Weill's "September Song"
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) September Song (arr. Morton Gould) Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond. Philips 446 404
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for September 26, 2007
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Shostakovich's 60th
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony No. 1, Op 10 St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Yuri Temikanov, cond. BMG 68844 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello concerto No. 2. Op 126 Msistislav Rostropovich, cello; Boston Symphony; Seiji Ozawa, cond. DG 437 952
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Bach and Hoover "double their pleasure, double their fun"
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Double Concerto in d, S. 1043 Vladimir Spivakov, Arkady Futer, violins; Moscow Virtuosi; Vladimir Spivakov, cond. RCA 7991 Katherine Hoover (1937 - 2018) Double Concerto David Perry, Suzanne Beia, violins; Wisconsin Philomusic; Vartan Manoogian, cond. Parnasus 96019
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Mr. Copland (and Mrs. Kennedy)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Connotations New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 47236
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Higdon welcomes Autumn
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) Autumn Music Moran Woodwind Quintet Crystal 754
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Of froth and Friml
Rudolf Friml (1879-1972) Song of the Vagabonds, from The Vagabond King Eastman-Dryden Orchestra: Donald Hunsberger, cond. Arabesque 6562 Rudolf Friml (1879-1972) Chanson "In Love" New London Orchestra; Ronald Corp, cond. Hyperion 67067
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Sibelius passes
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Alla Marcia, from Karelia Suite Finnish Radio Symphony; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, cond. RCA 7765
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Elmer Bernstein in Aranjuez?
Joaquin Rodrigo (1902-1999) Concierto de Aranjuez Christopher Parkening, guitar; Royal Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, cond. EMI Classics 54665 Elmer Bernstein (b. 1922-2004) Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra Christopher Parkening, guitar; London Symphony; Elmer Bernstein, cond. EMI Classics 56589
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Prokofiev and Leifs agree: "There's no place like home!"
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 Martha Argerich, piano; Montréal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. EMI Classics 56654 Jón Leifs (1899-1968) Saga Symphony Iceland Symphony; Osmo Vänskä, cond. BIS 730
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Cowell in Tehran
Henry Cowell (1897-1965) Persian Set Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark, cond. Koch International 7220
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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.