Massenet's "Meditation"
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Meditation, fr Thaïs Nigel Kennedy, violin; English Chamber Orchestra EMI 57330
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for March 16, 2014
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King Louis XIII's "Blackbird" Ballet
Louis XIII Roi de France (1601 - 1643) Ballet de la Merlaison Ancient Instrument Ensemble of Paris; Jacques Chailley, cond. Nonesuch LP H-71130
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The Amazing Mr. Ornstein
Leo Ornstein (1892? - 2002) Piano Sonata No. 7 Janice Weber, piano Naxos 8.559104
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Adamo at the opera
Charles Ives (1874 - 1954) The Alcotts, fr Concord Sonata Anthony de Mare, piano CRI 837 Mark Adamo (b. 1962) Little Women Houston Grand Opera; Patrick Summers, cond. Ondine 988
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Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra"
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Simon Boccanegra La Scala Chorus and Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 449 752
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Ruggles and Cowell anniversaries
Carl Ruggles (1897 - 1971) Sun-Treader Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnanyi, cond. Cleveland Orchestra 75th Anniversary CD Edition 093-75 Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965) Homage to Iran Leopold Avakian, violin; Mitchell Andrews, piano; Basil Bahar, Persian drum CRI 836
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Rachmaninoff's Vespers
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Vespers (All-Nght Vigil), Op. 37 USSR State Academic Russian Choir; Alexander Sveshnikov, cond. Pipeline Music custom CD (from Amazon.com)
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Tabloid Paganini?
Niccolo Paganini (1782 - 1840) Caprice No. 10 James Ehnes, violin Telarc 80398
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C.P.E. Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788) excerpt from Wuerttemberg Sonatas Mahan Esfahani, hc. Hyperion 67995
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Daniel Pinkham
Daniel Pinkham (1923 - 2006) Serenades Maurice Murphy, trumpet; London Symphony; James Sedares, cond. Koch International 7179
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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.