MARCH 21

Alexis Garaude

1527 Birth of composer Hermann Finck.

1624 Birth of composer François Roberday.

1642 Birth of composer Georg Schmezer.

1685 Birth of German composer Johann Sebastian BACH in Eisenach. d, Leipzig 28 JUL 1750.

1708 Birth of composer Caspar Ruetz.

1716 Birth of composer Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger.

1749 Birth of American composer Andrew LAW in Milford, CT. d-1821.

1770 FP of ARIOSTI's "La gara delle antiche eroine ne' Campi Elisi" in Vienna.

1779 Birth of composer Alexis Garaude.

1820 Birth of composer Frank Mori.

1825 FP of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in London.

1826 FP of Beethoven's String Quartet in Bb, Op. 130. Schuppanzigh Quartet, in Vienna.

1836 Birth of composer Jesus Monasterio.

1839 Birth of Russian composer Modeste MOUSSORGSKY in Karevo. A member of the Russian Five and the first of them to die. d-28 MAR 1881. Search Modeste MOUSSORGSKY

1839 FP of Franz Schubert's Great C major Symphony. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn conducting.

1851 Birth of Russian violinist Adolf BRODSKY, associate of Grieg, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. d- Manchester, England 22 JAN 1929.

1860 FP of Johannes Brahms' Ballads Nos. 2-3, Op. 10 for piano, in Vienna.

1863 Birth of composer Hugo Kaun.

1865 Birth of Belgian pianist and composer Theophile YSAYE. d- 24 MAR 1918. Brother of composer Eugene Ysaye.

1875 Birth of Italian violinist Adolfo BETTI of the Flonzaley Quartet.  Notes. d-Lucca, 2 DEC 1950.[Editor's note: The Quartet was founded by Edward J. de Coppet an american music patron; the quartet was named after his summer home in Geneva.]

1878 Birth of American composer Thurlow Weed LIEURANCE. d-1963.

1878 Birth of Italian baritone Pasquale AMATO  in Naples. d-Long Island, NY, 12 AUG 1942. MET Début: Nov. 20, 1908 [Germont] La Traviata, 13 seasons (1908-18, 1919-21, 1932/33) 632 perf., 36 roles.

1878 Birth of composer Thurlow Weed Lieurance.

1881 Birth of composer Hermann Sandby.

1882 Birth of Austrian soprano Massary, Fritzi MASSARY   [Friederike Massari] in Vienna. d-Beverly Hills, CA, Feb. 4, 1969.

1883 Birth of composer Jules van Nuffel.

1885 Birth of American violinist with Philadelphia Orchestra, Thaddeus RICH.

1890 FP of SAINT-SAËNS "Ascanio" in Paris with soprano Emma Eames creating [Colombe]; Ada Adini (s) (1855-1924) U.S. [Duchesse d'Etampes].

1900 Birth of Polish born, Swiss conductor Paul KLETZKI. d-5 MAR 1973.

1900 Birth of Polish violinist, conductor and composer Paul Kletzki. Search Paul KLETZKI

1904 (8th?)Birth of Greek composer Nikos SKALKOTTAS. d-20 SEP 1949. Search for Nikos SKALKOTTAS.

1904 FP of Richard Strauss Sinfonia Domestica. Strauss conducting the Wetzler Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in NYC.

1905 Birth of Austrian soprano Hilde KONETZNI  in Vienna. d.Vienna, 20 APR 1980.

1908 First recording by bass Alan Turner b. 1870; Singer on old acoustic recordings. Mr. Turner become a great favorite with Victor owners through the fine series of standard songs and opera airs he made. Recorded As long as the world rolls on.

1910 Birth of bass-baritone Gustav NEIDLINGER   in Mainz. d-Bad Ems, Dec. 26, 1991: MET: Début: Nov. 17, 1972 [Alberich] Siegfried, 1 season (1972-73) 4 perf., 1 work.

1914 Birth of French cellist and conductor Paul TORTELIER. d- near Paris, 18 DEC 1990. Search Paul TORTELIER.

1917 Birth of American opera conductor Anton COPPOLA.

1918 FP of Igor Stravinsky's Ragtime   for Eleven Instruments, in Morges.

1920 Birth of Estonian bass Géorg OTS in Petrograd (Leningrad, St Petersburg). d-1975.

1920 (Apr 21st?) Birth of composer Bruno Maderna.

1921 Birth of English composer and conductor Antony HOPKINS.[Editor's note: Not to be confused with actor and sometimes composer and painter Anthony Hopkins.]

1921 Birth of Belgian violinist Arthur GRUMIAUX. d-Brussels, 16 OCT 1986. Search Arthur GRUMIAUX

1924 Birth of composer Karl Heinz Fussl.

1925 FP of Maurice Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortileges 'The Child and Spells' at the Grand Théatre in Monte Carlo.

1927 Birth of American tenor Albert DaCOSTA.   d-in auto accident, 8 NOV 1967. MET: Début: Mar. 3, 1955, [Sailor's Voice] Tristan und Isolde, 8-seasons, 8-seasons (1954-62) 69 perf., 14 roles, 12 works. [Daughter writes... Was born in Amsterdam, New York and served in the Navy during WW2.]

1928 Birth of American composer Ruth ANDERSON.

1932 Birth of American violinist and conductor Joseph SILVERSTEIN. Utah Symphony conductor-director 1983.

1934 Death of German composer Franz Schreker age 55, in Berlin. b-23 MAR 1878.

1935 Birth of English tenor Nigel ROGERS.

1935 Birth of American conductor Erich KUNZEL. Conductor-director of the Cincinnati Pops. D-September 1, 2009. Called the "Prince of Pops" by the Chicago Tribune. Search  Erich KUNZEL

1936 Birth of composer Marek Stachowski.

1936 Death of Russian composer Alexander Glazunov in Paris. b - St. Petersburg, 10 AUG 1865. Search Alexander Glazunov

1939 Irving Berlin's God Bless America, written in 1918 as a tribute by a successful immigrant to his adopted country, was recorded by Kate Smith for Victor Records. It has been suggested that the U.S. Congress enact a bill changing this song to the national anthem. Search 'God Bless America'

1942 Birth of Welsh conductor Owain Arwel HUGHES.

1944 Birth of composer Henrik Colding-Jorgensen.

1944 Birth of Brazilian composer Jamary Oliveira.

1947 Birth of American composer Stephen KEMP.

1950 Birth of composer Richard COOKE.

1950 Birth of Russian composer Elena FIRSOVA.

1951 Birth of American pianist and composer Fred STURM.

1954 Birth of composer Gilles RAYNAL.

1959 American baritone Cornell MacNeil  makes his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, starring in Verdi's Rigoletto.

1971 FP of William Mayer's Octagon for piano and orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting, William Masselos, piano, in NYC.

1972 FP of David Amram's Bassoon Concerto. National Symphony, Antal Dorati conducting, with Kenneth Pasmanick the soloist in Washington, DC.

1975 Death of composer Berend Giltay. b-15 JUN 1910.

1998 Death of Galina Ulanova,  the leading ballerina at the Bolshoi Theater for nearly two decades after World War II, at age 88.