Shchedrin's Oboe Concerto
Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) Oboe Concerto Alexei Ogrinchuk, oboe; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Suzanna Malkki, conductor. RCO Live CD 11001
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Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) Oboe Concerto Alexei Ogrinchuk, oboe; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Suzanna Malkki, conductor. RCO Live CD 11001
Johannes Brahms (arr. Luciano Berio) – Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 120, no. 1 Luigi Boccherini (arr. Luciano Berio) – Ritirata notturna di Madrid (Daniel Ottensamer, cl; Basel Symphony; Ivor Bolton, conductor.) Sony 19075982072
Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987) Divertimento North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. Klavier 11124
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Lyric Pieces Book VI, Op.57, No. 6. Homeward Emil Gilels, piano DG 449721
John Harbison (b. 1938) Concerto for Oboe, Clarinet, and Strings Peggy Pearson , oboe;Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet;Metamorphosen Chamber PlayersScott Yoo, conductor. Archetype Records 60106
Shulamit Ran (b. 1949) Violin Concerto Ittai Shapira, vln; BBC Concert Orchestra; Charles Hazlewood, conductor. Albany TROY-970
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Ballade No. 3, Op. 10 Lars Vogt, piano EMI 57125 Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Piano Sonata in b Jeno Jando, piano Naxos 8.550510
Carlisle Floyd (b. 1926) Susannah Soloists and Lyon Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor. Virgin 45039
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) The Prodigal Son Peter Pears, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; Robert Tear, tenor; Bryan Drake, baritone; English Opera Group Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, conductor. Decca 425713
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra London Symphony; Benjamin Britten, conductor. London/Decca CD 417 509 John Williams (b. 1932) “Star Wars” Main Title London Symphony; John Williams, conductor. RSO CD 6641-679 (and other CD reissues)
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.