Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 79 Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1808) Symphony No. 104 Philharmonia Hungarica; Antal Dorati, cond. London 425 935
Aaron Copland (1900–1990) The Second Hurricane High School of Music and Art; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 60560
Michael Torke (b. 1961) Song of Isaiah Present Music innova 590
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet in C, K.515 Tokyo String Quartet; Pinchas Zukerman, viola BMG 60940
Leonard Bernstein (1918- 1990) Fancy Free Ballet New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 63085
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) The Magic Flute Overture Capella Istropolitana; Barry Wordsworth, cond. Naxos 8.550185
Vincent Pershichetti (1915–1987) Symphony No. 6 (Symphony for Band) Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, cond. Mercury 432 754 Tania Leon (b. 1943) Alegre American Composers Forum Bandquest CD-ROM Hal Leonard
George Frederic Handel (1685–1759) Largo, from Xerxes Boston Pops; Arthur Fiedler, cond. BMG 62698
Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) Flower Duet, from Lakmé BBC Concert Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, cond. London 473 371 Léo Delibes Flower Duet, from Lakmé Natalie Dessay and Delphine Haidan, sopranos; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra; Michel Plasson, cond. EMI 67830
George Frederic Handel (1685–1759) Amen, from Messiah Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, cond. EMI 79543
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.
