Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928 - 2007) Helicopter Quartet Arditti String Quartet Montaigne 782097 Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Ride of the Valkyries, from Die Walküre Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG 457 496 or 469 256
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) The Firebird Ballet Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, cond. DG 453 434
Havergal Brian (1876-1972) Symphony No. 1 (Gothic) CSR Symphony and Slovak Philharmonic; Ondrej Lenard, cond. Marco Polo 8.223280/81
Robert Ward (b. 1917) Piano Concerto Marjorie Mitchell, p; Stuttgart Radio Symphony; William Strickland, cond. Bay Cities 1001
Roy Whelden (b. 1950) Prelude and Divisions on She's So Heavy Roy Whelden, viola da gamba New Albion 59 Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787) Gamba Quartet American Baroque New Albion 59
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981) Summer Music, Op. 31 Reykjavik Wind Quintet Chandos 9174 Richard Wagner (1813 - 1881) Act I Prelude, fr Die Meistersinger SWR Radio Symphony; Roger Norrington, cond. Hänssler Classics 93000
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncour, cond. Teldec 72308 John Tavener (b. 1944) Fall and Resurrection City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, cond. Chandos 9800
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Enigma Variations. Op. 36 Philharmonia Orchestra; Andrew Davis, cond. Sony/CBS 44788 Benjamin Britten (1913- 1976) Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 English Chamber Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, cond. London 417 509
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Blumine, fr Symphony No. 1 Israel Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, cond. EMI 69816 Thomas Adès (b. 1971) Asyla City of Birmingham Symphony; Sir Simon Rattle, cond. EMI 56818
Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924) Babes in Toyland Razumovsky Symphony; Keith Brion, cond. Naxos 559 025 Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924) Cello Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 8 Lynn Harrell, cello; St. Martin's Academy; Neville Marriner, cond. London 417 672
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.
