The Panufniks
Roxanna Panufnik (b. 1968) Westminster Mass Westminster Cathedral Choir; James O’Donnell, cond. Teldec 28069
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for May 21, 2020
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A Becker premiere in Saint Paul
John J. Becker (1886 - 1961) Sinfonia Brevis (Symphony No. 3) Louisville Orchestra; Jorge Mester, cond. Albany TROY-027
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Ursula Mamlok
Ursula Mamlok (1923 – 2016) Five Fantasy Pieces (2012/13) Heinz Holliger, ob; Hanna Weinmeister, vn; Jurg Dahler, vla; Daniel Heaflinger, vcl. Bridge 9457
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Heggie Writes a Choral Opera
Jake Heggie (b. 1961) The Radio Hour John Alexander Singers; Pacific Symphony members; John Alexander, cond. Delos 3484
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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, cond. 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, cond. EMI 57128
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Stravinsky and Rochberg start trends
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Pulcinella Suite CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, cond. CBC 5161 George Rochberg (b. 1918) String Quartet No. 3 Concord String Quartet New World 80551
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Michael Daugherty's "Alligator Alley"
Michael Daugherty (b. 1956) Alligator Alley Suite U of Mn Band; Craig Kirchhoff, cond.
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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, cond. Arabesque 6610
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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.