Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Giuseppe Verdi (1913-1901) Act III excerpt, from Falstaff soloists; Vienna Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond CBS/Sony 42535 Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Chichester Psalms Camerata Singers; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. CBS/Sony 47162
Roger de Lisle (1760-1836) La Marseillaise Detroit Symphony; Paul Paray, cond. Mercury 434 332 Lucien Lambert, Jr. (1858-1945): Brocéliande Overture Hot Springs Music Festival; Richard Rosenberg, cond. Naxos 8.559 037
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Daniel Majeske, violin; Cleveland Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, cond. London 414 292 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk excerpts Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, cond. Chandos 8587
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Requiem The Cambridge Singers; John Rutter, cond. Collegium 101 Christopher Rouse (b. 1949) Symphony No. 2 and Flute Concerto Carol Wincenc, flute; Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, cond. Telarc 80452
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
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.
