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Friday, August 15, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: August 15 (Coleridge-Taylor, Ciccolini, Hunter)

1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, England; composer and conductor

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Julian Joseph plays "Deep River" from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 24 Negro Melodies

1925 - Aldo Ciccolini, Naples, Italy; pianist

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Aldo Ciccolini plays Four Mazurkas Op. 30 by Chopin

1933 - Rita Hunter, Wallasey, England; opera soprano

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Rita Hunter as Brünnhilde

Labels: Aldo Ciccolini, birthdays, composer, conductor, piano, Rita Hunter, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, singer

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