Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959) Harp Concerto Catherine Michel, harp; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, cond. Philips 462 179 Einojuhani Rautavaraa (1928 - 2016) Harp Concerto Marielle Nordmann, harp; Helsinki Philharmonic; Leif Segerstam, cond. Ondine 978
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony No. 5 in Bb, Op. 100 St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, cond. RCA/BMG 60984
Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) String Quintet in Eb, Op. 97 Smetana Quartet; Josef Suk, vla Denon 72507
John Adams (b. 1947) excerpts from El Niño soloists; Kent Nagano, cond. Nonesuch 79634
Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) String Quartet No. 2 (musica instrumentalis) The Lark Quartet Arabesque 6727
Roger Sessions (1896-1985) Symphony No. 2 San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, cond London 443 376 Kurt Weill (1900-1950) Act 1 Intro, from Street Scene Scottish Opera Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond. London 433 371
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Galliarde, from Trios pour le coucher du Roi Chicago Baroque Ensemble Cedille 043 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony No. 15 in A, Op. 141 London Symphony; Maxim Shostakovich, cond. Collins 1206
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Song of India, from Sadko (arr Kreisler) Gil Shaham, vn; Akira Eguchi, p. DG 447 640 Michael Daugherty (b. 1954) Candelabra Rhumba, from Le tombeau de Liberace Paul Crossley, piano; London Sinfonietta; Markus Stenz, cond. Argo 458 145
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Harpsichord Concerto in f, S. 1056 Gustav Leonhardt, Herbert Tachezi, hc; Leonhardt Consort Teldec 35778 Coffee Cantata, S. 211 Christine Schaefer, sop.; Stuttgart Bach-Collegium; Helmuth Rilling, cond. Hanssler 98.161
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Piano Concerto in D (for the Left Hand) Leon Fleisher, piano; Baltimore Symphony; Sergui Commissiona, cond. Philips 456 775 Piano Concerto in G Krystian Zimerman, piano; Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, cond. DG 449 213
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.
