Beethoven at "The Wild Man"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) String Quartet in a, Op. 132 Emerson Quartet DG 447 075
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Tan Dun's "Water Passion"
Tan Dun (b. 1957) Water Passion Stephen Bryant, bass; Mark O'Connor, violin; ensemble; Tan Dun, cond. Sony 89927
David Stock's Quartet No. 3
David Stock (1939 - 2015) ,br>String Quartet No. 3 Cuarteto Latinoamericano innova 563
Wayne Barlow
Wayne Barlow (1912 – 1996) The Winter's Past Humbert Lucarelli, oboe; Brooklyn Philharmonic; Michael Barrett, cond. Koch 7187
Glass's "Satyagraha"
Philip Glass (b. 1937) Satyagraha New York City Opera; Christopher Keene, cond. Sony 39672
Mackey's "Lost and Found"
Steven Mackey (b. 1956) Lost and Found New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. BMG 63826
Beethoven's new quartets
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) String Quartet in F, Op. 59, no. 1 Orford Quartet CBC 2020
Friml's "calling"
Rudolf Friml (1879 – 1972) Indian Love Call, from Rose Marie Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, vocalists Pro Arte 491
Reza Vali
Reza Vali (b. 1952) Folk Songs Set No. 9 Alberto Almarza, flute; Alvaro Bitran, cello New Albion 077
Josef Strauss gives in to destiny
Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870) Lullaby Waltz Budapest Strauss Symphony; Alfred Walter, cond. Marco Polo 8.223561
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.