Barber in Rome (part 2)
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) String Quartet Op. 11 Tokyo String Quartet RCA/BMG 61387
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Barber in Rome (part 1)
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Symphony No. 1 Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. RCA/BMG 60732
Henry Brant
Henry Brant (1913-2008) Western Springs La Jolla Symphony and Chorus; Henry Brant, et. al. cond. CRI 827
Cowell at the Forum
Henry Cowell (1897–1965) String Quartet No. 3 (Mosaic Quartet) Colorado String Quartet Mode 72/73
Music for Emily
Mary Howe (1882–1964) Three Pieces after Emily Dickinson Chamber Arts Society of the Catholic University of America CRI 785
Glinka's Russian operas
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) A Life for the Tsar Suite Armenian Philharmonic; Loris Tjeknavorian, cond. ASV 1075 Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture Bavarian Radio Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Philips 416 288
Bach salutes a Queen
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Cantata No. 214 Gachinger Kantorei;Stuttgart Bach Collegium; Helmuth Rilling, cond. Hanssler 92.068
Ruggles on the mountaintop
Carl Ruggles (1876–1971) Men and Mountains Buffalo Philharmonic; Lukas Foss, cond. Vox 8155
Schumann and Prokofiev in private
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Piano Quintet in Eb, Op. 44 Menaehm Pressler, piano; Emerson String Quartet DG 445 848 Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) Cello Sonata, Op. 119 David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano Artist Led 19901
Berlioz snuffed?
Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Requiem , Op 5 French Radio Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 47526
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.