Larsen's "Calamity Jane" songs
Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Songs from Letters Benita Valente, soprano; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Joel Revzen, cond. Koch 7481
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Songs from Letters Benita Valente, soprano; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Joel Revzen, cond. Koch 7481
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) St. John Passion Collegium Vocale; Philippe Herreweghe, cond. Harmonia Mundi 90.1748/49
Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) arr. Don Shirely (1927 – 2013) “This Nearly Was Mine,” from “South Pacific” Don Shirely, p; Juri That, vcl; Ken Fricker, db. Cadence LP CLP-25046
Samuel Barber (1910 -1981) Cello Concerto Yo Yo Ma, cello; Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. CBS/Sony 44900
Steven Sondheim (b. 1930) Me and My Town ,from Anyone can Whistle Angela Lansbury; orchestra; Paul Gemignani, cond. RCA Victor 60515
Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012) Boston Concerto BBC Symphony; Oliver Knussen, cond. Bridge 9184
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 1 Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, cond. Philips 442 073
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888) Bombardo-Carillon Caroline Clemmow and Anthony Goldstone, pedal-piano Symposiun 1062
Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) O Silver Moon, fr Rusalka Renée Fleming, soprano; London Symphony; Sir Georg Solti, cond. London 455 760
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Symphony in d Bavarian Radio Symphony; Karl Anton Rickenbacker, cond. Koch/Schwann 365 322
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.