Beyond Grieg: Geirr Tveitt
Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981) Piano Concerto No. 1 Havard Gimse, piano; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, cond. Naxos 8.555077
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Ocean — and urban — music by Sibelius and Danielpour
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) The Oceanides Finnish Radio Symphony; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, cond. RCA/BMG 60401 Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) Urban Dances Philharmonia Orchestra; Zdenek Macal, cond. Sony Classical 60779
Jazz classics by Bolcom and Mingus
William Bolcom (b. 1938) Violin Concerto Sergiu Luca, violin; American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Argo 433 077 Charles Mingus (1922-1979)/arr. Schuller: Noon Night, from Epitaph jazz ensemble; Gunther Schuller, cond. Sony/Columbia 45428
Manuel Rosenthal's hits and Mrs.
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880) arr. Manuel Rosenthal (1904-2003) Gaîté Parisienne Monte Carlo Philharmonic; Manuel Rosenthal, cond. Naxos 8.554005
Peter Maxwell Davies in the California sun
Peter Maxwell Davies (b.1934) Ojai Festival Overture BBC Philharmonic; Peter Maxwell Davies, cond. Collins 1524
Melinda Wagner's Pulitzer premiere
Melinda Wagner (b. 1957) Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion Paul Lustig Dunkel, flute; Westchester Philharmonic; Mark Mandarano, cond. Bridge 9098
Bach arrives (literally)
J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Cantata No. 73 Leonhardt Consort; Gustav Leonhardt, cond. Teldec 44279
Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) The Rite of Spring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 436 469
"The Hindemith Case"
Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) Mathis der Maler Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Rafael Kubelik, cond. EMI 55237
David Wilde's " The Cellist of Sarajevo"
David Wilde (b. 1935) The Cellist of Sarajevo Yo Yo Ma, cello Sony 64114
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.