Tavener's "The Whale"
John Tavener (1944 - 2013) The Whale London Sinfonietta and Chorus; David Atherton, cond. Capitol 98497
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for January 24, 2012
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Chavez goes native
Carlos Chavez (1899 – 1978) Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2) Simon Bolivar Symphony of Venezuela; Eduardo Mata, cond. Dorian 90179
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John Williams goes west
John Williams (b. 1932) The Cowboys Overture Boston Pops; John Williams, cond. Philips 420 178
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Bernstein gets political
Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) So Pretty Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano Etcetera 1007
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Kirkpatrick plays Ives
Charles Ives (1874 – 1954) Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840-1860) Marc-André Hamelin, piano New World 378
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Quintessential Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1902) arr. Franz Liszt Miserere fr Il Trovatore Daniel Barenboim, piano Erato 75457 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1902) Anvil Chorus fr Il Trovatore Chicago Symphony and Chorus; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 466 075
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Bernstein for young people
Giaocchino Rossini (1792 –1868) William Tell Overture New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. CBS/Sony 48226 Maurice Ravel (1875 –1937) La Valse New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, cond. CBS/Sony 45842
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Adams shakes things up
John Adams (b. 1947) I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky Audra MacDonald, soprano; ensemble; John Adams, cond. Nonesuch 79473
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The leftist Britten
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976) Diversions Peter Donohoe, piano; City of Birmingham Symphony; Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 54270
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Danielpour salutes "The Greatest Generation"
Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) In Paradisum from Elegies Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Hampson, baritone; London Philharmonic; Roger Nierenberg, cond. Sony Classical 60850
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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.