Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome premiered on this day in 1924 at the Augusteo Theater in Rome, Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvgyfqzLC0A The Work This piece, which as the title suggest is a … Continue reading On This Day (December 14)…Pines Premieres
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On This Day (May 29)…The Rite and Riots of Spring
Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris on this day in 1913. Igor Stravinsky had been contemplating creating a ballet about a character … Continue reading On This Day (May 29)…The Rite and Riots of Spring
On This Day (January 5)…Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Premieres
Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto For the Left Hand in D Major premiered on this day in 1932 in Vienna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJTUUKAdZDU Ravel wrote this concerto on commission for Paul Wittgenstein, a … Continue reading On This Day (January 5)…Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Premieres
On This Day (January 4)…Academic Festival Premiere
Johannes Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture premiered on this day in 1881. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1E6FBi-AJw&feature=youtu.be This overture was written as a response to the University of Breslau’s issuance of an honorary degree to … Continue reading On This Day (January 4)…Academic Festival Premiere