Dvorak's "American" Quintet
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) 2nd Mvt (Allegro vivo), fr String Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 Vlach Quartet Prague with Ladislav Kyselak, viola Naxos 8.553376
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for August 1, 2019
2:00
Bach at rest
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) St. Matthew Passion SW German Madrigal Chorus; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, cond. EMI Classics 79544 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Chris Brubeck Variations on Themes by Bach Joel Brown, guitar; London Symphony; Joel Revzen, cond. Koch International 7485
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Ellington honored -- finally!
Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington (1899-1974) The Golden Broom and the Green Apple Duke Ellington, piano; Cincinnati Symphony; Erich Kunzel, cond. MCA 42318
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Caruso sings Cohan
George M. Cohan (1878-1942) arr. Bennett Over There Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, cond. Telarc 80175 George M. Cohan (1878-1942) Over There Enrico Caruso, tenor (recorded July 11, 1918) RCA/BMG 60495
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Berlioz gets hot
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Symphonie funebre et triomphale London Symphony; Sir Colin Davis, cond. Philips 416 283
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Lindberg by Weill, Hindemith and Waxman
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) Lindbergh's Flight Cologne Radio Orchestra; Hermann Scherchen, cond. Capriccio 60012 Franz Waxman (1906-1962) The Spirit of St. Louis studio orchestra; Franz Waxman, cond. BMG/RCA 2283
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"Parsifal" in Bayreuth
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Transformation Music, from Parsifal London Symphony; Sir Adrian Boult, cond. EMI Classics 62539
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Copland and Kernis on the air
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Music for Radio (Saga of the Prairies) Pacific Symphony; Keith Clark, cond. Albany TROY- 064 Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) Still Movement with Hymn Pamela Frank, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano. Argo 448 174
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Hindemith for Winds
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Concert Music for Winds, Op. 41 Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, cond. CBS MK-44916
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A West-Coast premiere for Still
William Grant Still (1895-1978) Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American) Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9154
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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.