Harris No. 3
Roy Harris (1898 — 1979) Symphony No. 3 Dallas Symphony; Eduardo Mata, cond. Dorian 90170
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for February 12, 2010
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Puccini speaks!
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Madame Butterfly Suite Rome Symphony; Domenico Savino, cond. MCA 9834-A the 1912 recording of the voice of Puccini Grammofono 2000 #AB-78779
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Krenek spielt auf?
Ernst Krenek (1900 — 1991) Jonny spielt auf Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lothar Zagrosek, cond. London 436 631
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Ron Nelson's "Rocky Point Holiday"
Ron Nelson (b. 1929) Rocky Point Holiday Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, cond. Reference Recording RR-76
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The Eastman Wind Ensemble's first concert
W. A. Mozart (1756 - 1791) Serenade No. 10 in Bb, K. 361 Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, cond. Mercury 434 399
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Zwilich times Three
Ellen Taafe Zwilich (b. 1939) Triple Concerto Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Florida State University; Michael Stern, cond. Koch 7537
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Purcell (and Stucky) in the 20th century
Henry Purcell (1659 ? - 1695) arr. Steven Stucky (b. 1949) Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Craig Kirchhoff, cond. innova 517
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Schoenberg hissed
Arnold Schoenberg (1874 — 1951) String Quartet No 1, Op 7 Kolisch Quartet Music and Arts 1056
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A Hovhaness premiere
Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000) Lousadzak Keith Jarrett, piano; American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. MusicMasters 60204
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Chen Yi's "Spring Festival"
Chen Yi (b. 1953) Spring Festival University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Craig Kirchhoff, cond. Hal Leonard (full score, parts and CD)HL-04001978
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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.