Rameau's "Pygmalion"
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Pygmalion La Petite Bande; Gustav Leonhardt, cond. BMG/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77143
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for August 27, 2011
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Martinu's "Frescoes"
Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1950) Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca Vienna Philharmonic;Rafael Kubelik, cond. Orfeo C521-991 (recorded August 26, 1956)
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Bernstein asks a musical question in Moscow
Charles Ives (1874 – 1954) The Unanswered Question New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony Classical 46701
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Claude Goudimel, Huguenot
Claude Goudimel (1510 – 1572) Comfort, comfort Ye my people Cathedral Singers; Richard Proulx, cond. GIA 290
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Hadley, Thompson, et al. in the Berkshires
Randall Thompson (1899 – 1984) Alleluia Dale Warland Singers; Dale Warland, cond. Minnesota Public Radio 201
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Handel at work on "Messiah"
George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1757) excerpts fr Messiah UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus; Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, cond. Harmonia Mundi 907050
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Summer in the city, Berlioz-style
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds and Rhapsodie espagnole Stephen Hough, piano Virgin 61129
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Chris Brucbeck's "Danza del soul"
Chris Brubeck (b. 1952) Danza del soul Concord Chamber Music Society Reference Recording RR-122
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Edward Collins escapes to Wisconsin
Edward J. Collins (1889 – 1951) Concert Piece in A minor Leslie Stifelman, piano; Concordia Orchestra; Marin Alsop, cond. Albany 267
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Monteverdi gets mugged (and a new job)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) Che dar piu vi poss'io, fr 5th Book of Madrigals Consort of Musicke; Anthony Rooley, cond. L'oiseau Lyre 410 291
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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.