Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) …à la fumée Petri Alanko, f; Anssi Karttunen, vcl; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa- Pekka Salonen, cond. Ondine 804 Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Magic Fire Music, fr Die Walküre Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, cond. CBS/Sony 46286
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) Sinfonietta "La Jolla" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, cond. London 433 660
David Del Tredici (b. 1937) Acrostic Song Carol Wincenc, flute; David Del Tredici, p. Nonesuch 79114
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) On the Waterfront Suite Israel Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. DG 415 253
Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. EMI Classics 65690 Wolfgang Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C (Jupiter) Marlboro Festival Orchestra; Pablo Casals, cond. CBS/Sony 47294
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
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.
