Bernstein's "Candide"
Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) Candide soloists; London Symphony; Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 429 734
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for December 1, 2008
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Corigliano for Strings
John Corigliano (b. 1938) String Quartet Cleveland Quartet Telarc 80415
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John Duffy's "Utah" Symphony
John Duffy Symphony No. 1 (Utah) Milwaukee Symphony; Zdenek Macal, cond. Koss 1022
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Rocky III?
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Piano Concerto No. 3 Van Cliburn, piano; Symphony of the Air; Kirill Kondrashin, cond. Philips 456 748
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Brahms debuts in New York City
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 (1854 version) Odeon Trio Capriccio 10 633
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Thomson's "Louisiana Story"
Virgil Thomson (1896 - 1989) Louisiana Story Suite New London Orchestra; Ronald Corp, cond. Hyperion 66576
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F.X. and H.K. Gruber
F.X. Gruber (1787 -1863) Silent Night Ware-Patterson Duo Sugo 9106 H.K. Gruber (b. 1943) Frankenstein H.K. Gruber, vocal; Salzburg Camerata Academica; Franz Welser-Most, cond. EMI Classics 56441
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Ruggles at Carnegie Hall
Carl Ruggles (1876 – 1971) Organum Japan Philharmonic; Akeo Watanabe, cond. CRI 715
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Berlioz gets paid (eventually)
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869) Harold in Italy Nobuko Imai, viola; London Symphony; Sir Colin Davis, cond. Philips 416 431
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Grofe does the Grand Canyon
Ferde Grofé (1897 – 1972) Grand Canyon Suite Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, cond. Sony Classical 62402
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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.