Lili Boulanger
Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918) D'un matin de printemps Olivier Charlier, violin; Emile Naoumoff, piano Marco Polo 8.223636
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for August 21, 2012
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Jacopo Peri
Jacopo Peri (1561 - 1633) Lamento di Iole Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Hesperion XXI Alia Vox 9815
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John Howell Morrison
John Howell Morrison (b. 1956) Hard Weather Makes Good Wood Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble innova 584
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Monteverdi (and Henze) in Salzburg
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) arr. Hans Werner Henze Ulysses' Homecoming soloists; Vienna Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, cond. Orfeo 528 003
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Honegger's Symphonies
Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 Oslo Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond. EMI 55122 Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphony No. 4 (Deliciae basiliensis) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, cond. Virgin 91486
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Kodaly's Symphony
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) Symphony and Dances of Marosszék BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond. Chandos 9811
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Grofe in Hollywood
Ferde Grofé (1892 - 1972) Hollywood Suite Bournemouth Symphony; William Stromberg, cond. Naxos 8.559017
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Bolcom's "Five Fold Five"
William Bolcom (b. 1938) Five Fold Five Detroit Chamber Winds; William Bolcom, piano Koch 7395
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Mahler's tangled Tenth
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) arr. Cooke Symphony No. 10 Berlin Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56972
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Beethoven unveiled
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Congratulations Minuet Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG 453 713
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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.