by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. The Cleveland Orchestra receives autograph manuscript of Mahler 2

. Two American musical scholars and three contemporary composers share birthdays

NEWS: 

On Tuesday, André Gremillet, President and CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, announced in a press release, the historic gift to the Orchestra of the autograph manuscript of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” generously donated by one of its Trustees, the noted Austrian media executive and philanthropist Herbert G. Kloiber.

Written in the composer’s own hand in 1894, the 232-page, unaltered document is the only complete autograph manuscript of the complete symphony in existence, and it contains the invaluable marks of Mahler’s alterations and annotations. Long recognized for its affinity with the Austro-German repertoire, The Cleveland Orchestra will preserve the manuscript in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Art, making it available to scholars, and accessible for public viewing in the future. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Grandma’s classical playlists revisited

. Sirena Huang wins Indy violin contest, two live concerts (on Monday!) in Rocky River & Elyria

TODAY’S EVENTS:

Normally, Eric Charnofsky spends Mondays from 2-4 pm hosting a program “Not your Grandmother’s Classical Music” on the air from Case Western Reserve University.

Today, the lecturer, composer, and pianist turns that formula on its head and celebrates his grandmom’s birth anniversary with music by composers she actually knew or met — Leonard Bernstein, Dmitri Shostakovich, Elie Siegmeister, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and Paul Robeson. As a bonus, music by George Gershwin celebrates his own natal day. Click here to listen to the WRUW internet feed, which is studded with rarities. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Elizabeth II: end of a 70-year reign marked by state funeral at Westminster Abbey, interment at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

. Ian McEwan reveals inner thoughts of a writer attempting to write the perfect novella

. Two celebrated pianists

TODAY’S EVENTS: 

Coverage of the State Funeral for Elizabeth II will occupy the broadcast media all day today. The most extensive coverage will surely come from the BBC. A download of the official program is a must for following the ceremony itself.

A bit of background on the venue for the funeral rites: Westminster Abbey (full name: the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster) is a “royal peculiar,” an entity entirely under the authority of the Crown rather than a cathedral of the Church of England under the jurisdiction of the bishop of a diocese. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. Weekend concerts feature music in its many varieties

. Emerson Quartet bids adieu, Two QE II era playlists, anniversaries of the MetOpera at Lincoln Center, Maria Callas, and the 33-⅓ LP record

WEEKEND EVENTS:

Classical music concerts this weekend promise a variety of options.

On Friday at 7:00 pm, CityMusic Cleveland presents an interesting evening of chamber music that includes Manny Albam’s Quintet for Tuba and Strings at Praxis Fiber Workshop. It’s free. [Read more…]

by Daniel Hathaway

IN THIS EDITION:

. How did Brahms remember to cue the horns?

. Box offices get busy, Lars Vogt leaves us at 51, Putin’s war threatens future of Russian classical music

. Almanac: visiting Cleveland to compete in the Casadesus Competition (forerunner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition)

. The European Orchestra Bowl Review: Who would win?

TODAY’S EVENTS:

At 7:00 pm in Fynes Hall at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Dr. Laurie McManus of Shenandoah University will discuss Brahms’ German Requiem, the composer’s famous setting of the Lutheran mass for the dead. The Riemenschneider Bach Institute’s unique orchestra score of the Requiem, with conducting markings in Brahms’ hand, will also be on display. The event is free. [Read more…]