Heggie Writes a Choral Opera
Jake Heggie (b. 1961) The Radio Hour John Alexander Singers; Pacific Symphony members; John Alexander, conductor. Delos 3484
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook - May 18, 2023
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Debussy and the persistence of Ms. Elisa Hall
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra Kenneth Radnofsky, alto saxophone; New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor. Teldec 13133
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Mozart made to order
W.A. Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp; Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor. EMI 57128
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Verdi's Requiem
On today’s date that year a chorus of over 1000 and an orchestra of 150 assembled at Royal Albert Hall to give the U.K. premiere of Verdi’s Requiem Mass, a brand-new sacred work to be conducted by the composer himself.
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A less-than-magnificent reception for Bach 's "Magnificat"
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Magnificat, S. 243
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Shostakovich gets on first
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony No. 1, Op. 10 Cracow Philharmonic; Gilbert Levine, conductor. Arabesque 6610
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Richard Writes to Gustav
Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No.3 in D Minor London Symphony Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor Unicorn 2006-7
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Barrington Pheloung and Inspector Morse
Barrington Pheloung (1954-2019) Theme (From "Inspector Morse") The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; James Fitzpatrick, conductor Silva Screen Records 4729
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Ravel plays "guess who" in Paris
Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales Minnesota Orchestra; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor. Analogue 007
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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.