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Composers Datebook®

Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge

Composer's Datebook - Oct. 23, 2022

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Night music by Delius and Danielpour

Frederick Delius (1862-1934) Summer Night on the River BBC Symphony; Andrew Davis, cond. Teldec 90845 Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) Celestial Night Philharmonia Orchestra; Zdenek Macal, cond. Sony 60779

2:00
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Musical Carpentry?

John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951) Symphony No. 2 National Symphony of Ukraine; John McLaughlin Williams, cond. Naxos 8.559065

2:00
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Offenbach puts a critic to work

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Orpheus in the Underworld English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Mark Elder, cond. MCA 6325

2:00
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Lou Harrison's Piano Concerto

Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Piano Concerto Keith Jarrett, piano; New Japan Philharmonic; Naoto Otomo, cond. New World 366

2:00
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Symphonic Mahler and Moross

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 5 Chicago Symphony; Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 427 254 Jerome Moross (1913-1983) Symphony No. 1 London Symphony; JoAnn Falletta, cond. Koch 7188

2:00
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Mendelssohn at Starbucks?

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 25 Cyprien Katsaris, piano; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, cond Teldec 8.43681

2:00
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Eduardo Martin

Eduardo Martin (b. 1956) Hasta Alicia Baila Clea Galhano, recorder; Rene Izquierdo, guitar "Latin Reverie" CD 89577 75162

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Lully and Moliere send in the clowns

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Le bourgeois gentilhomme Comedy-Ballet Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, cond. Alia Vox 9807

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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.