Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 5 Royal Philharmonic; René Leibowitz, cond. Chesky 17 Tan Dun (b. 1957) Out of Peking Opera Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Helsinki Philharmonic; Muhai Tang, cond. Ondine 864
Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Inscape New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 47236
Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) Suite provençale, Op. 152b Detroit Symphony; Neeme Järvi, cond. Chandos 7031 Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) Serenade (after Plato's "Symposium") Zino Francescatti, violin; NY Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 60559
John Harbison (b. 1938) Remembering Gatsby Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, cond. Argo 444 454
Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965) Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10 Humbert Lucarelli, oboe; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark, cond. Koch 7282
Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) Vexations Riri Shimada, piano Sony 89858 Steven Mackey (b. 1956) Eating Greens New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. BMG 63826
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (b. 1934) Mavis in Las Vegas BBC Symphony; Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, cond. Collins 1524
Thomas Tallis (c.1505 - 1585) Spem in alium Huelgas Ensemble; Paul Van Nevel, cond. Sony 60992
William Kraft (b. 1923) Timpani Concerto Thomas Akins, timpani; Alabama Symphony; Paul Polivnick, cond. Albany 302
Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960) La Pasión según San Marcos Cantoria Alberto Grau; La Pasión Orchestra; Maria Guinand, cond. Hännsler 98 404
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.
