Tetszhalott téma, jut eszembe, amikor egy több mint 290 éves évfordulót idézek meg, de csak a zenével. Reggel Becze Szilvia az 1053-as jegyzékszámú E-dúr Bach-csembelóverseny zongorás változatát konferálta fel a Bartók Rádióban, és mivel az ilyeneket jobban szeretem eredetiben meghallgatni, megkerestem egy csembalós felvételt, és persze annak máshol való megjelenéseit:
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BWV 169:a Gott soll allein mein Herze haben (Szívem egyedül Istené) címűt 1726. október 20-án Lipcsében mutatták be.
Hangszerei: alt szóló, s-a-t-b, 2 oboa, tenor oboa, 2 hegedű, brácsa, orgona, bc
(ld. az 1. és 5. tételét!)
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BWV 49: a Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen Dich (Megyek és epekedve kutatlak) címűt; két héttel később 1726. november 3-án mutatták be u.ott; ld. a sinfonia-részét!)
A csembalóverseny különben egy elveszett oboaverseny átirata.
-a német társadalom zeneimádó krémje, mint például Angela Kisz Merkel, kirakat afro-európai Blanco stb. bizony remélhetőleg megünneplik Marschnert is, feltehetőleg intimebb, zártkörübbtársaságban.
az egyik legnagyonn Marschner rajongó.
a legújabb hírek szerint Merkel tulajdonképpen ezt hitte, hogy Marschner bulira megy: vezényel Petrenko, énekel Domingo, és amikor rádöbbent, hogy ez bizony Wagner és se petrenko se Domingo, hát azt hitte, hogy a föld megnyílik alatta. hála istennek nem a föld nyílt meg, hanem csak a szék.
Megint egy ellenőrizetlen adat a rovatban: ugyanis a Fidelio szerint, persze máshonnan átvéve, a mai napon hunyt el Lehel Ferenc festő stb. Vagyis születése előtt 81 nappal meg is halt :-(
Kedves Fidelio! A réz-angyalotokat!
Lehel Ferenc (Papos, Szatmár vm, 1885. nov. 13. – Sao Paulo, 1975. aug. 24.) festő, művészeti író. Tanulmányait a budapesti Mintarajziskolában és a nagybányai szabadiskolában végezte. Festményei gyakran szerepeltek budapesti tárlatokon. Írói munkássága 1909-ben kezdődött "A művészet bölcselete" című könyvével. Az elkövetkező időben több más műve is megjelent. Ő írta az első monográfiát Gulácsy Lajosról és Csontváry Tivadarról. 1934 és 1935 között Nemzeti Művészet címmel folyóiratot adott ki. Ennek minden cikkét ő írta. A harmincas években képzőművészeti elemzéseket és műbírálatokat jelentetett meg. 1939-ben Angliába költözött. Belső építészként dolgozott Londonban, valamint történelmi, művészetbölcseleti és esztétikai tanulmányokat írt. Élete utolsó éveiben leányánál, Sao Paulóban lakott.
Ma 19 éve halt meg Fischer Annie. Ezen a felvételen sok más régi ismerőssel látni az ÁHZ-val (Tátrai, Rényi, Göndör Márta, Szeszler Tibor stb.; de rég volt, némelyek nagyon fiatalok... Hol vették fel és mikor? Ki tudja? Kb. az ötvenes évek vége.
Több mint egy év után javította a Fidelio a Weöres Sándor halálára vonatkozó téves dátumot, így mégse mondható, hogy a Fidelio javíthatatlan. Minden esetre: dícsérendő a dolog, és lehet, hogy a többi, még javítatlan esetében is meg kell várni az adott napot? Sajnálnám!
Mindez arról is eszembe jutott, hogy a Bartók Rádió egyik mai műsorvezetője, nem ugrott be elsőre Bolla Milán neve, talán a kép segít :-)
a mai napra tette délelőtt Cziffra György 20 év előtti elhunytát, amit nem találtam a Fidelio említett rovatában. Nem is kellett ott legyen, mert a valós dátum: január 15. Az már mellékes, hogy akkor sem szerepel a Fidelio Mai évfordulói között. Be kellene írni!
Az alábbi két adat is hibás, n-edszer javaslom a javítását, többek között azért is, nehogy a fenti úr vagy valamelyik hívő társa abból a rovatból merítsen mondandójához :-) Meg aztán, mert nem illik hibás adatot benn hagyni ennyi idő és jelzés után.
Sosztakovics: I. zongoraverseny - bemutató (Moszkva, 1953. október 15.) 1933! R. Strauss: Dafné - bemutató (Drezda, 1983. október 15.) 1938!
Erre a kicsit későbbi videóra már hivatkoztam, hiszen az ősbemutatón is a szerző zongorázott, itt is remekül. A bemutató helyszíne pedig Leningrád volt, a Filharmónia Nagyterme. 2010. dec. 22-én a Fidelio is emlékeztetett erre a ritka érdekes felvételre.
A Fidelio egyetlen oldalán sem jelenik már meg a Mai évfordulók rovat, de rákeresve azért felhozható - a korábbi alapvető hibákkal. anelyek közül van olyan, amit közel egy éve többször kifogásoltunk, főleg én, aki bízom benne, hogy a helyzet rendezhető.
A mai Mai... alatt szerepel Weill: Street Scene c. művének New Yorki ősbemutatója, de nem a 38 évvel korábbi és nekünk sokkal fontosabb bemutató ugyanott, Bartók Béla Kontrasztok-ja.
A ma reggeli Muzsikálóban is ezzel kapcsolatos volt a kérdés.
Az már csak hab a tortán, illetve színesíti a helyzetet, hogy valakinek a születése kétszer is szerepel, igaz - más színnel.
És ha már arra jártam, megnéztem a jövő vasárnapi dátumot is: Weöres Sándor nem január 12-én született, csak a szerkesztőségben, hanem január 22-én.
Érdekesség, hogy amikor Ligeti és felesége (Spitz Vera) disszidálni akart '56-ban, éppen ezen a napon akarták elhagyni az országot, és amikor a szovjet katonák Sárváron feltartóztatták a vonatjukat, nekik sikerült az ottani postán elbújni. Aztán átjutottak.
"1886:Johannes Brahms 2. cselló-zongoraszonátájának (F-dúr, op. 99) ősbemutatója Bécsben a Musikvereinsaal Kistermében. A zongoraszólamot maga a szerző játszotta,..." Remek!
1858:Liszt Ferenc ezt írta Weimarból a költő Ludwig Eckhardtnak:
"A művészet számunkra nem más, mint a misztikus létra a földről az égbe, a végesből a végtelenbe, az embertől az Istenhez, vagyis a szeretetből fakadó örök igyekezet és indíttatás a megváltáshoz!"
1886:Johannes Brahms 2. cselló-zongoraszonátájának (F-dúr, op. 99) ősbemutatója Bécsben a Musikvereinsaal Kistermében. A zongoraszólamot maga szerző játszotta, míg a csellista Robert Hausmann volt.
Utóbbi - a Joachim kvartett tagja is - volt a közel egy évvel későbbi Brahms-kettősverseny szólistája is, ahol éppen Joachim játszotta a hegedűszólamot.
A hangfelvételen éppen azok a híres magyarok játszanak, akikről tegnap Frankl Péter is megemlékezett egy holnapi kamarakoncertjét felvezető beszélgetésben.
A maiCecilia-napon e névhez kötődően is több zenemű ősbemutatója volt.
Pl.: 1772-ben Georg Joseph Vogler I. miséjének Mannheimben
Pl.: 1823-ban Kasselben Louis Spohr műve:
Himnusz Szent Cecília tiszteletére; szopránhangra, kórusra és orgonára
Maga ezt írta abban az évben a mű bemutatójáról: "Írtam egy himnuszt Szent Ceciliának von Fräulein von Calenberg versére a november 22-i Cecilia-napi ünnepségre, amelyben a kórus mellett egy brilliáns szopránszóló is helyet kapott; ez utóbbit az idősebb lányom, Emilie, nagyon jól oldott meg."
Az 1942. évi Britten-bemutató ismertebb.
Az 1932-es párizsi ősbemutató zenéjéből idézni is tudom a több mint 40 éves mű több mint 40 éves felvételét:
Mi történt április 10-én (a Klassik-kalendáriuma szerint)
1545: Todestag von Costanzo Festa
1640: Todestag von Agostino Antonio Agazzari
1707: Geburtstag von Michel Corrette
1807: Todestag von Anna Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
1808: Geburtstag von Auguste-Joseph Franchomme
1831: UA von Carl Gottlieb Reißigers "Die Felsenmühle von Estalieres"
1840: UA von Gaetano Donizettis "Les Martyrs"
1864: Geburtstag von Eugen d'Albert
1866: UA von Johannes Brahms' "Lindes Rauschen in den Wipfeln"
1872: UA von Edvard Griegs "Sigurd Jorsalfar"
1875: UA von René Lenormands "Sonate pour violoncelle et piano"
1880: UA von Georg Wilhelm Raucheneckers "Symphonisches Tonwerk im Stil einer Ouvertüre"
1883: Todestag von Emilie Mayer
1886: UA von Emanuel Chabriers "Gwendoline"
1887: Geburtstag von Heinz Tiessen
1903: UA von Georg Wilhelm Raucheneckers "Ave verum corpus"
1910: UA von Camille Saint-Saëns' "La Foi"
1911: Todestag von Mikolajus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
1913: UA von Italo Montemezzis "L'amore dei tre Re"
1920: UA von Paul Fiévets "Sonate pour piano et violoncelle"
1930: Geburtstag von Claude Bolling
1933: Geburtstag von Philip Corner
1934: Geburtstag von Zsolt Durkó
1937: Todestag von Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton
1943: Geburtstag von Julio Estrada
1945: Geburtstag von Robert Wittinger
1952: Todestag von Frederic Austin
1961: UA von Krzysztof Pendereckis "Psalmus"
1965: UA von Hans Chemin-Petits "Sonata in d"
1973: UA von Cesar Bresgens "Streichquartett Nr. 3"
1976: Todestag von Enrico Mainardi
1979: Todestag von Nino Rota
1980: UA von Thomas Böttgers "Duo für Violoncello und Klavier"
1992: UA von Annette Schlünz' "...der Schatten verwirrte."
1997: Todestag von Toshiro Mayuzumi
2006: UA von Paul Pattersons "Westerly Winds"
2010: UA von Hermann Seidls "65"
A musicandhistory.com mai ajánlata pedig 1545-től:
10 April 1545 Costanzo Festa dies in Rome, aged approximately 55-60 years.
10 April 1758 Giovanni Battista Sammartini (57) is among the founders of the Accademia Filarmonica, Milan, an orchestra of amateur players.
10 April 1760 Nicola Porpora (73) takes up his duties at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, Naples.
10 April 1763 Florian Leopold Gassmann (33) assumes his post at the harpsichord of the Burgtheater, Vienna for the first time.
10 April 1766 Rebekka als Braut, a singpiel by Michael Haydn (28) to words after Reichssiegel, is performed for the first time, in Salzburg.
10 April 1773 Gelobet sey der Herr, gross von Rath for chorus and strings by Johannes Herbst (37) is performed for the first time.
10 April 1802 Johann Friedrich Reichardt’s (49) melodram Hercules Tod, after Sophocles, is performed for the first time, in the Nationaltheater, Berlin.
10 April 1804 About this date, Giovanni Paisiello (63) obtains release as maître de chappelle to Napoléon.
10 April 1820 The Symphony no.2 by Louis Spohr (36) is performed for the first time, in London under the direction of the composer. Spohr “conducts” the Philharmonic Society by waving his bow at them.
10 April 1823 Johann Baptist Jenger proposes his friend Franz Schubert (26) as an honorary member of the Styrian Music Society at Graz in spite of his youth. The proposal is accepted.
Franz Schubert (26) writes to his publisher Cappi and Diabelli accusing them of shady practices and severing relations.
Three songs by Franz Schubert (26) are published by Sauer and Leidesdorf, Vienna as his op.20: Sei mir gegrüsst to words of Rückert, Frühlingsglaube, to words of Uhland, and Hänflings Liebeswerbung to words of Kind.
Franz Liszt (11) writes the following in Ludwig van Beethoven’s (52) conversation book, “I have often expressed the wish to Herr von Schindler to make your lofty acquaintance, and am rejoiced now to be able to do so. As I will give a concert on Sunday the 13th I most humbly beg you to grant me your exalted presence.” Contrary to Liszt’s own report, Beethoven does not attend. Now almost totally deaf, he does not appear at concerts. (approximate date)
10 April 1825 Der Alpenjäger D.588, a song by Franz Schubert (28) to words of Schiller, is performed for the first time, in the Vienna Musikverein.
A felvétel gyönyörű! A szöveg:
Willst du nicht das Lämmlein hüten? Lämmlein ist so fromm und sanft, Nährt sich von des Grases Blüten, Spielend an des Baches Ranft. "Mutter, Mutter, laß mich gehen, Jagen nach des Berges Höhen!"
Willst du nicht die Herde locken Mit des Hornes munterm Klang? Lieblich tönt der Schall der Glocken In des Waldes Lustgesang. "Mutter, Mutter, laß mich gehen, Schweifen auf den wilden Höhen!"
Willst du nicht die Blümlein warten, Die im Beete freundlich stehn? Draußen ladet dich kein Garten, Wild ists auf den wilden Höhn! "Laß die Blümlein, laß sie blühen! Mutter, Mutter, laß mich ziehen!"
Und der Knabe ging zu jagen, Und es treibt und reißt ihn fort, Rastlos fort mit blindem Wagen An des Berges finstern Ort, Vor ihm her mit Windesschnelle Flieht die zitternde Gazelle.
Auf der Felsen nackte Rippen Klettert sie mich leichtem Schwung, Durch den Riß gespaltener Klippen Trägt sie der gewagte Sprung, Aber hinter ihr verwogen Folgt er mit dem Todesbogen.
Jetzo auf den schroffen Zinken Hängt sie, auf dem höchsten Grat, Wo die Felsen jäh versinken Und verschwunden ist der Pfad. Unter sich die steile Höhe, Hinter sich des Feindes Nähe.
Mit der Jammers stummen Blicken Fleht sie zu dem harten Mann, Fleht umsonst, denn loszudrücken Legt er schon den Bogen an. Plötzlich aus der Felsenspalte Tritt der Geist, der Bergesalte.
Und mit seinen Götterhänden Schützt er das gequälte Tier. "Mußt du Tod und Jammer senden", Ruft er, "bis herauf zu mir? Raum für alle hat die Erde, Was verfolgst du meine Herde?"
Még Schubert előtt zenésítette meg a verset Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814). Magyar fordítását még nem találtam.
10 April 1828 Incidental music to Ozaneaux’ play Le dernier jour de Missolonghi by Ferdinand Hérold (37) is performed for the first time, in the Théâtre de l’Odéon, Paris.
10 April 1829 Hector Berlioz (25) sends a copy of Huit scenes de Faust to Goethe. The author, after receiving a negative reaction of the work from Carl-Friedrich Zelter, does not write back.
Charles Valentin Alkan (15) is appointed repetiteur at the Paris Conservatoire. He will soon be appointed assistant professor of solfege.
10 April 1840 Les Martyrs, a grand opéra by Gaetano Donizetti (42) to words of Scribe, is performed for the first time, in the Paris Opéra. The work, which is a second version of the composer’s Poliuto, is given a lukewarm reception.
10 April 1853 Meditation sur le Ier prélude de Bach (Ave Maria) by Charles Gounod (34) is performed for the first time. The composer-arranger calls it a “mischievous prank.”
10 April 1859 Emperor Franz Joseph II inducts Franz Liszt (47) into the Order of the Iron Crown, third class. This gives him the right to petition the Emperor for a knighthood. As soon as the news reaches Liszt in Weimar later this month, he will.
10 April 1861 Arthur Sullivan (18) receives a diploma from Leipzig Conservatory. He will soon return home.
Bedrich Smetana (37) debuts before King Carl XV of Sweden at the Stockholm Court Theatre.
10 April 1865 Hans von Bülow conducts the first rehearsal for Tristan und Isolde in Munich a few hours after his wife, Cosima, gives birth to the daughter of the composer of the music, Richard Wagner (51). The child is named Isolde Ludowika Josepha.
10 April 1866 Lindes Rauschen in Wipfeln op.3/6, a song by Johannes Brahms (32) to words of Eichendorff, is performed for the first time, in Vienna.
10 April 1868 Movements from Ein deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms (34) are performed in Bremen Cathedral conducted by the composer. Sections 4, 6 and 7 are heard for the first time. Many eminent musicians from around Europe attend including Clara Schumann (48), Joseph Joachim and Max Bruch. The performance is a universal success. See 18 February 1869.
10 April 1872 Incidental music to Bjornson’s play Sigurd Jorsalfar by Edvard Grieg (28) is performed for the first time, in Christiania (Oslo). Criticism is mixed but the public is appreciative.
Two songs by Antonin Dvorák (30) are performed for the first time, in Prague: The Reason, to words of Krásnohorská, and The Orphan to words of Erben.
10 April 1873 Rédemption, a symphonic poem for soprano, female chorus, speaker, and orchestra by César Franck (50), is performed for the first time, in Paris. Many of the audience walk out.
10 April 1875 Two songs for vocal duet and piano by Gabriel Fauré (29) are performed for the first time, by the Société National de Musique, Paris: Puisq’ici-bas toute âme op.10/1 to words of Hugo and Tarantelle op.10/2 to words of Monnier.
10 April 1881 Henry Lee Higginson signs a contract with Charles Martin Loeffler (20) for Loeffler to play in his newly founded Boston Symphony Orchestra. Loeffler will move to Boston in September from New York. “It was the only member of the orchestra whom he personally and independently hired, ‘and it was the best.’”
10 April 1886 Gwendoline, an opéra by Emmanuel Chabrier (45) to words of Mendes, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels.
10 April 1891 Prelude op.21/1 for piano by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (50) is performed for the first time, in Tiflis (Tbilisi).
10 April 1894 Snefrid, a melodrama by Carl Nielsen (28) to words of Drachmann, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
10 April 1897 A bill of complaint is filed in Philadelphia against John Philip Sousa (42) by the widow of his business partner David Blakely. She claims that the contract between Sousa and Blakely is still in force and applies to Blakely’s heirs.
10 April 1904 During the performance of a Beethoven (†77) symphony in the Cirque d’été, Paris, Erik Satie (37) exchanges words with his arch-enemy, the critic Henri Gauthier-Villars (pseud. Willy). Not satisfied with the responses he is receiving, Satie begins to beat Willy, who responds with his walking stick. The composer is removed to a nearby police station.
10 April 1906 Divertissement op.6 for wind quintet and piano by Albert Roussel (37) is performed for the first time, at the Salle des Agriculteurs, Paris.
Four songs for voice and piano by Charles Martin Loeffler (45) are performed for the first time, in Boston: A Dream within a Dream and To Helen, to words of Poe, Sudden Light to words of DG Rossetti, and Sonnet to words of Lodge.
10 April 1909 Incidental music to Brieux’s play La foi by Camille Saint-Saëns (73) is performed for the first time, in Monaco.
10 April 1911 Four Pieces for piano op.3 by Sergey Prokofiev (19) is performed for the first time, in St. Petersburg. The music of Arnold Schoenberg (36) is heard in Russia for the first time, when Prokofiev (19) plays the Klavierstücke op.11 on the same program.
10 April 1913 Through the Rushes, By the River for women’s chorus and piano by Arthur Foote (60) to words of Coates, is performed for the first time, in Boston.
10 April 1919 The comédie musicale Masques et bergamasques by Gabriel Fauré (73), to words of Fauchois, is performed for the first time, in Monaco. See 16 November 1919.
10 April 1920 The Violin Sonata op.11/2 by Paul Hindemith (24) is performed for the first time, in Frankfurt-am-Main.
Suite en ut for piano by Francis Poulenc (21) is performed for the first time, by the Société National de Musique.
A funeral for the memory of Charles Tomlinson Griffes takes place at Community Chapel of the Church of the Messiah at 34th and Park Streets, New York. His earthly remains are laid to rest in Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey.
10 April 1923 Divertimento op.5 for small orchestra and male chorus by Kurt Weill (23) is performed completely for the first time, in Philharmonic Hall, Berlin. See 7 December 1922.
10 April 1924 Incidental music to Borras’ play La anunciación by Joaquín Turina (41) is performed for the first time, in Teatro Espanol, Madrid.
10 April 1927 Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen op.2 for chorus by Anton Webern (43) to words of George, is performed for the first time, in Fürstenfeld, Austria.
10 April 1931 Durch die Nacht, a cycle of seven songs for voice and piano by Ernst Krenek (30) to words of Kraus, is performed for the first time, in the Dresden Künstlerhaus, the composer at the piano. See 19 June 1932.
10 April 1932 Fantasy for woodwinds, horn, and piano by Roy Harris (34) is performed for the first time, in Pasadena Community Playhouse, Pasadena, California.
10 April 1934 Hommage a Satie for chamber orchestra by David Diamond (18) is performed for the first time, in New York.
Mass for Two-Part Chorus and Percussion by Virgil Thomson (38) is performed for the first time, in Town Hall, New York.
10 April 1937 Paul Hindemith (41) makes his first performing appearance in the United States, playing his own Sonata for viola solo at the Library of Congress, Washington. On the same program, Hindemith’s Piano Sonata no.3, Sonata for flute and piano, and the first four of the Sechs Lieder for tenor and piano to words of Hölderlin, are performed for the first time. Also premiered are the first two movements of Concerto for Horns by Carlos Chávez (37). See 4 November 1964.
10 April 1940 Les musiciens du ciel, a film with music by Arthur Honegger (48), is shown for the first time, in Paris.
The first song of Canti di Prigiona by Luigi Dallapiccola (36) to words of Queen Mary Stuart for accompanied chorus is heard for the first time, over the airwaves of Belgian Radio, Brussels. See 11 December 1941.
10 April 1944 Arnold Schoenberg’s (69) organ work Variations on a Recitative is performed for the first time, in New York.
10 April 1945 William Schuman’s (34) ballet Undertow, to a story by Tudor, is performed for the first time, in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
10 April 1951 Lilting Fancy for chorus by Henry Cowell (54) is performed for the first time, in Saugerties, New York.
10 April 1952 Le candélabre a sept branches op.315 for piano by Darius Milhaud (59) is performed for the first time, in Ein-gev, Israel.
10 April 1958 Spectrum for solo violin, brass quintet, and piano by Charles Wuorinen (19) is performed for the first time, in the Barkley Hotel, Philadelphia.
An orchestral suite from Aaron Copland’s (57) opera The Tender Land is performed for the first time, in Orchestra Hall, Chicago.
10 April 1959 Two Piano Pieces by Gottfired Michael Koenig (32) are performed for the first time, in Cologne.
10 April 1961 Psalmus 1961 for electronic sound generators by Krzysztof Penderecki (27) is performed for the first time, in Stockholm.
Variations on a Medieval Tune for band by Norman Dello Joio (50) is performed for the first time.
10 April 1972 Antiphony VI (Cogito) for string quartet, slides, and tape by Kenneth Gaburo (45) to words of Hommel is performed for the first time.
A service in memory Stefan Wolpe is held at The Riverside Funeral Home, Amsterdam Avenue, New York. Among the speakers are Milton Babbitt (55), John Cage (59), and Elliott Carter (63). Wolpe’s earthly remains are cremated.
10 April 1977 Fresh Spring for baritone and chamber ensemble by Tod Machover (23) to words of Spenser is performed for the first time.
10 April 1978 Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, and string quintet by Isang Yun (60) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
A Dip in the Lake by John Cage (65) is performed for the first time, at New York University.
Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung: Tristan Revisited for viola and orchestra by William Bergsma (57) is performed for the first time, in Seattle.
10 April 1981 Winter Variations for chamber ensemble by Tod Machover (27) is performed for the first time, in Carnegie Recital Hall, New York the composer conducting.
10 April 1984 La Ville for tape by Pierre Henry (54) is performed for the first time, over the airwaves of WDR, Cologne.
Mass for six solo voices by Jonathan Lloyd (35) is performed for the first time, in Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Prologue and Variations for string orchestra by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (44) is performed for the first time, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
10 April 1986 The Murder of Comrade Sharik, an opera by William Bergsma (65) to his own words after Bulgakov, is performed for the first time, in Brooklyn.
10 April 1987 Kontraste, two pieces for violin by Isang Yun (69) is performed for the first time, in Hamburg.
A Celebration of Some 100x150 Notes for orchestra by Elliott Carter (78) is performed for the first time, at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston. See 5 October 1989.
10 April 1988 Ivesiana for violin, cello, and piano by TJ Anderson (59) is performed for the first time, in Weston, Massachusetts.
Clarinet Concerto by Joan Tower (49) is performed for the first time, in Carnegie Hall, New York.
10 April 1989 Sonata for violin and piano by George Rochberg (70) is performed for the first time, in Ambassador Auditorium, Los Angeles.
10 April 1995 Summer for voice and piano by Györgi Ligeti (71) after Friedrich Hölderlin is performed for the first time, at the University of Oregon.
10 April 1997 Toshiro Mayuzumi dies of liver failure in Kawasaki, aged 68 years, one month, and 21 days.
Zythos for trombone and six percussionists by Iannis Xenakis (74) is performed for the first time, in Birmingham.
10 April 2000 Utah Fanfare for brass and percussion by John Corigliano (62) is performed for the first time, at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
10 April 2003 Spring Music op.96 for two or more instruments by Robin Holloway (59) is performed for the first time, in Wigmore Hall, London.
Inventing Flight for orchestra by William Bolcom (64) is performed for the first time, in North Carolina.
10 April 2012 Melodies of a Flute for flute/alto flute, marimba/cymbals, violin, and cello by Bright Sheng (56) is performed for the first time, in Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Megszaporodtak a Mai évfordulók bemutatókra vonatkozó hivatkozásai a Fidelióban. Az alábbi címen még közel ötvenről lehet a mai naphoz kapcsolva olvasni, más érdekességek között, de ez sem teljes jegyzék, és érdemes ellenőrizni is a beírásokat. Angolosok előnyben.
3 April
3 April 1639 Alessandro Stradella is born in Nepi, near Viterbo.
3 April 1759 Les fureurs de Saül, a motet français by Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville (47), is performed for the first time, in Paris.
3 April 1764 The mortal remains of Pietro Locatelli are interred in the English Church of Begijnhof in Amsterdam.
3 April 1775 The first recorded appearance by Muzio Clementi (23) as a pianist in London takes place at the Hickford Rooms.
3 April 1781 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (25) performs publicly in Vienna for the first time since he was a boy, at the Kärntnertortheater. A symphony is performed, probably K.297 as well as the Variations on Je suis Lindor K.354. “I had to start all over again, because there was no end to the applause.” Among the audience is Emperor Joseph II.
3 April 1814 The name of the Académie Impériale de Musique (Paris Opéra) is changed to the Académie de Musique.
3 April 1815 Luigi Cherbini (54) conducts the premiere of his Overture in G with the Royal Philharmonic Society in London.
3 April 1824 Morning and Evening Service for chorus and organ by Samuel Wesley (58) is performed completely for the first time, in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
3 April 1827 A memorial service for Ludwig van Beethoven takes place in the Church of St. Augustin, Vienna. The Requiem of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (†35) is performed.
3 April 1834 Robert Schumann’s (23) periodical Neue Leipziger Zeitschrift für Musik is published for the first time.
3 April 1843 Leipzig Conservatory opens for business. The man chiefly responsible for its existence, Felix Mendelssohn (34), is an instructor.
3 April 1845 Louis Moreau Gottschalk (15) calls at the home of Frédéric Kalkbrenner (59) in Paris. Kalkbrenner compliments his technique but criticizes his choice of music.
3 April 1850 Václav Jan Krtitel Tomásek dies in Prague, aged 75 years, eleven months and 17 days. His mortal remains will be buried in the cemetery of Prague-Kosire.
3 April 1851 Hector Berlioz (47) writes in the Journal des débats, “Monsieur Gottschalk (21) is one of the few now living who possess all the different elements which make a pianist of sovereign power.”
3 April 1856 Scherzo no.1 in b minor by Mily Balakirev (19) is performed for the first time, in St. Petersburg, the composer at the keyboard.
Trombalcazar, ou Les criminels dramatiques, a bouffonerie musicale by Jacques Offenbach (36) to words of Dupeuty and Bourget, is performed for the first time, at the Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris.
3 April 1859 Franz Schubert’s (†30) Gebet D.815 for vocal quartet and piano to words of Fouqué is performed for the first time, at the Redoutensaal, Vienna.
3 April 1860 Anton Bruckner (35) passes a course in advanced counterpoint with his Vienna instructor Simon Sechter, largely through correspondence.
3 April 1861 Today is the effective date of Bedrich Smetana’s (37) resignation as conductor of the Choral and Harmonic Societies in Göteborg.
3 April 1866 In the church of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, Franz Liszt (54) hears improvisations by the church’s organist, César Franck (43) and is very impressed.
3 April 1867 La grand’ tante, an opéra comique by Jules Massenet (24) to words of Adénis and Granvallet, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Favart, Paris. It is warmly received by the audience. Reviewers find fault with the libretto.
3 April 1869 The Board of Directors of the Russian Musical Society vote not to elect Mily Balakirev (32) to the board.
Concerto for piano and orchestra in a minor by Edvard Grieg (25) is performed for the first time, in the Casino, Copenhagen, in the presence of Queen Louise and Anton Rubinstein (39). A wildly appreciative audience interrupts the performance with applause between movements and after the first movement cadenza. The composer is in Christiania (Oslo).
3 April 1876 Choral Elegy for male chorus by Leos Janácek (21) to words of Celakovsky is performed for the first time, in Brünn (Brno) conducted by the composer.
3 April 1880 Piano Concerto in F sharp by Hubert Parry (32) is performed for the first time, in the Crystal Palace, London.
Four months after the New York premiere, The Pirates of Penzance by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (37) opens in London at the Opéra-Comique. It will run 363 performances.
3 April 1884 Barcarolle op.37a/6 for solo piano by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (43) is performed for the first time, in Moscow.
3 April 1886 Richard Strauss (21) is informed that King Ludwig II of Bavaria has appointed him third conductor at the Munich Court Opera.
Franz Liszt (74) arrives in England for a performance of his Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth in honor of his 75th birthday. A reception in his honor tonight at Westwood House is attended by leading English political and artistic figures such as Arthur Sullivan (43).
La naissance de Venus for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra by Gabriel Fauré (40) to words of Collin is performed for the first time, by the Société National de Musique, at the Salle Pleyel, Paris. Also on the program is the premiere of the Polonaise op.77 for two pianos by Camille Saint-Saëns (50) played by the composer and Fauré. See 8 March 1883.
3 April 1887 Le nuit de mai, a “Grand Poeme symphonique” for tenor, and orchestra by Ruggero Leoncavallo (30), to words of Musset, is performed for the first time, in Salle de Kriegelstein, Paris.
3 April 1888 Piano Concerto no.1 by Edward MacDowell (27) is performed completely for the first time, in Boston. See 30 March 1885.
3 April 1889 The Five Songs op.104 for unaccompanied choir by Johannes Brahms (55) to words of Groth, Kalbeck, Rückert, and anonymous are performed completely for the first time, in Vienna. See 29 March 1889.
3 April 1892 Sergey Rakhmaninov (19) receives the subject of his graduation exercise from Moscow Conservatory, the libretto to a one-act opera named Aleko by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko after a poem by Pushkin. Rakhmaninov is so excited he runs all the way home to get started on the music.
3 April 1897 08:30 Johannes Brahms dies of liver cancer at his Vienna home, aged 63 years, ten months and 27 days.
Two works by Gabriel Fauré (51) are performed for the first time, by the Société National de Musique, Paris: Barcarolle no.6 op.70 for piano, and Prison op.83 for voice and piano to words of Verlaine. On the same program, two works by Ernest Chausson (42) are performed for the first time: Serres chaudes op.24 for voice and piano to words of Maeterlinck, and Quelques danses op.26 for piano.
3 April 1901 The producer for the Gilbert and Sullivan (†0) operettas, Richard D’Oyly Carte, dies in London.
3 April 1911 The Symphony no.4 by Jean Sibelius (45) is performed for the first time, in Helsinki directed by the composer. Reaction to the symphony is confused. There is no applause until garlands are brought on stage.
3 April 1913 Le festin de l’araignée, a ballet pantomime by Albert Roussel (43) to a scenario of Voisins after Fabre, is performed for the first time, in the Théâtre des Arts, Paris.
3 April 1914 The Lake at Evening op.5/1, a piano work by Charles T. Griffes (29), is performed for the first time, in Carnegie Chamber Music Hall, New York. See 19 December 1916 and 4 June 1920.
3 April 1917 Aglavaine et Sélisette, an overture by Arthur Honegger (25), is performed for the first time, at the Paris Conservatoire, conducted by the composer. See 1 June 1920.
3 April 1918 Erik Satie (51) writes of Claude Debussy, “My poor friend! What a sad end. Now people will discover that he had enormous talent. But that's life!”
Erik Satie’s (51) drame symphonique Socrate, to words of Plato translated by Cousin, is performed for the first time, privately, at the Paris home of the Princesse de Polignac, the composer at the piano. See 24 June 1918 and 14 February 1920.
3 April 1923 The Rainbow, a musical comedy with book by de Courville, Scott, and Wallace, lyrics by Grey and Hooker and music by George Gershwin (24), is performed for the first time, at the Empire Theatre, London.
3 April 1924 A funeral service in memory of Charles Villiers Stanford takes place in Westminster Abbey. His ashes are buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, next to the remains of Henry Purcell (†229).
3 April 1925 At the Boar’s Head op.42, an opera by Gustav Holst (50) after Shakespeare, is performed for the first time, at the Manchester Opera House. It is not a success.
3 April 1930 Concerto for two violins and orchestra by Gustav Holst (55) is performed for the first time, in Queen’s Hall, London. During the intermission, Holst is presented with the gold medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
A revised version of the symphonic poem Summer Evening by Zoltán Kodály (47) is performed for the first time, in New York.
Suite sugestiva for soprano, baritone, and chamber orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos (43) is performed for the first time, in the Paris home of Mme Frédéric Moreau. See 26 August 1929.
3 April 1931 Konzertmusik op.50 for strings and brass by Paul Hindemith (35) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
3 April 1933 Richard Strauss (65) is scheduled to conduct a concert today by the Berlin Philharmonic that should have been conducted by Bruno Walter. Walter has been removed because he is Jewish. So many subscribers return their tickets after hearing of the treachery of Strauss that the performance is cancelled.
3 April 1935 Cinq poemes d’Eluard for voice and piano by Francis Poulenc (36) are performed for the first time, in L’École normale de musique, Paris. This is the first formal recital by the duo of Francis Poulenc and Pierre Bernac.
3 April 1936 Geigenmusik for violin and orchestra by Werner Egk (34) is performed for the first time, in Baden-Baden.
3 April 1938 Mass in G for chorus by Francis Poulenc (39) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
3 April 1941 Scapino overture by William Walton (39) is performed for the first time, in Orchestra Hall, Chicago. It was commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
3 April 1943 Concierto heroico for piano and orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo (41) is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlos, Lisbon. It is a popular and critical success.
Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib? for voice and piano by Kurt Weill (43) to words of Brecht is performed for the first time, at Hunter College, New York sung by Lotte Lenya.
3 April 1947 Introduzione e Passacaglia “Lauda Sion Salvatorem” for orchestra by Bruno Maderna (26) is performed for the first time, in Florence.
3 April 1948 John Cage (35) makes his first visit to Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Here he will perform music to accompany dances by Merce Cunningham.
3 April 1949 Symphony no.1 by Wallingford Riegger (63) is performed for the first time, in New York. It will subsequently be withdrawn by the composer.
3 April 1950 Two piano works by Charles Ives (75) are performed for the first time, in New York: The Anti-Abolitionist Riots and Some Southpaw Pitching (studies nos.9 and 21), over 40 years after they were composed.
19:00 After a period of recovery, Kurt Weill (50) suffers a relapse of his heart ailment and dies of a cerebral embolism at Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital, New York, aged 50 years, one month, and one day.
3 April 1951 Two songs for voice and piano by Otto Luening (50) to words of Byron are performed for the first time, in Town Hall, New York: The Harp the Monarch Minstrel Swept and She Walks in Beauty.
3 April 1957 Incidental music to Strindberg’s play A Dream Play by Lejaren Hiller (33) is performed for the first time, at the University of Illinois, Urbana.
3 April 1959 Elegy for small orchestra by Kenneth Gaburo (32) is performed for the first time, in New York, conducted by Leonard Bernstein (40).
3 April 1960 Greeting Overture for orchestra by Aram Khachaturian (56) is performed for the first time, in Moscow Conservatory Bolshoy Hall.
Mostly About Love, four songs for voice and piano by Virgil Thomson (63) to words of Koch, is performed for the first time, in Carnegie Recital Hall, New York. Also premiered are eight songs by Ned Rorem (36) to words of Roethke: Orchids, I Strolled Across an Open Field, The Waking, Root Cellar, Snake, Night Crow, Memory, and My Papa’s Waltz.
3 April 1966 Romiosini (Hellenism), a song cycle by Mikis Theodorakis (40) to words of Ritsos, is performed for the first time, in the Diana Theatre in Athens at an evening of protest against the presence of missile bases in Greece.
Terretektorh, for 88 players seated in the audience by Iannis Xenakis (43), is performed for the first time, in Royan, France.
Composition for oboe and piano by Charles Wuorinen (27) is performed for the first time, at the Gardner Museum, Boston the composer at the keyboard.
Easter Cantata for alto, chorus, two trumpets, two trombones, glockenspiel, chimes, harp, and strings by Lou Harrison (48) to words of St. Luke is performed for the first time, at Hartnell College, Salinas, California.
3 April 1967 D’un opéra de voyage for 22 instruments by Betsy Jolas (40) is performed for the first time, in Royan.
Karlheinz Stockhausen (38) marries his second wife, the artist Mary Bauermeister, the daughter of a college professor, in San Francisco. She is pregnant with their second child.
3 April 1970 Night of the Four Moons for alto, alto flute, banjo, electric cello, and percussion by George Crumb (40) to words of Garcia Lorca, is performed for the first time, in Springfield, Pennsylvania. The work was composed exclusively during the flight of Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969.
3 April 1975 Dybbuk Suite no.1 for tenor, bass-baritone, and orchestra by Leonard Bernstein (56) to words of various Jewish texts, is performed for the first time, in Avery Fisher Hall, New York conducted by the composer.
3 April 1977 Lichtzwang for violin and orchestra by Wolfgang Rihm (25) is performed for the first time, in Royan. Also premiered is Rihm’s Im Innersten for string quartet.
3 April 1981 Li sao for bamboo flute and orchestra by Tan Dun (23) is performed for the first time, in Beijing.
Violence erupts in three cities in Kosovo, Yugoslavia.
Donnerstag aus Licht, an opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen (52) to his own words, is staged completely for the first time, at Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
3 April 1982 The mortal remains of Carl Orff are laid to rest in the Schmerzhafte Kapelle of the monastery church in Andechs.
Harpsichord Sonata no.4 op.151 by Vincent Persichetti (66) is performed for the first time, at Shippensburg State College, Pennsylvania.
3 April 1984 Smetana fanfare for band by Karel Husa (62) is performed for the first time, in San Diego, California, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Bedrich Smetana.
3 April 1986 A Mini Song Cycle for Gina for soprano and piano by John Tavener (42) to words of Yeats is performed for the first time, in St. John’s Church, Ladbroke Grove, London.
Three Movements for orchestra by Steve Reich (49) is performed for the first time, in St. Louis.
3 April 1987 Inquietus op.66 for orchestra by Robin Holloway (43) is performed for the first time, at Friends’ House, London.
Now sleeps the crimson petal for tenor, horn, and strings by Benjamin Britten (†10) to words of Tennyson, is performed for the first time, in London, 44 years after it was composed.
I Hear the Water Dreaming for flute and orchestra by Toru Takemitsu (56) is performed for the first time, in Circle Theatre, Indianapolis.
3 April 1989 Djilie for cello and piano by Pete Sculthorpe (59) is performed for the first time, in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane.
Desires for orchestra by Tod Machover (35) is performed for the first time, in New York.
3 April 1990 Jupiter Landing, a music theatre piece by Peter Maxwell Davies (55), is performed for the first time, in Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Piano Trio by Lou Harrison (72) is performed for the first time, in Houston.
3 April 1993 From Saibai for violin and piano by Peter Sculthorpe (63) is performed for the first time, in Penrith, Australia.
I, II, III, IV, V: Fantasia on a Ground for strings by John Harbison (54) is performed for the first time, at the Music School at Rivers, Weston, Massachusetts. Also premiered are Harbison’s shorter setting of O Magnum Mysterium for chorus, the first three of the Inventions for a Young Percussionist, the theme and two variations of Variations (in first position) for string quartet, and the first three of the Inventions for a Young Pianist.
3 April 1995 The Beltane Fire, a choreographic poem for orchestra by Peter Maxwell Davies (60), is performed for the first time, in Symphony Hall, Boston, conducted by the composer.
3 April 1998 Concerto for Six for bass clarinet, electric guitar, prepared piano, percussion, cello, and double bass by Tan Dun (40) is performed for the first time, in Durham, North Carolina.
Hallelujah Junction for piano duo by John Adams (51) is performed for the first time, in Los Angeles.
3 April 2003 Boston Concerto for orchestra by Elliott Carter (94) is performed for the first time, in Boston.
3 April 2004 Tell My Fortune for chamber orchestra by Michael Daugherty (49) is performed for the first time, in Southern Theatre, Columbus, Ohio.
The octaphonic “surround sound” version of Iridescence by Hubert Howe (62) is performed for the first time, in Gainesville, Florida.
3 April 2005 Comme une symphonie, envoi a Jules Verne for tape by Pierre Henry (77) is performed for the first time, in Amiens to celebrate the centennial of Jules Verne.
3 April 2011 Dyade for violin and double bass by Wolfgang Rihm (59) is performed for the first time, in Avery Fisher Hall, New York.
Nimm die letzten Abschiedsküsse, Und die wehenden, die Grüße, Die ich noch ans Ufer sende, Eh' dein Fuß sich scheidend wende! Schon wird von des Stromes Wogen Rasch der Nachen fortgezogen, Doch den tränendunklen Blick Zieht die Sehnsucht stets zurück!
Und so trägt mich denn die Welle Fort mit unerflehter Schnelle. Ach, schon ist die Flur verschwunden, Wo ich selig Sie gefunden! Ewig hin, ihr Wonnetage! Hoffnungsleer verhallt die Klage Um das schöne Heimatland, Wo ich ihre Liebe fand.
Sieh, wie flieht der Strand vorüber, Und wie drängt es mich hinüber, Zieht mit unnennbaren Banden, An der Hütte dort zu landen, In der Laube dort zu weilen; Doch des Stromes Wellen eilen Weiter ohne Rast und Ruh, Führen mich dem Weltmeer zu!
Ach, vor jener dunklen Wüste, Fern von jeder heitern Küste, Wo kein Eiland zu erschauen, O, wie faßt mich zitternd Grauen! Wehmutstränen sanft zu bringen, Kann kein Lied vom Ufer dringen; Nur der Sturm weht kalt daher Durch das grau gehobne Meer!
Kann des Auges sehnend Schweifen Keine Ufer mehr ergreifen, Nun so schau' ich zu den Sternen Auf in jenen heil'gen Fernen! Ach, bei ihrem milden Scheine Nannt' ich sie zuerst die Meine; Dort vielleicht, o tröstend Glück! Dort begegn' ich ihrem Blick.
- Fischerweise D 881 (Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta versére),
- Der Kreuzzug D 932 (Karl Gottfried von Leitner versére)
- Die Sterne D 939 (Leitner versére) /1825-ben már Anselm Hüttenbrenner is megzenésítette/
Wie blitzen die Sterne so hell durch die Nacht! Bin oft schon darüber vom Schlummer erwacht. Doch schelt' ich die lichten Gebilde drum nicht, Sie üben im Stillen manch heilsame Pflicht.
Sie wallen hoch oben in Engelgestalt, Sie leuchten dem Pilger durch Heiden und Wald. Sie schweben als Boten der Liebe umher, Und tragen oft Küsse weit über das Meer.
Sie blicken dem Dulder recht mild ins Gesicht, Und säumen die Tränen mit silbernem Licht. Und weisen von Gräbern gar tröstlich und hold Uns hinter das Blaue mit Fingern von Gold.
So sei denn gesegnet, du strahlige Schar! Und leuchte mir lange noch freundlich und klar! Und wenn ich einst liebe, seid hold dem Verein, Und euer Geflimmer laßt Segen uns sein!
- Schlachtlied D 912 (kettős férfikarra, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock versére)
Le troupeau verni des moutons Roule en tumulte vers la creche Les lapins tambours, brefs et reches, Couvrent leurs aigres mirlitons. Vierge Marie, en crinoline. Ses yeux d'émail sans cesse ouverts, En attendant Bonhomme hiver Veille Jésus qui se dodine Car, pres de la, sous un sapin, Furtif, emmitoufflé dans l'ombre Du bois, Belzébuth, le chien sombre, Guette l'Enfant de sucre peint. Mais les beaux anges incassables Suspendus par des fils d'archal Du haut de l'arbuste hiémal Assurent la paix des étables. Et leur vol de clinquant vermeil Qui cliquette en bruits symétriques S'accorde au bétail mécanique Dont la voix grele bele: "Noel! Noel! Noel!"
/Ravel szövege, zongorakísérettel/
1917 -Debussy: Csellószonáta (d-moll), Párizs: cselló - Joseph Salmon, a szerző zongorázott)
