Rautavaara's "Angels"
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - 2016) Angel of Dusk Olli Kosonen, double bass; Finnish Radio Symphony; Leif Segerstam, cond. Finlandia 009
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for May 6, 2008
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Britten in America
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Paul Bunyan Overture English Chamber Orchestra; Philip Brunelle, cond. Virgin 45093 Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Sea Interludes, fr Peter Grimes, Op 33a BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, cond. Teldec 73126
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Virgil Thomson reviews Elliott Carter
Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012) String Quartet No. 1 The Composers Quartet Nonesuch 71249
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Bloch's "Greatest Hit"
Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959) Schelomo Mischa Maisky, cello; Israel Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 427 347
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Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"
Sergei Prokofiev (1873 - 1943) arr. Albert Markov Peter and the Wolf Alexander Markov, violin; Dmitri Cogan, piano Erato 98481
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Mozart and Gershwin go pop?
W.A. Mozart (1756 - 1791): Marriage of Figaro Wind Suite Amadeus Ensemble; Julius Rudel, cond. MusicMasters 67118 George Gershwin (1899 - 1937): Catfish Row Suite, fr Porgy and Bess Chicago Symphony; James Levine, cond. DG 445 768
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Operatic Intrigue and Debussy's "Pelleas"
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Pelléas et Mélisande Cleveland Orchestra; Erich Leinsdorf, cond. Cleveland 9375
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Happy Birthday, Duke Ellington!
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) The River Suite Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9154
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Diamond's Fifth . . . finally!
David Diamond (1915-2005 ) Symphony No. 5 Juilliard Orchestra; Christopher Keene, cond. New World 80396
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Handel with "no strings attached"
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1759) Music for the Royal Fireworks Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, cond. Argo 414596
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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.