Today's Birthdays in Music: January 24 (Farinelli, Hoffmann)

1705 - Farinelli (Carlo Boschi), Andria, Italy; castrato soprano

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1776 - E.T.A. Hoffmann, Königsberg, Germany; author, composer, music critic

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Harp Quintet by E.T.A. Hoffmann (Floraleda Sacchi, harp, with the Arion String Quartet)

Today's Birthdays in Music: October 30 (Warlock, Mintz)

1894 - Peter Warlock, London, England; composer and music critic

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Capriol Suite for String Orchestra, parts 1-3 (Chamber Ensemble Muenster, 1994)



1957 - Shlomo Mintz, Moscow, Russia; violinist and conductor

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Shlomo Mintz plays Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt., on "Il Cannone", Paganini's own 1742 Guarneri violin (Limburg Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi conducting, Maastricht, Netherlands 1997)

Today's Birthday in Music: August 9 (Hahn)

1875 - Reynaldo Hahn, Caracas, Venezuela; composer, conductor, music critic

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Reynaldo Hahn's "Feuillage" (1893), played by Phillip Sear


Elly Ameling, accompanied by Dalton Baldwin (1980), sings Hahn's "La valse dernière"

Todays Birthdays in Music: June 8 (Schumann, Ax)

1810 - Robert Schumann, Zwickau, Germany; composer and music critic

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Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44, 1st mvt., played by Sviatoslav Richter and the Borodin Quartet


Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, accompanied by Gerald Moore, sings "Der Nussbaum"


Horowitz plays "Träumerei" (Moscow, 1986)



1949 - Emanuel Ax, Lvov, Ukraine; pianist

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Emanuel Ax plays an excerpt from Chopin's Sonata No. 2, Op. 25 ("Marche funèbre")