Richard Wagner at 200+
Richard Wagner (1813-1883): ‘Transformation Music’ from ‘Parsifal’
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook - May 22, 2025
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Brubeck's 'Pange Lingua Variations'
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012): ‘Pange Lingua Variations’; Brubeck Quartet; London Voices; London Symphony; Russell Gloyd, conductor; Telarc 80621
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Alfons Diepenbrock
Alfons Diepenbrock (1862-1921): ‘In Great Silence’ (‘A Mood Poem based on an Aphorism of Friedrich Nietzsche’); Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor (live recording); Royal Concertgebouw Recordings 97033
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Jodie Blackshaw's 'Letter from Sado'
Jodie Blackshaw: ‘Letter from Sado’; University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble; Hal Leonard HL04004132 (sheet music)
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Milhaud's 'Sacred Service'
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): ‘Sabbath Morning Service’; Prague Philharmonic Choir; Czech Philharmonic; Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Naxos 8.559409
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Ned Rorem for eleven
Ned Rorem (1923-2022): ‘Eleven Studies for Eleven Players’; New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, conductor; Albany 175
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Smetana and the National Theatre in Prague
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884): Act I Prelude and opening chorus, from ‘Dalibor’; Prague National Theatre Orchestra and Chorus; Zdenek Kosler, conductor; Supraphon SU0077-2 632
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Jerod Tate's 'Children's Songs'
Jerod Tate (b. 1968): ‘Taloowa Chipota’ (‘Children’s Songs’); Minnesota Boy Choir; Hal Leonard 00119300 (sheet music)
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Sousa's 'Stars and Stripes Forever!' march
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’; Royal Artillery Band; Keith Brion, conductor; Naxos 8.559093
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New York 'novelties' by Liszt et. al.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) arr. Franz Liszt (1811-1896): ‘Wanderer Fantasy’; Leslie Howard, piano; Budapest Symphony; Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor; Hyperion 67403
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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.