Jacopo Peri
Jacopo Peri (1561 - 1633) Lamento di Iole Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Hesperion XXI Alia Vox 9815
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John Howell Morrison
John Howell Morrison (b. 1956) Hard Weather Makes Good Wood Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble innova 584
Monteverdi (and Henze) in Salzburg
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) arr. Hans Werner Henze Ulysses' Homecoming soloists; Vienna Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, cond. Orfeo 528 003
Honegger's Symphonies
Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 Oslo Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond. EMI 55122 Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphony No. 4 (Deliciae basiliensis) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, cond. Virgin 91486
Kodaly's Symphony
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) Symphony and Dances of Marosszék BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond. Chandos 9811
Grofe in Hollywood
Ferde Grofé (1892 - 1972) Hollywood Suite Bournemouth Symphony; William Stromberg, cond. Naxos 8.559017
Bolcom's "Five Fold Five"
William Bolcom (b. 1938) Five Fold Five Detroit Chamber Winds; William Bolcom, piano Koch 7395
Mahler's tangled Tenth
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) arr. Cooke Symphony No. 10 Berlin Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56972
Beethoven unveiled
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Congratulations Minuet Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG 453 713
Rachmaninoff's "Monna Vanna"
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) arr. Igor Buketoff Monna Vanna soloists; Iceland Symphony; Igor Buketoff, cond. Chandos 8987
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.