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- Today in Classical Music History - November 10 9:09pm Nov 9
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1668 - Francois Couperin, French composer, born in Paris (died 1733).1862 - Verdi's opera "La Forza del Destino" first performed in St. Petersburg.1873 - Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor, born in Paris (died 1949)...
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What do Benjamin Britten and Pete Townshend have in common, besides being British? They were both inspired by Henry Purcell. Earlier this year, Townshend, of the rock band The Who, cited Purcell’s harmonies as one of his influences. Britten wrote "The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra" using a theme from Purcell’s ...incidental music for the play "Abdelazer." Tuesday morning, Mark Schwitzgoebel plays a suite from "Abdelazer" on 90.5 Classical. http://wkar.orgRead More
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90.5 Classical from WKAR While Ernest Bloch was director of the Cleveland Institute in 1920 he set out to teach his students how music could be written in an old style but with a modern sound. To do this, he wrote his Neo-Baroque "Concerto Grosso No. 1". You can hear a performance this afternoon shortly after 1 with your host Jody Knol on 90.5 Classical.
1929 - Piero Cappuccilli, Italian baritone, born in Trieste.1930 - Ivan Moravec, Czech pianist, born in Prague.
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It’s seldom performed today but Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischutz”
has a special place in opera history. “Der Freischutz” is historically
significant because
it introduced romanticism and nationalism to German opera. It gave
German opera it’s own identity over Italian influences. And, it was
popular and successful to boot. Mark Schwitzgoebel plays the overture
to “Der Freischutz” Monday at 9 on 90.5 Classical.
1883 - Sir Arnold Bax, English composer, born in London (died 1953).1915 - Lamberto Gardelli, Italian-born Swiss conductor, born on this date.1921 - Jerome Hines, American bass, born in Hollywood.
1900 - Efrem Kurtz, Russian-American conductor, born in St. Petersburg...
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The Mexican Emperor Montezuma was all the rage in 18th century
Europe. At least four composers of the time used him as the subject of
an opera. At 1 today, Jody begins his program with the overture to
Josef Myslivecek’s opera “Montezuma” on 90.5 Classical. http://wkar.org
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90.5 Classical from WKAR Today at 11 with Mark Schwitzgoebel: Leon Gregorian conducts MSU Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor. Recorded November 17, 2007 at the Wharton Center Great Hall. http://wkar.org
1814 - Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, born in Dinant, Belgium (died 1894 in Paris). Introduced saxophone in Paris in 1842.1854 - John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandmaster, born in Washington, D.C. (died 1932)...
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Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #1 is the only one of the six with four
movements but there’s more to story. Movements 1, 2 and 4 had been
composed earlier as an introductory sinfonia to a hunting cantata.
Prior to giving the concerti to the Margrave of Brandenburg, Bach added
another movement to make the piece sound more lik...e a concerto. Hearthe original version of Bach’s Brandenburg #1 with Mark Schwitzgoebel in Friday's 9 am hour.Read More
movements but there’s more to story. Movements 1, 2 and 4 had been
composed earlier as an introductory sinfonia to a hunting cantata.
Prior to giving the concerti to the Margrave of Brandenburg, Bach added
another movement to make the piece sound more lik...e a concerto. Hearthe original version of Bach’s Brandenburg #1 with Mark Schwitzgoebel in Friday's 9 am hour.Read More
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90.5 Classical from WKAR When British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote a piece for the 1939 World's Fair in NYC it wasn't exactly the kind of thing you might expect. You might think it would be a big, jubilant work, the kind of thing John Williams might write. Instead, it's reflective and quiet. Jody Knol plays Vaughan Williams' "Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus" at 1 pm today on 90.5 Classical.
1494 - Hans Sachs, poet of the Meistersinger, born in Nuremberg (died 1576). Central figure in Wagner's "Die Meistesinger von Nuremberg."1846 - Robert Schumann's Symphony No...
90.5 Classical from WKAR It’s off to the races at 1 p.m. today with American composer John Cheetham’s "Fanfare and Steeplechase" for winds. Join Jody Knol for classical music on 90.5 FM.
1783 - Mozart's Symphony No. 36, "Linz," first performed.1841 - Karl Tausig, Polish pianist, born in Warsaw (died 1871 of typhoid fever at age 29).1876 - Brahms' Symphony No. 1 first performed in Karlsruhe.1890 - Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" first produced at St. Petersburg.
