Poster John Birge
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®

Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge

Composers Datebook for January 28, 2021

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Handel vs. Swift

George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1757) Messiah Oregon Bach Festival; Helmuth Rilling, cond. Hännsler 98.198

2:00
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Iyer's "Mutations"

Vijay Iyer (b. 1971) Mutations Vijay Iyer, p; ETHEL String Quartet ECM 2372

2:00
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Argento in Italy

Dominick Argento (b. 1927) Variations for Orchestra (The Mask of Night) Plymouth Music Series Orchestra; Philip Brunelle, cond. Virgin 91184

2:00
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Post-traumatic Strauss?

Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Metamorphosen Vienna Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56580

2:00
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Tavener's "The Whale"

John Tavener (1944 - 2013) The Whale London Sinfonietta and Chorus; David Atherton, cond. Capitol 98497

2:00
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Duruflé’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

2:00
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John Williams goes west

John Williams (b. 1932) The Cowboys Overture Boston Pops; John Williams, cond. Philips 420 178

2:00
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Bernstein gets political

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) So Pretty Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano Etcetera 1007

2:00
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Kirkpatrick plays Ives

Charles Ives (1874 – 1954) Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840-1860) Marc-André Hamelin, piano New World 378

2:00
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Quintessential Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1902) arr. Franz Liszt Miserere fr Il Trovatore Daniel Barenboim, piano Erato 75457 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1902) Anvil Chorus fr Il Trovatore Chicago Symphony and Chorus; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 466 075

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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.