Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804 - 1849) Zampa Galop Jhn. Strauss Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, cond. Black Box 1059 Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 –1893) Violin Concerto, Op. 35 Ilya Gringolts, violin; Israel Philharmonic; Itzhak Perlman, cond. DG 471 616 Anton Bruckner (1824 –1896) Symphony No. 3 SWR Symphony; Michael Gielen, cond. Hänssler 93.031
Gunther Schuller (b. 1925) Conversation Modern Jazz Quartet and ensemble; Gunther Schuller, cond. Wounded Bird 1345
HK Gruber (b. 1943) Three Mob Pieces London Mob Ensemble; HK Gruber EMI 56441 HK Gruber (b. 1943) Frankenstein!! HK Gruber, singer (?); Salzburg Camerata; Franz Welser-Most, cond. EMI 56441
Antonín Dvořák (1841 –1904) String Quartet, Op 96 (American) Keller Quartet Warner 44355
Johannes Brahms (1833 –1897) Violin Concerto, Op. 77 Hilary Hahn, violin; St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Sony 89649
Bohuslav Martinu (1890–1959) Violin Concerto No. 2 Josef Suk, violin; Czech Philharmonic; Vaclav Neumann, cond. Supraphon 11 0702 Howard Hanson (1896–1981) Piano Concerto, Op. 36 Alfred Mouledous, piano; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra; Howard Hanson, cond. Mercury 434 370
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) March, fr The Love of Three Oranges Montreal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, cond. London 440 331
Max Bruch (1838–1920) Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 44 Nai-Yuan Hu, violin; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3156 Deborah Drattell (b. 1956) Lilith Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3159
Henry Holden Huss (1862–1953) Piano Concerto, Op. 10 Ian Hobson, piano; BBC Scottish Symphony; Martyn Brabbins, cond. Hyperion 66949
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) Symphony No. 5 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, cond. Arte Nova 43305
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.
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