A "well-Krafted" concerto?
William Kraft (b. 1923) Timpani Concerto Thomas Akins, timpani; Alabama Symphony; Paul Polivnick, cond. Albany 302
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for September 6, 2011
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Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 2
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92
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Tchaikovsky and Glass at the movies
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Swan Lake Ballet Montréal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. London 436 212 Philip Glass (b. 1937) Dracula filmscore excerpt Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79542
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Schoenberg's "Take Five"
Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951) Five Pieces, Op. 16 BBC Symphony; Pierre Boulez, cond. Sony Classical 48463
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Ureli Corelli Hill
Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in c New York Philharmonic;
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Mozart "dissed" by Dittersdorf?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) String Quartet in G, K.387 Emerson String Quartet DG 439 861 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799) String Quartet No. 4 in C Gewandhaus Quartet Berlin Classics 9261
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Johann Strauss, "right" and "left"
Johann Strauss Sr. (1804 – 1849) Radetzky March Johann Strauss Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, cond. Black Box 1059
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Barber's "scandalous" Overture
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981) School for Scandal Overture Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Argo 436 288
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Saariaho at the Proms
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) arr. Henry Wood Toccata and Fugue in D minor BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, cond. Teldec 97868 Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) Graal Theatre Gidon Kremer, violin; BBC Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony Classical 60817
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Gershwin's operatic flop
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) Blue Monday Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, cond. Telarc 80434
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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.