'Medea,' by Charpentier (and Druckman)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1635 – 1704) Médée; Les Arts Florissants; William Christie, cond. Harmonia Mundi 90.1139/41 Jacob Druckman (1928 – 1996) Prism; New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. New World 335
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook - 20231204
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Dvorak plays favorites?
Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Sonatina; Ivan Zenaty, violin; Antonin Kubalek, piano; Dorian 90171
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Juri Seo's 'String Quartet - Infinite Season'
Juri Seo (b. 1981) String Quartet - Infinite Season; Argus Quartet Innova 1-022
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Missy Mazzoli
Missy Mizzoli (b. 1980) – These Worlds in Us (Arctic Philharmonic; Tim Weiss, cond.) Bis 2572
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Corigliano for strings
John Corigliano (b. 1938) String Quartet; Cleveland Quartet Telarc 80415
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John Duffy's 'Utah' Symphony
John Duffy (1926-2015) Symphony No. 1 (Utah); Milwaukee Symphony; Zdenek Macal, cond. Koss 1022
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The Chopin of America
Manuel Gregorio Tavárez (1843-1883) Margarita; Kimberley Davis, p. from “La Ondina: Una Colección de Música Puertorriqueña para Piano” (digital album)
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Brahms debuts in New York City
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Trio No. 1 (1854 version); Odeon Trio Capriccio 10 633
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'Peanuts Gallery'
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Peanuts Gallery; Jeffrey Biegel, p; Florida State University Symphony; Alexander Jiménez, cond. Naxos 8.559656
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Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) Percussion Concerto; Colin Currie, percussion; London Philharmonic; Marin Alsop, cond. LPO CD 0035
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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.