Music History Monday

Name the Composer/Pianist: he was a student of Wolfgang Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, and Joseph Haydn; friend to Franz Schubert and a friend (and rival!) of Ludwig van Beethoven; and teach...

17 Okt 202219min

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dukelsky/Vernon Duke (1903-1969) We mark the birth on October 10, 1903 – 119 years ago today – of the Russian-American composer of concert music Vladimir Aleksandrovich Duke...

10 Okt 202215min

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) in 1917 We mark the death on October 3, 1931 – 91 years ago today – of the Danish composer and violinist Carl Nielsen in Copenhagen, at the age of 66. Nielsen had what w...

3 Okt 202218min

Béla Bartók (1881-1945) and his second wife, the pianist Ditta Pásztory (1903-1982), photographed in New York City circa 1942 We mark the death on September 26, 1945 – 77 years ago today – of the p...

26 Sep 202220min

“Don’t give up your day gig.” Along with “don’t eat yellow snow” and “fake it ‘til you make it”, “don’t give up your day gig” remains one of the oldest, hoariest, clichéd pieces of advice anyone can g...

19 Sep 202218min

Robert (1810-1856) and Clara Schumann (née Wieck, 1819-1896) in 1847 We mark the marriage on September 12, 1840 – 182 years ago today – of the pianist and composer Clara Wieck (1819-1896) to the co...

12 Sep 202219min

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) circa 1913 We mark the premiere on September 5, 1913 – 109 years ago today – of Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Prokofiev (1891-1953) composed the piece while...

5 Sep 202218min

Charlie Parker (1920-1955) performing at the Three Deuces in New York City in 1947 We mark the birth on August 29, 1920 – 102 years ago today – of the alto saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker. ...

29 Aug 202217min