The Brothers Johnson write an anthem
J.W. (1871-1938) and J.R. (1873-1954) Johnson Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Choirs and Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, cond. BMG/RCA 63888
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Composers Datebook®
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Composers Datebook for February 12, 2008
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The varieties of Bruckner
Anton Bruckner (1826-1894) Symphony No. 6 in A Bavarian Radio Symphony; Eugen Jochum, cond. DG 429 790 Symphony No. 9 in d Minnesota Orchestra; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, cond. Reference 81
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Hanson's "Merry Mount" at the Met
Howard Hanson (1896-1981) Merry Mount Suite Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3105
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Mozart starts keeping track
Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Concerto No. 14, K. 415 Murray Perahia, piano and cond.; English Chamber Orchestra CBS/Sony 415 Freemason Cantata, K. 623 Boston Early Music Festival; Andrew Parrott, cond. Denon 9152
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Virgil Thomson and Wallace Stevens in Hartford
Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) Four Saints in Three Acts Orchestra of Our Time; Joel Thome, cond. Nonesuch 79035
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Barber borrows an idea from Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Concerto, Op. 61 Hilary Hahn, violin; Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond Sony 60584 Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Hilary Hahn, violin; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, cond. Sony 89029
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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, cond. 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, cond. Hyperion 66980 Huuem-Duhey Edna Michell, violin; Michael Kanka, cello Angel 57179
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Mexico's Blas Galindo Dimas
Blas Galindo Dimas (1910-1993) Sones de mariachi Mexico City Philharmonic; Enrique Batiz, cond. EMI 49785
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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.