Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Violin Concerto; Itzhak Perlman, violin; London Symphony; Alfred Wallenstein, conductor; Chesky 12 Alex North (1910-1991): Unused “Opening Theme” for “2001: A Space Odyssey”; National Philharmonic; Jerry Goldsmith, conductor; Varese Sarabande 66225
John Harbison (b. 1938): Remembering Gatsby Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, conductor; Argo 444 454 George Gershwin (1898-1937): Piano Concerto; Peter Jablonski, piano; Royal Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; London 430 542
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Viola Concerto (completed by Tibor Serly); Hong-Mei Xiao, viola; Budapest Philharmonic; Janos Kovacs, conductor; Naxos 8.554183
Jeremiah Clarke (ca. 1674-1707): ‘Trumpet Voluntary’ (‘Prince of Denmark March’); Maurice André, trumpet; Jane Parker-Smith, organ; EMI 64899
Jules Massenet (1842-1912): ‘O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere’; from ‘Le Cid’; Ben Heppner, tenor; Munich Radio Orchestra; Roberto Abbado, conductor; RCA/BMG 62504
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868): Selections from ‘The Barber of Seville’; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor; Philips 412 266 Cole Porter (1891-1964): ‘Gay Divorce’ Overture; London Sinfonietta; John McGlinn, conductor; EMI 68589
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto No. 3; Martha Argerich, piano; Berlin Radio Symphony; Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Philips 446 673 Howard Hanson (1896-1981): Symphony No. 2 (‘Romantic’); RCA Symphony; Charles Gerhardt, conductor; Chesky 112
Richard Strauss (1864-1949): ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’; Chicago Symphony; Fritz Reiner, conductor; RCA/BMG 60833 György Ligeti (1923-2006): ‘Atmospheres’; Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor; Philips 446 403
John Corigliano (b. 1938): Selections from ‘The Red Violin’; Joshua Bell, violin; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Sony 63010
Walter Piston (1894-1976): Symphony No. 6; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Delos 3074
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.
