Ingram Marshall's Dark Waters
Ingram Marshall (b. 1942) Dark Waters Libby van Cleve, English horn; Ingram Marshall, electronics New Albion 112
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Composers Datebook®
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Mendelssohn and Porter see double
Felix Mendelssohn (1811 - 1835) Double Concerto Güher and Süher Pekinel, pianos; Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Chandos 9711 Quincy Porter (1897 - 1966) Concerto for Two Pianos Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas, duo pianists; Moravian Philharmonic; David Amos, cond. Helcion 1044
Lyricist and musical mentor Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) excerpts fr Oklahoma! Broadway cast and orchestra RCA RCD1-3572 Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) excerpts fr Carousel Broadway cast and orchestra Angel 55199
MacDowell goes "modern"
Edward MacDowell (1860 - 1908) First Modern Suite, Op. 10 James Barbagallo, piano Naxos 8.559011
Bernstein's stamp of approval
Leonard Bernstein (1917 - 1990) arr. Brohn West Side Story Suite Joshua Bell, violin; Philharmonia Orchestra; David Zinman, cond. Sony 89358
Diamond arrives, Thompson departs
David Diamond (b. 1915) Rounds Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Nonesuch 79002 Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984) Alleluia Dale Warland Singers; Dale Warland, cond. MPR 201
John Williams, tree-hugger?
John Williams (b. 1932) Treesongs Gil Shaham, violin; Boston Symphony; John Williams, cond. DG 471 326
Handel celebrates peace
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1757) Utrecht Te Deum St Paul's Cathedral Choir; The Parley of Instruments; John Scott, cond. Hyperion 67009
Louis Armstrong and American music
Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) Skip the Gutter Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five Columbia 44422 I'm in the Barrel arr. David Jolley Windscape Arabesque 6732
Piazzolla passes
Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) Tres minutos con la realidad Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Yo Yo Ma, cello; ensemble Sony Classical 63122
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.