Composers Datebook
A Music History podcast by American Public Media
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Composers Datebook™ is a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Each program notes significant or intriguing musical events involving composers of the past and present, with appropriate and accessible music related to each.
Recent Episodes
Schubert's Symphony No. 9
Published: March 21, 2026Handel passes the hat
Published: March 20, 2026Carpenter perambulates
Published: March 19, 2026Rachmaninoff makes the cut
Published: March 18, 2026Moby Crumb?
Published: March 17, 2026Massenet's 'Meditation'
Published: March 16, 2026King Louis XIII's 'Blackbird' Ballet
Published: March 15, 2026Toscanini and Copland
Published: March 14, 2026Adamo at the opera
Published: March 13, 2026Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra'
Published: March 12, 2026