Symphonic Adams?
John Adams (b. 1947) Naïve and Sentimental Music Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Nonesuch 79636
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Berlioz uses his imagination
Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Dance of the Sylphs,fr La damnation de Faust Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Telarc 80164
Hoiby and Monk anniversaries
Lee Hoiby (b. 1926) Narrative Lee Hoiby, piano MMC 2038 Thelonius Monk (1917 – 1982) Ruby, My Dear Thelonius Monk, piano Columbia 44297
Copland's "Vitebsk"
Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Vitebsk Gregory Ellis, violin; Christopher Marwood, cello; Michael Collins, piano ASV 1081
Adams and Rouse anniversaries
John Adams (b. 1947) The Chairman Dances Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Argo 444 454 Christopher Rouse (1949-2019) Bonham Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Argo 444 454 Iscariot Colorado Symphony; Marin Alsop, cond. BMG 68410
Romantic themes by Tchaikovsky and others
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) Romeo et Juliette Overture Munich Radio Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, cond. BMG 68440 Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, cond. CBS/Sony 45736
Victor Herbert and ASCAP
Victor Herbert (1895 - 1924) Hang March, fr Babes in Toyland Razumovsky Symphony; Keith Brion, cond. Naxos 8.559025 Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) Into the Woods Original Cast; Paul Gemignani, cond. RCA/BMG 6796
Haydn's imperial anthem
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) String Quartet, Op. 76, no. 3 (Emperor) Emerson Quartet DG 427 657
Donizetti's "Daughter" in 1840 and 1940
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) La Fille deRegiment excerpt Joan Sutherland, soprano; Covent Garden Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, cond. London 414 520 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760 - 1836)/arr. Berlioz La Marseillaise Jessye Norman, soprano; Paris Orchestra; Semyon Bychkov, cond. Philips 422 922
Beethoven in Boston
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 5 Royal Philharmonic; Rene Leibowitz, cond. Chesky 17 Charles Ives (1874 – 1954) Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840 – 1860) Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano New World 378
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.