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5 hours ago · Edward Elgar. Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO ( / ˈɛlɡɑːr / ⓘ; [1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and ...
5 hours ago · Schubert was an absolute master of melody and his ‘lieder’ (songs) still pack a punch 200 years after he wrote them. In tonight’s performance, these songs range from the romantic to the terrifying, and Mary Bevan and Edward Gardner bring out every nuance in the vibrant orchestrations. Schubert’s Symphony No.9 (the last he wrote) is a ...
5 hours ago · 1875 - English composer, pianist, and music scholar Donald Tovey, in Eton. 1935 - American composer and musical satirist Peter Schickele, in Ames, Iowa. He “discovered” and performed the music of P.D.Q Bach (1807-1742?). Deaths. 1937 - French composer and conductor Gabriel Pierné, 73, in Ploujean, Brittany
1 day ago · Musikjahr 1953. In Moskau stirbt am 5. März 1953 der sowjetische Pianist und Komponist Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew. Sein Musikmärchen Peter und der Wolf zählt zu den weltweit am meisten gespielten Werken der klassischen Musik. Der französische Gitarrist, Komponist und Bandleader Django Reinhardt stirbt am 16. Mai 1953 in Fontainebleau.
