Singleton in Atlanta
Alvin Singleton (b. 1940) After Fallen Crumbs Atlanta Symphony; Louis Lane, cond. Nonesuch 79231
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for January 9, 2021
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More on Moran
Robert Moran (b. 1937) Waltz in Memoriam Maurice Ravel Yvar Mikhashoff, p. Nonesuch LP D-79011 (out of print) Robert Moran (b. 1937) Finale: Banishment of the Antichrist, from Game of the Antichrist Children’s Chorus of Gemeinde Vaterstetten; Vocal Ensemble Chrismos; Alexander Hermann, cond. innova CD 251
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Monserrate Ferrer Otero
Monserrate Ferrer Otero (1885 – 1966) Bajo el Oro del Crepúsculo (Vals lento) Kimberly Davis, p. from “La Ondina: Una Colección de Música Puertorriqueña para Piano” (digital album on Amazon, iTunes, etc.)
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Frederick the Great's revenge?
Carl Heinrich Graun (1703 – 1759) Montezuma Overture German Chamber Academy;Johannes Gortizki, cond. Capriccio 60032
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Liszt gets political
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Valentina Lisitsa, piano Audiofon 72055
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Rachmaninoff dances
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Symphonic Dances Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 96
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Rouse's "Concert de Gaudi"
Christopher Rouse (1949-2019) Concert de Gaudi Sharon Isbin, guitar;Gulbenkian Orchestra; Muhai Tan, cond. Teldec 81830
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Gardiner and Bach's Cantatas
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Cantata No. 190 Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, cond. SDG 137
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Gilbert and Sullivan take on the pirates
Gilbert and Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance D'Oyly Carte Opera; Royal Philharmonic;Isidore Godfrey, cond. London 425 196
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Handel and Mattheson bury the hatchet
George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1757) Oboe Concerto No. 3 Heinz Holliger, oboe; English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, cond. Philips 454 363
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About Composers Datebook®
Host John Birge presents a daily snapshot of composers past and present, with timely information, intriguing musical events and appropriate, accessible music related to each.
He has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.