Today's Birthdays in Music: July 23 (Berwald, Cilèa)

1796 - Franz Berwald, Stockholm, Sweden; composer

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Berwald's Symphony No. 4 in E flat, 3rd mvt. (Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra)



1866 - Francesco Cilèa, Palmi, Italy; composer

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Jan Peerce sings "È la solita storia del pastore" (Federico's Lament) from Cilèa's L'Arlesiana (Vienna Festival Orchestra, conducted by Franz Allers, 1965)