Pachelbel and his Canon
George Rochberg (b. 1918) Variations on the Pachelbel Canon Concord String Quartet RCA/BMG 60712
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for March 9, 2015
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Carter's Last Premiere
Elliott Carter (1908-2012) Horn Concerto (2006) Martin Owen, fh; BBC Symphony; Oliver Knussen, cond. Bridge 9314
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Brahms in Vienna
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony No 4 in e Vienna Philharmonic; Carlos Kleiber, cond. DG 457 706
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"The Handmaid's Tale" opera by Ruders
Poul Ruders (b. 1949) The Handmaid's Tale Royal Danish Orchestra; Michael Schonwandt, cond. DaCapo 9.224165-66
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Shostakovich and his "Leningrad" Symphony
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad) Kirov Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic; Valery Gergiev, cond. Philips 376-02
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Strong's "Sintram" Symphony
George Templeton Strong (1856–1948) Symphony No. 2 (Sintram) Moscow Symphony; Adriano, cond. Naxos 8.559018
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"Parsifal" in New York
Richard Wagner (1813–1883) Parsifal (excerpt) SW German Radio Symphony; Erich Leinsdorf, cond. Hannsler 93.040
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One of Our Favorite Things?
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) My Favorite Things, fr The Sound of Music (arr. Hough) Stephen Hough, p. MusicMasters 60135 and/or Virgin 59509 and 61498
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Debussy in Boston
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) La Mer Chicago Symphony; Daniel Barenboim, cond. Teldec 81702
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Pizzetti in New York
Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880 - 1968) Rondo Veneziano BBC Scottish Symphony; Osmo Vänskä, cond. Hyperion 67084
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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.