On This Day – 13 February

1724 – the first performance of Bach’s Cantata ‘Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt’ BWV18

1724 – the first performance of Bach’s Cantata ‘Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister’ BWV 181

1725 – the first performance of Handel’s Rodelinda

1918 – the first performance of Clarke’s Morpheus

Born OTD in 1870 – Leopold Godowsky

Born OTD in 1921 – Jeanne Demessieux

Born OTD in 1946 – Colin Matthews

Died OTD in 1539 – Isabella d’Este

Died OTD in 1883 – Richard Wagner