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July 16-22, 2007
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Monday, July 16
Theatrical Mozart and Burgon ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Wolfgart Mozart (1756-1791): The Abduction from the Seraglio Robert Gambill, tenor; Vienna Symphony; Bruno Weil, cond. CBS/Sony 53500 & Geoffrey Burgon (b. 1941): Brideshead Revisited Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Burgon, cond. Silva 1005 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Wolfgang Mozart On Geoffrey Burgon ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1858—Belgian composer, violinist and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe, in Liège 1901—Austrian conductor and composer Fritz Mahler, a nephew of Gustav Mahler, in Vienna; He studied composition with Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern; He emigrated to America in 1936, where he taught at the Juilliard Summer School and conducted the Erie Philharmonic and the Hartford Symphony 1904 —Italian composer Goffredo Petrassi, in Zagarolo (near Rome 1941 —English composer Geoffrey Burgon, in Hambleton, Hampshire 1959 —Scottish composer James MacMillan, in Kilwinning, Ayrshire Deaths: 1729—Burial date of German composer and lawyer Johann David Heinichen, age 46, in Dresden 1763—French flutist and composer Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, age 89, in Paris Premieres: 1782 — Mozart: opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio," in Vienna at the Burgtheater 1998 — Carol Barnett: "Meeting at Seneca Falls," for soloists, narrator, and chamber ensemble, at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, with Apo Hsu conducting
Tuesday, July 17
Water music by Handel and Larsen ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Water Music Royal Philharmonic: Sir Yehudi Menuhin, cond. MCA 6186 & Libby Larsen (b. 1950): Symphony (Water Music) Minnesota Orchestra; Sir Neville Marriner Nonesuch 79147 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Handel's life and works On Libby Larsen ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1832—Swedish composer August Söderman, in Stockholm 1875 —English composer, pianist, and music scholar Sir Donald Tovey, in Eton 1935—American composer and musical satirist Peter Schickele, in Ames, Iowa; He "discovered" and performed the music of P.D.Q Bach (1807-1742?) Deaths: 1937 —French composer and conductor Gabriel Pierné, age 73, in Ploujean, Brittany 1967—Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, age 40, in Huntington, Long Island (New York Premieres: 1717 — Handel: "Water Music" on the river Thames, during a royal barge trip from Whitehall to Chelsea (Gregorian date: July 28) 1927 — Milhaud: opera "L'enlèvement d'Europe" (The Rape of Europa), in Baden-Baden at the Stadthalle 1975 — Sallinen: opera, "The Horseman" at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland 1983 — Sir Lenox Berkeley: Cello Concerto, in Manchester. Other: 1877 —Otto Dessoff conducts the Vienna Philharmonic on its first concert tour to Salzburg, as part of a three-day "Salzburger Musikfest" (Salzburg Music Festival) on July 17-19; The orchestra would return to Salzburg in 1879, 1891, 1901, 1904, 1906, and 1910, for special concerts, and in 1925 the annual "Salzburg Festival" was established, with the Vienna Philharmonic as the Festival's prominent participant
Wednesday, July 18
Sallinen and Kronos ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): String Quartet No. 17 in Bb Quartetto Italiano Philips 422 512 & Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935): String Quartet no. 5 (Pieces of Mosaic) Sibelius Quartet Ondine 831 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On the Kronos Quartet On Aulis Sallinen ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1670—Italian opera composer Giovanni Bononcini, in Modena; In 1720 he joined the Royal Academy of Music in London, where one faction favored Bononcini's works over those by Handel 1821 —French mezzo-soprano PaulineViardot-Garcia; She arranged some of Chopin's mazurkas as songs and performed them with the composer in concert; She also wrote an opera, "La Derniére Sorcière," that was performed in Weimar in 1869, and a chamber opera version of "Cendrillon (Cinderella)" which was performed privately in 1904 1872 —Czech composer Julius Fucik, in Prague; A student of Dvorák's, he composed the famous "circus" march, "Entrance of the Gladiators"; 1894 —Dutch-born American composer Bernard Wagenaar, in Arnhem; He was the son of the Dutch composer Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941); He came to the U.S. in 1920, was a violinist with the New York Philharmonic from 1921-23, and in 1927 became a composition teacher at the Juilliard Graduate School 1933—Canadian composer R. Murray Schafrer, in Sarnia, Ontario 1954—American composer Tobias Picker, in New York Deaths: 1949—Czech composer Vitezslav Novák, age 78, in Skutec, Slovakia Premieres: 1713 — Handel: "Utrecht Te Deum," in London (Julian date: July 7) 1791 — Cherubini: opera, "Lodoiska, in Paris 1920 — Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 5, in Moscow 1972 — Panufnik: Violin Concerto, in London, with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist 1976 — Stockhausen: multi-media work "Sirius," in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian Institute 1984 — Sallinen: String Quartet No. 5 ("Pieces of Mosaic"), at the Kuhmo Festival in Finland, by the Kronos Quartet
Thursday, July 19
The long and the short of it ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Der Rosenkavalier Suite Bavarian Radio Symphony; Lorin Maazel, cond. BMG/RCA 68225 & Anton Webern (1883-1945): No. 4, from Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez, cond. Deutsche Grammophon 437 786 & Morton Feldman (1926-1987): For Philip Guston S.E.M. Ensemble Dog w/a Bone 02 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Anton Webern On Morton Feldman ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1906—Norwegian composer Klaus Egge, in Gransherad, Telemark 1913—American composer and pianist Peggy Stuart-Coolidge in Swampscott, Mass.; 1952—English composer Dominic Muldowney, in Southhampton 1965—Scottish composer and percussionist Evelyn Glennie, in Aberdeen Deaths: 1730—French composer and flutist Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, age 49, in London Premieres: 1924 — Webern: Six Bagatelles, Op. 9, for string quartet , in Donauschingen (Germany), by the Amar Quartet 1973 — Penderecki: Symphony No. 1 in Peterborough Cathedral by the London Symphony, conducted by the composer 1976 — Richard Wernick: "Visions of Terror and Wonder" for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado; This work won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1977 1996 — John Williams "Summon the Heroes," a six-minute theme for the 1996 Summer Olympics, commissioned by the Atlanta Olympic Organizing Committee Other: 1942 —Arturo Toscanini conducts the American premiere of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad") on a NBC Symphony broadcast; The world premiere performance by the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra had occurred on March 1, 1942, in Kuybishe, the wartime seat of the Soviet government
Friday, July 20
Music at Watergate ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Rodeo London Symphony; Aaron Copland, cond. Sony Classical 60593 & William Schuman (1910-1992): Newsreel Milwaukee Symphony; Lukas Foss, cond. Pro Arte 102 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Copland (at the Library of Congress) On William Schuman ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1872 —French composer Déodat de Severac, in Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, Lauraguais 1908 —Swedish composer Gunnar de Frumerie, in Nacka (near Stockholm Deaths: 1752—German-born English composer and conductor John Christopher (Johann Christoph) Pepusch, age 85, in London; In 1710 was one of the founding members of the "Academy of Ancient Music," which revived 16th century vocal music; He orchestrated some of the numbers in John Gay's famous "The Beggar's Opera" in 1728 Premieres: 1920 — Stravinsky: "Grande Suite" from the staged work "The Soldier's Tale," in London at Wigmore Hall, with Ernest Ansermet conducting 1924 — Schoenberg: "Serenade" for chamber ensemble, in Donaueschingen, Germany 1942 — Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 23, in Moscow 1958 — Xenakis: "Achorripsis" for 21 instruments, in Brussels 1970 — Morton Feldman: "Mme. Press Died Last Week at Ninety," an orchestral work commemorating his Russian piano teacher, in St. Paul de Venice, France
Saturday, July 21
Occasional music by Mozart and Tippett ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791): Serenade No. 7 in D (Haffner) Prague Chamber Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, cond. Telarc 80161 & Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998): Suite for the birthday of Prince Charles Chicago Symphony; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 425 646 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Wolfgang Mozart On Michael Tippett ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1896—French composer Jean Rivier, in Villemomble Deaths: 1838—German inventor of the metronome, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, age 65, on board the brig Otis in the harbour of La Guiara, Venezuela, en route to Philadelphia; Beethoven's orchestral battle-symphony, "Wellington's Victory," was originally written for one of Maelzel's mechanical music-machines Premieres: 1733 — Handel: oratorio "Athalia," in Oxford (Julian date: July 10) 1938 — Hindemith: ballet, "St. Francis," at Covent Garden in London, with composer conducting (the suite titled "Nobilissima Visone" is drawn from this score) 1971 — William Bolcom: “Frescoes” in Montreal, with Bruce Mather (piano and harmonium) and Pierrette LePage (piano and harpsichord); 1983 — Thomas Oboe Lee: "Morango …almost a tango" for string quartet, at the Sanders Theater in Cambridge, Mass., by the Composers in Red Sneakers ensemble
Sunday, July 22
Falla and Sierra ... MUSIC PLAYED ON TODAY'S PROGRAM: Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): The Three-cornered Hat Ballet Suisse Romande Orchestra; Ernest Ansermet, cond. London 414 039 & Roberto Sierra (b. 1953): Eros Jeani Foster, flute; Stefanie Jacob, piano Fleur de son Classics 57950 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On Manuel de Falla On Roberto Sierra ALSO ON THIS DATE: Births: 1822—Italian composer Luigi Arditti, in Crescentino, Piedmont Deaths: 1870—Austrian composer Josef Strauss, age 42, in Vienna; Premieres: 1833 — Cherubini: opera,"Ali Baba," at Paris Opéra 1844 — Wagner: "A Faust Overture," in Dresden 1847 — Verdi: opera "I Masnadieri" (The Bandits), in London at Her Majesty's Theater 1919 — Manuel de Falla: ballet, "The Three Cornered Hat," in London, by Diaghilev's Ballet Russe 1930 — Chavez: ballet "The Four Suns," in Mexico City; 1934 — Cowell: "Movement" for string quartet (String Quartet No. 2), at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., by the Pro Arte String Quartet 2000 — London premiere of Colin Matthews: "Pluto - The Renewer" (intended as a contribution to Gustav Holst's "The Planets"), at a BBC Proms concert; This music was first performed on May 11, 2000, by the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, with Kent Nagano conducting |
