Maazel's "Ring without Words"
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) arr. Lorin Maazel (1930 -2014) Ring without Words Berlin Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, cond. Telarc 80154.
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for May 11, 2013
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Maxwell Davies at a wedding (with sunrise)
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016) An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise George MacIlwham, bag-pipes; Royal Philharmonic; Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, cond. Collins 1444
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Tavener's "wake up" call?
John Tavener (1944 - 2013) Wake up . . . and die Yo Yo Ma, vcl; Baltimore Symphony cellists; David Zinman, cond. Sony 62821
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Beethoven's Second on first?
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 2 New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 61835
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Thomson's "Mother of Us All"
Virgil Thomson (1896 - 1989) The Mother of Us All Santa Fe Opera; Raymond Leppard, cond. New World 288
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Larsen's "Lyric" Third
Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Symphony No. 3 (Lyric) London Symphony; Joel Revzen, cond. Koch 7370
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Debussy's Violin Sonata
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Violin Sonata Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano Sony 89699
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Dvořák salutes the flag
Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) The American Flag , Op. 102 soloists; choirs; Berlin Radio Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. CBS/Sony 60297
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A chamber quintet by Cowell
Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965) Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harp Musicians Accord Mode 72
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"Tempest Fantasy" by Paul Moravec
Paul Moravec (b. 1957) Tempest Fantasy Trio Solisti Arabesque Z-6791
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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.