Durufle's Op. 5
Maurice Durufle (1902-1986) — Organ Suite, Op. 5 (Todd Wilson, o (Schudi organ at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Dallas, Texas)) Delos 3047
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Composer's Datebook - 20220123
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Richard Strauss and Terry Riley put their spin on Salome's dance
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) — Dance of the Seven Veils, from Salome (New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, cond.) DG 7890 Terry Riley (b. 1935) — Good Medicine, from Salome Dances for Peace (Kronos Quartet) Nonesuch 79217
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The final days of John Dowland
John Dowland (1563-1626) — Melancholy Galliard/Allemande (Ronn McFarlane, lute) Dorian 90148
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Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis
Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) – Symphonic Metamorphosis (San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, cond.) London/Decca 421523)
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A Fanfare for JFK
Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) — Fanfare for JFK ()
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The Harris Ninth
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) — Symphony No. 9 (New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, cond.) Sony 60597 Roy Harris (1898 - 1979) — Symphony No. 9 (Albany Symphony; David Alan Miller, cond.) Albany 350
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Einstein and Glass on stage
Philip Glass (b. 1937) — Cadenza, from Einstein on the Beach (Philip Glass Ensemble; Michael Riesman, cond.) Nonesuch 79323
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Carols by Burt and Betinis
Alfred Burt (1920-1954) — “Caroling Caroling” (Choral Guild of Atlanta, William Noll, cond.) Sony 62698 Abbie Burt Betinis (b.1980) — “Carol of the Stranger” (Vox Nova Chorale) MPR 201711
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Barber in Rome (part 2)
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) — String Quartet Op. 11 (Tokyo String Quartet) RCA/BMG 61387
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Mr. Dukelsky and Mr. Duke
Vladimir Dukelsky (1903 – 1969) — Zephyr et Flore Ballet (Hague Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond.) Chandos 9766 Vernon Duke (1903 – 1969) — Autumn in New York (Dawn Upshaw, soprano; orchestra; Eric Stern, cond.) Nonesuch 79531
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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.