1847 Death of German composer Felix Mendelssohn in Leipzig. Schumann
composes Erinnerung in album of
music entitled Die Jugend in Mendelssohn's memory. b-Hamburg, 3 FEB 1809.
1853 Death of composer Alexander Stadtfeld, at 27.
1859 Birth of Polish composer Stanislaw NIEWIADOMSKI in Saposzyn. d-Lwow (Lviv) 1936.
1863 FP Berlioz' Les Troyens in Paris. 1st perf. of both
parts in French, with major cuts, Brussels Dec. 26-27, 1906; 1st
complete perf., sans cuts, alterations, etc., in English, CG. Sep. 17,
1969.
1889 Birth of Hackett, Charles (t) (1899-1942) U.S. (52) b. Worcester, MA, Nov. 4, 1889; d. New York, Jan. 1, 1942: On the recommendation of Lillian
Nordica, he studied at the New England Conservatory, and Florence
Italy. After a few lessons, at the age of twenty-three, He took
the title-role in a concert version of Faust, in Boston. After
singing as a concert singer and in church, he decided to travel to
Europe to study the Italian opera repertory. His début came in Pavia,
Boito's Mefistofele [Faust] (1915). In 1916, he sang at La Scala
Mignon. He sang in France, Italy, and Spain. He performed in the
major houses in Europe, including CG, as [Roméo] in Melba's farewell
performance. Hacket was principal singer with the Chicago Opera
Company (1922-1935). In the later part of his career he was chiefly a
concert and song singer. According to some writers, Hackett's
recordings "document a secure technique and a certain elegance, though
there is also a sense of routine about them. MET: Début: Jan. 31,
1919 [Almaviva] Il Barbiere di Siviglia, 9 seasons (1918-21, 33-39) 95
perf. 15 works.
1890 FP of BORODIN: w/ Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov. "Knyaz Igor" St. Petersburg (1890).
1897 Birth of Brazilian conductor Oscar Lorenzo FERNANDEZ in Rio de
Janeiro. d-Rio de Janeiro, 26 1948. Opera: "Malazarte"
(Rio de Janeiro, 1941).
1890 FP of Aleksander Borodin's opera Prince Igor in St. Petersburg.
1932 FP of Henry Cowell's Polyphonica for 12 instruments. Pan American Association orchestra, Nicholas Slonimsky conducting at the New School Auditorium in NYC.
1939 Death of French composer and organist Charles Arnold Tournemire at age 69, in Arcachon, France. b-Bordeaux, 22 JAN 1871.
1940 Birth of New Zealand composer John CHARLES in Wellington.
1944 Birth of Dutch composer Willem BREUKER in Amsterdam.
1948 FP of Arnold Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw for narrator, chorus and orchestra. Kurt Frederick conducting the
Civic Symphony of Albuquerque, NM.
1976 FP of Ned Rorem's Women’s Voices by mezzo Joyce Mathis and pianist Warren Wilson at Alice Tully Hall in NYC.
1977 FP of BARTHELSON: "The Devil's Disciple" White Plains (1977); Antonio Brico
(1902-1989) Dutch-born/U.S., conducting.
1993 FP of David Ward-Steinman's Night Winds for woodwind quintet. Arioso Wind Quintet at the Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, CA.
1993 FP of Bright Sheng's String Quartet No. 3, by the Takacs Quartet in Boulder, CO.
2002 FP of Behzad Ranjbaran's Nocturne for solo piano. Soheil Nasseri soloist, at Weill
Recital Hall in New York. The work is an evocation of the beauty
of a Persian garden at night.
Visit Presser Music to learn more about the Seattle premiere
and Behzad Ranjbaran's music.
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