Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Percy Grainger (1882-1961) To A Nordic Princess Danish National Radio Orchestra; Richard Hickox, cond. Chandos 9721 Dmitri Shostakovich(1906-1975) Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad) London Philharmonic; Bernard Haitink, cond. London 417 392
Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944) L'Ondine, Op. 101 and Scherzo in C, fr Op. 35 Peter Jacobs, p Hyperion 66584
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture BBC Symphony; Sir Colin Davis, cond Philips 426 978
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Sunday Morning and Storm, fr Peter Grimes New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond Sony Classical 47541
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Bryce Canyon and the Red-Orange Rocks, fr From the Canyons to the Stars London Sinfonietta; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond CBS/Sony 44762
David Raksin (b. 1912) Laura Theme New Philharmonia; David Raksin, cond. BMG/RCA 1490
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) William Tell Overture Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, cond. EMI 69042 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony No. 15 in A, Op. 141 London Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond. EMI 56591
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Dance of the Blessed Spirits, fr Orphée Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, cond. L'oiseau Lyre 410 553 Philip Glass (b.1937) Act 2 Interlude, fr Orphée Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond. Nonesuch 79496-2
Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Concerto No. 9 in Eb, K. 271 Mitsuko Uchida, p; English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, cond. Philips 438 634 Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) String Quintet in Eb, Op. 97 Smetana Quartet with Josef Suk, vla. Denon 72507
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) St. Matthew Passion SW German Madrigal Chorus; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, cond. EMI Classics 79544 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr. Chris Brubeck Variations on Themes by Bach Joel Brown, guitar; London Symphony; Joel Revzen, cond. Koch International 7485
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.
