Liszt vs. Thalberg
Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871) Fantasy on Rossini's "The siege of Corinth" Francesco Nicolosi, piano Marco Polo 8.223367 Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Fantasia on Italian Operatic Melodies Andreas Pistorius, piano Capriccio 10076
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for March 31, 2020
2:00
The "Naqoyqatsi" Cello Concerto by Philip Glass
Philip Glass (b. 1938) Cello Concerto No. 2 (Naqoyqatsi) Matt Haimovitz, cello; Cincinnati Symphony; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Orange Mountain Music CD 0087
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David Dzubay's "Ra"
David Dzubay (b. 1964) Ra University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon, cond. Klavier 11137
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The Vienna Philharmonic and American composers
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 7 Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 419 434 André Previn (b. 1930) Diversions Vienna Philharmonic; André Previn, cond. DG 471 028
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Symphonic Mazuyumi
Toshiro Mayazumi ( 1929 - 1997) Nirvana Symphony Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony; Hiroyuki Iwaki, cond. Denon 78839
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Madeleine Dring
Madeleine Dring (1923 - 1977) Three Piece Suite Cynthia Green Libby, oboe; Peter Collins, piano Hester Park 7707
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Shostakovich in America
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony No. 5 USSR Cultural Ministry Symphony; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond. MCA 32128
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Bach's "Coethen"Concertos?
J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concertos Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Delos 3185
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Bartok's Violin Concerto
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) Violin Concerto No. 1 Kyung-Wha Chung, violin; Chicago Symphony; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 411 804
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Harbison's First
John Harbison (b. 1938) Symphony No. 1 Boston Symphony; Seiji Ozawa, cond. New World 80331
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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.