#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalDoubleDigits Week 5

The Classics a Day team noted that the new year is comprised of two twenties -- double digits. So the theme for January 2020 is to post other examples of double digits found in classical music. Prolific composers are a good place to start. But I found a few surprises among composers with very small catalogs.

Here are my posts for the fifth and final week of #ClassicalDoubleDigits.

01/27/20 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 11

This quartet was written in 1966. Shostakovich dedicated it to memory Vasily Shirinsky of the Beethoven Quartet.

1/28/20 Carl Czerny (1791-1857): Op.99, Rondino No.11 on a Theme of Haydn

Czerny, a student of Beethoven, wrote over 1,000 works. This is one of his 20 numbered rondinos (he wrote dozens more).

01/29/20 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Symphony No. 11 "Der Winter"

The last of four symphonies based on the seasons, No. 11 was unfinished when Raff died. Max Erdmannsdörfer completed the score and premiered it in 1883.

01/30/20 Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944): 6 Pièces Romantiques, Op.55

Chaminade completed this set of works for piano four hands in 1890. It was published as her Op. 55 the following year.

1/31/20 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act 3 Scene 6: No. 30, Amadigi's Aria

This was Handle's fifth London opera. It was successful and had a run of 17 performances in 1717.

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalDoubleDigits Week 4

The Classics a Day team noted that the new year is comprised of two twenties -- double digits. So the theme for January 2020 is to post other examples of double digits found in classical music. Prolific composers are a good place to start. But I found a few surprises among composers with very small catalogs. 

Here are my posts for the fourth week of #ClassicalDoubleDigits.

1/20/20 Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950): String Quartet No. 7 in F major Op. 55

Myaskovsky wrote 13 string quartets. This one was completed in 1941, and blends folk music into its melodies.

1/21/20 Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672): Cantiones sacrae, Op. 4: Pro hoc magno mysterio pietatis (II), SWV 77

Schutz published this collection of sacred songs in 16125. The texts are primarily from an early Protestant prayer book.

1/22/20 Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899): Slaven-Ball Quadrille, op. 88

The quadrille was first published in 1851. The orchestrated version by Christan Pollack is it's the best-known iteration.

1/23/20 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Concerto in F major RV 99

The RV (Ryom-Verzeichnis) number was assigned by Peter Ryom. His catalog of Vivaldi's works first appeared in 1973.

1/24/20 Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824): Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor

Viotti is considered one of the founders of modern violin technique. He wrote 29 violin concerts, this one completed in 1797.

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalDoubleDigits Week 3

The Classics a Day team noted that the new year is comprised of two twenties -- double digits. So the theme for January 2020 is to post other examples of double digits found in classical music. Prolific composers are a good place to start. But I found a few surprises among composers with very small catalogs. 

Here are my posts for the third week of #ClassicalDoubleDigits.

1/13/20 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757): Sonata K. 22

Scarlatti's 555 keyboard sonatas have been assigned catalog numbers by four different compilers. Ralph Kirkpatrick's 1950 catalog is considered the most authoritative.

1/14/20 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757): Sonata in E minor L.22

Alessandro Longo published the first 20th Century catalog the sonatas in 1906. This sonata is also listed as K. 98 and P.132

1/15/20 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757): Sonata in F major P.22

Georgio Pestelli is the most recent Scarlatti compiler. His edition came out in 1967. This sonata is also known as K.59 and L.71

1/16/20 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757): Sonata in B-flat major CZ.22 16

Composer/pianist Czerny published his edition of Scarlatti sonatas in 1840. This one's also known as K.16, L.397, and P.72.

1/17/20 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Violin Sonata No. 33, E-flat Major, K. 481

This sonata was composed in December 1785. At the time, violin sonatas were published in collections -- this one was offered separately.

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalDoubleDigits Week 2

The Classics a Day team noted that the new year is comprised of two twenties -- double digits. So the theme for January 2020 is to post other examples of double digits found in classical music. Prolific composers are a good place to start. But I found a few surprises among composers with very small catalogs. 

Here are my posts for the second week of #ClassicalDoubleDigits.

1/6/20 Amy Beach (1867-1944): Bal Masque, Op. 22

This work was originally written for solo piano and published in 1894. Beach's orchestral version was never published during her lifetime and remained in manuscript until 2017.

1/7/20 Marco Dall'Aquila (1480-1544) Ricercar, No. 33

Dall'Aquila was a Venetian lutenist. His 1505 "Tabullatura et rasone de metter ogni canto in liuto" has over 100 ricercare.

1/8/20 Alfonso X (1221–1284): Cantiga 77 "Da que deus mamou"

Alfonso X of Spain was a great patron of the arts. He commissioned the Cantigas de Santa Maria, one of the largest surviving collections of Medieval music.

1/9/20 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden (BWV 88)

This cantata "Behold, I will send out many fishers" was written for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, July 1726.

1/10/20 Clara Schumann(1819-1896): Three Romances for violin and piano, Op. 22

These romances were first published in 1855. There were dedicated to virtuoso violinist Joseph Joachim, a family friend.

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalDoubleDigits Week 1

The Classics a Day team noted that the new year is comprised of two twenties -- double digits. So the theme for January 2020 is to post other examples of double digits found in classical music. Prolific composers are a good place to start. But I found a few surprises among composers with very small catalogs. 

 Here are my posts for the first week of #ClassicalDoubleDigits.

1/1/20 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22

We open #ClassicalDoubleDigits with two sets. Sonata No. 11 was completed in 1800. Beethoven considered the work (published as Op. 22) one of his best early period sonatas.

1/2/20 Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977): Eight pieces for piano Op. 88

According to the publisher, "tonality and dissonance bolster each other to create a dynamic and dramatic whole" in these 1957 preludes.

1/3/20 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010

The Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalog) was first published in 1950. The numbering isn't strictly chronological. Nos. 1001-1040 are chamber works.