On This Day – 26 February

1752 – the first performance of Handel’s Jephtha

1900 – the first performance of Glazunov’s The Seasons

Born OTD in 1587 Stefano Landi

Born OTD in 1770 Anton Reicha

Born OTD in 1879 Frank Bridge

Born OTD in 1928 Fats Domino

Born OTD in 1949 Emma Kirkby

Died OTD in 1630 William Brade

Died OTD in 1770 Giuseppe Tartini

Died OTD in 1889 Karl Davydov

Died OTD in 1913 Felix Draeseke

Died OTD in 1981 Howard Hanson

Died OTD in 2013 Marie-Claire Alain