Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1759) Sinfoni, fr Messiah Boston Baroque Orchestra; Martin Pearlman, cond. Telarc 80348 Ellen Taafe Zwilich (b. 1939) Concerto Grosso 1985 New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. New World 372
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) Violin Concerto No. 2 (The Prophets) Jascha Heifetz, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Alfred Wallenstein, cond. RCA BMG 7872
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1828) Piano Trio in Bb, Op. 70, no. 2 (Archduke) Wilhelm Kempff, piano; Henryk Szeryng, violin; Pierre Fournier, cello DG 453 751 Paul Reale (b. 1943) Finale, fr Piano Trio (1980)
George Antheil (1900 - 1959) A Jazz Symphony Ivan Davis, piano; New Palaise Royale Ensemble; Maurice Peress, cond. MusicMasters 67094
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Nights in the Gardens of Spain and Ritual Fire Dance Artur Rubinstein, piano; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, cond. RCA/BMG 63070
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) String Quartet No. 5 Emerson String Quartet DG 423 657
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1828) Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG 429 036
Amy Beach (1867-1944) Piano Concerto in c#, Op. 45 Joanne Polk, piano; English Chamber Orchestra; Paul Goodwin, cond. Arabesque 6738 Gunther Schuller (b. 1925) Horn Concerto No. 1 Richard Todd, horn; Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Gunther Schuller, cond. GM 2044
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Symphony No. 3 Concertgebouw Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. CBS/Sony 37823
Henryk Gorecki (b. 1933) No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; London Sinfonietta; David Zinman, cond. Nonesuch 79282
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.
