Carol Barnett's "Praise"
Carol Barnett (b. 1949) Praise Jay Johnson, steel pan; Jonathan Gregoire, organ Augsburg Fortress Music CD (with ISBN: 9780800679118)
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for June 23, 2020
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Mehul's "interesting" times and tunes
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763 - 1817) Symphony No. 1 Les Musiciens du Louvre; Marc Minkowski, cond. Erato 45026
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Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin (b. 1932) Hommage a Ravel Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 8.559062 Lalo Schifrin (b. 1932) Theme fr Mission Impossible studio orchestra BBC Records 763
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Mendelssohn and Richard Rodgers the record
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Violin Concerto in e Nathan Milstein, violin; New York Philharmonic; Bruno Walter, cond. Sony 64459 Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin; orchestra; Lehman Engel, cond. Sony 53327
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"Freddy" Hollaender and "The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T"
Friedrich Hollaender (1896-1976) br>5000 Fingers of Dr. T filmscore studio orchestra
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Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto
Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) Oboe Concerto Alexei Ogrinchuk, oboe; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Suzanna Malkki, cond. RCO Live CD 11001
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Torke's "Grand Central Station"
Michael Torke Grand Central Station IUP Wind Ensemble Ensemble; Jack Stamp, cond. Klavier 11141
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The diverting Mr. Persichetti
Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987) Divertimento North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Migliaro Corporon, cond. Klavier 11124
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Grieg's Lyric Pieces
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Lyric Pieces Book VI, Op.57, No. 6. Homeward Emil Gilels, piano DG 449721
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Harbison goes Baroque
John Harbison (b. 1938) Concerto for Oboe, Clarinet, and Strings Peggy Pearson , ob;Jo-Ann Sternberg, cl;Metamorphosen Chamber PlayersScott Yoo, cond. Archetype Records 60106
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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.