Poster John Birge
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®

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

Composer's Datebook - Oct. 19, 2022

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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

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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

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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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Rebecca Clarke gets her due

Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) — Vivace, from Viola Sonata (Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano) Naxos 8.557934

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Columbus Day music

Victor Herbert (1859-1924) Columbus Suite Slovak Radio Symphony; Keith Brion, cond. Naxos 8.559027 James DeMars (b. 1952) Premonitions of Christopher Columbus Tos Ensemble with R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute Canyon 7014

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Concertos by Nielsen and Adams

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57 Kjell-Inge Stevennson, clarinet; Danish Radio Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, cond. EMI 69758 John Adams (b. 1947) ‘Gnarly Buttons’ Michael Collins, clarinet; London Sinfonietta; John Adams, cond. Nonesuch 79453

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Berio's "Sinfonia" in New York

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Sinfonia New Swingle Singers; French National Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, cond. Erato 88151

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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.