Dvořák's "Toy Story?"
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, cond. Teldec 73244
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for December 15, 2019
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Lauridsen's "Ave Maria"
Morton Lauridsen (b. 1943) Ave Maria Los Angeles Master Chorale; Paul Salamunovich, cond. RCM 19705
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Mahler and Schoenfield at the Vaudeville?
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) London Symphony; Gilbert Kaplan, cond. Conifer 51337 Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947) Vaudeville New World Symphony; John Nelson, cond. Argo 440 212
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Ravel and Zaimont
Maurice Ravel (1875 -1937) La Valse Boston Symphony; Charles Munch, cond. RCA 6522 Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945) Symphony No. 1 Czech Radio Symphony; Leos Svarovsky, cond. Arabesque 6742
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Bizet and Menotti on TV in the 1950s
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen Suite No. 1 Orchestre National de France; Seiji Ozawa, cond. EMI 63898 Giancarlo Menotti (b. 1911) March, from Amahl and the Night Visitors New Zealand Symphony; Andrew Schenck, cond. Koch 7005
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Morton Gould
Morton Gould (1913-1996) Spirituals for Strings London Philharmonic;Kenneth Klein, cond. EMI 49462
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A Sequel by Berlioz
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869) Fantasy on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', from Lelio London Symphony; Pierre Boulez, cond. Sony 64103
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Beethoven and Kernis in a somber mood
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 Vienna Philharmonic; Carlos Kleiber, cond. DG 447 400 Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) Meditation (in memory of John Lennon) Eberli Ensemble Phoenix 142
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The Philharmonic does Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, cond. DG Archiv 439 900
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Brubeck's Birthday
Dave Brubeck (1920 - 2012) Blue Rondo a la Turk The Dave Brubeck Quartet Columbia 40585 Dave Brubeck La Fiesta del Posada Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Columbia Legacy 64669
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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.