John Williams, musical tree-hugger?
John Williams (b. 1932) Treesongs Gil Shaham, violin; Boston Symphony; John Williams, cond. DG 471 326
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for July 8, 2011
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Handel celebrates peace
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1757) Utrecht Te Deum St Paul's Cathedral Choir; The Parley of Instruments; John Scott, cond. Hyperion 67009
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Louis Armstrong and American music
Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) Skip the Gutter Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five Columbia 44422 I'm in the Barrel arr. David Jolley Windscape Arabesque 6732
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Piazzolla passes
Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) Tres minutos con la realidad Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Yo Yo Ma, cello; ensemble Sony Classical 63122
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Wagner's American Centennial commission
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) American Centennial March Philip Jones Ensemble; Elgar Howarth, cond. London 414 149
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Grainger and "Country Gardens"
Percy Grainger Country Gardens Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra;Timothy Reynish Chandos 9549
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Vivaldi and the Pieta
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto in G, Op. 3, no. 3 Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, cond. Dorian 90255
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Milhaud's "Scaramouche" Suite
Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) Scaramouche Anthony and Joseph Paratore, pianos Four Winds 3014
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Herrmann's "Wuthering Heights"
Bernard Herrmann (1911 - 1975) Wuthering Heights soloists; Pro Arte Orch; Bernard Herrmann, cond. Unicorn UKCD -2050/52
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Tower's musical "islands"
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Island Rhythms Louisville Orchestra; Lawrence Leighton Smith, cond. Louisville 6 Joan Tower (b. 1938) Island Prelude Peter Bowman, oboe; Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. Nonesuch 79245
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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.