Harbison's "Olympic Dances"
John Harbison (b. 1938) Olympic Dances New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble;Dr. Frank Battisti, cond. Albany 340
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for February 20, 2014
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Morton Gould's "Spirituals"
Morton Gould (1913-1996) Spirituals for Strings I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky, cond. Chandos 9848
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Music by and about telephones
Gian Carlo Menotti (b. 1911) excerpt, from The Telephone New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond. Albany 173
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"Variations on a Nursery Tune"
Erno (Ernst von) Dohnanyi (1877 - 1960) Variations on a Nursery Tune
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So Charles Ives walks into a bar ...
Charles Ives Theater Set
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A belated Elgar premiere
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Symphony No. 3 (elaborated by Anthony Payne) BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, cond. NMC 053
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Orff's "Trionfo di Aphrodite"
Carl Orff (1985 - 1981) Trionfo di Aphrodite
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Johann Strauss and Philip Glass in 3/4 time
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899) Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, cond. Chesky 95 Philip Glass (b. 1937) Modern Love Waltz Gloria Cheng, piano Telarc 80549
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The Brothers Johnson write an anthem
J.W. (1871-1938) and J.R. (1873-1954) Johnson Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Choirs and Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, cond. BMG/RCA 63888
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The varieties of Bruckner
Anton Bruckner (1826-1894) Symphony No. 6 in A Bavarian Radio Symphony; Eugen Jochum, cond. DG 429 790 Symphony No. 9 in d Minnesota Orchestra; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, cond. Reference 81
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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.