Today's Birthdays in Music: November 12 (Borodin, Papineau-Couture)

1833 - Alexander Borodin, St. Petersburg, Russia; composer

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Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa)



1916 - Jean Papineau-Couture, Montreal, Canada; composer, educator, administrator

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Today's Birthdays in Music: October 2 (van Appledorn, Frankl)

1927 Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, Holland, Michigan, U.S.A.; composer, pianist and educator

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1935 - Peter Frankl, Budapest, Hungary; pianist

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Today's Birthdays in Music: July 19 (Neel, Braun, Glennie)

1905 - Boyd Neel, Blackheath, England; conductor, administrator, educator


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1965 - Russell Braun, Frankfurt, Germany; opera and concert baritone

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David Pomeroy and Russel Braun sing "Au fond du temple saint" from Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de perles (Ottawa Under the Stars, 2007)



1965 - Evelyn Glennie, Aberdeen, Scotland; percussionist

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Segment from Evelyn Glennie documentary