Strauss, De Lancie and the Oboe Concerto
Richard Strauss (1864 — 1949) Oboe Concerto John de Lancie, oboe; Chamber Orchestra; Max Wilcox, cond. RCA/BMG 7989
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Zwilich's Third
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Symphony No. 3 Louisville Orchestra; James Sedares, cond. Koch 7278
Handel meets Streisand
George Frederic Handel (1685 — 1759) Lascia ch'io pianga , from Rinaldo Barbra Streisand, soprano; Columbia Symphony; Claus Ogerman, cond. CBS/Sony 33452 John Gay (1685 — 1732) The Beggar's Opera The Broadside Band; Jeremy Barlow, cond. Hyperion 66591
Halvey's "La Juive"
Jacques Fromental Halevy (1799 — 1862) La Juive Ambrosian Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, cond Philips 420 190
Thomson's Hymn Tune Symphony
Virgil Thomson (1896 - 1989) Symphony on a Hymn Tune Monadnock Festival Orchestra; James Bolle, cond. Albany 017
Respighi in New York
Ottorino Resphigi (1879 — 1936) Roman Festivals Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, cond. Angel/EMI 47316
Tchaikovsky's twisted tutu
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840 — 1893) Swan Lake Ballet Suite Chicago Symphony; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 425 516
Haydn and Asia Symphonies
Franz Josef Haydn (1732 — 1808) Symphony No. 99 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis, cond. Philips 442 614 Daniel Asia (b. 1953) Symphony No. 4 New Zealand Symphony; James Sedares, cond. Summit 256
Hanson's Fifth
Howard Hanson (1896 — 1981) Symphony No. 5 (Sinfonia Sacra) Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3130
Carter times Three
Elliot Carter (1908 - 2012) Symphony for Three Orchestras New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, cond. Sony 68334
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.