Mahler's Ninth
Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony was premiered on this date in 1912.
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook - 20220626
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Mendelssohn's Second
On June 25th, 1840, there would be a gala concert in Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church featuring the church choir and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performing a new symphony by Felix Mendelssohn.
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Harry Partch and Terry Riley
June 24, 1901, is the birth date of Harry Partch, an Oakland native. Another Californian, born on this date in 1935, is Colfax native Terry Riley.
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Reinhold Gliere
Today we remember the Russian composer Reinhold Glière, who died in Moscow on today’s date in 1956.
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Wagner in New York (and Philadelphia)
On today’s date in 1871, Theodore Thomas conducted the first American performance of “Kaiser March,” a brand-new work by Richard Wagner.
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Sean Hickey's Cello Concerto
In 2007, the American composer Sean Hickey was commissioned by Russian cellist Dmitry Kouzov to write a new concerto, which received its premiere performance on today’s date two years later, in 2009.
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Anderson and Golijov for the record
On June 20, 1962, Leroy Anderson was at New York’s Manhattan Center, conducting for Decca Records the premiere of his “Clarinet Candy.”
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A Monster Concert for Peace
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 -1864) Coronation March, from Le Prophète New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 46709 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore Chicago Symphony and Chorus; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 466 075
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Pleyel in the Old World (and the New)
Ignace Joseph Pleyel was born near Vienna on today’s date in 1757.
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Bach and Mattheson
Back in 1714, today’s date fell on a Sunday, and, if you had happened to be attending a church service at the German Court of the Duke of Weimar, you might have heard some new music by the Duke’s court composer and organist, Johann Sebastian Bach.
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About Composers Datebook®
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.