Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): Harp Concerto; Catherine Michel, harp; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor; Philips 462 179 Einojuhani Rautavaraa (1928-2016): Harp Concerto; Marielle Nordmann, harp; Helsinki Philharmonic; Leif Segerstam, conductor; Ondine 978
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Symphony No. 5; St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor; RCA/BMG 60984
Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970): ‘Sinfonietta’; DePaul University Wind Ensemble; Donald DeRoche, conductor; Albany 435
John Adams (b. 1947): excerpts from ‘El Niño’; soloists; Kent Nagano, conductor; Nonesuch 79634
Franz Berwald (1796-1868): Symphony No. 3 (‘Singulière’); Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor; Naxos 8.553052
Roger Sessions (1896-1985): Symphony No. 2; San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; London 443 376 Kurt Weill (1900-1950): ‘Act 1 Intro’ from ‘Street Scene’; Scottish Opera Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor; London 433 371
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687): ‘Galliarde’ from ‘Trios pour le Coucher du Roi’; Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Cedille 043
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908): ‘Song of India’ from ‘Sadko’ (arr Kreisler); Gil Shaham, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano; DG 447 640 Michael Daugherty (b. 1954): ‘Candelabra Rhumba’ from ‘Le Tombeau de Liberace’; Paul Crossley, piano; London Sinfonietta; Markus Stenz, conductor; Argo 458 145
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Harpsichord Concerto; Gustav Leonhardt, Herbert Tachezi, harpsichord; Leonhardt Consort; Teldec 35778 ‘Coffee Cantata’; Christine Schaefer, soprano; Stuttgart Bach-Collegium; Helmuth Rilling, conductor; Hanssler 98.161
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): West Point Suite; Liszt Academy Symphonic Band; Laszlo Marosi, conductor; Hungaroton 32066
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.
