Synopsis
Music Played in Today's Program
Havergal Brian (1876-1972) Symphony No. 1 (Gothic) CSR Symphony and Slovak Philharmonic; Ondrej Lenard, cond. Marco Polo 8.223280/81
On This Day
Births
1901 - American composer, performer and instrument inventor Harry Partch, in Oakland, Calif.;
1908 - German composer and organist Hugo Distler, in Nuremberg;
1935 - American composer and performer Terry Riley, in Colfax, Calif.;
Deaths
1882 - German composer Josef Joachim Raff, age 60, in Frankfurt, during the night of June 24/25;
Premieres
1854 - Schubert: opera "Alfonso and Estrella," posthumously, in Weimar, with Franz Liszt conducting; Schubert composed this opera in 1822;
1935 - R. Strauss: opera "Die schweigsame Frau" (The Silent Woman, after the play by Ben Jonson), in Dresden, conducted by Karl Boehm, and with vocal soloists Maria Cebotari (Aminta), Friedrich Plaschke (Sir Morosus), Matthieu Ahlersmeyer (The Barber), and Martin Kremer (Henry Morosus);
1943 - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, at a Promenade Concert at Royal Albert Hall, with the London Philharmonic conducted by the composer.
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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.