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– Philip Glass gets commission from NYC Opera 30 Sep 2008
– Mauricio Kagel dies in Cologne at 76 19 Sep 2008
– New Mozart tune found in France 18 Sep 2008
– Nathan Currier wins International Sackler Award 18 Sep 2008

– Wed 15 Oct: Iron Rain Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
– Wed 15 Oct: Opera For Piano Mannes College of Music, Manhattan, New York City, USA
– Thu 16 Oct: thingNY does Berio Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
– Thu 16 Oct: Outsound and The Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
– Fri 17 Oct: 23rd Annual Concert of Sacred Choral Music Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary, Indiana, USA

Birthdays:
– Alexander von Zemlinsky
– Ernest Pingoud
– La Monte Young
– Kaija Saariaho
– Claudio Alsuyet
Dying days:
– Pietro Antonio Cesti
– Domenico Alberti
– František (Franz) Xaver Brixi
– Johann Kaspar Mertz
– Rodolfo Halffter
Events:
– (1883) Antonín Dvořák: Premiere of violin concerto in a minor op. 53, in Prague, Czech Republic.
– (1924) Gustav Mahler: Premiere of Symphony no. 10 in F sharp major, in Vienna, Austria.
– (1924) Arnold Schoenberg: Premiere of Die Glückliche Hand, in Vienna, Austria.
– (1933) Alexander von Zemlinsky: Premiere of Der Kreidekreis, in Zürich, Switzerland.
– (1951) Pablo Casals: Premiere of La Sardana (for 123 cellos), in Zürich, Switzerland.

– Sergio Fidemraizer (10 Oct)
– Giovanni Giovenale Ancina (9 Oct)
– Jan Adams (Johann Adam) Reinken (8 Oct)
– Richard Englefield (8 Oct)
– John Arrigo-Nelson (8 Oct)
– Arthur Butterworth (8 Oct)
– George Butterworth (8 Oct)
– Luís Carvalho (8 Oct)
– Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann (2 Oct)
– Josef Antonín Gurecký (2 Oct)

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Born: 19 July 1887 — Berlin — Germany

Died: 2 May 1953 — Bordeaux — France

More than 40 songs published by Augener and G. Schirmer, including Ecstasy, June, Three Songs of Ezra Pound; numerous transcriptions of Bach chorales published by J & W Chester; numerous works for piano solo published by G. Schirmer, Leuckert and Augener, including Prelude in B-flat Minor, Six Viking Nature Studies, A Little Fairy Suite, etc.

His father was the British pianist Franz Rummel, his mother was a daughter of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph. He studied in Berlin (piano with Godowsky, composition with Kaun)and Washington (piano with Fabian). He held American citizenship, although his career was entirely in Europe. He was a friend and active champion of Debussy, premiering 10 of his piano works. His songs were once very popular, sung by Maggie Teyte, John McCormack, and more recently, Jessye Norman. Lost works include a violin sonata, string quartet, and piano concerto. His biography is found in Slonimsky, MGG, Grove 3-5, and The New Grove II. Seven of his songs are recorded on Dante HPC027.

A full-length biography of Rummel is now published? The title is: "Prince of Virtuosos: A Life of Walter Rummel, American Pianist" (Scarecrow Press, 2005). Author: Charles Timbrell.

• E-mail address: <CTimbrellaol.com>

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