Today in classical music history July 28

Giulia GRISI

1741 Funeral of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi in Vienna. The burial for a pauper.

1750 Death of German composer J.S. BACH in Leipzig at age of 65 following a stroke. The Lutheran Church observes a special Music/Composer recognition Sunday in honor of Bach whenever the 28th of July falls on a Sunday. b-Eisenach, 21 MAR 1685.

1802 Death of Italian composer Giuseppe Sarti in Berlin. b-Faenza, 1 DEC 1729.

1808 Birth of composer Charles Lucas

1811 Birth of Italian soprano Giulia GRISI in Milan

1813 Birth of composer Alberto Mazzucato

1823 FP of Spohr's opera Jessonda in Kassel. CD-Jessonda-Complete Opera

1826 Birth of German-American conductor Carl ZERRAHN in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1848, living in Boston, became conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston, 1854-96. Harvard Symphony Concerts 1865-82. Worcester Festival 1866-97. d- Milton, MA, 29 DEC 1909.

1835 Birth of composer Jose Garcia Robles

1837 Birth of composer Christian Barnekow

1838 Death of Finnish composer Bernhard Henrik Crusell in Stockholm. b-Nystad, 15 OCT 1775.

1840 FP of Hector Berlioz' GrandSymphonie funebre et triomphale in Paris. He conducts with a sword not baton.

1843 Birth of German composer Hermann SCHRöDER in Quedlinburg. d-Berlin, 31 JAN 1909. (NOT Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984)

1850 On Centennial of Bach's death the Bach Gesellschaft was founded in Germany by Schumann, Jahn and others publishing a critical edition of Bach works which was completed on 27 JAN 1900. BOOK-Keyboard Music: The Bach-Gesellschaft Edition

1867(27th?) Birth of Spanish composer Enrique GRANADOS.

1868 Death of Austrian waltz composer Ludwig Morelly.

1882 FP of Wagner's Opera Parsifal, Bayreuth.. CD-Richard Wagner: Parsifal

1892 Birth of composer Petro Petridis

1893 Birth of Danish organist and composer Rued LANGGAARD in Copenhagen. d-Ribe, 10 JUL 1952.

1896 Birth of Russian composer Boris Vladimirovich SAVEL'EV in St. Petersburg. d-Leningrad, 3 MAY 1966.

1900 Birth of composer Maurice Johnstone

1901 Birth of composer Sandor Vandor

1906 Birth of German bass Gottlieb FRICK in Wurttemburg. d-1994.

1908 Birth of composer Zbigniew Turski

1910 Birth of Musical composer Frank LOESSER. d-1969.

1912 Birth of Brazilian conductor Eleazar CARVALHO in Iguatu, Brazil. Obituary. d-1996.

1914 Birth of American conductor Carmen DRAGON. d- 28 MAR 1984.

1925 (25th?) Birth of English conductor Kenneth ALWYN in Croydon.

1925 Birth of composer Larry Pruden

1928 Birth of composer Adrian Ratiu

1934 Birth of American ballet dancer Jacques d’AMBOISE. New York City Ballet.

1941 Birth of Italian conductor Riccardo MUTI in Napoli City.

1953 Birth of Dutch composer, pianist and organist Sonja BEETS in Wormerveer, The Netherlands.

1972 Death of American soprano Helen Traubel at age 73, in Santa Monica, CA.

1972 Birth of American composer Jonathan NEWMAN.

1997 FP of revision of G. Ligeti's opera La Grand Macabre at the Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg.