Thomas and the trombone
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) Meditation Christian Lindberg, trombone; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Grant Llewellyn, cond. BIS 788
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for December 15, 2011
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Puccini's triple premiere in New York
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Gianni Schicchi Angela Gheorghiu, soprano; London Symphony; Antonio Pappano, cond. EMI 56587
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Chopin is smitten
Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849) Polonaise in c#, Op. 26 Garrick Ohlsson, piano Arabesque 6642
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Brahms and the clarinet
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115 Charles Neidich, clarinet; Juilliard String Quartet Sony 66285
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The Cleveland Orchestra opens with Victor Herbert
Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924) American Fantasia Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, cond. Vox Box 3035
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"Mosaic" by Stephen Paulus
Stephen Paulus Mosaic University of Minnesota Band;Jerry Luckhardt and Craig Kirchoff, directors BandQuest website download
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Myakovsky's last symphony
Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881 – 1950) Symphony No. 27 USSR Academic Symphony; Yevgeny Svetlanov, cond. Olympia 168
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Mr. Gershwin goes to Washington
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) Of Thee I Sing soloists; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. Sony 42522
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Harrison's "Elegiac" Symphony
Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Symphony No. 2 (Elegiac) American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. MusicMasters 60204
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Bright Sheng says "What's in a name"
Bright Sheng (b. 1955) Postcards Singapore Symphony; Lan Shui, cond. BIS 1122
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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.