Happy Birthday, Irving Berlin (Russian calendar style!)
Irving Berlin (1888 – 1989) That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune The Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band Omega 3011
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for April 29, 2011
1:59
Meyerbeer's "African Maid"
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 – 1864) O paradis, from L'Africaine Ben Heppner, tenor; London Symphony; Myung-Whun Chung, cond. DG 471 372
1:59
Stravinsky goes dancing
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Apollon musagète Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, cond. London 448 142 Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Jeu de Cartes Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9014
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Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Jean Sibelius (1553 - 1612) Symphony No. 1 in e Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vänskä, cond. Bis 861
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Beethoven waits for Liszt
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) Reminiscences de Robert le Diable Leslie Howard, piano Hyperion 66861
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A Hymn by Paulus
Stephen Paulus (b. 1949) Pilgrims' Hymn, from The Three Hermits Dale Warland Singers American Choral Catalog 123
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Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell (1872 – 1952) Navajo War Dance and Song of Peace Dario Muller, piano Marco Polo 223715
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Tchaikovsky's "strange themes" in Manhattan
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 4 Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 471 882 Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849) Piano Con. No. 1 Krystian Zimerman, piano; Polish Festival Orchestra DG 459 684 Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Fantasy-Overture "Romeo and Juliet" Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, cond. Philips 456 580
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Prokofiev's First
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 (Classical) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DG 423 624
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The Ondes Martenot
Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) Turangalila Symphony Tristan Murail, Ondes Martenot; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony 53473
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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.