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[antongould]

mildly

[amateur51]

Carrying on the Catullan theme eh??

Or might it be Dominick Argento, anton?

[antongould]

sadly not am51 more Bruckner than Opera

[amateur51]

An easy, I think, W as I should really be working.

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LSO 1951
I Hate and I Love
Chicago Symphony 1989

Gunter Wand conducted the LSO for the first time in 1951; and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1989.

The other past is eluding me

[Tapiola]

Gunter Wand conducted the LSO for the first time in 1951; and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1989.

The other past is eluding me

Nice work, ams!

Wand also wrote a concertino for soprano and chamber orchestra called "Odi et Amo" (courtesy of Wiki).

[antongould]

Bang On Am

Wand also composed music, mostly songs with orchestral accompaniment and music for ballet. One composition was his concertino "Odi et amo", for soprano and chamber orchestra, which Wand wrote for his wife, the soprano Anita Westhoff.[3] Anita Wand (Westhoff) died on December 29, 2009 at Ulmiz (CH) at the age of 89 years.

Hope my or rather Googles translation of Odi et amo is not too far off the mark X/Y/Z/A whatever to your most excellent self

[amateur51]

Nice work, ams!

Wand also wrote a concertino for soprano and chamber orchestra called "Odi et Amo" (courtesy of Wiki).

Oh bravo, Taps

[amateur51]

Bang On Am

Wand also composed music, mostly songs with orchestral accompaniment and music for ballet. One composition was his concertino "Odi et amo", for soprano and chamber orchestra, which Wand wrote for his wife, the soprano Anita Westhoff.[3] Anita Wand (Westhoff) died on December 29, 2009 at Ulmiz (CH) at the age of 89 years.

Hope my or rather Googles translation of Odi et amo is not too far off the mark X/Y/Z/A whatever to your most excellent self

Cheers, anton!

What X links a baker, a French martyr and the Frank P. Brown Medal in 1961?

Later: The answer and two clues are musical

[Caliban]

Gunter Wand conducted the LSO for the first time in 1951; and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1989.

The other past is eluding me

Just tuned back in, cracking stuff by l'amateur!

I was hoping you'd have a go at my earlier "V" - were you otherwise engaged?

And bravo for engaging with the troublesome "X" letter... let's see...

[amateur51]

Just tuned back in, cracking stuff by l'amateur!

I was hoping you'd have a go at my earlier "V" - were you otherwise engaged?

Cheers, Carburetor! I was tertally baffled by your V