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October 22-28, 2007
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Monday, October 22
Musical Carpentry? ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951): Symphony No. 2 National Symphony of Ukraine; John McLaughlin Williams, cond. Naxos 8.559065 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Carpenter ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1811—Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, in Raiding (near Oedenburg); Deaths: 1725—Italian opera composer Alessandro Scarlatti, age 65, in Naples; He was the father of composer Domenico Scarlatti; 1764—French composer and violinist Jean Marie LeClair, age 67, in Paris, stabbed in his own home; 1859—German composer, violinist and conductor Ludwig Spohr, age 75, in Kassel; 1973—Spanish cellist (and occasional composer) Pablo (Pau) Casals, age 96, in San Juan, Puerto Rico; 1979—French composition teacher Nadia Boulanger, age 92, in Paris; She taught several generations of American composers, ranging from Aaron Copland to Philip Glass; Premieres: 1727 — Handel: "Coronation Anthems," in London at Westminster Abbey during the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline (see Julian date: Oct. 11); 1888 — Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade," in St. Petersburg by the Russian Symphony, with the composer conducting (Gregorian date: Nov. 3); 1899 — Rimsky-Korsakov: opera "The Tsar's Bride," at the Solodovnikov Theatre in Moscow, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov conducting (Gregorian date: Nov. 3); 1920 — American premiere of Ravel: “Le Tombeau de Couperin,” by the Boston Symphony, Pierre Monteux conducting; 1942 — John Alden Carpenter: Symphony No. 2 (original version), by New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter conducting; 1962 — Otto Luening: Trio for piano, cello and flute, at the inaugural concert of the Group for Contemporary Music at the McMillin (now Miller) Theater of Columbia University in New York City; 1967 — Penderecki: "Capriccio" for violin and orchestra, at the Donaueschingen Festival in West Germany, with Wanda Wilkomriska as soloist; 1987 — John Adams: opera "Nixon in China" at Houston Grand Opera; 1990 — Michael Colgrass: "Snow Walker" for organ and orchestra, on a CBC radio broadcast during the Calgary Organ Festival Competition, with the competition winner, Jonathan Biggers, as soloist. 1993 — John Harbison: "The Most Often Used Chords (Gli Accordi Piu Usati), in Los Angeles, by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Christopf Perick conducting; Other: 1739—Handel completes in London his Concerto Grosso in d, Op. 6, no. 10 (Gregorian date: Nov. 2); 1881—First concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the old Boston Music Hall, with George Herschel conducting; The program included Beethoven's "Consecration of the House" Overture, and works by Gluck, Haydn, Schubert, Bruch and Weber; 1883—Grand Opening of the original Metropolitan Opera House in New York City with performance of Gounod's "Faust" with Auguste Vianesi, conducting; 1983—Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Metropolitan Opera presents a daylong concert with some of the world's greatest opera stars, including Joan Sutherland, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti and many others.
Tuesday, October 23
Night music by Delius and Danielpour ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Frederick Delius (1862-1934): Summer Night on the River BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, cond. Teldec 90845 & Richard Danielpour (b. 1956): Celestial Night Philharmonia Orchestra; Zdenek Macal, cond. Sony 60779 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Delius On Danielpour ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1801—German composer Albert Lortzing, in Berlin; 1906—American composer Miriam Gideon, in Greeley, Colorado; 1923—American composer Ned Rorem, in Richmond, Indiana; Premieres: 1754 — Rameau: opera-ballet "Anacréon," at Fortainebleau; 1890 — Borodin: opera "Prince Igor" (completed posthumously by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov) at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, with K.A. Kuchera conducting (Gregorian date: Nov. 4); 1897 — Scriabin: Piano Concerto, in Odessa, with the composer as soloist (Gregorian date: Nov. 4); 1903 — MacDowell: symphonic poem “Lamia” (after Keats), by the Boston Symphony, Max Fiedler conducting; 1913 — Delius: "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" and "Summer Night on the River," by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,Artur Nikisch conducting; 1931 — Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, in Berlin, by the Berlin Radio Orchestra conducted by the composer, with Samuel Dushkin as soloist; 1941 — William Grant Still's "Plain Chant for America," by the New York Philharmonic, John Barbirolli conducting; 1959 — Piston: "Three New England Sketches" for orchestra, in Worcester, Mass., by the Detroit Symphony, Paul Paray conducting; 1959 — Rorem: "Eagles," by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting; 1963 — Hovhaness: Symphony No. 17 ("Symphony for Metal Orchestra"), in Cleveland; 1970 — Crumb: "Black Angels (13 Images from the Dark Lord)" for string quartet,in Ann Arbor, Mich.; 1981 — Sessions: "Concerto for Orchestra," by the Boston Symphony; This work won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1982; 1997 — Danielpour: "Celestial Night," by the New Jersey Symphony, Zdenek Macal conducting; 2002 — Peter Maxwell Davies: "Naxos Quartet" No. 1, at Wigmore Hall, London, by the Maggini Quartet; Other: 1739—Handel completes in London his Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 6, no. 7 (see Julian date: Oct.12); 1881—First concert by Concerts Lamoureux, in Paris, founded by Charles Lamoureux.
Wednesday, October 24
Of Crumb and the Crash ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: George Crumb (b. 1929): Musica Apocalyptica, fr Star-Child Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra; Thomas Conlin, cond. Bridge 9095 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On George Crumb On the 1929 Stockmarket Crash ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1811—German composer, conductor and pianist Ferdinand Hiller, in Frankfurt am Main; 1882—Hungarian operetta composer Imre [Emmerich] Kálman, in Siófok; 1925—Italian composer Luciano Berio, in Oneglia, Imperia; 1929—American composer George Crumb, in Charleston, West Virginia; 1931—Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, in Chistopol, Tatar (USSR); Deaths: 1799—Austrian violinist and composer Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, age 59, at Castle Rothlottia, near Neuhaus (Bohemia); 1948—Austrian composer Franz Lehár, age 78, in Bad Ischl; 1949—Cuban composer and violinist Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, age 70, in Havana; 1971—American composer Carl Ruggles, age 95, in Bennington, Vermont; Premieres: 1737 — Rameau: opera "Castor et Pollux," in Paris at the Palais Royal Opéra; 1885 — Jhn. Strauss Jr.: operetta, "The Gypsy Baron," in Vienna; 1910 — Victor Herbert: operetta, "Naught Marietta," in Syracuse, N.Y.; 1930 — Roussel: Symphony No. 3, by the Boston Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky conducting; 1931 — Robert Russell Bennett: "Abraham Lincoln" Symphony, by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting; 1936 — Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 16, in Moscow; 1940 — John Alden Carpenter: Symphony No. 1 (revised version), by Chicago Symphony, Frederick Stock conducting; 1946 — Bernstein: ballet "Facsimile," at the Broadway Theater in New York City by the Ballet Theater, choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with composer conducting; 1946 — Cowell: Symphony No. 4 ("Short Symphony"), by the Boston Symphony, Richard Burgin conducting; 1970 — Penderecki: "Kosmogonia," at the United Nations in New York City; 1992 — Libby Larsen: Marimba Concerto ("After Hampton"), by the Long Beach Symphony, with soloist William Moersch and JoAnn Falleta conducting; 1994 — Harrison Birtwistle: opera "The Second Mrs. Kong," at Glyndeborune; 1997 — Geoffrey Burgon: Piano Concerto, in Singapore, with soloist Joanna MacGregor and the Singapore Symphony; 1997 — Corigliano: "DC Fanfare," in Washington, D.C., by the National Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conducting; 2001 — Steve Reich: orchestral version of "Different Trains," by the Philadelphia Orchestra, David Robertson, conducting; Other: 1818—Felix Mendelssohn, age 9, plays his first public concert, in Berlin; 1919—First performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Rothwell, conductor.
Thursday, October 25
Tchaikovsky plays “Who Wants to Premiere a Concerto?” ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Piano Concerto No. 1 Van Cliburn, piano; RCA Symphony; Kirill Kondrashin, cond. Philips 456 748 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Tchaikovsky ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1825—Austrian composer and conductor Johann Strauss, Jr. (aka "The Younger," or II), in Vienna; 1838—French composer Georges Bizet, in Paris; 1864—Russian composer Alexander Grechaninov, in Moscow (see Julian date: Oct. 13); 1923—Australian composer Don Banks, in South Melbourne; Premieres: 1823 — Weber: opera "Euryanthe," in Vienna at the Kärtnertor Theater; 1848 — Verdi: opera "Il Corsaro" (The Corsair), in Trieste at the Teatro Grande; 1875 — Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, at the Music Hall in Boston, by the orchestra of the Harvard Musical Association conducted by B.J. Lang, with Hans von Bülow as soloist; 1885 — Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in Meiningen, Germany, with the composer conducting; 1912 — R. Strauss: opera, "Ariadne auf Naxos," and incidental music to "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme," in Stuttgart at the Hoftheater (Kleines Haus), with the composer conducting, and vocal soloists Maria Jeritza (Ariadne), Margarethe Siems (Zerbinetta), and Hermann Jadlowker (Bacchus); A revised version of this work (with a newly composed prologue) premiered at the Vienna Court Opera on Oct. 4, 1916; 1923 — Milhaud: ballet, "La Création du Monde," in Paris, by the Ballets Suédois at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées; 1949 — Frank Martin: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and Strings, by the orchestra of the Bern Musickgesellschaft, Luc Balmer conducting; 1958 — Janácek: opera "Fate" (1st staged performance) in Brno at the National Theater; This opera was written in 1904 and was premiered in a concert performance by the Brno Radio on September 18, 1934; 1973 — Martinu: Violin Concerto (composed in 1932), by the Chicago Symphony, Sir Georg Solti conducting, with Josef Suk as soloist; 1979 — Earl Kim: Violin Concerto, by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta, with Itzhak Perlman as soloist; 1986 — Christopher Rouse: "Phantasmata" (first complete performance of three orchestral pieces composed 1981-85: "The Evestrum of Juan de la Cruz in the Sagrada Familia, 3 A.M."; "The Infernal Machine"; and "Bump"), by the St. Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conducting;
Friday, October 26
Elgar gets short-changed ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Cello Concerto, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Philadephia Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, cond. Sony 60789 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Elgar ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1685—Italian composer and harpsichordist Domenico Scarlatti, in Naples; 1694—Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman, in Stockholm; Deaths: 1874—German composer Peter Cornelius, age 49, near Copenhagen; Premieres: 1783 — Mozart: Mass in C minor, K.427, in St. Peter's Church, Salzburg, with the composer conducting and his wife, Constanze, the soprano soloist; 1873 — Bruckner: Symphony No. 2, in Vienna, with the composer conducting; 1896 — Dvorák: symphonic poem "The Golden Spinning Wheel," Op. 109, in London; 1917 — Mussorgsky (arr. Cui): opera "The Fair at Sorochinsky," posthumously, in St. Petersburg (see Julian date: Oct. 13); 1919 — Elgar: Cello Concerto, at London's Queens Hall, with the London Symphony conducted by the composer, and Felix Salmond the soloist; 1930 — Shostakovich: ballet, "The Age of Gold," in Leningrad; 1945 — Bloch: "Suite Symphonique," by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conducting; 1956 — William Schuman: "New England Triptych," in Miami, Fla., by the University of Miami Orchestra, André Kostelanetz conducting; 1961 — David Diamond: Symphony No. 8, by the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein conducting; 1961 — Robert Ward: opera "The Crucible" (after the play by Arthur Miller), in New York City; This work won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1962; 1962 — Gunther Schuller: Piano Concerto, in Cincinnati; 1976 — Piston: Concerto for string quartet, winds, brass and percussion, in Portland, Ore. Other: 1739—Handel completes in London his Concerto Grosso in g, Op. 6, no. 6 (see Julian date: Oct. 15);
Saturday, October 27
Villa-Lobos meets the harmonica ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): Harmonica Concerto Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica; New York Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, cond. RCA/BMG 7986 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Villa-Lobos ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1782—Italian composer and violinist Niccolò Paganini, in Genoa; 1912—American-born Mexican composer Conlon Nancarrow, in Texarkana, Arkansas (He became naturalized Mexican citizen in 1956); 1927—American composer and teacher Dominick Argento, in York, Pennsylvania; Deaths: 1678 —English composer John Jenkins, age c. 86, in Kimberley, Norfolk; 1975 —American jazz composer and arranger Oliver Nelson, age 43, in Los Angeles; 1991—Polish-born British composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik, age 77, in London; Premieres: 1827 — Bellini: opera "Il Pirata," at La Scala in Milan; 1886 — Mussorgsky: "A Night on Bald Mountain," posthumously, in a re-orchestration by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, in St. Petersburg, by the Russian Symphony conducted by Rimsky-Korsakov (see Julian date: Oct. 15); 1901 — Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, in Moscow, composer as soloist (Gregorian date: Nov. 9); 1916 — Stenhammar: incidental music for Strindberg's "A Dream Play," at the opening of the Lorensberg Theater in Gothenburg, Sweden; 1948 — Stravinsky: "Mass," in Milan at La Scala, with Ernest Ansermet conducting; 1950 — Creston: Symphony No. 3, Op. 48, by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting; 1957 — Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto in Jerusalem; 1958 — Henze: ballet "Undine," in London; 1975 — Druckman's "Lamia" at New York Philharmonic concert; 1988 — Steven Stucky: "Concerto for Orchestra," in Philadelphia; 1989 — Christopher Rouse: “Iscariot” for chamber orchestra, in St. Paul, Minn., by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, John Adams conducting; 1993 — Daniel Asia: Symphony No. 4, by the Phoenix Symphony, the composer conducting; 1994 — Steven Mackey: "Eating Greens" for orchestra, by the Chicago Symphony, Dennis Russell Davies conducting. 1994 — Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto, by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Vonk, with soloist Carol Wincenc; 1995 — Michael Torke: “Flint” for chamber ensemble, in Palermo, Italy, by The Brass Group.
Sunday, October 28
Strauss goes mountain-climbing ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Richard Strauss (1864-1949): An Alpine Symphony Vienna Philharmonic; André Previn, cond Telarc 80211 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Richard Strauss ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1896—American conductor, composer and Eastman School of Music director, Howard Hanson, in Wahoo, Nebraska; Deaths: 1755—French composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, age 65, in Roissy-en-Brie; Premieres: 1893 — Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"), at the Hall of Nobles in St. Petersburg, with Tchaikovsky conducting (Julian date: Oct. 16); 1915 — R. Strauss: "An Alpine Symphony," in Berlin, with the composer conducting; 1925 — Loeffler: "The Canticle of the Sun," for voice and chamber orchestra, at the Library of Congress Festival of Chamber Music in Washington, D.C.; 1931 — William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American"), by the Rochester (N.Y.) Philharmonic, Howard Hanson conducting; 1932 — Stravinsky: "Duo Concertante" for Violin and Piano, in Berlin at the Funkhaus, with violinist Samuel Dushkin and the composer at the piano; 1935 — Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 15, in Moscow; 1942 — R. Strauss: opera "Capriccio," in Munich at the Bavarian State Opera, conducted by Clemens Krauss, with vocal soloists Viorica Ursuleac (The Countess), Horst Taubmann (Flamand), Hans Hotter (Olivier), and Georg Hann (La Roche); 1943 — Martinu: "Memorial to Lidice," in New York City; 1952 — Elliott Carter: Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for flute,oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, in New York, by members of the New York Woodwind Quintet; 1955 — Bernstein: incidental music for "The Lark" (play by Jean Anoilh adapted by Lillian Hellman) at trial run in Boston at the Plymouth Theater; The show opened in New York City at the Longacre Theater on November 17, 1955; 1965 — Ned Rorem: "Lions" for orchestra and jazz combo, by the Detroit Symphony, Sixten Ehrling conducting; 1972 — Morton Feldman: "Pianos and Voices," in Buffalo, N.Y.; 2001 — Kamran Ince: "Flight Box," at the Milwaukee Art Museum, by the ensemble Present Music. |
