Vaughan Williams' "London Symphony"
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) London Symphony; Richard Hickox, cond. Chanos 9902
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for May 4, 2018
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Pleyel and Poulenc
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Concert champêtre/Pastoral Concerto Aimée Van de Wiele, hc; Paris Conservatory Orchestra; Georges Prêtre, cond. EMI Classics 69446 or 95584
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Purcell's "really big show"
Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695) The Fairy Queen Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, cond. Auvidis 8583
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Leo Sowerby
Leo Sowerby (1895 – 1968) Classic Concerto David Mulbury, organ; Fairfield Orchestra; John Welsh, cond. Naxos 8.559028
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Del Tredici's In Wartime
David Del Tredici (b. 1937) In Wartime University of Texas Wind Ensemble;Jerry Junkin, cond. Reference Recording 104
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Herbert's Earthquake Benefit
Victor Herbert (1859–1924) Cello Concerto No. 1 Lynn Harrell, cello; St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. London 417 672
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Diamond's Elegy
David Diamond (1915 - 2005) Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Adams, cond. Nonesuch 79249
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Nicholas Slonimsky, Date-Meister
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Three Places in New England San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. BMG 63703
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Tchaikovsky in New York
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Orchestral Suite No. 3 Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9419
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Prokofiev and Rochberg chamber premieres
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) String Quartet No. 1 St. Petersburg String Quartet Delos 3247 George Rochberg (1918-2005) Octet (A Grand Fantasia) New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond. New World 80462
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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.