First nights
Subtitle: five musical premieres
By: Thomas Forrest Kelly
Edition: Pbk. ed
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
Subjects: Monteverdi, Claudio, -- 1567-1643; Handel, George Frideric, -- 1685-1759; Beethoven, Ludwig van, -- 1770-1827; Berlioz, Hector, -- 1803-1869; Stravinsky, Igor, -- 1882-1971; Music -- First performances
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discographies, and index
Table of contents: title: Claudio Monteverdi, Orfeo, Saturday, February 24, 1607; title: George Frideric Handel, Messiah, Tuesday, April 13, 1742, 12 noon; title: Ludwig van Beethoven, Ninth symphony, Friday, May 7, 1824, 7:00 p.m.; title: Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, Sunday, December 5, 1830, 2 p.m.; title: Igor Stravinsky, Le sacre du printemps, Thursday, May 29, 1913, 8:45 p.m