The fairest Brigg Fair

Today is 18 January and birthdays of just a few popular composers.

1835 - Cesar Cui, Russian composer in Vilnius. Operas include William Ratcliff. Wrote many songs and the most popular is The Statue at Tsarkoye Selo.

1841 - Emmanuel Chabrier, French composer in Paris. Popular orchestral works include Espana, Habanera, Joyeuse marche, and Gwendoline overture. He has also written the operas Briseis and L'etoile.

1903 - Berthold Goldschmidt, German-British composer in Hamburg. Operas include Der gewaltige Hahnrei and orchestral works include Ciaconna Sinfonica.

1951 - Ronald Kwok, Malaysian composer of this Blog in Kuala Lumpur. (Just kidding!)


Alas, not many popular works had its first performance today, just the two below.

1908 - Brigg Fair, orchestral work by Delius in Liverpool.
Selected recording

Rated 4 stars and key recording by Penguin Guide. Also Rosette winner. "...........unsurpassed performances.............Sheer magic........."
Also included in "1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die" - ".......this disc is special."

Selected recording

Recommended by Gramophone Guide - "This Brigg Fair is unique." - and rated 4 stars by Penguin Guide. "A superb disc."


1943 - Piano Sonata No.7 by Prokofiev in Moscow.

Selected recording

Complete Piano Sonatas 1-9 in three CD's. Rated 4 stars and Key Recording by Penguin Guide. "......his playing.......could scarcely be bettered."

Selected recording

Included as one of the recordings in "1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die"

That's all folks.

Ronald Kwok
http://cbpirate.com/s/cbp/ronaldkwok