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Traffic officer was conducting distracted driver enforcement today and was expecting a cell phone from this driver. A little surprised to find the driver playing his flute with both hands and following along to an IPod while driving!Charged!!#FlutesAndDrivingDontMix ^mb
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Fifty years ago today, @MPR and #MNorch launched our first live radio broadcast together. Half a century later that partnership is still going strong, and thousands are able to access live Friday night classical concerts on @ClassicalMPR, hosted by Melissa Ousley. Thanks, MPR!
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On today’s date in 1865, Russian composer Alexander Glazunov was born in St. Petersburg. He was a director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory where he also taught Dmitri Shostakovich. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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Felix Mendelssohn’s Double Concerto for two pianos and orchestra premiered on today’s date in 1829 in London at a benefit concert, with the composer and Ignaz Moscheles as the soloists. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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Paul Hindemith’s "Kleine Kammermusik" for winds premiered on today’s date in 1922 in Cologne, by the Frankfurt Chamber Winds. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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Italian composer Ottorino Respighi was born on today’s date in 1879 in Bologna. He was one of the leading 20th century Italian composers and was most famous for his three Roman tone poems. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1882, Australian-born American composer and pianist Percy Aldrich Grainger was born in Melbourne. He became a U.S. citizen in 1919 after he served in the U.S. Army as a bandsmen during WWI. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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German composer Hanns Eisler was born on today’s date in 1898 in Leipzig. He composed the national anthem of East Germany. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1714, German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck was born in Erasbach, Upper Palatinate. Gluck was the leading reformer of opera in the early classical period. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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Every week, composer Bruce Adolphe joins us for a musical game — our Piano Puzzler! Can you guess the hidden tune and the composer whose style Bruce is imitating? 👇 yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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Russian composer Anton Arensky was born on today’s date in 1861 in Novgorod. He was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory where he taught Sergi Rachmaninoff, Alexander Gretchaninov and Alexander Scriabin. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1914, Czech-born Swiss conductor and composer Rafael Kubelik was born in Bychiory, near Kolin. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1491, English monarch, instrument collector and part-time composer Henry Tudor (King Henry VIII he reigned 1509-1547) was born in Greenwich. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1860, French composer Gustave Charpentier was born in Dieuze, Lorraine. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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Franz Schubert’s opera "Alfonso and Estrella" premiered on today’s date in 1854 posthumously, in Weimar, with Franz Liszt conducting. He composed this opera in 1822. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1824, German pianist and composer Carl Reinecke was born in Altona. He was also an influential teacher with some of his students being Edvard Grieg, Max Bruch and Leoš Janáček. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1763, French composer Étienne-Nicola Méhul was born in Givet. After the opera reforms written by Christoph Gluck, Méhul became one of the most important early-Romantic opera composers during the French Revolution. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1932, Argentinian American composer Lalo Schifrin was born in Buenos Aires. He wrote the famous "Mission Impossible" TV theme. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today's show, we joined up with Chamber Queer and Andrew Yee to celebrate #Pride with a special hour highlighting queer people in classical music, with songs of activism and remembrance, community and identity. Listen now: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1882, Russian-born American composer Igor Stravinsky was born in Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov), near St. Petersburg. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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