"Parsifal" in Bayreuth
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Transformation Music, from Parsifal London Symphony; Sir Adrian Boult, cond. EMI Classics 62539
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for July 26, 2013
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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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Falla and Sierra
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) The Three-cornered Hat Ballet Suisse Romande Orchestra; Ernest Ansermet, cond. London 414 039 Roberto Sierra (b. 1953) Eros Jeani Foster, flute; Stefanie Jacob, piano Fleur de son Classics 57950
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Mendelssohn for Winds
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Overture for Winds, Op. 24 London Symphony; Cladio Abbado, cond. DG 423 104
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Music at Watergate
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Rodeo London Symphony; Aaron Copland, cond. Sony Classical 60593 William Schuman (1910-1992) Newsreel Milwaukee Symphony; Lukas Foss, cond. Pro Arte 102
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The long and the short of it
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Der Rosenkavalier Suite Bavarian Radio Symphony; Lorin Maazel, cond. BMG/RCA 68225 Anton Webern (1883-1945) No. 4, from Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez, cond. Deutsche Grammophon 437 786 Morton Feldman (1926-1987) For Philip Guston S.E.M. Ensemble Dog w/a Bone 02
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Sallinen and Kronos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 17 in Bb Quartetto Italiano Philips 422 512 Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) String Quartet no. 5 (Pieces of Mosaic) Sibelius Quartet Ondine 831
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Water music by Handel and Larsen
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Water Music Royal Philharmonic: Sir Yehudi Menuhin, cond. MCA 6186 Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Symphony (Water Music) Minnesota Orchestra; Sir Neville Marriner Nonesuch 79147
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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.