Henry Kimball Hadley
Henry Kimball Hadley (1871 – 1937) The Culprit Fay Ukraine National Symphony; John McLaughlin Williams, cond. Naxos 8.559064
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for September 6, 2019
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Amy Cheney and Mrs. Beach
Amy Beach (1867-1944) Piano Concerto in c#, Op. 45 Joanne Polk, piano; English Chamber Orchestra; Paul Goodwin, cond. Arabesque 6738
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Milhaud's "Symphonies"
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Symphony No. 9, Op. 380 Basel Radio Symphony; Alun Francis, cond. CPO 199 166
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Ives in San Francisco
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Washington's Birthday Chicago Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas; cond. CBS/Sony 42381
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Haydn at Esterhazy
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony No. 48 in C (Maria Theresa) Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jerzy Maksymiuk, cond EMI Classics 69767
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Pachelbel and his "Canon"
George Rochberg (1918 - 2005) Variations on Pachelbel's Canon, from String Quartet No. 6 Concord Quartet New World 80551
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Weill's "Three-penny Opera" in Berlin
Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950) Three Penny Opera Suite Canadian Chamber Ensemble; Raffi Armenian, cond. CBC 5010
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Sousa gets stiffed in Minneapolis
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Foshay Tower (Washington Memorial) March Great American Main Street Band; Timothy Foley, cond. EMI/Angel 54130
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John Cage at Woodstock
John Cage (1912-1992) Nos. 5 and 12, fr Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano Robert Miller, p. New World 80203
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Liszt and Milhaud celebrate Goethe
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Tasso Orchestre de Paris; Sir Georg Solti, cond London 417 513 Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Aspen Serenade, Op 361 Stuttgart Radio Symphony; Gilbert Varga, cond. CPO 999114
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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.