Sir Stephen Lloyd Sondheim-Webber?
Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) A Little Night Music New York City Opera Orchestra; Paul Gemignani, cond. MusicMasters 67099 Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) Angel of Music Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, cond. Telarc 80405
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Composers Datebook®
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Strauss depicts "family values" in music
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, cond. Virgin 61460
Passing the hat for Barber
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Summer Music Bergen Wind Quintet BIS 291
Dvořák's last "American" work
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 Yo Yo Ma, cello; New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, cond.
Beethoven's Tenth?
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 10 in Eb (arr. Dr. Barry Cooper) London Symphony; Wyn Morris, cond. MCA 6269
Handel and "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
George Frederic Handel (1685-1757) excerpt, fr Solomon English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, cond. Philips 412 612
The morning after for Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphony No. 1 in d, Op. 13 St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond. EMI 56754
Corigliano's memorial symphony
John Corigliano (b. 1938) Symphony No. 1 Chicago Symphony; Daniel Barenboim, cond. Erato 45601
Johann Strauss the Elder
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1827-1870) Radetzky March Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, cond. Vox 5132
Wagner and John Adams put on their dancing shoes
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Venusberg Music, fr Tannhäuser Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; James Levine, cond. DG 435 874 John Adams (b. 1947) The Chairman Dances San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, cond. Nonesuch 79144
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.