Synopsis
Music Played in 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
On This Day
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
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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.
