Copland goes Latin
Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990) Latin American Sketches Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, cond. Teldec 46314
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990) Latin American Sketches Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, cond. Teldec 46314
Henry Cowell (1897 – 1965) Synchrony Polish National Radio Orchestra; William Strickland, cond. Citadel 88122
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881) Khovanschina Prelude Montreal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. London 417 299
Oliver Nelson (1932 – 1975) arr. Eley Sonata Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano Arabesque 6703
Tan Dun (b. 1957) Concerto for Water Percussion Christopher Lamb, perc.; NY Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, cond. Philharmonic Special Edition NYP-0109
William Walton (1902 – 1983) Coronation Te Deum Andrew Lumsden, organ; Finzi Singers; Paul Spicer, cond. Chandos 9222 William Walton Orb And Sceptre March English Northern Philharmonia; Paul Daniel, cond. Naxos 8.553981
George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1759) Air, from Water Music St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. EMI 66646
Marin Marais (1656 - 1728) The Bells of St. Genevieve Spectre de la Rose Ensemble Naxos 8.550750
Walter Piston (1894 -1976) The Incredible Flutist Columbia Symphony; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 61849
Henry Cowell (1897 – 1965) Symphony No. 11 (Seven Rituals of Music) The Louisville Orchestra; Robert S. Whitney, cond. First Editions 0003
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.