The American pianist and composer Edward MacDowell was born on this date in 1860. Why not cozy in for his “Fireside Tales?”
Of course, MacDowell’s best-known music would be the old chestnut “To a Wild Rose,” from his “Woodland Sketches.”
Earl Wild performs MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The composer’s admiration for Grieg (as well as Saint-Saëns and Liszt) is evident:
Happy birthday, Eddie.
Cozy up to the “Fireside Tales” of American composer and pianist Edward MacDowell (born on this date in 1860) and bask in the warm glow of a carol medley performed by Russian-German soprano Rita Streich (born in 1920). They’ll be among our featured works, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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