Happy Birthday, Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) The Four Seasons Enrico Onofri, violin; Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, cond. Teldec 97671
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for March 4, 2008
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"Please don't have Carmen die at the end, I pray you . . ."
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen Suite Orchestre de la Bastille; Myung-Whun Chung, cond. DG 431 778
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Fritz (Delius) in Florida
Frederick Delius (1862-1934) Florida Suite Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, cond. Argo 430 206
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A fanfare for Women's History Month
Joan Tower (b.1938) Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1 Colorado Symphony; Marin Alsop, cond. Koch International 7469
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Rorem's "Book of Hours"
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Book of Hours The Fibonacci Sequence Naxos 8.559128
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Tsontakis tackles TSE
George Tsontakis (b. 1951) Four Symphonic Quartets Monte Carlo Philharmonic; James DePreist, cond. Koch International 7384
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Timely music by Beethoven and Leroy Anderson
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG 429 036 Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) The Syncopated Clock St. Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. BMG/RCA 68048
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Symphonies by Bizet and Harris
Georges Bizet (1823 - 1892) Symphony No. 1 in C ORTF Orchestra; Jean Martinon, cond. DG 437 371 Roy Harris (1899 - 1979) Symphony No. 5 Louisville Orchestra; Robert Whitney, cond. Albany 012
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"Basics" by Koussevitzky and Meyer
Serge Koussevitsky (1874 - 1951) Doublebass Concerto Gary Karr, double bass; Berlin Radio Symphony; Uros Lajovic, cond. Koch-Schwann 11063 Edgar Meyer (b. 1960) Quintet Edgar Meyer, double bass; Emerson String Quartet DG 453 506
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Monteverdi and Carlisle Floyd opera premieres
Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) excerpt, from L'Orfeo Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, cond. Erato 88032 Carlisle Floyd (b.1926) excerpts, from Susannah Cheryl Studer, sop.; Lyons Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, cond.
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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.