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We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
The Four Quartets
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
The Four Quartets
Latest Videos
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38 (for violin (or clarinet), cello and piano) (1803)
Gould Piano Trio
Anton Webern (1883-1945)
4 Pieces [Vier Stücke] for violin and piano, Op. 7 (1910)
Gidon Kremer, Oleg Maisenberg
Anton Webern (1883-1945)
4 Pieces [Vier Stücke] for violin and piano, Op. 7 (1910)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis
Ellis Kohs (1916-2000)
Sonatina, K. 26 (for violin and piano) (1948)
Eudice Shapiro, Albert Dominguez
Ellis Kohs (1916-2000)
String Quartet No. 2, K. 28, A Short Concert for String Quartet (1948)
Eudice Shapiro, Nathan Ross, Sanford Schonbach, Gabor Rejto
Louis Karchin (born 1951)
String Quartet No. 2 (1995)
Student performance at California Summer Music
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 (1878-1879)
Raphael Quartet, Prunella Pacey
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 (1878-1879)
Sonare Quartet, Vladimir Mendelssohn
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 (1878-1879)
Amadeus Quartet, Cecil Aronowitz
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 (1878-1879)
Fine Arts Quartet, Gil Sharon
Ladislav Kubík (born 1946)
Two Inventions (for flute and guitar) (1977)
Jiri Valek, Martin Myslivecek
Ladislav Kubík (born 1946)
Two Episodes (for bass clarinet, piano and percussion) (1985)
Prague Collegium Musicum
Ladislav Kubík (born 1946)
Divertimento No. 1, Bläserharmonie (for for wind octet) (1989)
Prague Collegium Musicum
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781)
Octet No. 2 in E-flat major, EvaM 8:Eb2 (for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns) (1770)
Pražské komorní sdružení profesorů AMU
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781)
Octet No. 1 in E-flat major, EvaM 8:Eb1 (for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns) (1770)
Komorní harmonie
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781)
Octet No. 3 in B-flat major, EvaM 8:Bb1 (for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns) (1770)
Komorní harmonie
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 530 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Brook Street Band
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 530 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Roland Vuataz, Radu Cotutiu
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 530 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Heinz Holliger, et. al.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 530 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Israeli Wind Virtuosi
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Brook Street Band
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Roland Vuataz, Radu Cotutiu
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
[Organ] Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 (for 3 parts) (1730)
Heinz Holliger, et. al.
Composers born on December 13
Jay Greenberg (born 1991)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 13, 1991, New Haven, CT (age 27)
Roger Bourland (born 1952)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 13, 1952, Evanston, IL (age 66)
Karl Rasmussen (born 1947)
Karl Aage Rasmussen
Nationality:
Danish
Born: December 13, 1947, Kolding (age 71)
Volker Heyn (born 1938)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 13, 1938, Karlsruhe (age 80)
Victor Babin (1908-1972)
Victor [Viktor] Genrikhovich Babin
Nationality:
Russian
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American
Born: December 13, 1908, Moscow Died: March 1, 1972, Cleveland, OH (age 63)
Ingemar Liljefors (1906-1981)
Ingemar Kristian Liljefors
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: December 13, 1906, Göteborg Died: October 14, 1981, Stockholm (age 74)
Paul Kurzbach (1902-1997)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 13, 1902, Hohndorf, Sachsen Died: August 2, 1997, Chemnitz (age 94)
Milan Balcar (1886-1954)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: December 13, 1886, Ostrava Died: April 16, 1954, Frydek-Mistek (age 67)
Iver Holter (1850-1941)
Iver Paul Fredrik Holter
Nationality:
Norwegian
Born: December 13, 1850, Gausdal Died: January 27, 1941, Oslo (age 90)
Alexis de Castillon (1838-1873)
Alexis Vicomte de Castillon
Nationality:
French
Born: December 13, 1838, Chartres Died: March 5, 1873, Paris (age 34)
Composers who died on December 13
Cornelius Cardew (1936-1981)
Nationality:
English
Born: May 7, 1936, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Died: December 13, 1981, London (age 45)
Otto Ketting (1935-2012)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: September 3, 1935, Amsterdam Died: December 13, 2012, The Hague (age 77)
Gaziza Zhubanova (1928-1993)
Gaziza Akhmetovna Zhubanova
Газиза Ахметовна Жубанова
Born: December 2, 1928, Aktyubinsk region Died: December 13, 1993 (age 65)
Leland Smith (1925-2013)
Leland Clayton Smith
Nationality:
American
Born: August 6, 1925, Oakland, CA Died: December 13, 2013, Palo Alto, CA (age 88)
Hanoch Jacoby (1909-1990)
Hanoch [Heinrich] Jacoby
Nationality:
Israeli
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Russian
Born: March 2, 1909, Königsberg, Russia Died: December 13, 1990, Tel-Aviv (age 81)
George Bristow (1825-1898)
George Frederick Bristow
Nationality:
American
Born: December 19, 1825, Brooklyn, NY Died: December 13, 1898, New York (age 73)
Recently Added Composers
Josef Netzer (1808-1864)
Josef [Joseph] Netzer
Nationality:
German
Born: March 18, 1808, Zams Died: May 28, 1864, Graz (age 56)
John Thomson (1805-1841)
Nationality:
Scottish
Born: October 28, 1805, Sprouston Died: May 6, 1841, Edinburgh (age 35)
Morfydd Owen (1891-1918)
Morfydd Owen [Llwyn-Owen]
Nationality:
Welsh
Born: October 1, 1891, Treforest Died: September 7, 1918, Oystermouth (age 26)
Willy Ostijn (1913-1993)
William Willy Ostijn [Ostyn]
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: July 13, 1913, Kachtem Died: March 30, 1993, Roeselare (age 79)
Louis Victor Saar (1868-1937)
Nationality:
American
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Dutch
Born: December 10, 1868, Rotterdam, Netherlands Died: November 23, 1937, St. Louis, MO (age 68)
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski (1949-2013)
Nationality:
German
Born: June 21, 1949, Oldenburg Died: January 5, 2013 (age 63)
Billy Jim Layton (1924-2004)
Nationality:
American
Born: November 14, 1924, Corsicana, TX Died: October 30, 2004, Cambridge, MA (age 79)
Carl Smulders (1863-1934)
Carl [Karl, Karel, Charles] Antoon Smulders
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: May 8, 1863, Maastricht Died: April 21, 1934, Liège (age 70)
Arsenio Giron (born 1932)
Nationality:
Spanish
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Canadian
Born: 1932 (age 86)
Ragnar Søderlind (born 1945)
Nationality:
Norwegian
Born: June 27, 1945, Oslo (age 73)
Petar Stojanović (1877-1957)
Petar [Peter] Lazar Stojanović [Stojanovits]
Nationality:
Serbian
Born: September 7, 1877, Budapest Died: September 11, 1957 (age 80)
Václav Kaprál (1889-1947)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: 1889, Určice Died: 1947, Brno (age 58)
Břetislav Bakala (1897-1958)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: February 12, 1897, Fryšták Died: April 1, 1958, Brno (age 61)
Jan Kunc (1883-1976)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: March 27, 1883, Doubravice nad Svitavou Died: September 11, 1976, Brno (age 93)
Juro Tkalčić (1877-1957)
Juro [Iouro] Tkalčić [Tkaltchitch]
Юро Ткальчич
Nationality:
Croatian
Born: February 13, 1877 Died: December 11, 1957 (age 80)
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