"La Marseillaise" by Lambert
Roger de Lisle (1760-1836) La Marseillaise Detroit Symphony; Paul Paray, cond. Mercury 434 332 Lucien Lambert, Jr. (1858-1945): Brocéliande Overture Hot Springs Music Festival; Richard Rosenberg, cond. Naxos 8.559 037
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for July 14, 2019
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Strauss, Shostakovich, Hitler, and Stalin
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Daniel Majeske, violin; Cleveland Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, cond. London 414 292 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk excerpts Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, cond. Chandos 8587
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Requiems and Elegies by Faure and Rouse
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Requiem The Cambridge Singers; John Rutter, cond. Collegium 101 Christopher Rouse (b. 1949) Symphony No. 2 and Flute Concerto Carol Wincenc, flute; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond. Telarc 80452
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Hollywood Anniversaries
George Gershwin (1898-1937) An American in Paris Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond. Philips 438 663 Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 1812 Overture Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. EMI Classics 65690
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Handel declines, Schuman accepts
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Sinfonia, from Athalia Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, cond. L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 126 William Schuman (1910-1992) Chester (Variations for Piano) Alexei Sultanov, piano Teldec 46103
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Respighi and Chihara
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Feste Romane Montréal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. London 410 145 Paul Chihara (b. 1938) The Tempest Performing Arts Orchestra; Jean-Louis LeRoux, cond. Reference RR-10
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"The Composer is Dead!"
Lemony Snicket and Nathaniel Stookey The Composer is Dead Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler), narrator; San Francisco Symphony; Edwin Outwater, cond. book audio CD
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"The Ballad of Baby Doe"
Douglas Moore (1893-1969) The Ballad of Baby Doe Jan Grissom, sop; Central City Opera Orchestra; John Moriarty, cond. Newport Classics 85593
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Noteworthy Boulanger and Zwilich
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) Hymne au Soleil New London Chamber Choir; James Wood, cond. Hyperion 66726 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Symphony No. 3 Louisville Orchestra; James Sedares, cond. Koch International 7278
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Meyerbeer at the Opera
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) Robert le Diable excerpt Samuel Ramey, bass; Munich Radio Orchestra; Jacques Delacôte, cond. EMI Classics 49582
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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.