"White guys? Who cares?"
Wow, what was with the guy on WQXR today, he talked about it being Brahms birthday but not Tchaikovsky, my personal fave.
Happy birthday to both you dead white guys!
May 7th is a big day in musical circles...
1824 - premiere of Beethoven’s 9th symphony
1825 - death of Antonio Salieri
1833 - birth of Brahms
1840 - birth of Tchaikovsky
1942 - death of Felix Weingartner - first conductor to record all 9 Beethoven symphonies.