Zwilich's Oboe Concerto
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Oboe Concerto John Mack, oboe; Louisville Orchestra; James Sedares, cond. Koch 7278
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Salonen "does" LA
Esa-Pekka Salonen (b. 1958) LA Variations Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony 89158
The Mozarts in Vienna
Wolfgang Mozart (1756 –1791) String Quartet No. 14, K. 387 Juilliard Quartet CBS/Sony 45826 Wolfgang Mozart Piano Concerto No. 18, K 456 Richard Goode, piano; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Nonesuch 79439
Puccini's shocker
Giacomo Puccini (1858 –1924) Tosca Soloists and Philharmonia Orchestra; Giuseppe Sinopoli, cond. DG 431 775
"Hello, Mr. Addinsell?"
Richard Addinsell (1904 –1977) Goodbye Mr. Chips BBC Concert Orchestra; Kenneth Alwyn, cond. Marco Polo 8.223732 Richard Addinsell (1904 –1977) Warsaw Concerto Cristina Ortiz, piano; Royal Philharmonic; Moseh Atzmon, cond. London 414 348
Strong's "King Arthur"
George Templeton Strong (1856 –1948) King Arthur Moscow Symphony; Adriano, cond. Naxos 8.559048
Oscar Straus
Oscar Straus (1870 –1954) La Ronde Waltz Budapest Strauss Symphony; Alfred Walter, cond. Marco Polo 8.223596
Joan Tower's "Fanfares"
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Colorado Symphony; Marin Alsop, cond. Koch 7469
Bartok's "Contrasts"
Béla Bartók (1881 –1945) Contrasts Benny Goodman, clarinet; Joseph Szigeti, violin; Bela Bartok, piano CBS/SONY 42227
Weinberger in Europe and America
Jaromir Weinberger (1896 –1967) Schwanda the Bagpiper Munich Radio Orchestra; Heinz Wallberg, cond. CBS/Sony 36926
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.