Classical Music Milestone: November 9 Composer Johannes Brahms is soloist in the first performance of his Piano Concerto No.2 at Budapest. Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op.83 is a composition for solo piano with orchestral accompaniment. November 9, 1881 marks the day that the composer first performed it in Budapest, himself the soloist. It is …Read more text
Classical Music Milestone – November 7 Rachmaninoff is soloist in the premiere of his own Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43. This day, Nov 7 (1934), Sergei Rachmaninoff is soloist in his famous Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. It was written for piano and orchestra, first premiered in Baltimore, Maryland. He composed music from a theme of Niccolo Paganini, a …Read more text
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) Polish composer, pianist, diplomat and statesman. He was the second Prime Minister of Poland. Born: Kurylowka, Poland, 6 November 1860 Died: New York, 29 June 1941 Ignacy Jan Paderewski was an outstanding Polish musician who began composing at the age of six. He was an internationally acclaimed pianist, and the only musician to head a government. …Read more text
Classical Music Milestone. October 30, 1944. Aaron Copland’s ballet Appalachian Spring was first staged by the Martha Graham Ballet, in Washington. Appalachian Spring is a modern ballet composed by Aaron Copland that premiered in 1944. Its popularity has endured as an orchestral suite. The ballet, scored for a thirteen-member chamber orchestra, was created upon commission of choreographer and dancer Martha Graham with …Read more text
Pictures at an Exhibition by Russian composer Mussorgsky Pictures from an Exhibition – A Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann is a suite in 10 movements composed for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874. It is considered his best and most famous piano composition. It is known for its various orchestrations and arrangements by other composers, the most famous of …Read more text
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