Cowell at the Forum
Henry Cowell (1897-1965): String Quartet No. 3 (‘Mosaic Quartet’); Colorado String Quartet; Mode 72/73
John Birge
YourClassical MPR
Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook - Dec. 11, 2024
2:00
Still's Symphony No. 2
William Grant Still (1875-1978): Symphony No. 2 (‘Song of a New Race’); Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor; Chandos 9226
2:00
Politically correct and incorrect Glinka
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857): ‘A Life for the Tsar Overture’; USSR State Symphony; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor; Regis RRC 1142
2:00
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Suite for Violin and Orchestra; Dong-Suk Kang, violin; Lahti Symphony; Osmo Vanska; BIS 1125
2:00
Ruggles on the mountaintop
Carl Ruggles (1876-1971): ‘Men and Mountains’; Buffalo Philharmonic; Lukas Foss, conductor; Vox 8155
2:00
Schumann and Prokofiev in private
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Piano Quintet; Menahem Pressler, piano; Emerson String Quartet; DG 445 848 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Cello Sonata; David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano; Artist Led 19901
2:00
Berlioz gets snuffed?
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): ‘Requiem’; French Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Sony 47526
2:00
Bruckner's New York debut
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Symphony No. 3; BBC Scottish Symphony; Osmo Vänskä, conductor; Hyperion 67200
2:00
Bach Begins the church year
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Cantata No. 62 ‘Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland’; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor; Archiv 463 588
2:00
Messiaen in Boston
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992): ‘Turangalila Symphony’; Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor; London 436 626
2:00
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.