Sibelius' Sixth
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Symphony No. 6, Op. 104
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook - Feb. 19, 2024
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Berlioz uses his imagination
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Dance of the Sylphs, fr La damnation de Faust; Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Telarc 80164
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Betty Jackson King
Betty Jackson King (1928-1994): Spring Intermezzo, fr Four Seasonal Sketches Helen Walker-King, vn; Gregory Walker, p. Leonard 339
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Copland's 'Vitebsk'
Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Vitebsk; Gregory Ellis, violin; Christopher Marwood, cello; Michael Collins, piano ASV 1081
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Michael Praetorius
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) – Dances from Terpsichore (New London Consort; Philip Picket, cond.) Decca/L’oiseau-lyre 4759101
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Faure's Piano Quartet
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924): Piano Quartet No. 1 (Domus Ensemble) Hyperion 66166
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T.J. Anderson
T.J. Anderson (b. 1928): Squares (Baltimore Symphony, Paul Freeman, cond.) Sony 86215
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Haydn's imperial anthem
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Emperor Quartet; Emerson Quartet DG 427 657
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Donizetti's 'Daughter' in 1840 and 1940
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): La Fille du Regiment, excerpt; Joan Sutherland, soprano; Covent Garden Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, cond. London 414 520 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) (arr. Berlioz): La Marseillaise; Jessye Norman, soprano; Paris Orchestra; Semyon Bychkov, cond. Philips 422 922
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Maslanka's Symphony No. 4
David Maslanka (1943-2017): Symphony No. 4; Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, cond. Reference Recordings RR-108
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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.