Morton Gould
Morton Gould (1913-1996) Spirituals for Strings London Philharmonic;Kenneth Klein, cond. EMI 49462
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for December 10, 2010
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Lou Harrison takes "Old Granddad" out for a ride
Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Suite for Violin and American Gamelan David Abel, violin; American Gamelan; John Bergamo, cond. New Albion 15
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Beethoven and Kernis in a somber mood
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 Vienna Philharmonic; Carlos Kleiber, cond. DG 447 400 Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) Meditation (in memory of John Lennon) Eberli Ensemble Phoenix 142
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The Philharmonic does Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, cond. DG Archiv 439 900
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Brubeck's 90th
Dave Brubeck (b. 1920) Blue Rondo a la Turk The Dave Brubeck Quartet Columbia 40585 Dave Brubeck (b. 1920) La Fiesta del Posada Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Columbia Legacy 64669
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A wild night with Berlioz
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, cond. DG 453 432
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Tchaikovsky and North endure unkind cuts
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Violin Concerto, Op. 35 Itzhak Perlman, violin; London Symphony; Alfred Wallenstein, cond. Chesky 12 Alex North (1910-1991) Unused "Opening Theme," for 2001: A Space Odyssey National Philharmonic; Jerry Goldsmith, cond. Varese Sarabande 66225
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Jazz Age music by Gershwin and Harbison
John Harbison (b.1938) Remembering Gatsby Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Argo 444 454 George Gershwin (1898-1937) Piano Concerto in F Peter Jablonski, piano; Royal Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond. London 430 542
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Bartok in Minneapolis
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Viola Concerto (completed by Tibor Serly) Hong-Mei Xiao, viola; Budapest Philharmonic; Janos Kovacs, cond. Naxos 8.554183
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"Four Weddings and a Funeral" by Clarke and Wagner?
Jeremiah Clarke (ca. 1674-1707) Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark March) Maurice André, trumpet; Jane Parker-Smith, organ EMI 64899
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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.