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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: September 10 (Hogwood, T. Allen)

1941 - Christopher Hogwood, Nottingham, England; conductor and harpsichordist

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C.P.E. Bach's Cello Concerto in A minor - Christopher Hogwood conducts the Bach Collegium München, with David Adorján, cello (Munich 1999)



1944 - Thomas Allen, Seaham, England; opera and concert baritone

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Thomas Allen sings "Largo al Factotum" from Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Andrew Davis conducting.  Promenade concert at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, 2002)

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