Rameau and Adams go dancing
Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Dardanus Suite Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, cond. Conifer 51313 John Adams (b. 1947) John's Book of Alleged Dances Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79453
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for November 19, 2011
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Strauss gets tossed in the deep end
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Suite in Bb for Winds, Op. 4
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David Amram, Renaissance Man
David Amram (b. 1930) Rondo a la Turca, fr Triple Concerto David Amram Jazz Quintet; Rochester Philharmonic; David Zinman, cond. Flying Fish 751
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Coleridge-Taylor in Washington
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) Hiawatha's Departure Welsh National Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Kenneth Alwyn, cond. Argo 430 956
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Shostakovich and his String Quartets
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) String Quartet No. 15, Op. 144 Emerson String Quartet DG 463 284
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Danielpour's "American Requiem"
Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) An American Requiem Soloists, Pacific Chorale and Symphony; Carl St. Clair, cond. Reference 97
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Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901 – 1953) String Quartet Schoenberg Ensemble DG 449 925
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Tchaikovsky and Brahms in New York
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Tragic Overture Chicago Symphony; Daniel Barenboim, cond. Erato 95192 Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 44 Barry Douglas, piano; Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, cond. RCA/BMG 61633
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The indomitable Dame Ethel
Ethyl Smyth (1858 - 1944) The Wreckers Soloists and BBC Philharmonic; Odaline de la Martinez , cond. Conifer 51250
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John Dowland, whistle-blower
John Dowland (1563 – 1626) A Jig Paul O'Dette, lute Harmonia Mundi 907164
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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.