Stravinsky (and Newman) at the movies
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Symphony in Three Movements Berlin Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, cond. DG 457 616 Alfred Newman (1901-1970) Song of Bernadette National Philharmonic; Charles Gerhardt, cond. RCA 184
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for January 24, 2008
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Notable Dvořák and Ellington concerts in New York
Stephen Foster (arr. Dvořák) Old Folks at Home Eva Urbanova, sop.; Prague Radio Symphony; Vladimir Valek, cond. Clarton 00113 Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Light, from Black, Brown and Beige Suite American Composers Orchestra; Maurice Peress, cond. MusicMasters 60176
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Richard Strauss and Terry Riley put their spin on Salome's dance
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Dance of the Seven Veils, from Salome Richard Strauss, piano (Welte Mignon piano-roll c. 1905) Teldec 95354 Terry Riley (b. 1935) Good Medicine, from lome Dances for Peace Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79217
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The final days of John Dowland
John Dowland (1563-1626) Captaine Piper Galiard and Mistresse Nichols Almand The Dowland Consort; Jakob Lindberg, lute and cond. Bis 315
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Ives and Adamo meet The Alcotts
Charles Ives (1874-1954) The Alcotts, from Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano New World 378 Mark Adamo (b. 1962) Act 2 Intro, from Little Women soloists; Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Patrick Summers, cond. Ondine 988
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Jorja (Fleezanis) and John (Adams) make a concerto
John Adams (b.1947) Violin Concerto Robert McDuffie, violin; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond. Telarc 80494
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The Harris Ninth
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 9 Vienna Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56850 Roy Harris (1898 - 1979) Symphony No. 9 Albany Symphony; David Alan Miller, cond. Albany 350
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Einstein and Glass on stage
Philip Glass (b. 1937) Cadenza and Dance 2, from Einstein on the Beach Philip Glass Ensemble; Michael Riesman, cond. Nonesuch 79323
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The birth of "Les Six"
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) Violin Sonata No. 1 Renate Eggebrecht, violin; Angela Gassenhuber, piano Troubadisc 1406
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A Messiaen premiere in a German prisoner of war camp
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Quartet for the End of Time Tashi RCA/BMG 7835
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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.