Musical Anniversaries 2012

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  • DublinJimbo
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    • Nov 2011
    • 1222

    Musical Anniversaries 2012

    I am part of a group which meets weekly to listen to recorded music.

    Each year we keep note of significant anniversaries for composers and performers with a view to remembering them in some way. I tend to be the one who prepares the list, but 2012 is proving to be a bit of a fallow field. Can anyone here help with fleshing things out a bit (especially the performers section)? This is how it stands at present:

    COMPOSERS
    Frederick Delius, 29th January, 150th Anniversary of Birth
    Fritz Kreisler, 29th January, 50th Anniversary of Death
    Jacques-François Ibert, 5th February, 50th Anniversary of Death
    Edward German, 17th February, 150th Anniversary of Birth
    Jan Ladislav Dušek/Dussek, 20th March, 200th Anniversary of Death
    Janques-François Halévy, 17th April, 150th Anniversary of Death
    Friedrich von Flotow, 26th April, 100th Anniversary of Birth
    Jean Françaix, 23rd May, 100th Anniversary of Birth
    John Ireland, 12th June, 50th Anniversary of Death
    Igor Markevitch, 27th July, 100th Anniversary of Birth
    Giovanni Gabrieli, 12th August, 400th Anniversary of Death
    Jules Massenet, 13th August, 100th Anniversary of Death
    CLAUDE DEBUSSY, 22nd August, 150th Anniversary of Birth
    John Cage, 5th September, 100th Anniversary of Birth
    Hanns Eisler, 6th September, 50th Anniversary of Death
    Francesco Geminiani, 17th September, 250th Anniversary of Death
    Conlon Nancarrow, 27th October, 100th Anniversary of Birth
    Maurice Ravel, 28th December, 75th Anniversary of Death

    PERFORMERS
    Fritz Kreisler, 29th January, 50th Anniversary of Death
    Kathleen Ferrier, 22nd April, 100th Anniversary of Birth
    Georg Solti, 21st October, 100th Anniversary of Birth
  • Norfolk Born

    #2
    Sergiu Celibidache?

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    • vinteuil
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      • Nov 2010
      • 12955

      #3
      912, died: NOTKER Balbulus, Monk of St Gall, writer on music theory and organs
      1512 born Cristofero MORALES Papal chapel 1535-1540 'wrote only sacred music and despised the rest'
      1562 born Jan Pieterszoon SWEELINCK
      1562 born John BULL
      1612 born Andreas HAMMERSCHMIDT
      1662 born Henri DESMARETS
      1712 born Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU
      1712 born FREDERICK 'the Great'
      1762 died Johann Ernst EBERLIN
      1812 born Sigismund THALBERG
      1812 born Friedrich FLOTOW
      1862 Emanuel MOOR (of the Mo0r duplex piano.. )
      1862 born Leon BOELLMANN

      [for later dates - I'm sure that Sid-ney Gr-ew cd obleege... ]

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      • Flosshilde
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        • Nov 2010
        • 7988

        #4
        Surely ther must be a Mahler anniversary worth noting?

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        • DublinJimbo
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          • Nov 2011
          • 1222

          #5
          Originally posted by Flosshilde View Post
          Surely ther must be a Mahler anniversary worth noting?
          Ha ha! Two years in a row is quite enough.

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          • DublinJimbo
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            • Nov 2011
            • 1222

            #6
            Originally posted by Norfolk Born View Post
            Sergiu Celibidache?
            Excellent. Duly added.

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            • Anna

              #7
              Eugene Goossens. Composer and conductor. Died 1962, ruined by scandal.

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              • Ferretfancy
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                • Nov 2010
                • 3487

                #8
                Originally posted by Anna View Post
                Eugene Goossens. Composer and conductor. Died 1962, ruined by scandal.
                Not much of a scandal from today's perspective, a few gay magazines in his hand luggage?

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                • Anna

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ferretfancy View Post
                  Not much of a scandal from today's perspective, a few gay magazines in his hand luggage?
                  Well, it was also some whips and masks with the porn. However In 1941 he made the first recording of the Symphony No. 2 by Tchaikovsky, with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra! And he was responsible for Sydney Opera House being built where it was and should have been director and gone on to greater things, Copland composed for him, but The Press did for him (what's new?)
                  Last edited by Guest; 23-11-11, 09:23. Reason: spelyng

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                  • DublinJimbo
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                    • Nov 2011
                    • 1222

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Anna View Post
                    Eugene Goossens. Composer and conductor. Died 1962, ruined by scandal.
                    I wasn't aware of any scandal. Thanks for the mention. I've added Eugene for 13th June.

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                    • DublinJimbo
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                      • Nov 2011
                      • 1222

                      #11
                      Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
                      912, died: NOTKER Balbulus, Monk of St Gall, writer on music theory and organs

                      [...]

                      1862 born Leon BOELLMANN
                      Thanks for those. I had already included Flotow, but Sweelinck and Thalberg are appropriate names for inclusion also (I also fancy the notion of Frederick the Great).

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                      • mercia
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                        • Nov 2010
                        • 8920

                        #12
                        Anton Stadler died 1812
                        Alfred Deller and Kurt Sanderling born 1912
                        Daniel Jones born 1912

                        got those off wikipedia so probably better double check
                        Last edited by mercia; 22-11-11, 18:28.

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                        • Anna

                          #13
                          Originally posted by DublinJimbo View Post
                          I wasn't aware of any scandal. Thanks for the mention. I've added Eugene for 13th June.
                          Though remembered as a conductor, the compositions of Euguene Goossens were ranked between the wars alongside those of Bax, Bridge and Walton, then he went to Australia, Sydney, Kings Cross district, foolish boy!

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                          • mercia
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                            • Nov 2010
                            • 8920

                            #14
                            three different Eugene Goossens - how confusing

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                            • DublinJimbo
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                              • Nov 2011
                              • 1222

                              #15
                              Originally posted by mercia View Post
                              Daniel Jones born 1912
                              Daniel Jones? (I especially like Anton Stadler because of the Mozart connection. Delighted to have that. Also Kurt Sanderling, in the light of his death only two months ago.)

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