Zwilich's Piano Concerto
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Piano Concerto Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Florida State Orchestra; Michael Stern, Koch 7537
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook - June 26, 2023
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Telemann makes the record
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) Violin Concerto in A (The Frog) Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin; New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor. London 455 621
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Vaughan Williams's Fifth
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) Symphony No. 5 London Philharmonic; Bernard Haitink, conductor. EMI 55487
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Carol Barnett's "Praise"
Carol Barnett (b. 1949) Praise Jay Johnson, steel pan; Jonathan Gregoire, organ Augsburg Fortress Music CD (with ISBN: 9780800679118)
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Mehul's "interesting" times and tunes
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763 - 1817) Symphony No. 1 Les Musiciens du Louvre; Marc Minkowski, conductor. Erato 45026
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Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin (b. 1932) Hommage a Ravel Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 8.559062 Lalo Schifrin (b. 1932) Theme fr Mission Impossible studio orchestra BBC Records 763
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Mendelssohn and Richard Rodgers the record
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Violin Concerto in e Nathan Milstein, violin; New York Philharmonic; Bruno Walter, conductor. Sony 64459 Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin; orchestra; Lehman Engel, conductor. Sony 53327
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"Freddy" Hollaender and "The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T"
Friedrich Hollaender (1896-1976) br>5000 Fingers of Dr. T filmscore studio orchestra
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Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto
Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) Oboe Concerto Alexei Ogrinchuk, oboe; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Suzanna Malkki, conductor. RCO Live CD 11001
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Berio Brahms Boccherini
Johannes Brahms (arr. Luciano Berio) – Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 120, no. 1 Luigi Boccherini (arr. Luciano Berio) – Ritirata notturna di Madrid (Daniel Ottensamer, cl; Basel Symphony; Ivor Bolton, conductor.) Sony 19075982072
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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.