Alan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000) Symphony No. 21 (Ani) Trinity College of Music Wind Orchestra; Keith Brion, cond. Naxos 8.559385
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for March 8, 2012
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Daniel Pinkham
Daniel Pinkham (1923 - 2006) Serenades Maurice Murphy, trumpet; London Symphony; James Sedares, cond. Koch International 7179
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Beethoven's Op. 127
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) String Quartet in Eb, Op. 127 LaSalle Quartet DG 453 768
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Barber sings Barber
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981) Dover Beach Samuel Barber, baritone; Curtis String Quartet Pearl 0049
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Symphonic Rouse
Christopher Rouse (b. 1949) Symphony No. 2 Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond. Telarc 80452
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Richard Strauss, hero
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40 Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 83
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Biblical Handel (and Lloyd-Webber)
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1757) Joseph and His Brethren Choir of New College, Oxford; The King's Consort; Robert King, cond. Hyperion 67171 Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Original Canadian Cast Recording Polygram 314 517 266
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Prokofiev's Cello Sonata
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119 Mstislav Rostropovich, vcl; Sviatoslav Richter, p (r. March 1, 1950) EMI Classics 72016
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Rorem's "Book of Hours"
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Book of Hours The Fibonacci Sequence Naxos 8.559128
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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.