Robert Greenberg
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Frank Heino Damrosch (1859-1937) We mark the birth on June 22, 1859 â 161 years ago today â of the German-born American conductor and educator Frank Heino Damrosch. Permit me, please, a personal reminiscence before moving on to establish why Frank Damrosch, his father Leopold, his brother Walter and his sister Clara were nothing…
[caption id="attachment_2199" align="alignright" width="240"] Ferdinand David by Johann Georg Weinhold[/caption]Today we recognize and celebrate the birth, 207 years ago today, of someone who can rightfully be called âa musicianâs musicianâ: the violinist, composer and teacher Ferdinand David. We will get to the specifics of Maestro Davidâs life and career in a moment. With your indulgence,…
So hereâs what happened. In 1830, the 26-year-old composer Hector Berlioz fell in love with an adorable 18-year-old pianist named Camille Molke. Within a couple of weeks they were under the covers (ahem!); within a month they were unofficially engaged. Camilleâs mom, however, had other ideas. She proceeded to put Berlioz through more hoops than…
Leopold Godowskyâs âStudy on Chopinâs âBlack Keyâ Etudeâ, completed when he - Godowsky - was not quite 24 years old is but one of fifty-three studies on Chopinâs etudes Godowsky composed between 1894 and 1914. Weâll discuss his life in a moment, but first Godowskyâs version of/paraphrase on Chopinâs etude, in which the rapid, right-hand…
Clara Schumann in 1857, age 38 With our heads bowed and our hands on our hearts, we mark the death â 123 years ago today â of the pianist and composer Clara Wieck Schumann, who died of a stroke at the age of 76 on May 20, 1896. She was among the most outstanding pianists…
Charlie Parker (1920-1955) performing at the Three Deuces in New York City in 1947 We mark the birth on August 29, 1920 â 102 years ago today - of the alto saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker. The trumpet player (and one-time member of Charlie Parkerâs quintet) Miles Davis (1926-1991) famously said: âYou can tell the…
Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), circa 1920 We mark the death on December 28, 1937 â 83 years ago today â of the French composer and pianist Maurice Ravel, in Paris, at the age of 62. We will get to the magnifique and formidable Monsieur Ravel in a moment, but first, weâve a birthday to acknowledge. Georg…
Mozart in April 1789 by the German portrait artist Dora (Doris, Dorothea) Stock (1760-1832) We mark the premiere on September 6, 1791 â 230 years ago today â of Wolfgang Mozartâs final opera La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency [or Mercy] of Titus), K. 621. Commissioned by the Prague-based opera producer and impresario Domenico Guardasoni (circa 1731-1806), the…
[caption id="attachment_2112" align="alignright" width="210"] Tchaikovsky photographed at the time of his trip to America[/caption]Both the dates April 24 and 25 are bereft of significant musical events. As a result, this weekâs âMusic History Mondayâ is, in fact, âMusic History Wednesdayâ, as we turn to April 26 for the event that powers todays post. The event:…
Left-to-right: conductor Erich Kleiber (1890-1956), Alban Berg (1885-1935) and bass-baritone Leo SchĂźtzendorf (the first Wozzeck, 1886-1931) at the State Opera in Berlin, December 1925, prior to the world premiere of Bergâs Wozzeck We mark the premiere performance on December 14, 1925 â 95 years ago today â of Alban Bergâs opera Wozzeck in Berlin, conducted…
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