Berlioz gets paid (eventually)
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869) Harold in Italy Nobuko Imai, viola; London Symphony; Sir Colin Davis, cond. Philips 416 431
John Birge
YourClassical MPR
Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for November 23, 2014
1:59
Warren Benson's "The Leaves Are Falling"
Warren Benson The Leaves Are Falling Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, cond. Centaur 2014
1:59
Hindemith in E-flat (and in Minneapolis)
Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963) Symphony in Eb BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond. Chandos 9060
1:59
Beethoven, Bonaparte, and "Fidelio" in Vienna
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Overture and Prisoner's Chorus, from Fidelio Dresden Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, cond. Philips 438 496
1:59
Rameau and Adams go dancing
Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Dardanus Suite Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, cond. Conifer 51313 John Adams (b. 1947) John's Book of Alleged Dances Kronos Quartet Nonesuch 79453
1:59
Strauss gets tossed in the deep end
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Suite in Bb for Winds, Op. 4
1:59
Dvorak's Serenade for Winds
Antonin Dvorak Serenade for Winds in D minor Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, cond. Teldec CD
1:59
Coleridge-Taylor in Washington
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) Hiawatha's Departure Welsh National Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Kenneth Alwyn, cond. Argo 430 956
1:59
Shostakovich and his String Quartets
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) String Quartet No. 15, Op. 144 Emerson String Quartet DG 463 284
1:59
Danielpour's "American Requiem"
Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) An American Requiem Soloists, Pacific Chorale and Symphony; Carl St. Clair, cond. Reference 97
1:59
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.