Reznicek joins the Mounties

Synopsis

Music Played in Today's Program

Emil von Reznicek (1860 - 1945) Donna Diana Overture Symphony Nova Scotia; Georg Tintner, cond. CBC 5167

On This Day

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;

Others

• 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;