Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) A Life for the Tsar Suite Armenian Philharmonic; Loris Tjeknavorian, cond. ASV 1075 Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture Bavarian Radio Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. Philips 416 288
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Cantata No. 214 Gachinger Kantorei;Stuttgart Bach Collegium; Helmuth Rilling, cond. Hanssler 92.068
Carl Ruggles (1876–1971) Men and Mountains Buffalo Philharmonic; Lukas Foss, cond. Vox 8155
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Piano Quintet in Eb, Op. 44 Menaehm Pressler, piano; Emerson String Quartet DG 445 848 Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) Cello Sonata, Op. 119 David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano Artist Led 19901
Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Requiem , Op 5 French Radio Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 47526
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Symphony No. 3 in d BBC Scottish Symphony; Osmo Vänskä, cond. Hyperion 67200
Jose Serebrier (b. 1938) Symphony No. 3 Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, cond Naxos 8.559183
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) Turangalila Symphony Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, cond. London 436 626
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) Agon Ballet Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; Michael Stern, cond. Denon 78972
Tobias Picker (b. 1954) Therese Raquin Dallas Opera Orchestra; Graeme Jenkins, cond. Chandos 9659
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.
