fiedler conducting (no relation to Arthur Fiedler!); 1945—The Vienna Opera House is damaged by Allied bombs; In the immediate post-war period, performances continued at the Theatre an der Wien and the Vienna Volksoper; The gala reopening of the rebuilt Vienna State Opera occurred on November 5, 1955, when Karl Böhm conducted a performance of Beethoven's "Fidelio."
Tuesday, March 13
Rochberg in Chicago ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: George Rochberg (b. 1918): Symphony No. 5 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, cond. Naxos 8.559115 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On George Rochberg ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1700—French composer and flutist Michel Blavet, in Besançon; 1860—Austrian composer and music critic Hugo Wolf, in Windisch-Graz; Deaths: 1842—Italian-born composer Luigi Cherubini, age 81, in Paris; 1918—French composer Lili Boulanger, age 24, in Mézy; Premieres: 1744 — Handel: oratorio "Joseph and his Brethren" (Julian dater: March 2); 1797 — Cherubini: opera "Médée" (Medea), in Paris; 1845 — Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64, by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Niels Gade, with Ferdinand David the soloist; 1861 — Wagner: opera "Tannhäuser" (Paris version), at the Théâtre Imperial de l'Opéra; 1947 — Messiaen: "Hymne" for orchestra, by the New York Philharmonic, Leopold Stokowski conducted; 1954 — Schoenberg: (unfinished) opera "Moses and Aaron," in a concert performance by the Hamburg Radio; The first staged performance took place in Zürich, Switzerland, on June 6, 1957); 1964 — Ernst Toch: Symphony No. 5 ("Jeptha - Rhapsodic Poem"), in Boston; 1976 — Babbitt: Concerti for Violin, Small Orchestra and Tape, in New York City; 1986 — George Rochberg: Symphony No. 5 (Commissioned for the sesquicentennial celebration of the city of Chicago), by the Chicago Symphony, with Sir Georg Solti conducting; 1992 — Peter Maxwell Davies: "Strathclyde Concerto" No. 5 for violin, viola and strings, at Glasgow's City Hall, by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer, with soloists James Clarke and Catherine Marwood; 1998 — Mark Adamo: opera "Little Women" at Houston Opera Studio, with Christopher Larkin conducting; Other: 1970—George Crumb completes his "Black Angels" for electric string quartet, percussion and water-tuned musical glasses; The score is inscribed: "finished on Friday the Thirteenth, March 1970 in tempore belli" (in time of war).
Wednesday, March 14
Previn's Violin Concerto ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: André Previn (b. 1930): Violin Concerto Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Boston Symphony; André Previn, cond. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On André Previn ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1681—German composer Georg Philipp Telemann, in Magdeburg; 1727—Baptism of German composer and keyboard virtuoso Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, in Danzig (now Gdansk); 1804—Austrian composer and conductor Johann Strauss, Sr., in Vienna; Premieres: 1734 — Handel: anthem "This is the day which the Lord hath made" in London at the French Chapel of St. James's Palace, for the wedding of Princess Anne and Prince Willem, the Prince of Orange (Gregorian date: March 25); 1824 — Schubert: String Quartet in a (D. 804) in Vienna, by the Schuppanzigh Quartet; Published the following September, this was the only chamber work of Schubert's published in his lifetime; 1847 — Verdi: opera "Macbeth," in Florence at the Teatro della Pergola; 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan: operetta "The Mikado," at the Savoy Theatre in London; 1963 — Simpson: Symphony No. 3, in Birmingham, England; 1975 — Ulysses Kay: Quintet Concerto for brass and orchestra, in New York City; 1976 — Paul Creston: "Hyas Illahee" for chorus and orchestra, in Shreveport, La.; 1986 — Harrison Birtwistle: "Earth Dances" for orchestra, at Royal Festival Hall in London by the BBC Symphony, Peter Eotvos conducting; 1996 — Leo Ornstein: Piano Sonata No. 6, at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, by pianist Marvin Tartak; 2000 — David Maslanka: Wind Quintet No. 3, in Columbus, Mo., by the Missouri Quintet; 2001 — Danielpour: Cello Concerto No. 2 ("Through the Ancient Valley"), by the New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur conducting, with soloist Yo-Yo Ma; 2002 — Previn: Violin Concerto, by the Boston Symphony with the composer conducting and soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter; 2003 — Jim Mobberley: "Vox Inhumana" for live and prerecorded sounds, in Kansas City, by the NewEar ensemble.
Thursday, March 15
McPhee in Bali ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Colin McPhee (1900 - 1964): Tabuh-tabuhan Esprit Orchestra; Alex Pauk, cond. CBC SM-5181 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Colin McPhee and Balinese Gamelan music ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1835—Austrian composer and conductor Eduard Strauss, in Vienna; He was the youngest son of Johann Strauss, Sr.; 1864—Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist Johan Halvorsen, in Drammen; 1901—American composer Colin McPhee, in Montréal, Canada; 1926—American composer Ben Johnston, in Macon, Ga.; 1928—American composer Nicolas Flagello, in New York City; Deaths: 1842—Italian composer Luigi Cherubini, age 81, in Paris; 1918—French composer Lili Boulanger, age 24, in Mezy; 1942—Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, age 70, in Larchmont, N.Y.; Premieres: 1807 — Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (first public performance), in Vienna, at a benefit concert conducted by the composer; 1885 — Franck: symphonic poem "Les Dijinns" (The Genies), in Paris; 1897 — Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 (Gregorian date: Mar. 27); 1908 — Ravel: "Rapsodie espagnole" (Spanish Rhapsody), in Paris; 1911 — Scriabin: Symphony No. 5 ("Prometheus: Poem of Fire"), in Moscow, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky and with the composer performing the solo piano part (Julian date: Mar. 2); 1981 — Stockhausen: opera "Donnerstag, aus Licht" (Thursday, from Light), in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala; This is one of a projected cycle of seven operas, each named after a day of the week; 1994 — Peter Maxwell Davies: "Chat Moss" (the name of a quagmire in Lancashire) for orchestra, in Liverpool by the orchestra of St. Edward's College, John Moseley conducting; 2000 — Corigliano: "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan," at Carnegie Hall, by soprano Sylvia McNair and pianist Martin Katz; An orchestrated version of this song-cycle premiered in Minneapolis on October 23, 2003, with soprano Hila Plitmann and the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano; Other: 1895—Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, age 22, makes his operatic debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples, singing the lead tenor role in Domenico Morelli's comic opera "L'Amico Francesco."
Friday, March 16
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968): Naomi and Ruth St.Martin's Academy and Chorus; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Naxos 8.559404 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A biographical essay on Castelnuovo-Tedesco On Castelnuovo-Tedesco and the guitar ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1937—American composer David Del Tredici, in Cloverdale, Calif.; Deaths: 1736—Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, age 26 (of consumption), in Pzzuoli; 1881—Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (Gregorian date: Mar. 28) 1968—Italian-born American composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, age 62, in Los Angeles; 1985—American composer Roger Sessions, age 88, in Princeton, N.J.; Premieres: 1735 — Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4, nos. 2-3 (Julian date: March 5); 1750 — Handel: oratorio "Theodora," in London at the Covent Garden Theater; At the same event, the possible premiere of Handel's Organ Concerto Op. 7, no. 5, as well (Gregorian date: March 27); 1751 — Handel: oratorio "The Choice of Hercules" in London at the Covent Garden Theater; At the same event, Handel's Organ Concerto Op. 7, no. 3 premieres following Act II of a revival performance of Handel's cantata "Alexander's Feast" on the same program (Gregorian date: March 27); 1833 — Bellini: opera "Beatrice di Tenda" in Venice at the Teatro la Fenice; 1870 — Tchaikovsky: fantasy-overture "Romeo and Juliet," in Moscow, with Nicolas Rubinstien conducting (Julian date: Mar. 4); 1871 — Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in D, Op. 11, in Moscow, by members of the Russian Musical Society (Gregorian date: Mar. 28); 1879 — Dvorák: choral setting of Psalm No. 149, Op. 79, in Prague; 1888 — American premiere of the revised version of Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic"), with New York Philharmonic-Society conducted by Anton Seidl; In the preface to a book on Bruckner, the elderly conductor Walter Damrosch claimed he conducted the American premiere of this symphony (His memory played him false: Damrosch led the first American performance of Bruckner's THIRD Symphony; 1894 — Massenet: opera "Thaïs," at the Paris Opéra; 1938 — Martinu: opera "Julietta," in Prague at the National Theater; 1942 — Martinu: "Sinfonietta giocosa," for piano and chamber orchestra, in New York City; 2002 — Paul Schoenfield: "Nocturne" for solo cello, oboe and strings, by cellist Peter Howard, with oboist Kathryn Greenbank and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Gilbert Varga conducting.
Saturday, March 17
(St. Patrick's Day)
Loeffler and Anderson in Boston ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Charles Martin Loeffler (1861 - 1935): Five Irish Fantasies Neil Rosenshein, tenor; Indianapolis Symphony; John Nelson, cond. New World 332 & Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975): Irish Suite studio orchestra; Leory Anderson, cond. MCA 9815 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Loeffler On Leroy Anderson ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1839—German composer Josef Rheinberger, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 1920—American composer John LaMontaine, in Chicago; Deaths: 1862—French opera composer Jacques François Halévy, age 62, in Nice; Premieres: 1733 — Handel: oratorio "Deborah" in London at the King's Theater in the Haymarket (Gregorian date: March 28); 1846 — Verdi: opera "Atilla," in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice; 1867 — Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39, for piano, in Vienna; 1879 — Tchaikovsky: opera "Eugene Onegin," in Moscow (Gregorian date: Mar. 29); 1882 — Glazunov: Symphony No. 1, in St. Petersburg (Gregorian date: Mar. 29); 1892 — Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 (first movement only) (Gregorian date: Mar. 29); 1945 — Miakovsky: Cello Concerto, in Moscow; 1951 — Dessau: opera "Die Verhör des Lukullus" (The Sentencing of Lucullus), in East Berlin at the Deutsche Staatsoper (Berlin State Opera); This opera was revised as "Die Verurteilung des Lukullus" (The Judgement of Lucullus) at the same theater on October 12, 1851; The libretto is by the German poet and playwright Bertold Brecht; 1954 — Quincy Porter: "Concerto Concertante" for two pianos and orchestra, in Louisville, Ky.; This work won that year's Pulitzer Prize for Music; 1967 — Levy: opera "Mourning Becomes Electra" (after the play by Eugene O'Neill) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City; 1972 — Crumb: "Vox balaenae" for three masked musicians, in Washington, D.C.; 2002 — Paul Schoenfield: "Partita" for violin and piano, at a Chamber Music Society of Minnesota concert in St. Paul, by violinist Young-Nam Kim, with the composer at the piano; Other: 1830—Frederic Chopin makes his concert debut in Warsaw, performing his own Piano Concerto in f-minor.
Sunday, March 18
Mobberley's Piano Concerto ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: James Mobberley (b. 1954): Piano Concerto Richard Cass, piano; Czech National Symphony; Paul Freeman, cond. Albany 335 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On James Mobberley ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1844—Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, in Tikhvin (Julian Date: Mar. 6); 1882—Italian composer and first editor of the collected works of Monteverdi and Vivaldi, Gian Francesco Malipiero, in Venice; Deaths: 1994—American composer Williams Bergsma, age 72, in Seattle; Premieres: 1902 — Schoenberg: "Verklärte Nacht" (Transfigured Night) for string sextet, in Vienna, by the Rosé Quartet and two extra players; 1904 — Liadov: symphonic poem "Baba Yaga," in St. Petersburg (Julian date: Mar.5); 1927 — Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4,Op. 40 (original version) in Philadelphia, with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski and the composer as soloist; On the same program was the premiere performance of Rachmaninoff's "Three Russian Songs" for chorus and orchestra (dedicated to Stokowski); A revised (and much shortened) version of this concerto premiered in Philadelphia on October 17, 1941, with Eugene Ormandy conducting and the composer again as soloist; 1949 — Peter Mennin: Symphony No. 4 ("The Cycle"), in New York City; 1965 — Broadway premiere of Richard Rodgers: musical "Do I Hear a Waltz?," with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; The musical had its trail-run premiere in New Haven on Feb. 1, 1965; 1970 — Roger Sessions: "Rhapsody" for orchestra, in Baltimore. 1994 — James Mobberley: Piano Concerto, at the Lyric Theater in Kansas City, Mo., by the Kansas City Symphony, with Richard Cass the soloist and Bill McGlaughlin conducting. |
