Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
George Gershwin (1898-1937) An American in Paris Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond. Philips 438 663 Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 1812 Overture Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, cond. EMI Classics 65690
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Sinfonia, from Athalia Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, cond. L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 126 William Schuman (1910-1992) Chester (Variations for Piano) Alexei Sultanov, piano Teldec 46103
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Feste Romane Montréal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. London 410 145 Paul Chihara (b. 1938) The Tempest Performing Arts Orchestra; Jean-Louis LeRoux, cond. Reference RR-10
Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Alleluia Concordia Choir; René Clausen, cond. Concordia 2051 Randall Thompson Symphony No. 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, cond.
Douglas Moore (1893-1969) The Ballad of Baby Doe Jan Grissom, sop; Central City Opera Orchestra; John Moriarty, cond. Newport Classics 85593 Richard Wagner (1813-1883) arr. Franklyn What's Opera Doc? Warner Brothers Symphony; George Daugherty, cond. Warner Brothers 26494
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) Hymne au Soleil New London Chamber Choir; James Wood, cond. Hyperion 66726 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Symphony No. 3 Louisville Orchestra; James Sedares, cond. Koch International 7278
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) Robert le Diable excerpt Samuel Ramey, bass; Munich Radio Orchestra; Jacques Delacôte, cond. EMI Classics 49582
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) Souvenirs d'Amerique Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra; Lazar Gosman, cond. CBS/Sony 45529 George M. Cohan (1878-1942) George M! Overture New York City Opera Orchestra; Paul Gemignani, cond. MusicMaster 67099
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Little Prelude in C, S. 934 Wanda Landowska, harpsichord Pearl 9489 Barbara Harbach (b. 1946) Cante Flamenco, from Tres Danzas para Clavecin Barbara Harbach, harpsichord Gasparo 290
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Finlandia, Op. 26, no. 7 Finnish National Opera Chorus; Eri Klas, cond. Ondine 754
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.
