A chamber quartet by Cowell
Henry Cowell’s Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harp premiered on today’s date in 1963.
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook - May 3, 2022
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George Walker's "Wind Set"
“Wind Set” was commissioned by the New Jersey Chamber Music Society and received its premiere performance by them in Newark on today’s date in 1999.
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Graupner (and Haydn) in Boston
Today in 1825, a benefit concert was arranged in Boston for one of that city’s favorite musicians: Johann Christian Graupner.
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Del Tredici's In Wartime
David Del Tredici (b. 1937) — In Wartime (University of Texas Wind Ensemble;Jerry Junkin, cond.) Reference Recording 104
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Herbert's Earthquake Benefit
Victor Herbert (1859–1924) — Cello Concerto No. 1 (Lynn Harrell, cello; St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond.) London 417 672
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Diamond's Elegy
David Diamond (1915 - 2005) — Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel (Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Adams, cond.) Nonesuch 79249
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Nicholas Slonimsky, Date-Meister
Charles Ives (1874-1954) — Three Places in New England (San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond.) BMG 63703
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Tchaikovsky in New York
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) — Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond.) Chandos 9419
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Prokofiev and Rochberg chamber premieres
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) — String Quartet No. 1 (St. Petersburg String Quartet) Delos 3247 George Rochberg (1918-2005) — Octet (A Grand Fantasia) (New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond.) New World 80462
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Tower's Violin Concerto
Joan Tower (b. 1938) — Violin Concerto (Elmar Oliveira, violin; Louisville Orchestra; Joseph Silverstein, cond.) D'Note 1016
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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.