Barber at the Met
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981) Anthony and Cleopatra Spoleto Festival soloists and orchestra; Christian Badea, cond New World 322
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Ives at Yaddo
Charles Ives (1874 – 1954) String Quartet No. 2 Emerson Quartet DG 435 864
New "Variations on a Theme by Purcell"
Colin Matthews (b. 1946) Bright Cecilia Variation BBC Philharmonic; Gianandrea Noseda, cond. BBC Music Vol. 11, no. 3
Bernstein takes a chance
Leonard Bernstein (1900 –1990) Concerto for Orchestra (Jubilee Games) Israel Philharmonic; ard Bernstein, cond. DG 429 231
The Schumanns in love
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) (transcribed by Franz Liszt) Widmung Michael Ponti, piano Marco Polo 223.127 Robert Schumann Widmung, fr Op. 25 Sophie Daneman, soprano; Julius Drake, piano EMI 72828
Leroy Anderson in the studio
Leroy Anderson (1908 – 1975) Jazz Pizzicato and The Waltzing Cat Decca studio orchestra; Leroy Anderson, cond. MCA 9815
Marco Uccellini
Marco Uccellini (1603 – 1680) Aria IX and Corrente XX Romanesca Harmonia Mundi 90.7196
Beethoven at "The Wild Man"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) String Quartet in a, Op. 132 Emerson Quartet DG 447 075
Tan Dun's "Water Passion"
Tan Dun (b. 1957) Water Passion Stephen Bryant, bass; Mark O'Connor, violin; ensemble; Tan Dun, cond. Sony 89927
David Stock's Quartet No. 3
David Stock (1939 - 2015) ,br>String Quartet No. 3 Cuarteto Latinoamericano innova 563
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.