Showing posts with label Pianist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pianist. Show all posts

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Born on this day – Tom Delaney:


Tom Delaney


Blues singer

Songwriter

Pianist

September 14, 1889 – December 16, 1963

Credits:

Songs:

Absent Minded Blues; Alabama Blues; Down on Pennsylvania Avenue; Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die); Follow the Deal on Down; Graveyard Love; I Wanna Jazz Some More; If I Lose, Let Me Lose (Mamma Don't Mind); I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; Jazz It Blues; Jazz Me Blues; Log Cabin Blues; Move It On Out of Here; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Mornin'; Police Blues; Sinful Blues; Slow and Steady; Somethin' Goin' On Wrong; Southbound Blues; The Down Home Blues; Troublesome Blues; Walk That Broad; You May Go but You'll Come Back Some Day.

Friday, September 5, 2025

Born on this day – Amy Beach:


Amy Beach


Composer

Pianist

Writer

September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944

Credits:

By the Still Waters; Canticle of the Sun, Op. 123; Invocation for the Violin, Op. 55; With Prayer and Supplicaton, Op. 8; Te Deum, from Service in A, Op. 63; Constant Christmas, Op. 95; On a Hill; Kyrie eleison, Op. 122; Sanctus, Op. 122; Agnus Dei, Op. 122; Spirit of Mercy, Op. 125; Evening Hymn, Op. 125; I Will Give Thanks, Op. 147; Peace I leave With You, Op. 8. (1998); Chamber Music CDs: 2 Ambache Ensemble recordings on Chandos Records; Fire Flies (1998); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1989); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1995); Mrs. H.H.A. Amy Beach (1867–1944); Piano Concerto in C sharp minor; Piano Music, Vol. 1, The Early Works; Piano Music, Vol. 2, The Turn of the Century; Piano Music, Vol. 3, The Mature Years; Piano Music, Vol. 4, The Late Works; Piano Quintet in F♯ minor, Op. 67Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 34: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor; Quartet for Strings; Pastorale for Wind Quintet; and Sketches (4) for Piano, Dreaming; Songs. Performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine Kelton, accompanied by pianist Catherine Bringerud; Under the Stars; Une prodige empĂȘchĂ©e (2024).

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Born on this day – Meade Lux Lewis:


Meade Lux Lewis


Blues musician

Pianist

Composer

September 4, 1905 – June 7, 1964

Credits:

Albums:

A Summer Sky Shines (2015); All That Jazz, Vol. 138: Jabouti! (2021); Barrel House Blues (2020); Barrel House Piano (1957); Bear Cat Crawl (2015); Blues De Lux' (2015); Boogie on Down (2015); Boogie Woogie (1941); Boogie Woogie Boys 1938-1944 (2014); Boogie Woogie Classic Blues Accompaniments (1955); Boogie Woogie Kings (2009); Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums (1955); Boogie Woogie Stomp (1998); Boogie Woogie Trio (2011); Boogie Woogie Trio, Vol. 1 (2017); Boogie Woogie Trio, Vol. 2 (1997); Cat House Piano (1955); Chicago Flyer (2016); Chicago Piano Blues and Boogie Woogie 1936–1951 Vol. 3, Oldie Blues OL 2827 (1984);Colours of Music History (2014); Complete Jazz Series 1939 – 1941 (2009); Complete Jazz Series 1941 – 1944 (2009); Complete Jazz Series 1946 – 1954 (2009); Far Ago Blues (2015); Frompy Stomp (2021); Giant of Blues and Boogie Woogie 1905–1964, Oldie Blues OL 2810 (1982); Gliding from Glendale to Chicago (2005); Honky Tonk Train Blues (2009); Jazz Piano Masters - Meade Lux Lewis (2011); Lux's Boogie (2012); Masters of Boogie Piano: Five Classic Albums Plus (2013); Meade "Lux" Lewis (1939 to late 1940s) (2005); Meade Lux Lewis Selected Favorites Volume 1 (2006); Melancholy (2016); Original Jazz Sound: Cat House Piano 1955 (2012); Shooboody (2023); Spirit of Boogie Woogie (2015); Tell Your Story, Oldie Blues OL 2805 (1975); The Best Boogie Woogie Piano (2013); The Blues Piano Artistry Of Meade Lux Lewis (1990); The Boogie Woogie Trio vol. 1 (1995); The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis (1983); The First Day (1992); The Original Boogie Woogie Piano Giants (2023); The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17 - Boogie Woogie (2 Of 4) (2007); Tidal Boogie (1996); Yancey's Last Ride (1957).

Movies and television:

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (1999); Ain't Misbehavin' (1974); Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018); Cabin in the Sky (1943); Cow-Cow Boogie (1943); Emily's First 100 Days of School (2006); Fuzzy Wuzzy (1946); I'll Be There (2003); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); Low Down Dog (1944); Mississippi Masala (1991); New Orleans (1947); Nightmare (1956); Swingtime Jamboree (1946); The Blues (2003); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Mike Douglas Show (1962); The Roaring 20's (1961).

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Born on this day – Jimmy Rushing:


Jimmy Rushing


Blues singer

Pianist

August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972

Credits:

Albums:

1944 - 1944 (1986); 1965-70 - The Scene: Live in New York (2009); At Savoy Ballroom 1937–1944 (1972); Benny Goodman, Benny in Brussels (1958);  Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie: The Songs They Made Famous (1961); Big Boy Blues (1964); Buck Clayton, Copenhagen Concert (1979); Cat Meets Chick (1956); Count Basie at Newport (1957); Dave Brubeck, Brubeck and Rushing (1960); Duke Ellington, Jazz Party (1959); Earl Hines, Blues and Things (1968); Every Day I Have the Blues (1967); Five Feet of Soul (1963); Gee Baby Ain't I Been Good to You (1971); Goin' to Chicago (1955); If This Ain't the Blues (1958); Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy & Jimmy (1967); Listen to the Blues with Jimmy Rushing (1956); Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass (1958); Livin' the Blues (1968); Mr. Five By Flve "Live" (1966); Rushing Lullabies (1959); Sings the Blues (1955); The Complete Count Basie, Volumes 1-10 (date?); The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. (1957); The Newport Years Volume VI (1973); The Original American Decca Recordings / 3CD box set (1992); The You and Me That Used to Be (1971); VV AA -The Sound Of Jazz (1959); Who Was It Sang That Song? (1967).

Movies and television:

A Great Day in Harlem (1994); Air Mail Special (1941); Baseball (1994); Blues Masters (1999); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Choo Choo Swing (1943); Crazy House (1943); Eileen (2023); Ella Fitzgerald: Good Morning Blues / Visualizer (2023); Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams (2020); Fellow Travelers (2023); Kansas City (1996); Omnibus / Segment: 135th Street (1953); Sarah Sings & Basie Swings (1963); Six-Five Special (1957); Take Me Back, Baby (1941); The Blues (2003); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Learning Tree (1969); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); The Salton Sea (2002); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); The Subject Is Jazz (1958); The Tonight Show (1955–1956); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1978); The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022); The War (2007); When We First Met (2018).

Monday, August 25, 2025

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Monday, June 9, 2025

Born on this day – Skip James:


Skip James


Blues singer

Guitarist

Pianist

Songwriter

June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969

Credits:

Music:

Songs:

22-20 Blues; Be Ready When He Comes; Cherry Ball Blues; Cypress Grove Blues; Devil Got My Woman; Drunken Spree; Four O'Clock Blues; Hard Luck Child; Hard Time Killing Floor Blues; How Long 'Buck; If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Illinois Blues; I'm So Glad; Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Special Rider Blues; What Am I to Do; Yola My Blues Away.

Albums:

Blues from the Delta (1998); Cypress Grove Blues (2004); Devil Got My Woman (1968); Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers (1964); Hard Time (2003); Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005); Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (2003); Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Skip James (2003); I'm So Glad (1978); ive: Boston, 1964 & Philadelphia, 1966 (1994); She Lyin' (1964 / 1996); Skip's Guitar Blues (1999); Skip's Piano Blues, 1964 (1998); Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased, 1967 (2003); The Complete Bloomington, Indiana Concert, March 30, 1968 (1999); The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James – 1930 (1994); Today! (1966).

Movies and television:

Babo 73 (1968); Burlesque (2010); Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History (1996); Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 (1996); Devil's Knot (2013); Die Föhnforscher (1985); Down from the Mountain (2000); Ghost World (2001); Great Performances (2005); Her (2013); James Sonny Ford James, Delta Artist (1969); Mad Dogs (2016); Morgan (2016); O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000); Omnibus (1968); Rage (2012); Reacher (2023); Rock Concert (1974); The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 - Volume 3 (2004); The Blues (2003); The Soul of a Man (2003); Two Trains Runnin' (2016).

Monday, May 26, 2025

Born on this day – Robyn Bernard:


Robyn Bernard


Actress

Musician

Singer

Pianist

May 26, 1959 – March 12, 2024

Credits:

Betty Blue (1986); Diva (1981); General Hospital (1984–1990); Hour Magazine (1986); Kings for a Day (1997); Maigret (1992); Roselyne and the Lions (1989); Simon & Simon (1983); The Facts of Life (1984); The New Hollywood Squares (1987); Tour of Duty (1988); Voices from the High School (2002); Whiz Kids (1983); Win, Lose or Draw (1988).

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Born on this day – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco:


Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco


Composer

Pianist

Writer

April 3, 1895 – March 16, 1968

Credits:

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957); A Letter for Evie (1946); A Slight Case of Larceny (1953); A Yank at Eton (1942); Above Suspicion (1943); Address Unknown (1944); Adventures in Silverado (1948); Adventures of Rusty (1945); Alias a Gentleman (1948); And Then There Were None (1945); Asana Travelogue (2012); Bad Bascomb (1946); Barbary Coast Gent (1944); Barbary Pirate (1949); Barbed Wire (1952); Bataan (1943); Batman and Robin (1949); Battle of Rogue River (1954); Battle Stations (1956); Bewitched (1945); Big Leaguer (1953); Black Eagle (1948); Blondie's Hero (1950); Boston Blackie (1948); Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945); Brave Warrior (1952); Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947); Cannibal Attack (1954); Captain Pirate (1952); Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951); Captive Girl (1950); Charge of the Lancers (1954); Chinatown at Midnight (1949); Courage of Lassie (1946); Crash Landing (1958); Creature with the Atom Brain (1955); Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946); Criminal Lawyer (1951); Cripple Creek (1952); Cry of the Hunted (1953); Cry of the Werewolf (1944); Customs Agent (1950); Dangerous Business (1946); Desire Me (1947); Desperate Search (1952); Devil Goddess (1955); Devil Ship (1947); Down to Earth (1947); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941); Drums of Tahiti (1954); Du Barry Was a Lady (1943); Duel on the Mississippi (1955); Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956); El Alaméin (1953); Emergency Wedding (1950); Escape in the Fog (1945); Everybody Does It (1949); Fingers at the Window (1942); Forgotten Treasure (1943); Fury of the Congo (1951); Gaslight (1944); Gentle Annie (1944); Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953); Harem Girl (1952); Harrigan's Kid (1943); Hellcats of the Navy (1957); He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950); Hitler's Madman (1943); Hurricane Island (1951); I Love a Mystery (1945); In Our Time (1944); Inca Gold (1943); Jack McCall, Desperado (1953); Journey for Margaret (1942); Jungle Jim (1948); Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952); Jungle Man-Eaters (1954); Jungle Manhunt (1951); Just Before Dawn (1946); Keeper of the Flame (1942); Key Witness (1947); Lassie Come Home (1943); Last of the Redmen (1947); Last Train from Bombay (1952); Main Street After Dark (1945); Man in the Dark (1953); Manhattan (1944); Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945); Mark of the Gorilla (1950); Mask of the Avenger (1951); Masterson of Kansas (1954); Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942); Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944); Mrs. Parkington (1944); Mule Train (1950); My Name Is Julia Ross (1945); Mysterious Intruder (1946); Mysterious Island (1951); Night Editor (1946); Nine Girls (1944); Okinawa (1952); Orchestra of Exiles (2012); Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945); Out of the Depths (1945); Pirates of the High Seas (1950); Pirates of Tripoli (1955); Plan for Destruction (1943); Prince of Pirates (1953); Prison Ship (1945); Prison Warden (1949); Racing Luck (1948); Rage in Heaven (1941); Rationing (1944); Reunion in France (1942); Revenue Agent (1950); Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950); Savage Mutiny (1953); Secret Command (1944); Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956); Sergeant Mike (1944); Serpent of the Nile (1953); Seven Sweethearts (1942); Shadowed (1946); Shadows in the Night (1944); She's a Soldier Too (1944); Siren of Bagdad (1953); Slaves of Babylon (1953); Smuggler's Gold (1951); Somewhere I'll Find You (1942); Son of Lassie (1945); Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960); Streets of Ghost Town (1950); Strictly Dishonorable (1951); Superman (1948); The Affairs of Martha (1942); The Big Gusher (1951); The Black Parachute (1944); The Brave Bulls (1951); The Brigand (1952); The Canterville Ghost (1944); The Clock (1945); The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945); The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949); The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947); The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945); The Crooked Web (1955); The Cross of Lorraine (1943); The Devil's Henchman (1949); The Devil's Mask (1946); The Fighting Frontiersman (1946); The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948); The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944); The Giant Claw (1957); The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957); The Hard Man (1957); The Heavenly Body (1944); The Hidden Eye (1945); The Long Wait (1954); The Lost Tribe (1949); The Love Machine (1971); The Loves of Carmen (1948); The Maestro (2018); The Man Who Dared (1946); The Mark of the Whistler (1944); The Miami Story (1954); The Millerson Case (1947); The Missing Juror (1944); The Phantom Thief (1946); The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945); The Prince of Thieves (1948); The Return of the Vampire (1943); The Return of the Whistler (1948); The Saracen Blade (1954); The Secret of St. Ives (1949); The Soul of a Monster (1944); The Stars Look Down (1940); The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945); The Stratton Story (1949); The Unknown (1946); The Unwritten Code (1944); The Valley of Decision (1945); The Werewolf (1956); The White Squaw (1956); The World Was His Jury (1958); Thief of Damascus (1952); Time Out of Mind (1947); Tortilla Flat (1942); Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948); Two-Man Submarine (1944); U-Boat Prisoner (1944); Undercurrent (1946); Valley of Head Hunters (1953); Vendetta (1942); Voice of the Whistler (1945); Voodoo Tiger (1952); We Were Dancing (1942); Whirlwind Raiders (1948); Whistling in Brooklyn (1943); White Cargo (1942); Without Love (1945); Zombies of Mora Tau (1957).

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Born on this day – Leroy Carr:


Leroy Carr


Blues singer

Songwriter

Pianist

March 27, 1904 – April 29, 1935

Credits:

Albums:

(1930-1958) Remaining Titles & Alternate Takes (1989); A City Man (2015); A Summer Sky Shines (2015); ABC Of The Blues Vol 7 (2010); American Blues Legend (2006); Another Side of Leroy Carr (2023); Bad Liquor Blues (2020); Blues Before Sunrise (1960); Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 4: 1932–1934 (1992); Florida (2018); Hard Time Blues (2006); Hurry Down Sunshine (1995); I Keep the Blues (2018); It's Just a Rag! The Mighty Piano of Leroy Carr (2020); Leroy Carr Maestro (2015); Leroy Carr Sings Vintage Blues (2013); Leroy Carr Vol. 1 (1928-1929) (2005); Leroy Carr Vol. 2 (1929-1930) (2005); Leroy Carr Vol. 3 (1930-1932) (2005); Leroy Carr Vol. 4 (1932-1934) (2005); Leroy Carr Vol. 5 (1934) (2005); Leroy Carr Vol. 6 (1934-1935) (2005); Let's Spend an Evening with Leroy Carr (2020); Midnight Hour Blues (2021); Mr. Scrapper's Blues (1962); Naptown Blues 1929-1934 (1983); Presenting Leroy Carr (1928); Prison Bound Blues (2004); Rocks In My Bed (2016); Tennessee Bluesman (2020); The Blues Collective -Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell (2023); The Blues of Leroy Carr 2011); The Essential (2002); The Essential Leroy Carr (2014); The Piano Blues 1930-1935 (2014); The Piano Blues Vol. 2: 1929-1935 (2014); Tonight in Time (2015); Volume 1: "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone", CD A (2008); Volume 1: "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone", CD B (2008); Volume 1: "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone", CD C (2008); Volume 1: "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone", CD D (2008); When The Sun Goes Down 1934-1941 (2011); Whiskey Is My Habit, Good Women Is All I Crave: The Best Of Leroy Carr (2004).

Songs:

Alabama Women Blues; Barrel House Woman; Blues Before Sunrise; Christmas in Jail - Ain't That a Pain; Don't Start No Stuff; E Blues; Four Day Rider; George Street Blues; Goin' Where the Monon Crosses the Yellow Dog; How Long - How Long Blues; How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone; Kokomo Blues; Let's Disagree; Little Boy Blue; Low Down Dog Blues; Mean Mistreater Mama No. 2; Midnight Hour Blues; My Own Lonesome Blues; Naptown Blues; Papa's on the House Top; Penal Farm Blues; Prison Bound Blues; Shady Lane; Six Cold Feet in the Ground; Six Cold Feet of Ground; Sloppy Drunk Blues; Straight Alky Blues, Pt. 1; Straight Alky Blues, Pt. 2; Suicide Blues; That's All Right for You; Trouble Blues, Part 2; When the Sun Goes Down.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Born on this day – BĂ©la BartĂłk:


Béla Bartók


Composer

Pianist

Ethnomusicologist

March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945

Credits:

Music compositions:

14 Trifles; 44 Duos for Two Violins; Allegro barbaro; An Evening at the Village; BB 34, Sz. 30; Bluebeard's Castle; Buciumeana; Cantata Profana; Concerto for Orchestra; Contrasts; Dance Suite; Divertimento for String Orchestra; BartĂłk's Studies; Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs; Hungarian Folk Tunes: III; Hungarian Pictures; Kossuth; Maruntel; Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, BB 105: Volume VI: 148-153: Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm; Mikrokosmos; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Out of Doors; Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3; Piano Method (Zongoraiskola), BB 66, Sz. 52: 116. Moderato; Piano Sonata; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, BB 36b (op. 1): I. Adagio molto; Rhapsody No. 1; Rhapsody No. 2; Romanian Christmas Carols; Romanian Folk Dances; Slovakian Dance; Sonata for Solo Violin; Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Sonatina; Sonatina, BB 102a: III. Final. Allegro vivace; String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2; Thong Quartet No. 3; String Quartet No. 4; String Quartet No. 5; String Quartet No. 6; Suite, Op. 14; The Barbarian; The Miraculous Mandarin; The Wooden Prince; Two Pictures: I. In voller BlĂŒte; Viola Concerto; Violin Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2.

Movies and television:

40 Ă©ves in Cantemus (2015); A Bibo Reader (2002); A kĂ©kszakĂĄllĂș herceg vĂĄra (1970); A kĂ©kszakĂĄllĂș herceg vĂĄra (1981); A kĂ©kszakĂĄllĂș herceg vĂĄra (2005); Discovering the French (1957); A la memoria del autor (1966); A Nyolcak nyomĂĄban (2011); A varĂĄzslĂł ĂĄlma (1987); A zene hatĂĄrtalanul (2016); Aleph, lectures contades (2000); Anthropoid (2016); Artemis: The Neverending Quartet (2020); Back on Stage (2020); Masked Ball (1981); Bartok (2017); BartĂłk BĂ©la: Az Ă©jszaka zenĂ©je (1970); BartĂłk BĂ©la: Kontrasztok (1981); BartĂłks Requiem (2008); Behind Closed Doors (1988); Being John Malkovich (1999); Bluebeard's Castle (1963); Bluebeard's Castle (2022); Budapeströl jut eszembe (2001); Poodle (1979); Catatonic (2009); Celibidache (1992); China Lake (1983); Chuzhaya Belaya i Ryaboy (1986); Cinderella (2021); Concerto for Orchestra (1965); Contrasts (1968); Control Room (2004); Correspondence (1953); Cosmos (1980); CsodĂĄlatos Mandarin (2001); Das muss man erst mal aussprechen können (2021); Das Versprechen (2023); Men Who Lost Roots (1956); Diamantino (2018); Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music (2007); Doctor Who (1967–1968) Doomwatch (1972); Drakengard (2003); Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1988); Duke Bluebeard's Castle (2020); Echoes From a Somber Empire (1990); Égetö Eszter (1989); El grosso concerto (2001); ÉletbevĂĄgĂł (2000); El-Lailah el-Akhirah (1963); Este a SzĂ©kelyeknĂ©l (1998); Flaming Creatures (1963); FuchsmĂŒhl (1974); Full House (1972); Through Music (1981); The Rise and Fall of a Small Business of cinema (1986); Hamsun (1996); Het slot van hertog Blauwbaard (1965) Hope@Home (2020); Impressions of New York (1956); Imre Eck and Maria Bretus in CsodĂĄlatos Mandarin (1970); (In Here) I Am God (2018); Ocio (2022); In memoriam Gyarmathy TihamĂ©r (2016); In Search of Dracula (1974); Katzenspiel (1972); KĂ©kszakĂĄllĂș (2016); Klaus MĂ€kelĂ€ conducts Ravel, Debussy and BartĂłk (2023); Kristallnacht (2022); The Prints and Drawings Department (1954); Bluebeard's Castle / The Voice human (2015); The Marvellous Mandarin (1964); The Novel (1991); Legion (2017); The Great Performers (1967); Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997); Long Time No See (2019); Magritte (1978); MedvetĂĄnc (1972); Melinda and Melinda (2004); Mindennap (1980); Mirrors (2016); My Homeland (1976); NET Festival (1968); New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1959–1963); Not Reconciled (1965); Obiettivo Sul Territorio (2009); OldĂĄs Ă©s kötĂ©s (1963) Orchestre National de France (1964); Playing Mona Lisa (2000); Polyformia (2008); Public Eye (1971); Pursuit (1997); Ready Player One (2018); Algerian refugees (1958); Rosa (1992); Senseless (1962); Simon Says (2015); Singing the Blues in Red (1986); STAR WARS EP 5: Attack of the Phantom Past (2016); Star Wars Ep 6: The Last Laser Master (2018); Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) Stick and Bone (1968); Studio One (1953); Szörnyeteg (1975); Tatort (2017); The Boris Giltburg Five Minute Library (2017); The Catch (1946); The Good Mother (1988); The Illiac Passion (1967); The Legacy (2009); The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2015); The Prediction (1991); The Shepherds of Cat Island (2020); The Shining (1980); The Silent Revolution (2018); The Souvenir (2019); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2010); The Young Pope (2016); Trainwreck (2001); Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2006); Ulrike Marie Meinhof (1995); Un paso al frente (1966); A Little Prince (1984); Visions (1977); Zongora A Levegöben (1976).

Monday, March 24, 2025

Born on this day – Byron Janis:


Byron Janis


Pianist

March 24, 1928 – March 14, 2024

Credits:

Movies and television:

Discorama (1965); Great Music from Chicago (1959); Hannibal Rising (2007); Harmoniques (1998); Les vendredis d'Apostrophes (2015); Prestige de la musique (1965); Pro Musicis: The Spirit of Music (1992); Six Pianos on One Disc (1966); The Bell Telephone Hour (1962–1963); The Byron Janis Story (2010); The Byron Janis Story (2010); The Ed Sullivan Show (1965); The Tonight Show (1956); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1984).

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Born on this day – Samuel Barber:


Samuel Barber


Composer

Pianist

Conductor

Baritone

Teacher

March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981

Credits:

Compositions:

[First] Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12, 1937; 2nd movement revised as Night Flight, Op. 19a, 1964; A Hand of Bridge, opera in 1 act, 1953; A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 15, 1940; Adagio for Strings, [arr. of 2nd movement of String Quartet], Op. 11, 1938; Agnus Dei, Op. 11, 1967; Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39, 1963; Antony and Cleopatra, opera in 3 acts after Shakespeare, 1966; arr. as orchestral Suite, 1947; Ballade, piano, Op. 46, 1977; Canzone (elegy), flute and piano, Op. 38a, 1961; Canzonetta, Op. 48 [posth.], 1981; Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21, 1944; Cello Concerto, Op. 22, 1945; Cello Sonata, Op. 6, 1932; Despite and Still: A Last Song, Op. 41, 1968-9; Die Natali, chorale preludes for Christmas, Op. 37, 1960; Dover Beach, Op. 3, 1933; Excursions, Op. 20, 1942-4; Fadograph of a Yestern Scene (after Joyce, Finnegans Wake), Op. 44, 1971; Four Songs, Op. 13, 1941; Hermit Songs, Op. 29, 1952-3; Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, 1947; Medea / Serpent Heart, ballet, Op. 23, 1946; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a, 1953; Melodies passagĂšres, Op. 27, 1950-51; Music for a Scene from Shelly, Op. 7, 1933; Nocturne (Homage to John Field), piano, Op. 33, 1959; Nuvoletta, Op. 25, 1947; Piano Concerto, Op. 38, 1962; Prayers of Kirkegaard, Op. 30, 1954; Reincarnations, Op. 16, 1937-40; Rev. as The Cave of the Heart 1947; Second Essay, Op. 17, 1942; Serenade, string quartet/string orchestra, Op. 1, 1930; Solo Instrumental; Sonata, piano, Op. 26, 1949; Souvenirs, ballet, 1955; Stille Nacht [arrangement of Silent Night from Die natali], Op. 37, 1960; String Quartet, Op. 11, 1936; Summer Music, wind quintet, Op. 31, 1956; Symphony [No. 1] in One Movement, Op. 9, 1936; Symphony No. 2, Op. 19, 1944; The Lovers, Op. 43, 1971; The School for Scandal, Op. 5, 1931-3; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8/1-2, 1936; Three Songs (Joyce), Op. 10, 1935; Three Songs, Op. 45, 1972; Toccata festiva, Op. 36, 1960; Twelfth Night, Op. 42, 1968; Two Songs, Op. 18, 1942; Vanessa, opera in 4 acts, 1956-7; Violin Concerto, Op. 14, 1939; Violin Sonata, Op. 4, 1928.

Movies and television:

20 Feet from Stardom / Sure On This Shining Night (2013); A Hand of Bridge (2017); A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019); A Nightmare on Sesame Street (1987); A Very Natural Thing (1974); Agnes Day (2009); Agnes Day (2009); AmĂ©lie (2001); American Dad! (2009); Antony & Cleopatra (1991); Antony & Cleopatra (1991); Artemis: The Neverending Quartet (2020); At Home with the Braithwaites (2001); Bodies (2023); Bravetown (2015); Camera Three (1971); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2022); Celeste (1991); Dancing Daze (1986); Donny (2013); Dudamel and the LA Phil Return to the Bowl (2021); El armario (2000); El Norte (1983); ER (1995); Experimenter / Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (2015); Falling for You (1995); Fermeture de l'usine Renault Ă  Vilvoorde (La vie sexuelle des Belges, 3e partie) (1999); FicciĂł (2006); Hammarskjöld (2023); Happiness (1998); Himizu (2011); How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014); In My Room (2018); Jojo in the Stars (2003); Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000); Liubi (2005); Lorenzo's Oil (1992); Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (2022); Ma mĂšre (2004); Medea (1954); Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie (2023); Misfits (2010); Moments Without Proper Names (1987); New World Symphony Wallcast Tm Concert 4 (2013); Nostalgia Critic (2011); Omnibus opera (2016); On Any Saturday (2008); One Symphony Place: A World Premiere Live from Music City (2006); Outlander (2019); Peace One Day (2004); Platoon (1986); Processen (2003); Reconstruction (2003); Red Dwarf (1999); Rusanne (2018); S1m0ne (2002); Sam & Barb's School for Scandal (2016); Samuel Barber in Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty (2017); Seinfeld (1996); Sicko (2007); Skate Boys (2015); So You Think You Can Dance (2012); South Park (2004); Spaced (1999–2001); Swimming Upstream (2003); Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006); The Ark of Madness (2007); The Bell Telephone Hour (1959); The Bonds of Springtime (2013); The Choir: Unsung Town (2009); The Cine-Masochist (2015); The Deep Blue Sea (2011); The Elephant Man (1980); The Grand Tour (2016); The Horse (1973); The Hunters (1996); The Man with the Wooden Face (2017); The Scarlet Letter (1995); The Simpsons (2003–2017); To Stay Alive: A Method (2016); Top Gear (2008); Vanessa (1978 / 2001 / 2019); Wasteland (2012); Where the Smiling Ends (2004); Wild Reeds (1994).