Dvořák's "Toy Story?"
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, cond. Teldec 73244
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, cond. Teldec 73244
Franz Schubert (1891-1828) Hark, hark the Lark (arr. Franz Liszt) Frederic Chiu, piano Harmonia Mundi 90.7054 Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Oiseaux Exotiques Peter Donohoe, piano; Netherlands Wind Ensemble Chandos 9301/2 Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) The Pines of Rome Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 95
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) London Symphony; Gilbert Kaplan, cond. Conifer 51337 Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947) Vaudeville New World Symphony; John Nelson, cond. Argo 440 212
Maurice Ravel (1875 -1937) La Valse Boston Symphony; Charles Munch, cond. RCA 6522 Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945) Symphony No. 1 Czech Radio Symphony; Leos Svarovsky, cond. Arabesque 6742
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Carmen Suite No. 1 Orchestre National de France; Seiji Ozawa, cond. EMI 63898 Giancarlo Menotti (b. 1911) March, from Amahl and the Night Visitors New Zealand Symphony; Andrew Schenck, cond. Koch 7005
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) La Fanciulla del West excerpt Carol Neblett, s; Sherrill Milnes, bar; Covent Garden Opera; Zubin Mehta, cond. DG 435 407
Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Suite for Violin and American Gamelan David Abel, violin; American Gamelan; John Bergamo, cond. New Albion 15
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 Vienna Philharmonic; Carlos Kleiber, cond. DG 447 400 Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) Meditation (in memory of John Lennon) Eberli Ensemble Phoenix 142
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, cond. DG Archiv 439 900
Dave Brubeck (b. 1920) Blue Rondo a la Turk The Dave Brubeck Quartet Columbia 40585 Dave Brubeck (b. 1920) La Fiesta del Posada Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Columbia Legacy 64669
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.