Hanson's "futile efforts"
Howard Hanson (1896 – 1981) Pastorale Randall Ellis, oboe; Susan Jolles, harp; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3105
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Chadwick wins a prize
George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 – 1931) Symphony No. 3 Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9253
Saeverud's "Minnesota Symphony"
Harald Saeverud (1897 – 1992) Symphony No. 8 (Minnesota) Stavanger Symphony; Ole Kristian Ruud, cond. BIS 972
Copland's "Letter from Home"
Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990) Letter from Home St. Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. EMI 49766
Kodaly's obscure and popular opera
Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967) Háry János Suite Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, cond. Philips 462 824
Nancarrow's Quartet No. 3
Conlon Nancarrow (1912 – 1997) String Quartet No. 3 Arditti Quartet Grammavision 79440
An all-star Gershwin premiere
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Girl Crazy Studio Cast Recording Sony 60704
Diamond's Second
David Diamond (1915 – 2005) Symphony No. 2 Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3093
Martinu's Third
Bohuslav Martinu ( 1890 – 1959) Symphony No. 3 National Orchestra of Ukraine; Arthur Fagen, cond. Naxos 8.553350
Vivaldi and Messiaen for the birds
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Flute Concerto, R. 428 (Goldfinch) Patrick Gallois, flute; Orpheus Orchestra DG 437 839 Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) Le Reveil des oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, cond. DG 453 478
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.