Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791) Piano Concerto No. 22 Mitsuko Uchida, piano; English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, cond. Philips 420 187 Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791) Magic Flute Overture Zurich Opera House Orchestra;Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond. Teldec 95523 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Violin Concerto, Op. 61 Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; New York Philharmonic;Kurt Masur, cond. DG 471 349
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 – 1687) Isis Philippe Caillard Chorale and Orchestra Erato 20983 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) Winter, fr The Four Seasons Enrico Onofrio, violin; Il Giardino Armonico Teldec 97671
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Lieutenant Kije Suite Chicago Symphony; Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 447 419 Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) A toast! Op. 85 St. Petersburg Philharmonic Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Alexander Titov, cond Beaux 38
Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682 – 1738) Rondeau Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, cond. SONY 66244
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 – 1920) The White Peacock Dallas Symphony; Andrew Litton, cond. Dorian 90224
Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Emblems US Marine Band;Lt. Col. Michael J. Colburn, cond. Naxos 8. 570243
Franz Schubert (1795 – 1828) arr. Brian Newbould Symphony No. 8 Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Philips 412 176
Emil von Reznicek (1860 – 1945) Donna Diana Overture Symphony Nova Scotia; Georg Tintner, cond. CBC 5167
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) Meditation Christian Lindberg, trombone; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Grant Llewellyn, cond. BIS 788
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Gianni Schicchi Angela Gheorghiu, soprano; London Symphony; Antonio Pappano, cond. EMI 56587
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.
