Today's Birthdays in Music: December 16 (Kodály, Pinnock)

1882 - Zoltán Kodály, Kecskemét, Hungary; composer

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Janos Starker plays Kodály's Sonata for Solo Cello, 1st mvt. (Tokyo, 1988)


Dances of Galánta (Philharmonia Hungarica, conducted by Ervin Acél at the Vatican)




1946 - Trevor Pinnock, Canterbury, England; conductor and harpsichordist

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Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert play J.S. Bach's Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, 1st mvt. (Allegro)