John Williams in the concert hall
John Williams (b. 1932) Violin Concerto Gil Shaham, violin; Boston Symphony; John Williams, cond. DG 471 326
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for January 29, 2017
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Sir John Tavener
Sir John Tavener (1944-2013) Ikon of Eros Jorja Fleezanis, vn; Minnesota Chorale; Minnesota Orchestra; Paul Goodwin, cond. Reference Recording 102
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Rorem's concerto for the "English" Horn
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra Thomas Stacy, eh; Rochester Philharmonic; Michael Palmer, cond. New World 80489
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Paine's Symphony No. 1
John Knowles Paine (1839-1906) Symphony No. 1 in c New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. New World 374
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Paul Schoenfield's "Cafe Music"
Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947) Café Music Lev Polyakin, violin; Charles Bernard, cello; Frences Renzi, piano innova 544
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Stravinsky (and Newman) at the movies
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Symphony in Three Movements Berlin Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, cond. DG 457 616 Alfred Newman (1901-1970) Song of Bernadette National Philharmonic; Charles Gerhardt, cond. RCA 184
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Notable Dvořák and Ellington concerts in New York
Stephen Foster (arr. Dvořák) Old Folks at Home Eva Urbanova, sop.; Prague Radio Symphony; Vladimir Valek, cond. Clarton 00113 Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Light, from Black, Brown and Beige Suite American Composers Orchestra; Maurice Peress, cond. MusicMasters 60176
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Bach's 2- and 3-part Inventions
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) 2-Part Invention #6 in E, BWV 777 Simone Dinnerstein Sony 79597
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The final days of John Dowland
John Dowland (1563-1626) Captaine Piper Galiard and Mistresse Nichols Almand The Dowland Consort; Jakob Lindberg, lute and cond. Bis 315
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Poulenc's "Gloria"
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Gloria Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Owaza, cond. DG 427304
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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.