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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: April 19 (Tailleferre, Perahia)

1892 - Germaine Tailleferre, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France; composer

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Women of Note

1947 - Murray Perahia, New York City, USA; pianist

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Official website

Murray Perahia plays Schubert's Impromptu in A flat major, Op.90 No.4 (1988)

Labels: birthdays, composer, Germaine Tailleferre, Murray Perahia, piano

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