Rorem's concerto for the "English" Horn
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra Thomas Stacy, eh; Rochester Philharmonic; Michael Palmer, cond. New World 80489
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Paine's Symphony No. 1
John Knowles Paine (1839-1906) Symphony No. 1 in c New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. New World 374
Paul Schoenfield's "Cafe Music"
Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947) Café Music Lev Polyakin, violin; Charles Bernard, cello; Frences Renzi, piano innova 544
Stravinsky (and Newman) at the movies
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Symphony in Three Movements Berlin Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, cond. DG 457 616 Alfred Newman (1901-1970) Song of Bernadette National Philharmonic; Charles Gerhardt, cond. RCA 184
Notable Dvořák and Ellington concerts in New York
Stephen Foster (arr. Dvořák) Old Folks at Home Eva Urbanova, sop.; Prague Radio Symphony; Vladimir Valek, cond. Clarton 00113 Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Light, from Black, Brown and Beige Suite American Composers Orchestra; Maurice Peress, cond. MusicMasters 60176
Richard Strauss and Terry Riley put their spin on Salome's dance
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Dance of the Seven Veils, from Salome Richard Strauss, piano (Welte Mignon piano-roll c. 1905) Teldec 95354 Terry Riley (b. 1935) Good Medicine, from lome Dances for Peace Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79217
The final days of John Dowland
John Dowland (1563-1626) Captaine Piper Galiard and Mistresse Nichols Almand The Dowland Consort; Jakob Lindberg, lute and cond. Bis 315
Ives and Adamo meet The Alcotts
Charles Ives (1874-1954) The Alcotts, from Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano New World 378 Mark Adamo (b. 1962) Act 2 Intro, from Little Women soloists; Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Patrick Summers, cond. Ondine 988
Jorja (Fleezanis) and John (Adams) make a concerto
John Adams (b.1947) Violin Concerto Robert McDuffie, violin; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond. Telarc 80494
Roy Harris' Symphony No. 9
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 9 Vienna Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56850 Roy Harris (1898-1979) Symphony No. 9 Albany Symphony; David Alan Miller, cond. Albany 350
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.