On this day: week of September 29, 2014
Kind of a quiet week…. But this is going up a bit early because there’ll be a special post out later today (tomorrow? [depending on your time zone]) September 29 1674 – Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, French flute player and composer (d. 1763) 1920 – Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (Smetana Quartet) (d. 1995) 1945 – Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer Deaths: — September 30 1791 – The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria. Births: 1689 – Jacques Aubert, French violinist and composer (d. 1753) 1743 – Christian Ehregott Weinlig, German cantor and composer (d. 1813) 1852 – Charles Villiers Stanford, … Continue reading On this day: week of September 29, 2014