A West-Coast premiere for Still
William Grant Still (1895-1978) Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American) Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9154
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Composers Datebook for July 23, 2010
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Falla and Sierra
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) The Three-cornered Hat Ballet Suisse Romande Orchestra; Ernest Ansermet, cond. London 414 039 Roberto Sierra (b. 1953) Eros Jeani Foster, flute; Stefanie Jacob, piano Fleur de son Classics 57950
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Mendelssohn for Winds
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Overture for Winds, Op. 24 London Symphony; Cladio Abbado, cond. DG 423 104
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Music at Watergate
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Rodeo London Symphony; Aaron Copland, cond. Sony Classical 60593 William Schuman (1910-1992) Newsreel Milwaukee Symphony; Lukas Foss, cond. Pro Arte 102
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The long and the short of it
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Der Rosenkavalier Suite Bavarian Radio Symphony; Lorin Maazel, cond. BMG/RCA 68225 Anton Webern (1883-1945) No. 4, from Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez, cond. Deutsche Grammophon 437 786 Morton Feldman (1926-1987) For Philip Guston S.E.M. Ensemble Dog w/a Bone 02
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Sallinen and Kronos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 17 in Bb Quartetto Italiano Philips 422 512 Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) String Quartet no. 5 (Pieces of Mosaic) Sibelius Quartet Ondine 831
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Water music by Handel and Larsen
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Water Music Royal Philharmonic: Sir Yehudi Menuhin, cond. MCA 6186 Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Symphony (Water Music) Minnesota Orchestra; Sir Neville Marriner Nonesuch 79147
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Theatrical Mozart and Burgon
Wolfgart Mozart (1756-1791) The Abduction from the Seraglio Robert Gambill, tenor; Vienna Symphony; Bruno Weil, cond. CBS/Sony 53500 Geoffrey Burgon (1941 - 2010) Brideshead Revisited Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Burgon, cond. Silva 1005
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Bernstein's sabbatical psalms
Giuseppe Verdi (1913-1901) Act III excerpt, from Falstaff soloists; Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond CBS/Sony 42535 Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Chichester Psalms Camerata Singers; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. CBS/Sony 47162
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"La Marseillaise" by Lambert
Roger de Lisle (1760-1836) La Marseillaise Detroit Symphony; Paul Paray, cond. Mercury 434 332 Lucien Lambert, Jr. (1858-1945): Brocéliande Overture Hot Springs Music Festival; Richard Rosenberg, cond. Naxos 8.559 037
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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.