Ives in San Francisco
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Washington's Birthday Chicago Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas; cond. CBS/Sony 42381
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Haydn at Esterhazy
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony No. 48 in C (Maria Theresa) Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jerzy Maksymiuk, cond EMI Classics 69767
Pachelbel and his "Canon"
George Rochberg (1918 - 2005) Variations on Pachelbel's Canon, from String Quartet No. 6 Concord Quartet New World 80551
Weill's "Three-penny Opera" in Berlin
Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950) Three Penny Opera Suite Canadian Chamber Ensemble; Raffi Armenian, cond. CBC 5010
Sousa gets stiffed in Minneapolis
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Foshay Tower (Washington Memorial) March Great American Main Street Band; Timothy Foley, cond. EMI/Angel 54130
John Cage at Woodstock
John Cage (1912-1992) Nos. 5 and 12, fr Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano Robert Miller, p. New World 80203
Liszt and Milhaud celebrate Goethe
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Tasso Orchestre de Paris; Sir Georg Solti, cond London 417 513 Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Aspen Serenade, Op 361 Stuttgart Radio Symphony; Gilbert Varga, cond. CPO 999114
Copland does Mexico (and Mexico does Copland)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) El Salòn Mexico New Philharmonia; Aaron Copland, cond. CBS/Sony 46559
Mendelssohn and Glass for chorus
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Elijah Overture Gürzenich Orchestra and Cologne Philharmonic; James Conlon, cond. EMI Classics 56475 Philip Glass (b. 1937) Dedication of Merit, fr Symphony No. 5 Morgan State University Choir; Vienna Radio Symphony; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Nonesuch 79618
Orchestral Rorem
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Sunday Morning Atlanta Symphony; Louis Lane, cond. New World 353 Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Symphony No. 3 Utah Symphony; Maurice Abravanel, cond. Vox Box 5092
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.