Virgil Thomson and Wallace Stevens in Hartford
Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) Four Saints in Three Acts Orchestra of Our Time; Joel Thome, conductor. Nonesuch 79035
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook - Feb. 8, 2023
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Borodin's String Quartet No. 2
Alexander Borodin (1833-1877) — String Quartet No. 2 (Cleveland Quartet) Telarc 80178
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Stephen Paulus and the Commissioning Club
Stephen Paulus (1949 - 2014) Dramatic Suite Judith Ranheim, flute; Chouhei Min, violin; Korey Konkol, viola; Mina Fisher, cello; Thelma Hunter, piano innova 539
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Verdi's "Otello" premieres
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Act I excerpt, from Otello Ambrosian Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor. EMI Classics 65296
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The passing of Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) Opening of A Colone New London Chamber Choir; Critical Band; James Wood, conductor. Hyperion 66980 Huuem-Duhey Edna Michell, violin; Michael Kanka, cello Angel 57179
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Kurtag's Tribute
György Kurtág (b. 1926) Omaggio a Luigi Nono SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart; Marcus Creed, director. SWR Music 93.174
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Haydn's "real" Miracle Symphony
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony No. 96 in D Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis, conductor. Philips 442 611
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Brahms in New York
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 Scottish Chamber Orchestra;Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor. Telarc 80522
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Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass
Philip Glass (b. 1937) Symphony No. 3 Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor. Nonesuch 79581
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Shapero goes classical
Harold Shapero (b. 1920) Symphony for Classical Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic; André Previn, conductor. New World 373
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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.