Copland does Mexico (and Mexico does Copland)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) El Salòn Mexico New Philharmonia; Aaron Copland, cond. CBS/Sony 46559
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for August 27, 2019
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Mendelssohn and Glass for chorus
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Elijah Overture Gürzenich Orchestra and Cologne Philharmonic; James Conlon, cond. EMI Classics 56475 Philip Glass (b. 1937) Dedication of Merit, fr Symphony No. 5 Morgan State University Choir; Vienna Radio Symphony; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Nonesuch 79618
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Bach's Letter
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) “Weichet Nur,” from “Wedding” Cantata No. 202 Elly Ameling, soprano; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. EMI Classics
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Pomp and the MJQ
Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Pomp and Circumstance No. 4 London Philharmonic; Daniel Barenboim, cond. Sony Classical 60789 Milt Jackson (1923 - 1999) Blues in c Modern Jazz Quartet Atlantic 1652
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Barney Google meets Igor Stravinsky?
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Scènes de Ballet London Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. RCA/BMG 68865
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A Silly Symphony Debut
Edward Grieg (1843-1907) March of the Trolls
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1968 Proms
Antonin Dvorak (1841 -1904) Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 Mstislav Rostropovich, vcl; USSR State Symphony; Yevgeny Svetlanov, cond. BBC Legends CD 4110 (r. live August 21, 1968 at the BBC Proms)
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A famous -- and a not-quite-as-famous -- overture
Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) Edinburgh Overture City of Birmingham Symphony; Vernon Handley, cond. EMI Classics 69388 Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 1812 Overture Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, cond. Phililps 442 011
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Bernstein's air-conditioned urban jungle
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Prologue, fr West Side Story orchestra and chorus: Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 415 255
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Salieri Slandered?
Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony No. 25 Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Fantasy 900 1791 Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) La locandiera Overture London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, cond. Chandos 9877
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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.