Halvey's "La Juive"
Jacques Fromental Halevy (1799 — 1862) La Juive Ambrosian Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, cond Philips 420 190
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Thomson's Hymn Tune Symphony
Virgil Thomson (1896 - 1989) Symphony on a Hymn Tune Monadnock Festival Orchestra; James Bolle, cond. Albany 017
Respighi in New York
Ottorino Resphigi (1879 — 1936) Roman Festivals Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, cond. Angel/EMI 47316
Tchaikovsky's twisted tutu
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840 — 1893) Swan Lake Ballet Suite Chicago Symphony; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 425 516
Haydn and Asia Symphonies
Franz Josef Haydn (1732 — 1808) Symphony No. 99 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis, cond. Philips 442 614 Daniel Asia (b. 1953) Symphony No. 4 New Zealand Symphony; James Sedares, cond. Summit 256
Hanson's Fifth
Howard Hanson (1896 — 1981) Symphony No. 5 (Sinfonia Sacra) Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3130
Carter times Three
Elliot Carter (1908 - 2012) Symphony for Three Orchestras New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, cond. Sony 68334
Varèse and Larsen solos
Edgard Varèse (1883 - 1965) Density 21.5 Eugenia Zukerman, flute Delos 3184 Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Aubade Eugenia Zukerman, flute Delos 3184
Miaskovsky and Brooks for band
Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881 - 1950) Symphony No. 19 USSR Ministry of Defence Band; Nikolai Mikailov, cond. Olympia 105 Jeffrey Brooks Dreadnought University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Craig Kirchhoff, cond. innova 517
Goldschmidt's bitter "Valentine"
Berthold Goldschmidt (1903 — 1996) Der gewaltige Hahnrei German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin; Lothar Zagrosek, cond. London 440 850
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.