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Subject: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 2:13 pm
January 25th 1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 4:20 pm
January 25th 1909 – Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/30/21 at 12:22 pm
January 25th 1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
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Aha...so that's how it originated!
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:58 am
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Aha...so that's how it originated!
We had it at our wedding too.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:58 am
February 11th 1840 – Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 12:39 pm
February 11th 1843 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 3:35 pm
February 11th 1903 – Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/21 at 9:38 am
February 17th 1904 – Madame Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/20/21 at 12:54 pm
February 20th 1877: Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/21 at 1:35 pm
February 24th 1711 – Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first opera written for the London stage, is premièred.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/09/21 at 1:01 pm
March 9th 1842: Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera composers.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/11/21 at 4:35 pm
170 years ago today, on March 11th 1851: Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto premiered at La Fenice in Venice.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/11/21 at 10:42 pm
170 years ago today, on March 11th 1851: Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto premiered at La Fenice in Venice.
Exactly 16 years to the day later, on this day in 1867, his opera Don Carlos premiered in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 6:20 am
March 24th 1721 – Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/21 at 4:47 pm
March 31st 1913 – The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 7:27 am
April 2nd 1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 1:07 pm
April 4th 1875 – Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/21 at 6:11 am
April 11th 1727 – Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 6:42 am
April 13th 1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
I believe it was a Good Friday.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 4:16 pm
April 13th 1958 – American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 11:20 am
April 15th 1738 – Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel receives its premiere performance in London, England.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 3:52 am
April 28th 1948 – Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 5:08 pm
May 5th 1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/15/21 at 2:40 pm
May 15th 1960 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet premieres in Leningrad.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 1:47 am
May 18th 1911 - Austrian composer Gustav Mahler died. His last word was "Mozart." He had conducted his last concert on February 21.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 6:57 am
May 25th 1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 12:16 pm
June 8th 1937 - Carmina Burana, the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff was premiered in Frankfurt
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 1:27 am
June 10th 1865 - Richard Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" premiered in Munich, Germany.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 3:12 am
June 18th 1821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischutz" was first performed in Berlin.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 4:39 am
June 25th 1910 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/20/21 at 11:49 pm
August 20th 1882: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/21 at 6:29 am
August 20th 1882: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
I hope it did not take him that long to compose it? ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 10/29/21 at 8:30 pm
I hope it did not take him that long to compose it? ;D ;D ;D
No. ;)
He composed it in 1880. In 1812, Tchaikovsky himself wasn't even born. (But his parents might have been?)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 10/29/21 at 8:31 pm
Anyways... on October 29th 1787, Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/22/21 at 9:31 pm
December 22nd 1808 - Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/24/21 at 2:24 pm
December 24th 1818 - The Christmas carol "Silent Night" by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber was first performed in a chapel in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/08/22 at 11:20 am
January 8th 1735: The premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante takes place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/14/22 at 10:50 pm
January 14th 1900: Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 2:49 pm
February 20th 1877 – Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/22 at 3:01 pm
February 24th 1876 – The stage première of Peer Gynt, a play by Henrik Ibsen with incidental music by Edvard Grieg, takes place in Christiania (Oslo), Norway.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/11/22 at 10:16 pm
March 11th 1851, The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/11/22 at 10:21 pm
...and exactly 16 years later, on this day in 1867, another Giuseppe Verdi opera made its debut: Don Carlos, in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/12/22 at 9:27 pm
190 years ago today, on 12 March 1832 the first version of the ballet La Sylphide premiered at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opéra with choreography by the groundbreaking Italian choreographer Filippo Taglioni and music by Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/12/22 at 9:28 pm
165 years ago today, on 12 March 1857: Giuseppe Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra premiered in Venice.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 4:50 pm
March 13th 1845: Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its premiere performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/22 at 10:48 am
March 14th 1885 – The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/18/22 at 11:11 pm
March 18th 1848 - The premiere of William Henry Fry's Leonora in Philadelphia is the first known performance of an grand opera by an American composer.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/18/22 at 11:15 pm
120 years ago today, back in 1902: Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/30/22 at 11:19 pm
March 30th 1866: Bedřich Smetana's comic opera"Verkaufte Braut" (The Bartered Bride) premieres at Prague Provisional Theatre.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/02/22 at 11:04 am
April 2nd 1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 1:25 am
April 7th 1805 – German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 2:43 pm
April 7th 1724 – Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV 245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 5:35 am
April 13th 1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 7:04 am
April 13th 1958 – American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/28/22 at 11:02 pm
April 28th 1948 - Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus, at the New York City Center.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/15/22 at 10:43 pm
May 15th 1960, Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet premieres in Leningrad.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 2:37 pm
May 16th 1925 – The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria occurred in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/29/22 at 10:58 am
29 May 1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/22 at 4:31 am
June 8th 1937 - Carmina Burana, the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff was premiered in Frankfurt
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/22 at 6:18 am
June 25th 1910 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 06/28/22 at 10:12 pm
June 28th 1841 - The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 11:49 pm
July 1st 1933 - Strauss & von Hofmannsthal's opera "Arabella," premieres at the Semperoper Opera House in Dresden, Germany.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/22 at 11:17 am
July 2nd 1900 – Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 07/09/22 at 9:50 am
July 9th 1763 – The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang in Western Europe.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 07/25/22 at 8:08 pm
July 25th 1788 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/03/22 at 11:11 pm
August 3, 1829: Gioacchino Rossini's opera William Tell (Guillaume Tell) is first performed, in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 6:17 am
August 14th 1888 – A recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's The Lost Chord one of the first recordings of music ever made, was played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/17/22 at 8:04 pm
August 17, 1784 – Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/17/22 at 11:00 pm
August 17th 1876 – Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, the last opera in his Ring cycle, premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/20/22 at 10:59 am
140 years ago today, back in 1882: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 2:12 am
August 28th 1850 - Wagner’s opera, "Lohengrin," was performed for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 4:50 am
September 3rd 1881 - Anton Bruckner completes his 6th Symphony
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/22 at 1:13 pm
September 5th 1840 – Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's "Un Giorno di Regno" at La Scala of Milan.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 4:35 am
September 12th 1910 – Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 1:14 pm
September 12th 1953 - Luigi Vena sang "Ave Maria" at the wedding of U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 1:38 am
September 22nd 1869 – Das Rheingold, the first of four operas in Der Ring des Nibelungen by German composer Richard Wagner, was first performed in Munich.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/22 at 10:25 am
October 3rd 1888 - "The Yeomen of the Guard" was performed for the first time. It was the first of 423 shows.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 6:00 am
October 11th 1727 - In London, Westminster Abbey, George Frideric Handel's Coronation Anthem No. 4 was performed for the first time, as George II and Caroline of Ansbach are crowned King and Queen of Great Britain.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 11:39 pm
October 15th 1905 - Claude Debussy's symphonic sketch "La Mer" premieres in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/22 at 1:00 pm
October 17th 1831 - Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 8:23 am
October 28th 1893 - Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, premiered in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer's death.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 3:17 am
October 29th 1787 – The opera Don Giovanni, based on the legendary fictional libertine Don Juan and composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premiered in the Estates Theatre in Prague.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 4:55 am
October 30th 1944 - Martha Graham's ballet "Appalachian Spring" with music composed by Aaaron Copland premiered at the Library of Congress.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 12:19 pm
November 4th 1783 – W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 2:27 pm
November 4th 1955 – After being totally destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 4:26 am
November 7th 1912 – The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/22 at 7:59 am
November 14th 1943 - Leonard Bernstein made his debut with the New York Philharmonic when he filled in for the ailing Bruno Walter prior to a nationally broadcast concert. Bernstein was 25 years old and was an assistant conductor at the time.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/22 at 9:33 am
November 20th 1805 - Beethoven's opera, Fidelio was first produced in a three-act version Vienna's Theater an der Wien
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/22 at 1:10 pm
November 22nd 1928 – The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/22 at 10:17 am
December 5th 1895 – New Haven Symphony Orchestra of Connecticut performs its first concert.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/22 at 2:37 am
December 8th 1813 – Premier of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony at the University in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/17/22 at 9:33 pm
December 17th 1865 – First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/18/22 at 11:03 pm
December 18th 1892 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/18/22 at 11:05 pm
18 December 1962 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 13th Symphony premieres in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:07 pm
December 22nd 1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:11 pm
December 22nd 1894: Claude Debussy's first orchestral masterpiece, "Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune", premieres in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/23/22 at 7:56 pm
December 23rd 1893 – The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/24/22 at 9:46 pm
December 24th 1818 – The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/01/23 at 2:12 pm
250 years ago today, on New Year’s Day 1773 – The hymn "Amazing Grace" was probably first used in a prayer meeting in Olney, England, without the music familiar to modern listeners.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 10:18 pm
January 2nd 1958 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Piano concert premieres in New York.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 10:41 pm
January 2nd 1843 - The Flying Dutchman, an opera by Richard Wagner, premieres in Dresden, Germany.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/08/23 at 12:52 pm
January 8th 1735 – The premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante takes place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 2:22 am
January 25th 1909 – Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 1:58 pm
January 25th 1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/23 at 3:28 am
January 26th 1911 - Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/27/23 at 7:57 pm
January 27th 1874 – Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov premieres in Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/30/23 at 10:21 pm
165 years ago today, on January 30th 1858 - The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/05/23 at 11:05 pm
February 5th 1887: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 5:27 pm
February 7th 1931 - The American opera "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor, premiered in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/11/23 at 9:39 am
February 11th 1840: Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/11/23 at 9:40 am
February 11th 1843 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/11/23 at 9:43 am
120 years ago today, on February 11th 1903 – Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/12/23 at 10:43 am
99 years ago today, on February 12th 1924 – George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin himself playing the piano.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/17/23 at 11:24 pm
February 17th 1904 – Madama Butterfly (a three-act opera based on the short story "Madame Butterfly") receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/23 at 1:58 am
February 20th 1816 – Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa The Barber of Seville, based on the first Figaro play by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais, debuted at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/23 at 3:10 am
February 20th 1877 – Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its première performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/05/23 at 2:43 pm
March 5th 1868 – Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 1:08 am
March 9th 1842 – Nabucco, an opera by Italian Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi, premiered at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/13/23 at 7:55 pm
March 13th 1845 – Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its premiere performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 10:53 am
March 20th 1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/23 at 7:49 am
March 21st 1826 – Beethoven's "String Quartet No. 13" in B flat major (Op 130) premieres in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 2:32 pm
March 23rd 1743 - Handel's "Messiah" was performed in London for the first time at the Covent Garden theatre. It was presented under the name "New Sacred Oratorio" until 1749.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 7:41 am
March 27th 1808 – Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Schopfung" premieres in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 7:02 am
March 29th 1795 – Ludwig van Beethoven (aged 24) has his debut performance as a pianist in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 10:59 pm
March 31st 1901 – Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák premieres at the National Opera House in Prague.
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Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 11:22 pm
March 31st 1913 – The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert. :o
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/02/23 at 8:03 pm
April 2nd 1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
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Written By: nally on 04/07/23 at 10:41 pm
April 2nd 1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
Five years plus five days later...
April 7th 1805 – German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/11/23 at 10:30 pm
April 11th 1727 – Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (present-day Germany).
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Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:53 pm
April 12th 1826 - Weber's opera "Oberon" premieres in London.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 2:49 pm
April 13th 1958 – American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 9:30 am
April 24th 1823 – Eugene Scribes opera "Le Menteur Veridique" premieres in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/28/23 at 11:07 pm
April 28th 1948 – Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
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Written By: nally on 05/02/23 at 11:17 pm
May 2nd 1936 - Sergei Prokofiev's musical "Peter and the Wolf" premieres in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/29/23 at 6:46 pm
May 29th 1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/23 at 2:47 am
June 13th 1855 – Twentieth opera of Giuseppe Verdi, Les vêpres siciliennes ("The Sicilian Vespers"), is premiered in Paris.
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Written By: nally on 06/18/23 at 10:08 pm
June 18th 1821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera Der Freischutz was first performed in Berlin.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/23 at 1:19 pm
June 25th 1910 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/23 at 1:28 pm
July 26th 1882 – Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/09/23 at 10:24 pm
August 9th 1942 – Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony is premiered in a besieged Leningrad.
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Written By: nally on 08/14/23 at 10:37 pm
August 14th 1888 – A recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's The Lost Chord - one of the first recordings of music ever made - was played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London.
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Written By: nally on 08/17/23 at 10:25 pm
August 17th 1784 – Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reales from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/20/23 at 1:08 pm
August 20th 1882 – Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/28/23 at 10:04 pm
28 August 1850 – Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin premieres at the Staatskapelle Weimar
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 09/16/23 at 10:12 am
September 16th 1844 – Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of the Violin Concerto, his final concerto.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/23 at 1:15 pm
October 22nd 1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/23 at 4:32 pm
October 22nd 1987 – John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 10/28/23 at 10:45 am
October 28th 1928 – Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 11/04/23 at 8:43 pm
November 4th 1783 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/23 at 4:27 pm
November 28th 1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/15/23 at 8:28 am
December 15th 1893 – Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World" a.k.a. the "New World Symphony") by Antonín Dvořák premieres in a public afternoon rehearsal at Carnegie Hall in New York City, followed by a concert premiere on the following evening.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/23 at 1:00 pm
December 15th 1893 – Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World" a.k.a. the "New World Symphony") by Antonín Dvořák premieres in a public afternoon rehearsal at Carnegie Hall in New York City, followed by a concert premiere on the following evening.
O0
My favourite non-Beethoven symphony.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 12/15/23 at 1:22 pm
O0
My favourite non-Beethoven symphony.
What about "Ionisation" by Varese?
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/23 at 1:58 pm
What about "Ionisation" by Varese?
Simply putting, not yet.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/23 at 5:39 am
December 15th 1893 – Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World" a.k.a. the "New World Symphony") by Antonín Dvořák premieres in a public afternoon rehearsal at Carnegie Hall in New York City, followed by a concert premiere on the following evening.
O0
My favourite non-Beethoven symphony.
What about "Ionisation" by Varese?
Simply putting, not yet.
When I finally get to settle down with the television, I will listen to "Ionisation" by Varese on YouTube.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/23 at 2:54 pm
What about "Ionisation" by Varese?
When I finally get to settle down with the television, I will listen to "Ionisation" by Varese on YouTube.
I did get to hear it, it is too modern for my classical music taste, and the performers were not a full size symphony orchestra.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/23 at 12:54 pm
December 18th 1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/23 at 11:29 am
December 22nd 1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/24/23 at 10:14 am
December 24, 1871 – Aida, one of Giuseppe Verdi's most popular operas, made its debut in Cairo, Egypt.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/24 at 10:47 am
January 3rd 2000 - Luciano Pavarotti agreed to pay the Italian authorities £1.6 million ($2.72 million) after losing an appeal against tax evasion charges. It was reported that the singer was worth £300 million ($510 million) at the time.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/06/24 at 10:16 pm
300 years ago today, on January 6th 1724: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65 - a Bach cantata, for Epiphany - is performed the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/24 at 5:39 pm
January 14th 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 01/27/24 at 11:42 am
January 27th 1874 – Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov premieres in Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/04/24 at 9:57 pm
A day early..
February 5th 1887: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy.
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Written By: nally on 02/05/24 at 10:15 pm
February 5th 1913 – Claudio Monteverdi's last opera L'incoronazione di Poppea was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 2:57 pm
February 11th 1903 – Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 4:27 pm
February 11th 1840 – Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/11/24 at 4:28 pm
February 11th 1843 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/24 at 4:11 pm
February 12th 1889 – Antonín Dvořák's Jakobín is premiered at National Theater in Prague
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/17/24 at 9:53 am
120 years ago today, on February 17th 1904 – Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/24 at 4:45 pm
February 20th 1877 – Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/25/24 at 3:37 pm
25 February 1705 – George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg. (Two days after his 20th birthday!)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/24 at 6:59 am
February 26th 2008 – The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/05/24 at 10:21 pm
March 5th 1868 – Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/24 at 5:44 pm
March 11th 1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/24/24 at 2:37 pm
24 March 1721 – Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 03/25/24 at 10:24 pm
March 25th 1725 – Bach's chorale cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1", is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, coinciding with Palm Sunday.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/02/24 at 8:12 pm
2 April 1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/07/24 at 9:39 am
7 April 1805 – German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/07/24 at 10:20 pm
300 years ago today (7 April 1724) was the Premiere performance of Bach's St John Passion, BWV 245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
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Written By: nally on 04/10/24 at 10:37 pm
300 years ago today (April 10th 1724) Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/13/24 at 3:07 pm
April 13th 1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
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Written By: nally on 04/13/24 at 11:35 pm
April 13th 1958 – American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/15/24 at 10:36 pm
15 April 1738 – Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, receives its premiere performance in London, England.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 04/25/24 at 10:36 pm
25 April 1792 – "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/07/24 at 8:05 pm
200 years ago today, on May 7th 1824, was the World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 05/07/24 at 8:54 pm
200 years ago today, on May 7th 1824, was the World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
Yes, I remember that night quite well. It was a lovely performance.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/29/24 at 10:25 pm
May 29th 1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 05/30/24 at 10:45 pm
301 years ago today, on May 30th 1723 – Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after Trinity.
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Written By: nally on 06/11/24 at 11:00 pm
300 years ago today, on June 11th 1724 – Johann Sebastian Bach leads his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20, on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his second cycle, the chorale cantata cycle. (Note: the Sunday is 2 June in 2024.)
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Written By: nally on 06/18/24 at 10:29 pm
June 18th 1821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischutz" was first performed in Berlin.
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Written By: nally on 06/24/24 at 7:47 pm
300 years ago today, on June 24th 1724 – On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach leads the first performance of his Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle.
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Written By: nally on 06/26/24 at 10:41 pm
One day late: June 25th 1910 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 07/02/24 at 7:40 pm
301 years ago today, on this day in 1723 - Bach's Magnificat is first performed.
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Written By: nally on 07/02/24 at 10:00 pm
July 2nd 1900 – Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 07/09/24 at 8:14 pm
July 9th 1763 – The Mozart family grand tour of Europe began, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus (age 7 at the time).
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Written By: nally on 07/17/24 at 10:57 pm
July 17th 1717 - King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 07/25/24 at 8:03 pm
July 25th 1788 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
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Written By: nally on 08/04/24 at 10:28 pm
One day late: August 3rd 1829 - Gioacchino Rossini's opera William Tell (Guillaume Tell) is first performed, in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/09/24 at 8:34 pm
August 9th 1942 – Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/17/24 at 10:39 pm
17 August 1784 – Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 08/20/24 at 11:54 am
August 20th 1882 – Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 09/10/24 at 8:32 pm
Three hundred years ago today, on September 10th 1724 – Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, a chorale cantata based on a passion hymn by Johann Rist.
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Written By: nally on 09/13/24 at 10:56 pm
September 13th 1807 – Beethoven's Mass in C major, Op. 86, is premiered, commissioned by Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, and displeasing him.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 09/14/24 at 4:39 pm
September 14th 1741 – George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
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Written By: nally on 09/29/24 at 9:30 am
300 years ago today, on September 29th 1724 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas, for the feast of archangel Michael.
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Written By: nally on 10/22/24 at 1:00 am
300 years ago today, on October 22nd 1724 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of the chorale cantata Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Adorn yourself, O dear soul), based on the communion hymn of the same name, in Leipzig.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 10/22/24 at 9:57 pm
22 October 1987 – John C. Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered.
I inserted his middle initial to differentiate him from the second US President.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 10/25/24 at 10:02 pm
25 October 1875 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 premieres in Boston, Massachusetts, with Benjamin Johnson Lang as conductor and Hans von Bülow as soloist.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/24 at 2:21 pm
October 28th 1893 – Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 11/23/24 at 4:29 pm
One day late...
November 22nd 1928 – The premier performance of Ravel's Bolero takes place in Paris.
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Written By: nally on 11/27/24 at 11:20 pm
November 27th 1896 – Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
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Written By: nally on 11/28/24 at 9:24 am
November 28th 1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
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Written By: nally on 12/07/24 at 9:17 am
December 7th 1842 – First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/24 at 4:57 pm
December 14th 1918 – Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premieres at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/18/24 at 9:50 pm
18 December 1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 12/22/24 at 9:29 am
22 December 1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy.
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Written By: nally on 12/24/24 at 8:25 am
24 December 1818 – The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.
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Written By: nally on 12/25/24 at 10:08 am
300 years ago today, on Christmas Day 1724 – Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, based on the Christmas hymn written by Martin Luther in 1524.
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Written By: nally on 12/26/24 at 11:39 pm
December 26th 1709 – The opera Agrippina by George Frideric Handel premiered in Venice.
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Written By: nally on 01/01/25 at 10:23 am
300 years ago today, on January 1st 1725 – J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41, which features the trumpet fanfares from the beginning also in the end.
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Written By: nally on 01/25/25 at 9:38 am
25 January 1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
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Written By: nally on 02/02/25 at 9:10 am
300 years ago today, on February 2nd 1725 – J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/25 at 4:08 pm
February 9th 1893 – Verdi's last opera, Falstaff premieres at La Scala, Milan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/25 at 6:11 am
February 11th 1843 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/25 at 11:20 am
February 11th 1903 – Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/17/25 at 8:12 am
17 February 1904 – Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Classical Music
Written By: nally on 02/20/25 at 9:53 pm
20 February 1816 – Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
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Written By: nally on 02/23/25 at 9:36 am
300 years ago today, on February 23rd 1725 – J. S. Bach first performed his Shepherd Cantata for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.