We mark the premiere on February 26, 1935 89 years ago today of Georges Bizets Symphony in C. The premiere took place in Basel, Switzerland, in a performance conducted by Felix Weingartner (1863

I am aware that Valentines Day is already 5 days past, but darned if the romantic warm n fuzzies arent still lingering with me like a rash from poison oak. As such, I will be excused for offering

February 12 is one of those remarkable days in music history, remarkable for all the notable events that took place on this day. So: before getting to our featured topic, let us acknowledge some of th

On February 5, 1887 137 years ago today Giuseppe Verdis 25th and second-to-last opera, Otello, received its premiere at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The premiere was the single greatest trium

We mark the premiere on January 29, 1781 243 years ago today of Wolfgang Mozarts opera Idomeneo, Re di Creta (Idomeneo, King of Crete). With a libretto by Giambattista Varesco (1735-1805), whi

We mark the premiere on January 22, 1859 165 years ago today of Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, in the German city of Hanover. No other work by Brahms caused him such effort; never before o

On January 15, 1972 52 years ago today Don McLeans folk-rock song American Pie began what would eventually be a four-week stay at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song made the singe

We mark the birth on January 8, 1830 196 years ago today of the German pianist, conductor, composer, and cuckold, Hans Guido von Blow. Born in the Saxon capital of Dresden, he died in a hotel in

On December 18, 1962 61 years ago today Dmitri Shostakovichs Symphony No. 13 received its premiere in Moscow. The symphony stirred up a proverbial hornets nest of controversy, and were not tal

On December 11, 1721 302 years ago today Johann Sebastian Bachs employer, the 27-year-old Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cthen (1694-1728), married the 19-year-old Friederica Henrietta of Anhalt-Bernb