Rochberg in Chicago
George Rochberg (1918-2005): Symphony No. 5; Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Naxos 8.559115
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook - March 13, 2025
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Ernesto Cordero
Ernesto Cordero (b. 1946); ‘Concierto Festivo’; Pete Romero, guitar; I Solisti di Zagreb; Naxos 8572707
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Haydn encored
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1808): Symphony No. 92 (‘Oxford’); Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor; Nimbus 5269
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Paine in Boston
John Knowles Paine (1839-1906): Symphony No. 2; New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor; New World 350
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Pachelbel and his Canon
George Rochberg (1918-2005): ‘Variations on the Pachelbel Canon’; Concord String Quartet; RCA/BMG 60712
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International Women's Day
Mel Bonis (1858-1937): ‘Salome’; Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse; Leo Hussain, conductor; Bru Zane BZ-2006
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Persichetti's 'Pageant'
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987): ’Pageant’; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra; David Amos, conductor; Naxos 8.570123
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'The Handmaid's Tale' opera by Ruders
Poul Ruders (b. 1949): ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’; Royal Danish Orchestra; Michael Schonwandt, conductor; DaCapo 9.224165-66
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Shostakovich and his 'Leningrad Symphony'
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony No. 7 (‘Leningrad’); Kirov Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic; Valery Gergiev, conductor; Philips 376-02
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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.