Synopsis
Music Played in Today's Program
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 9 Vienna Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56850
Roy Harris (1898-1979) Symphony No. 9 Albany Symphony; David Alan Miller, cond. Albany 350
On This Day
Births
1835 - Russian composer César Cui, in Vilnius, Lithuania (Julian date: Jan.6);
1841 - French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, in Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme;
1903 - German-born English composer and conductor Berthold Goldschmidt, in Hamburg;
Premieres
1908 - Delius: "Brigg Fair" in Liverpool;
1930 - Shostakovich: opera "The Nose" (after Nikolai Gogol), in Leningrad at the Maliiy Opera Theater;
1942 - Ibert: "Ouverture de fête" in Paris;
1947 - Elie Siegmeister: "Prairie Legend," by the New York Philharmonic, Leopold Stokowski conducting;
1963 - Harris: Symphony No. 9 ("1963"), by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting;
1968 - Richard Rodney Bennett: Symphony No. 2 in New York City;
1991 - David Ott: Symphony No. 2, by the Grand Rapids ( Michigan) Symphony, Catherine Comet conducting;
Others
1958 - "What Does Music Mean?", broadcast, the first of a series of televised New York Philharmonic "Young People's Concerts" on CBS-TV hosted by Leonard Bernstein; The series continued until 1972, with 53 different programs hosted by Bernstein;
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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.