Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): ‘The Three-Cornered Hat’; Ballet Suisse Romande Orchestra; Ernest Ansermet, conductor; London 414 039 Roberto Sierra (b. 1953): ‘Eros’; Jeani Foster, flute; Stefanie Jacob, piano; Fleur de son Classics 57950
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): ‘Overture for Winds’; London Symphony; Claudio Abbado, conductor; DG 423 104
Aaron Copland (1900-1990): ‘Rodeo’; London Symphony; Aaron Copland, conductor; Sony Classical 60593 William Schuman (1910-1992): ‘Newsreel’; Milwaukee Symphony; Lukas Foss, conductor; Pro Arte 102
Richard Strauss (1864-1949): ‘Der Rosenkavalier: Suite’; New York Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, conductor; DG 7890 Anton Webern (1883-1945): No. 4, from ‘Five Pieces for Orchestra’; Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez, conductor; DG 437786 Morton Feldman (1926-1987): ‘For Philip Guston’; The California EAR Unit; Bridge 9078
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): String Quartet No. 17 (‘Quartetto Italiano’); Philips 422 512 Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935): String Quartet No. 5 (‘Pieces of Mosaic’); Sibelius Quartet; Ondine 831
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): ‘Water Music’; Royal Philharmonic; Yehudi Menuhin, conductor; MCA 6186 Libby Larsen (b. 1950): Symphony (‘Water Music’); Minnesota Orchestra; Sir Neville Marriner, conductor; Nonesuch 79147
Dale Trumbore (b. 1987): ‘How to Go On’; Choral Arts Initiative; Brandon Elliott, conductor; CAI 2017
Giuseppe Verdi (1913-1901): ‘Act III excerpt,’ from ‘Falstaff’; soloists; Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; CBS/Sony 42535 Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): ‘Chichester Psalms’; Camerata Singers; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; CBS/Sony 47162
Roger de Lisle (1760-1836): ‘La Marseillaise’ Detroit Symphony; Paul Paray, conductor; Mercury 434 332 Lucien Lambert, Jr. (1858-1945): ‘Brocéliande Overture’; Hot Springs Music Festival; Richard Rosenberg, conductor; Naxos 8.559 037
Richard Strauss (1864-1949): ‘Ein Heldenleben’; Daniel Majeske, violin; Cleveland Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; London 414 292 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’ excerpts; Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor; Chandos 8587
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.
