A bit late in the year ;) but there are a few anniversaries this year (not just 100s, but will stick to those) - the most famous possibly being Max Reger and Enrique Granados (died 1916), Emil Gilels (born the same), maybe Erik Satie (born 1866)...
(now I'm guessing - or maybe projecting - that we're also possibly interested in people like Adolphe Biarent (also died 1916), Hamish MacCunn, George Butterworth, Eduard Napravnik, Frederick Kelly, Ernst Rudorff, Max Vogrich (ditto), etc.; Johannes Verhulst (born 1816); Vasily Kalinnikov, maybe* Ferruccio Busoni (born 1866); Jan Kalivoda (died 1866)...)
*Maybe too much of an ultra-ultra-modernist for us here... I don't mean "maybe born 1866", although that question can of course arise too, in some cases, so it does to clarify.
Satie ist just being "celebrated" by Warner, who issued a wonderful 10-CD box with his complete works, previously issued by EMI and Erato - all excellent and considered as "classic" interpretations, beginning with Ciccolini's unforgettable complete works for piano. The 32-page booklet is lovely presented and full of illustrations - a rare thing today!
My dad was born in 1916, but he didn't make any contribution to music other than getting his collection of 78rpm discs down from the loft/attic for me to explore when I was a boy.
Other anniversaries in 2016 that fit within the remit of this forum:
Furrucio Busoni (150th anniversary of birth)
George Butterworth (centenary of death in the trenches during WWI)
Vasily Kalinnikov (150th anniversary of birth)
Enrique Granados (died at sea after being torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1916)
Max Reger (centenary of death)
Erik Satie (150th anniversary of birth)
William Sterndale Bennett (bicentenary of birth)
Not to forget Adolf Reichel, who was born in 1816 - and who has been discussed here at UC.
One group I play with is honoring Kalinnikov - we're doing the 2nd symphony next month. Doubt that Reger will get the recognition he so much deserves.
Kalinnikov is one composer that I enjoy although it has been awhile since I've spun a disk of his music
Thanks for inspiring me to listen to some Kalinnikov again, it has been far too long since the last time. The second symphony played by Järvi and the Scottish National Orchestra on Chandos was one of my first CDs and I enjoyed that recording a lot, and still do.
Another composer born in 1816 is Franz Krenn. He taught Mahler, Rott and Zemlinsky among others - and that alone makes me interested in his own works, especially the one symphony he wrote.
Louis Abbiate Born 1866 -1833
John F Barnett 1837 died 1916
Bror Beckman born 1866 - 1929
Adolph Biarent 1871 died 1916
Waldemar von Baussnern born 1866 - 1931
Frank Osmond Carr 1858 died 1916
Francesco Cilea birn 1866 - 1950
Antoine Louis C 1808 died 1866
George Clutsman born 1866 - 1951
Johannes Dobber born 1866 - 1921
Gustav Doret born 1866 - 1943
F Learmont Drysdale born 1866 - 1909
William Duncan born 1866 - 1920
Clara Korn born 1866 - 1940
Friedrich Gernsheim 1839 died 1916
William Wallace Gilchrist 1846 died 1916
Kurt Herold born 1866 died 1916 double anniversary
Victor Hollander born 1866 -1940
Amy Horrocks 1867 died 1916
Vasily Kanlinnikov born 1866 -1900
Clarence Lucas born 1866 - 1947
Hamish MacCunn 1868 died 1916
Charles Maclean 1843 died 1916
Friedrich Wilhelm Markull born 1816 -1887
Arthur Meulmans 1884 died 1966
Margaret Elizabeth More 1903 died 1966
Eduard Napravnick 1839 died 1916
Ottokar Novacek born 1866 - 1900
William Lovell Phillips born 1816 - 1860
Prince Poniatowski born 1816 - 1873
Felix von Rath born 1866 - 1905
Vladimir Rebikof born 1866 -1920
Max Reger 1873 died 1916
Roland-Manuel Levy 1891 died 1966
George Alfred Schumann born 1866 - 1952
Percy Sherwood born 1866 - 1939
Bernhard Scholz 1835 died 1916
Aloys Schmitt 1789 died 1866
Apolinary Szeluto 1884 died 1966
Johannes Verhulst born 1816 - 1891
Leslie Stuart born 1866 - 1928 (now remembered for the song'Soldiers of the Queen')
John Jesse White 1833 died 1916
Charles Wood born 1866 -1926
From the Classical period:
Rudolphe Kreutzer 1766 - 1831
Giovanni Paisiello 1740 - 1816
Franz Sussmayer 1766 - 1803
Joseph Weigl 1766 - 1846
Samuel Wesley 1766 - 1837
Surprised I forgot Gernsheim and Novacek. (Didn't forget Biarent, Busoni, Granados, Kalinnikov, or Reger, though; and it's Napravnik even if one forgets the diacritics...)
I undestand that the magazine BBC Music has not a legion of friends in this forum. Personally I appreciate the recordings from the BBC archives (often very recent archives), which rather often prize some underrated or neglected composer.
So i have much appreciated the last issue, with a Cd remembering George Butterwoth and Hamish Mac Cunn: the former not so rare in recordings, the latter almost obscure, certainly so in an international perspective.
I bought the magazine this month too! But only for the cover CD!
My three Kalinnikov recordings are on the Naxos label.
My understanding is that Anton Eberl's dates are 1765-1807, not 1766-1801. This is important historically in that Beethoven's 4th, 5th, and 6th symphonies all premiered in 1807 and 1808, just around Eberl's death. Eberl was the "leading" symphonist in Vienna prior to his death. Once he was gone, Beethoven was able to swoop in with more market share, as it were.
Astonishingly, nobody has mentioned Leopold de Meyer who was amongst the first of the European pianist/composers to tour the USA.
His once notorious March Marocaine is appalling salon music, but some of his display pieces have some merit.
A nice write up can be found in "From Paris to Peoria".
Thal
August Wilhelm Ambros (1816-1876) one opera, one symphony, chamber music, piano pieces and songs
François Bazin (1816-1878) nine comic operas, church music
William Batchelder Bradbury (1816-1868) cantatas, church songs
Vicente Cuyás (1816-1839) opera "La fattuchiera", Sinfonia
George Elvey (1816-1893) church music
Christoph Friedrich Leschen (1816-1899) operas, 13 symphonies, 20 overtures, church music
Friedrich Wilhelm Markull (1816-1887) several symphonies, two oratorios, piano and organ pieces, three operas
Antoine François Marmontel (1816-1898) salon etudes
François Hubert Prume (1816-1849) salon pieces
Siegfried Saloman (1816-1899) seven operas, overtures, violin pieces, songs
Edouard Wolff (1816-1880) 350 piano pieces, piano concerto, etudes, 40 duets for violin and piano
You're right about Eberl, I got my information from a very old reference. I have deleted him.
These lists are not much good unless something is done to get some of the music performed. If one of the above were born in a town near you, why not email or enquire at your local arts centre, if they plan to do anything or the local library to have a small display.
What is happening is as follows:
Amy Horrocks: recording of her piano concerto - label unknown
Sterndale Bennett: Chamber music to be performed at several venues in London including at the RAM where Barry Sterndale- Bennett will be taking part with a lecture. David Owen Norris and Southampton Uni. are also doing something. There will be a performance of the piano trio in Cambridge and possibly some choral music. Something also needs to be done in Sheffield.