Synopsis
Music Played in Today's Program
Vladimir Dukelsky (1903-1969) Zephyr et Flore Ballet Hague Residentie Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond. Chandos 9766
On This Day
Births
1759 - French composer a François Devienne, in Joinville;
1797 - Austrian composer Franz Schubert, in Lichtenthal near Vienna;
1906 - English composer Benjamin Frankel, in London;
1937 - American composer and performer Philip Glass, in Baltimore, Maryland;
1960 - English composer and pianist George Benjamin, in London;
Premieres
1727 - Handel: opera "Admeto" in London at the Haymarket Theater in London; This premiere was scheduled for earlier in the month, but was delayed awaiting the arrival in London of the Italian castrato Senesino, who was recovering from an illness (Gregorian date: Feb. 11);
1925 - Vladimir Dukelsky(a.k.a. Vernon Duke): ballet "Zéphir et Flore" in Paris;
1935 - Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Concerto, by the New York Philharmonic, with Gregor Piatigorsky as the soloist;
1943 - R. Strauss: "Divertimento on pieces by Couperin," in Vienna;
1952 - Leon Kirchner: "Sinfonia" in New York City;
1953 - Vittorio Giannini: opera "The Taming of the Shrew" (in concert form) in Cincinnati;
1959 - Martinu: “Fantasia concertante” for piano and orchestra, in Berlin, with Margrit Weber the soloist;
1986 - Joan Tower: Piano Concerto ("Homage to Beethoven"), by the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Imre Pallo, with piano soloist Jacquelyn M. Helin;
1987 - David Maslanka: Wind Quintet No. 2 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in New York, by the Manhattan Quintet.
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Host John Birge presents a daily snapshot of composers past and present, with timely information, intriguing musical events and appropriate, accessible music related to each.
He has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.