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YourClassical
Well-travelled Zwilich

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Symbolon New York Philharmonic;Zubin Mehta, cond. New World CD

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YourClassical
Melinda Wagner's Pulitzer premiere

Melinda Wagner (b. 1957) Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion Paul Lustig Dunkel, flute; Westchester Philharmonic; Mark Mandarano, conductor. Bridge 9098

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Bach arrives (literally)

J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Cantata No. 73 Leonhardt Consort; Gustav Leonhardt, conductor. Teldec 44279

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Stravinsky's "Riot"of Spring?

Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) The Rite of Spring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor. London 436 469

YourClassical
"The Hindemith Case"

Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) Mathis der Maler Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Rafael Kubelik, conductor. EMI 55237

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David Wilde's "The Cellist of Sarajevo"

David Wilde (b. 1935) The Cellist of Sarajevo Yo Yo Ma, cello Sony 64114

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John Rutter at Carnegie Hall

John Rutter (b. 1945) Magnificat Elizabeth Cragg, s.; Choirs of St. Albans Cathedral; Ensemble DeChorum; Andrew Lucas, conductor. Naxos 8.572653

YourClassical
A belated Webern premiere

Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945) Im Sommerwind Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor. London 436 240

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Beethoven's "Bridgetower" Sonata?

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) Pamela Frank, violin; Claude Frank, piano MusicMasters 67087

About

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.