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Bernard Herrmann (1911 - 1975) Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra) London Philharmonic; Bernard Herrmann, cond. London 443 895

On This Day

Births

  • 1931 - American composer Lucia Dlugoszewski, in Detroit;

Deaths

  • 1970 - Estonian composer Heino Eller, age 83, in Tallinn;

  • 1986 - French composer and organist Maurice Duruflé, age 84, in Paris;

Premieres

  • 1929 - Shostakovich: opera "The Nose," in Leningrad at the Malïly Opera Theater;

  • 1937 - Blitzstein: opera-review, "The Cradle Will Rock," in New York City, composer at piano;

  • 1950 - Persichetti: "Divertimento for Band," by the Goldman Band, with the composer conducting;

  • 1961 - Schoenberg: "Jacob's Ladder," in Vienna, posthumously; at 35th Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music;

  • 1973 - Britten: opera "Death in Venice," in Snape at The Maltings;

Others

  • 1708 - While in Italy, Handel completes the score to his "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo," presumably for the wedding of the Duke of Alvito to Donna Beatrice Sanseverino on July 19th that year;

  • 1710 - Handel is appointed Kapellemeister to Georg Ludwig, Elector of Hanover (the future King George I), at a salary of 1000 thaler under condition that Handel receive an immediate 12-month leave of absence to London;

  • 1891 - Czech composer Antonin Dvorák receives an honorary degree from Cambridge University in England.

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