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Wednesday and Thursday this week marked the hundredth anniversary of the birth of two important composers.  Olivier Messiaen was born in Avignon, December 10, 1908.  Elliot Carter was born the following day in New York City, where he still lives.

Wikipedia has a wonderful article about Messiaen, and it was their Featured Article on Wednesday.  The New York Times today has an article about the Carnegie Hall concert yesterday, where Daniel Barenboim and James Levine premiered a new Carter piece.  The article has audio clips worth hearing.

I played some Messiaen to conclude my radio show on Wednesday; NPR had a feature on Carter yesterday.

Filed under: Music on December 12th, 2008