A Hymn by Paulus
Stephen Paulus (b. 1949) Pilgrims' Hymn, from The Three Hermits Dale Warland Singers American Choral Catalog 123
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Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell (1872 – 1952) Navajo War Dance and Song of Peace Dario Muller, piano Marco Polo 223715
Tchaikovsky's "strange themes" in Manhattan
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 4 Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 471 882 Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849) Piano Con. No. 1 Krystian Zimerman, piano; Polish Festival Orchestra DG 459 684 Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Fantasy-Overture "Romeo and Juliet" Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, cond. Philips 456 580
Prokofiev's First
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 (Classical) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DG 423 624
The Ondes Martinot
Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) Turangalila Symphony Tristan Murail, Ondes Martenot; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony 53473
Webern conducts Berg
Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) Violin Concerto Louis Krasner, violin; BBC Symphony; Anton Webern, cond. Testament/Continuum 1004
Beethover (sic) and Punto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Horn Sonata in F, Op. 17 Hermann Baumann, horn; Leonard Hokanson, piano Philips 416 816
Gottschalk in Paris
Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849) Piano Concerto No. 1 Krystian Zimerman, piano; Polish Festival Orchestra DG 459 684 Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 – 1869) Bamboula Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 444 457
Rorem's Third
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Symphony No. 3 Utah Symphony; Maurice Abravanel, cond. Vox Box 5092
Converse salutes Henry Ford
Frederick Converse (1871 – 1940) Flivver Ten Million Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, cond. Naxos 8.559116
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.