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Composers Datebook®

Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge

Composers Datebook - Feb. 8, 2025

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The sensational Mademoiselle Holmes

Augusta Holmes (1847-1903): ‘Irlande (Ireland)’ Symphonic Poem; Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonic; Samuel Friedmann, conductor; Marco Polo 8.223449

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Zwilich times Three

Ellen Taafe Zwilich (b. 1939): Triple Concerto; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Florida State University; Michael Stern, conductor; Koch 7537

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Higdon's Violin Concerto

Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962): Violin Concerto; Hilary Hahn, violin; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko, conductor; DG 146980-2

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Schoenberg hissed

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951): String Quartet No. 1; Kolisch Quartet; Music and Arts 1056

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A Hovhaness premiere

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000): ‘Lousadzak’; Keith Jarrett, piano; American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor; MusicMasters 60204

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Chen Yi's 'Spring Festival'

Chen Yi (b. 1953): ‘Spring Festival’; University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Craig Kirchhoff, conductor; HL-04001978

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Kreisler in the style of Kreisler

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962): ‘Violin Concerto (in the style of Vivaldi)’; Gil Shaham, violin; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; DG 449 923

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Torke abroad

Michael Torke (b. 1961): ‘An American Abroad’; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; Naxos 8.559167

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'Old Churches' by Michael Colgrass

Michael Colgrass (1932-2019): ‘Winds of Nagual’; North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Migliaron Corporon, conductor; GIA 880

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Herbert L. Clarke

Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945): ‘Sounds from the Hudson’ (‘Valse Brillante’); Wynton Marsalis, cornet; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, conductor; CBS 42137

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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.

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