The Seattle Symphony
Max Bruch (1838–1920) Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 44 Nai-Yuan Hu, violin; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3156 Deborah Drattell (b. 1956) Lilith Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3159
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for December 29, 2012
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Huss in Boston
Henry Holden Huss (1862–1953) Piano Concerto, Op. 10 Ian Hobson, piano; BBC Scottish Symphony; Martyn Brabbins, cond. Hyperion 66949
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Bruckner in Boston
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Symphony No. 5 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, cond. Arte Nova 43305
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Brahms up and down
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, cond. Teldec 77291 Johannes Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Vienna Symphony; Wolfgang Sawallisch, cond. Philips 438 760
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The Bachs at Christmas
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Magnificat, S. 1082 Gachinger Kantorei and Stuttgart Bach-Collegium; Helmuth Rilling, cond. Hanssler 92.073
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Menotti's TV opera
Gian Carlo Menotti (1911 - 2007) Amahl and the Night Visitors Suite The New Zealand Symphony; Andrew Schenck, cond. Koch 7005
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Mendelssohn cooks up some music
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) Concert Piece, Op. 113, no. 1 Sabine and Wolfgang Meyer, clarinet and basset horn; Wurtemberg Chamber Orchestra; Jorg Faerber, cond. EMI 47233
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Deems Taylor
Deems Taylor (1885–1966) Through the Looking Glass Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3099
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William Henry Fry
William Henry Fry (1813–1864) The Breaking Heart Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Tony Rowe, cond. Naxos 8.559057
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Harbison's "Great American Opera?"
John Harbison (b. 1938) Remembering Gatsby Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, cond. Vol. 11, from "Minnesota Orchestra at 100" special edition boxed CD set
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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.