Calendarul muzical al zilei - 28 februarie 2015

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1913 S-a născut folclorista românca Emilia Comişel (decedat 18.04.2010) 102 ani 1917 S-a născut clavecinistul şi dirijorul englez George Malcolm 98 ani (decedat 10.10.1997) 1926 S-a născut pianistul român Dan Mizrahi (decedat 25.02.2010) 89 ani 1942 Aniversarea violoncelistului şi dirijorului român Aurel Niculescu 73 ani 1958 Aniversarea compozitorului român Mihnea Brumariu 57 ani 2007 Comemorarea pianistului român Albert Guttmann 8 ani

George Malcolm (1917-1997) was an eminent British harpsichordist and conductor. This 1954 piece (written I think for piano, as it has dynamic markings) is an arrangement of the well-known British tune 'The Sailor's Hornpipe' somewhat in the style of the first movement of the Bach 'Italian Concerto' (or so it seems to me. This is a taxing piece. like many of Bach's own up-tempo keyboard pieces, and in turning a page I missed out a turn on one note - but hope that is a minor flaw!