Goldberg and Rzewski
J. S. Bach (1685 –1750) Goldberg Variations Murray Perahia, piano Sony 89243 Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938) Variations on "The People United will never be defeated!" Frederic Rzewski, piano Nonesuch 79623
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Loeffler's Quartet
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861 – 1935) String Quartet in a DaVinci Quartet Naxos 8.559077
Mozart and Allegri
Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652) Miserere The Tallis Scholars Gimell 454 990
Clarinet works by Poulenc and Tower
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Clarinet Sonata Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Irma Vallecillo, piano BMG 60198 Joan Tower (b. 1938) Clarinet Concerto David Shifrin, clarinet; The Louisville Orchestra D'Note 1016
Florence Price and Marion Anderson
Florence Price (1887 – 1953) Symphony No. 3 The Women's Philharmonic; Apo Hsu, cond. Koch 7518
Bach and Mozart in New York
J.S .Bach (arr. Respighi) Passacaglia in c BBC Philharmonic; Leonard Slatkin, cond. Chandos 9835 Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791) Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364/320d Midori, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; NDR Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond Sony 89488
The "historically informed" Mr. Burney
George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1757) Belshazzar Vienna Concentus Musicus; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond. Teldec 97988 Charles Burney (1726 - 1814) Tell us, O Women Psalmody and The Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, cond. Hyperion 67150
The versatile Mr. Previn
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Quintet in Eb for Piano and Winds, Op. 16
Strauss goes batty?
Johann Strauss II (1825 – 1899) Die Fledermaus Overture Vienna Symphony; Robert Stolz, cond. BMG 72916
Stravinsky's Birthday Greeting
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony No. 2 Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, cond. DG 449 967 Patty Hill Happy Birthday English Chamber Orchestra; Donald Fraser, cond. BMG 61488 Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Greeting Prelude London Symphony: Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. BMG 68865
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.