Rimsky-Korsakov joins the Navy (and sees the world)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) Prelude (A Hymn to Nature), fr The Invisible City of Kitezh Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 8327
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for April 20, 2009
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"76 Trombones" plus one: Meredith Willson and Wendy Mae Chambers
Meredith Willson (1902-1984) Symphony No. 1 (A Symphony of San Francisco) Moscow Symphony; William T. Stromberg, cond. Naxos 559006 Wendy Mae Chambers (b. 1953) A Mass for Mass Trombones trombone ensemble; David Gilbert, conductor Centaur 2263
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Of Mice and Maestros: Leopold Stokowski
Thomas Canning (b. 1911) Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan Houston Symphony: Leopold Stokowski, cond. Everest 9004
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Hugo Wolf and the Wagner-Brahms Wars
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) Italian Serenade I Solisti Italiani Denon 9150
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Meyerbeer and Lloyd Webber: "On Ice"
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) The Prophet: Ballet of the Skaters: Galop Barcelona Symphony Orchestra/Michal Nesterowicz Naxos 573076 Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) Starlight Express Suite Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, cond. Telarc 80405
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Bryars and Horner on the Titanic
Gavin Bryars (b. 1943) The Sinking of the Titanic Gavin Bryars and ensemble Point Music 446 249 James Horner (b. 1953) Titanic sountrack studio orchesra; James Horner, cond. Sony Classcial 63213
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Jay Ungar and Roy Harris meet Ken Burns?
Jay Ungar (b. 1946) Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar, fiddle; Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo MusicMasters 67145 Roy Harris (1898-1979) Symphony No. 6 (Gettysburg) Pacific Symphony; Keith Clark, cond. Varese -Sarabande 47245
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Handel "Recycled" by Zwilich (and Handel himself)
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1759) Sinfoni, fr Messiah Boston Baroque Orchestra; Martin Pearlman, cond. Telarc 80348 Ellen Taafe Zwilich (b. 1939) Concerto Grosso 1985 New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. New World 372
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Castelnuovo-Tedesco in New York
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) Violin Concerto No. 2 (The Prophets) Jascha Heifetz, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Alfred Wallenstein, cond. RCA BMG 7872
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Piano Trios by Beethoven and Reale
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1828) Piano Trio in Bb, Op. 70, no. 2 (Archduke) Wilhelm Kempff, piano; Henryk Szeryng, violin; Pierre Fournier, cello DG 453 751 Paul Reale (b. 1943) Finale, fr Piano Trio (1980)
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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.