Louis Armstrong and American music
Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) Skip the Gutter Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five Columbia 44422 I'm in the Barrel arr. David Jolley Windscape Arabesque 6732
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Piazzolla passes
Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) Tres minutos con la realidad Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Yo Yo Ma, cello; ensemble Sony Classical 63122
Wagner's American Centennial commission
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) American Centennial March Philip Jones Ensemble; Elgar Howarth, cond. London 414 149
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901 - 1953) Rissolty Rossolty Schoenberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, cond. DG 449 925
Vivaldi and the Pieta
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto in G, Op. 3, no. 3 Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, cond. Dorian 90255
Milhaud's Scaramouche Suite
Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) Scaramouche Anthony and Joseph Paratore, pianos Four Winds 3014
Schubert seeks a publisher
Franz Schubert (1795 - 1828) String Quartet in G, D. 887 Emerson String Quartet DG 459 151
Paderewski's legacy
Ignac Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) Legend No. 1 Waldemar Malicki, piano Adda 581186
Passing time with Henry VIII and Richard Rodgers
Henry VIII Pastime with Good Company Muscia Antigua de Albequerque Dorian 93175 Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) arr. Bennett March of the Siamese Children, fr The King and I Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, cond. Telarc 80278
Beethoven symphonies and 20th century politics
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; René Leibowitz, cond. Chesky 17 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 9 in D minor Multi-national orchestra and chorus; Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 445 486
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.