JANUARY 25

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1459 Birth of Austrian composer Paul HOFHAYMER in Radstadt. d-Salzburg, 1537.

1683 FP of Alessandro Scarlatti's opera Pompey at Teatro Colonna in Rome.

1750 Birth of German composer Johann Gottfried VIERLING in Metzels. d-Schmalkalden, 1813.

1817 FP of Rossini's opera La Cenerentola, 'Cinderella', in Rome. CD-Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly.

1834 Birth of composer Pablo Hernandez SALCES. d-10 DEC 1910.

1842 Death of bass Paolo Mandini. Born 1757 in Arezzo. Debut 1777 Teacher, Saverio Valente Created Sandrino in Cifra (Salieri) Sang in premiere of Armida (Haydn).

1844 Birth of composer Frederick E. KITZIGER. d-1903.

1851 Birth of Flemish composer Jan BLOCKX in Antwerp. d-26 MAY 1912.

1857 Birth of soprano Sophie Sedlmair in Hanover. Died 14 Oct 1939.

1858 Birth of Italian composer Giuseppi RADICIOTTI. d-6 APR 1931.

1866 Birth of baritone Antonio Scotti in Naples. d-26 Feb 1936. Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 1 Nov 1899 Teachers, Francesco Lamperti, Vincenzo Lombardi, Ester Trifanni-Paganini Created Chim-Fen in L'Oracolo (Leoni).

1880 Birth of Scottish composer Francis George SCOTT. d-1958.

1881 Birth of composer Gustave Frederic SODERLUND. d-28 NOV 1972.

1884 Birth of American composer and pianist Edward KILENYI in Philadelphia, PA. Search Amazon.com for Edward KILENYI. 

1886 Birth of German conductor and composer Wilhelm FURTWANGLER in Berlin. d-Baden-Baden, 30 NOV 1954. Known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Wagner. Tributes. | Search  Wilhelm FURTWANGLER |  BOOK-Trial of Strength: Wilhelm Furtwangler in the Third Reich. 

1889 Birth of Russian composer Vladimir SCHERBACHOV.

1894 Birth of baritone Jaro Prohaska in Vienna.  Died 7 Jul 1965, Debut 1922 Teacher, Otto Muller Pupils :- Manfred Capell, Uwe Kreyssig, Hermann Prey, Thomas Stewart Sang in premiere of Prinz von Hamburg (Graener).

1902 FP of Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 1 in Vienna.

1904 Birth of Hungarian born Dutch composer and pianist Geza FRID in Máramarossziget. d-Bergen, 13 SEP 1989.

1907 Birth of tenor Peter Klein in Cologne. Died Oct 1992, Debut 1930 Created Herault de Secheles in Danton's Tod (Von Einem) Student / Government Director in Prozess (Von Einem) Demoptolemos in Penelope (Liebermann).

1908 Birth of German composer, guitarist and teacher Anton STINGL in Konstanz.

1909 FP of Richard Strauss' opera Elektra at the Hofoper in Dresden. CD-R. Strauss: Elektra.

1910 Birth of Dutch composer Hendrik Willem Hans OSIECK.

1911 FP of Victor Herbert's Natoma.

1911 Birth of American composer Julia Frances SMITH in Denton, TX.

1913 Birth of Polish composer Witold LUTOSLAWSKI in Warsaw. d-Warsaw, 8 FEB 1994. Search Witold LUTOSLAWSKI.

1917 Birth of mezzo-soprano Krystina Szczepanska in Nasielsk, Poland. Debut 1947, Teacher, Stefan Belina-Skupiewski.

1921 Birth of American composer and conductor Alfred REED in NYC. d-NYC, 17 SEP 2005. Search  Alfred REED.

1829 Death of English composer, violinist and violist William Shield in Brighting, Sussex. b-Whickham, Durham 5 MAR 1748. Believed to have wrote the tune to Auld Lang Syne. Was a boat builder and an Opera composer for the Drury Lane theatre.

1914 Birth of American conductor William STRICKLAND in Defiance, Ohio. Founded Nashville Symphony Orchestra in 1946.

1941 Birth of mezzo-soprano Hildegard Laurich in Halle. Teachers, Fred Husler, Gunther Weissenborn.

1942 Birth of American choral composer Diane THOME. Search  Diane THOME.

1942 Death of tenor Desire Pauwels. Born 25 May 1861 in Ghent. Pupils, Louis Morrison, Sophie Pauwels van Biene.

1945 Birth of American composer Russell PECK.

1945 MET Opera debut of American tenor Richard Tucker in Ponchielli's La Gioconda.

1946 FP of Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen in Zürich.

CD-Arnold Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen

1950 Death of Minnie Saltzman-Stevens Soprano Born 17 Mar 1874 Bloomington Illinois Died 25 Jan 1950 Debut as Brunnhilde in Ring (Wagner) 1908 Teacher :- Jean De Reszke

1954 Death of Yvonne De Treville Soprano Born 25 Aug 1881 Galveston Texas Died 25 Jan 1954 Debut 1897 Teacher :- Mathilde Marchesi

1957 FP of William Walton's Cello Concerto, Boston Symphony conducted by Charles Munch, Gregor Piatigorsky the soloist.

CD-Elgar: Cello Concerto/Walton: Concerto For Cello & Orchestra

1963 FP of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Symphony No. 8. West German Radio Symphony, Rafael Kubelik conducting.

CD-Hartmann: Symphonies Nos. 1-8

1967 Death of Ettore Bastianini Baritone Born 24 Sep 1922 Siena Died 25 Jan 1967 Debut as Colline in Boheme (Puccini) 1945 Teachers:- Rucciana Bertarini, Flaminio Contini

1978 Death of Imre Pallo Baritone Born 23 Oct 1891 Hungary Died 25 Jan 1978 Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1917 Teachers:- Gyorgy Anthes, Mario Sammarco, Jozsef Sik Created Hary Janos in Hary Janos (Kodaly) Lover in Spinning Room (Kodaly)

1987 FP of Paul Schoenfield's Café Music for piano trio. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra concert, St Paul, MN.

CD-Cafe Music

2004 FP of Heikki Sarmanto's The Song of Extinct Birds. The PALS Children's Chorus under Johanna Hill Simpson, in Jordan Hall, Boston, MA.

2012 Death of Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund. b-14 APR 1929.