Gounod's 'Faust'
Charles Gounod (1818-1893): ‘Faust Ballet Music’; St. Martin’s Academy; Neville Marriner, conductor; Philips 462 125
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook - March 19, 2025
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Mobberley's Piano Concerto
James Mobberley (b. 1954): Piano Concerto; Richard Cass, piano; Czech National Symphony; Paul Freeman, conductor; Albany 335
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Loeffler and Anderson in Boston
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935): ‘Five Irish Fantasies’; Neil Rosenshein, tenor; Indianapolis Symphony; John Nelson, conductor; New World 332 Leroy Anderson (1908-1975): ‘Irish Suite’; Decca studio orchestra; Leroy Anderson, conductor; MCA 9815
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968): ‘Naomi and Ruth’; St. Martin’s Academy and Chorus; Sir Neville Marriner, conductor; Naxos 8.559404
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Rorem's 'After Reading Shakespeare'
Ned Rorem (1923-2022): ‘After Reading Shakespeare’; Sharon Robinson, cello; Naxos 8.559316
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Previn's Violin Concerto
Andre Previn (1930-2019): Violin Concerto; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Boston Symphony; Andre Previn, conductor; DG 474500
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Rochberg in Chicago
George Rochberg (1918-2005): Symphony No. 5; Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Naxos 8.559115
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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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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.