[78-L] Schubert prize [FWD]

[Mike Harkin]

Didn't know about wackypoopia article -- Thanks, Kris!
 
Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Tue, 4/13/10, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:


From: Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Schubert prize
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:53 PM


DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> I think there were probably several Schubert prizes, perhaps in several different countries.
>    
--
True. There were ten "zone" prizes and one International Prize. 
Atterberg won the latter.
> I believe the contest started off with an invitation to composers to complete the "Unfinished Symphony", but then changed it to writing a composition in homage to Schubert
>    
Also true.
Hans Gál, actually, won the second prize in the British "zone. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_International_Columbia_Graphophone_Competition
Kristjan
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