Mexico's Blas Galindo Dimas
Blas Galindo Dimas (1910-1993) Sones de mariachi Mexico City Philharmonic; Enrique Batiz, cond. EMI 49785
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Blas Galindo Dimas (1910-1993) Sones de mariachi Mexico City Philharmonic; Enrique Batiz, cond. EMI 49785
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony No. 96 in D Concertgebouw Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis, cond. Philips 442 611
George Walker (b. 1922) Lilacs Faye Robinson, soprano; Arizona State University Symphony; Timothy Russell, cond. Summit 274
Vladimir Dukelsky (1903-1969) Zephyr et Flore Ballet Hague Residentie Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond. Chandos 9766
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) A Pagan Poem, Op. 14 orchestra; Leopold Stokowski , cond. EMI 65074
John Williams (b. 1932) Violin Concerto Gil Shaham, violin; Boston Symphony; John Williams, cond. DG 471 326
William Bolcom (b. 1938) Poltergeist and Graceful Ghost Rags Paul Jacobs, piano Nonesuch 79006
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra Thomas Stacy, eh; Rochester Philharmonic; Michael Palmer, cond. New World 80489
John Knowles Paine (1839-1906) Symphony No. 1 in c New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. New World 374
Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947) Café Music Lev Polyakin, violin; Charles Bernard, cello; Frences Renzi, piano innova 544
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.