Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Vincent d'Indy (1851 - 1931) Symphony on a French Mountain Air Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano; National Symphony of Ireland; Antonio de Almeida, cond. Naxos 8.550754 Vincent d'Indy Summer day on the Mountain Radio France Philharmonic; Marek Janowski, cond. Erato 45821
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) Faust Ballet Music St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Philips 462 125
James Mobberley (b. 1954) Piano Concerto Richard Cass, piano; Czech National Symphony; Paul Freeman, cond. Albany 335
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861 - 1935) Five Irish Fantasies Neil Rosenshein, tenor; Indianapolis Symphony; John Nelson, cond. New World 332 Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975) Irish Suite Decca studio orchestra; Leroy Anderson, cond. MCA 9815
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968) Naomi and Ruth St.Martin's Academy and Chorus; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Naxos 8.559404
Colin McPhee (1900 - 1964) Tabuh-tabuhan Esprit Orchestra; Alex Pauk, cond. CBC SM-5181
André Previn (b. 1930) Violin Concerto Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Boston Symphony; André Previn, cond.
George Rochberg (b. 1918) Symphony No. 5 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, cond. Naxos 8.559115
Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) Fresco Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Sony 89810
Franz Josef Haydn (1732 - 1808) Symphony No. 92 (Oxford) Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, cond. Nimbus 5269
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.
