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Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Piano Quintet in c minor (for violin, viola, cello, bass and piano)
(1903-1905)
Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Piano Quintet in c minor (for violin, viola, cello, bass and piano)
(1903-1905)
Schubert Ensemble
Xavier Dayer (born 1972)
Come heavy sleep (for flute, viola and cello)
(2016)
Swiss Chamber Soloists
Dora Pejačević (1885-1923)
Piano Trio in C major, Op. 29
(1910)
Andrej Bielow, Violin, Christian Poltéra, Cello, Oliver Triendl, Piano
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for Piano Trio, Op. 4
(1899)
Boulanger Trio
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for Piano Trio, Op. 4
(1899)
Alternberg Trio Wien
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58, MWV Q 32
(1843)
Antonio Meneses, Gérard Wyss
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58, MWV Q 32
(1843)
Pieter Wispelwey, Paolo Giacometti
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58, MWV Q 32
(1843)
Mischa Maisky, Sergio Tiempo
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58, MWV Q 32
(1843)
János Starker, György Sebök
Liduino Pitombeira (born 1962)
Suite Hermetia for Wind Quintet, Op. 95
(2005)
Lieurance Woodwind Quintet
Composers born on September 27
Cyril Scott (1879-1970)
Nationality:
English
Born: September 27, 1879, Oxton Died: December 31, 1970, Eastbourne (age 91)
James Wilson (1922-2005)
Nationality:
Irish
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English
Born: September 27, 1922, London Died: August 6, 2005, Dublin (age 82)
Antonio Cartellieri (1772-1807)
Nationality:
Bohemian
Born: September 27, 1772, Danzig Died: September 2, 1807, Liebshausen (age 35)
Emmanuel Gyimah Labi (born 1950)
Nationality:
Ghanaian
Born: September 27, 1950, Accra (age 70)
William Heilman (1877-1946)
Nationality:
American
Born: September 27, 1877, Williamsport, PA Died: December 20, 1946, Williamsport, PA (age 69)
Boris Porena (born 1927)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: September 27, 1927, Rome (age 93)
Tauno Marttinen (1912-2008)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: September 27, 1912, Helsinki Died: July 18, 2008, Janakkala (age 95)
Brunhilde Sonntag (1936-2002)
Nationality:
German
Born: September 27, 1936, Kassel Died: December 18, 2002 (age 66)
Composers who died on September 27
Hyacinthe Jadin (1776-1800)
Nationality:
French
Born: April 27, 1776, Versailles Died: September 27, 1800, Versailles (age 24)
Giuseppe Colombi (1635-1694)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: 1635 Died: September 27, 1694, Modena (age 59)
Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Nationality:
German
Born: February 1, 1828, Frankfurt am Main Died: September 27, 1907, Leipzig (age 79)
Hermann Berlinski (1910-2001)
Nationality:
American
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German
Born: August 18, 1910, Leipzig Died: September 27, 2001, Washington, DC (age 91)
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Nationality:
English
Born: July 14, 1901, London Died: September 27, 1956, Oxford (age 55)
Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar (1924-2008)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: September 5, 1924, Lwów Died: September 27, 2008, Kraków (age 84)
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Nationality:
German
Born: September 1, 1854, Siegburg Died: September 27, 1921, Neustrelitz (age 67)
Stefan Kisielewski (1911-1991)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: March 7, 1911, Warsaw Died: September 27, 1991, Warsaw (age 80)
Maximilian Leidesdorf (1787-1840)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: July 5, 1787, Vienna Died: September 27, 1840, Florence (age 53)
Adolfo Salazar (1890-1958)
Nationality:
Spanish
Born: March 6, 1890, Madrid Died: September 27, 1958, Mexico City (age 68)
Recently Added Composers
Ernest van der Eyken (1913-2010)
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: July 23, 1913, Antwerp Died: February 6, 2010, Brussels (age 96)
Jacob Christian Fabricius (1840-1919)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: September 3, 1840, Århus Died: June 8, 1919, Copenhagen (age 78)
Jacob Fabricius (1949-1997)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: 1949 Died: 1997 (age 48)
Eberhard Eyser (born 1932)
Nationality:
Swedish
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German
Born: August 1, 1932, Kwidzyn, Poland (formerly Marienwerder, West Prussia / Germany) (age 88)
Terry Jennings (1940-1981)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 19, 1940, Eagle Rock, CA Died: December 11, 1981, San Pablo, CA (age 41)
Jørgen Jersild (1913-2004)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: September 17, 1913, Copenhagen Died: February 6, 2004 (age 90)
Peter Paul Koprowski (born 1947)
Nationality:
Canadian
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Polish
Born: August 24, 1947, Łódź (age 73)
Theodore Holdheim (1923-1985)
Nationality:
German
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Israeli
Born: December 2, 1923, Berlin Died: February 2, 1985, Israel (age 61)
Wolfgang Hofmann (1922-2003)
Nationality:
German
Born: September 6, 1922, Karlsruhe Died: March 19, 2003, Mannheim (age 80)
Francesco Hoch (born 1943)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: February 14, 1943, Lugano (age 77)
Christopher Hobbs (born 1950)
Nationality:
English
Born: September 9, 1950, Hillingdon (age 70)
Arthur Hoérée (1897-1986)
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: 1897, St. Gilles, Brussels Died: 1986, Paris (age 89)
Hendrik Hofmeyr (born 1957)
Nationality:
South African
Born: November 20, 1957, Cape Town (age 62)
Richard Hoffmann (born 1925)
Nationality:
Austrian
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American
Born: April 20, 1925, Vienna (age 95)
Gráinne Mulvey (born 1966)
Nationality:
Irish
Born: March 10, 1966 (age 54)
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