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Composers Datebook®

Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge

Composers Datebook for August 27, 2018

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Rebecca Clarke

Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979) Piano Trio Clementi-Trio of Cologne Largo 5103

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Previn and Mutter tango

André Previn (b. 1929) Tango, Song and Dance Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; André Previn, piano DG 471 500

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Auber starts a riot

Daniel Auber (1782-1871) La Muette de Portici soloists; Monte Carlo Philharmonic; Thomas Fulton, cond. EMI 49248

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Prokofiev in Pavlovsk

Sergei Prokofiev (1892 - 1953) Piano Concerto No. 2 Alexander Toradze, piano; Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, cond. Philips 462 048

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Lili Boulanger

Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918) D'un matin de printemps Olivier Charlier, violin; Emile Naoumoff, piano Marco Polo 8.223636

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Jacopo Peri

Jacopo Peri (1561 - 1633) Lamento di Iole Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Hesperion XXI Alia Vox 9815

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John Howell Morrison

John Howell Morrison (b. 1956) Hard Weather Makes Good Wood Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble innova 584

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Monteverdi (and Henze) in Salzburg

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) arr. Hans Werner Henze Ulysses' Homecoming soloists; Vienna Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, cond. Orfeo 528 003

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Honegger's Symphonies

Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 Oslo Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond. EMI 55122 Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphony No. 4 (Deliciae basiliensis) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, cond. Virgin 91486

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Kodaly's Symphony

Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) Symphony and Dances of Marosszék BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond. Chandos 9811

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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.