Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 2
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for September 5, 2020
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Tchaikovsky and Glass at the movies
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Swan Lake Ballet Montréal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. London 436 212 Philip Glass (b. 1937) Dracula filmscore excerpt Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79542
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Beethoven's "Razumovsky" Quartets
Ludwiv van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Razumovsky Quartet, Op. 59, no. 2 Emerson String Quartet DG 479 1432
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E. J. Moeran
E. J. Moeran (1894 - 1950) Serenade in G Northern Sinfonietta of England;Richard Hickox, cond. EMI 74991-2
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Mozart 'dissed' by Dittersdorf?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) String Quartet in G, K.387 Emerson String Quartet DG 439 861 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799) String Quartet No. 4 in C Gewandhaus Quartet Berlin Classics 9261
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Joan Tower's Angels
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Angels (String Quartet No. 4) Miami String Quartet Naxos 8.559795
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Barber's "scandalous" Overture
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981) School for Scandal Overture Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, conductor. Argo 436 288
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Saariaho at the Proms
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) arr. Henry Wood Toccata and Fugue in D minor BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, conductor. Teldec 97868 Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) Graal Theatre Gidon Kremer, violin; BBC Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Sony Classical 60817
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Gershwin's operatic flop
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) Blue Monday Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor. Telarc 80434
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Rameau's "Pygmalion"
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Pygmalion La Petite Bande; Gustav Leonhardt, conductor. BMG/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77143
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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.