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With John Birge

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YourClassical
Kodaly's obscure and popular opera

Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967) — Háry János Suite (Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, cond.) Philips 462 824

YourClassical
Nancarrow's Quartet No. 3

Conlon Nancarrow (1912 – 1997) — String Quartet No. 3 (Arditti Quartet) Grammavision 79440

YourClassical
An all-star Gershwin premiere

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) — Girl Crazy (Studio Cast Recording) Sony 60704

YourClassical
Diamond's Second

David Diamond (1915-2005) — Symphony No. 2 (Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond.) Delos 3093

YourClassical
Martinu's Third

Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1959) — Symphony No. 3 (National Orchestra of Ukraine; Arthur Fagen, cond.) Naxos 8.553350

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Vivaldi and Messiaen for the birds

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) — Flute Concerto, R. 428 (Goldfinch) (Patrick Gallois, flute; Orpheus Orchestra) DG 437 839 Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992) — Le Reveil des oiseaux (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, cond.) DG 453 478

YourClassical
Mr. Dukelsky and Mr. Duke

Vladimir Dukelsky (1903 – 1969) — Zephyr et Flore Ballet (Hague Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond.) Chandos 9766 Vernon Duke (1903 – 1969) — Autumn in New York (Dawn Upshaw, soprano; orchestra; Eric Stern, cond.) Nonesuch 79531

YourClassical
Bolcom's "View" on choral matters

William Bolcom (b. 1938) — A View from the Bridge (Lyric Opera of Chicago; Dennis Russell Davies, cond.) New World 80558

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Stravinsky's "Ode"

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) — Ode (London Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond.) BMG 68865

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The buzz about Part

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) — If Bach had Raised Bees (Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, cond.) Chandos 9134

About

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.