On This Day – 9 February

#OTD in 1893 the first performance of #Verdi’s #Falstaff – Bryn Terfel with Grange Park Opera

#OTD in 1935 the first performance of #Messiaen’s L’Ascension, performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra dir. by Antoni Wit

#HappyBirthday to Alban #Berg born #OTD in 1885 Piano Sonata, Op. 1, written ca. 1907-1908, performed by Maria Yudina

#OTD in 1960 the death of Ernő Dohnányi – Variaitions on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 (1914) “For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others“, performed by Victor Aller (piano) with the Concert Arts Orchestra dir. Felix Slatkin