Wallingford Riegger
Wallingford Riegger (1885 – 1961) Wind Quintet New York Woodwind Quintet Bridge 9068
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Composers Datebook®
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Verdi's Quartet
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) String Quartet in e Pina Carmirelli Quartet Bridge 9108
Liszt vs. Thalberg
Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871) Fantasy on Rossini's "The siege of Corinth" Francesco Nicolosi, piano Marco Polo 8.223367 Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Fantasia on Italian Operatic Melodies Andreas Pistorius, piano Capriccio 10076
Corigliano reconjures his "Ghosts"
John Corigliano (b. 1938) Phantasmagoria Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano Sony 60747
The reclusive Mr. Alkan departs the scene
Charles Valentin Alkan (1813 – 1888) Etudes Nos. 5 and 1, fr Op. 35 Bernard Ringeissen, piano Naxos 555495
The Vienna Philharmonic and American composers
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 7 Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 419 434 André Previn (b. 1930) Diversions Vienna Philharmonic; André Previn, cond. DG 471 028
Symphonic Mazuyumi
Toshiro Mayazumi ( 1929 - 1997) Nirvana Symphony Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony; Hiroyuki Iwaki, cond. Denon 78839
Madeleine Dring
Madeleine Dring (1923 - 1977) Three Piece Suite Cynthia Green Libby, oboe; Peter Collins, piano Hester Park 7707
Shostakovich in America
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony No. 5 USSR Cultural Ministry Symphony; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond. MCA 32128
Bach's "Coethen" Concertos?
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Brandenburg Concertos The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Delos 3185
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.