Poster John Birge
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Composers Datebook®

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

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Moog moods by Carlos and Voegeli

J.S. Bach (1685 –1750) arr. Carlos Fugue No. 7, fr WTC Book 1 Wendy Carlos, Moog synthesizer Sony 7194 Don Voegeli (1920 - 2009) All Things Considered theme (1974 version) Don Voegeli, Moog synthesizer NPR recording

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Purcell's "really big show"

Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695) The Fairy Queen Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, cond. Auvidis 8583

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Leo Sowerby

Leo Sowerby (1895 – 1968) Classic Concerto David Mulbury, organ; Fairfield Orchestra; John Welsh, cond. Naxos 8.559028

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Zwilich anniversaries

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Symphony No. 1 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; John Nelson, cond. New World 336 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Bass Trombone Concerto Charles Vernon, Bass Trombone; MSU Symphony; Leon Gregorian, cond. Koch 7487

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Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin (1888 – 1989) That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune The Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band Omega 3011

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Meyerbeer's "African Maid"

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 – 1864) O paradis, from L'Africaine Ben Heppner, tenor; London Symphony; Myung-Whun Chung, cond. DG 471 372

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Stravinsky goes dancing

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Apollon musagète Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, cond. London 448 142 Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Jeu de Cartes Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 9014

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Gabrieli and Harbison

Giovanni Gabrieli (1553 - 1612) Canzon Duodecimi Toni No. 2 London Symphony Brass; Eric Crees, cond. Naxos 8.554129 John Harbison (b. 1938) Concerto for Double Brass Choir and Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, cond. New World 80395

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Beethoven waits for Liszt

Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) Reminiscences de Robert le Diable Leslie Howard, piano Hyperion 66861

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.