Nancarrow's Quartet No. 3
Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997): String Quartet No. 3; Arditti Quartet; Grammavision 79440
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997): String Quartet No. 3; Arditti Quartet; Grammavision 79440
George Gershwin (1898-1937): ‘Girl Crazy’; Studio Cast Recording; Sony 60704
David Diamond (1915-2005): Symphony No. 2; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Delos 3093
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959): Symphony No. 3; National Orchestra of Ukraine; Arthur Fagen, conductor; Naxos 8.553350
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Flute Concerto (‘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, conductor; DG 453 478
Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963): ‘Rapsodia Negra’; Thomas Tirino, piano; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Michael Bartos, conductor; BIS CD-754
William Bolcom (b. 1938): ‘A View from the Bridge’; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor; New World 80558
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): ‘Ode’; London Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; BMG 68865
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935): ‘If Bach had Raised Bees’; Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, conductor; Chandos 9134
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000): Symphony No. 2 (‘Mysterious Mountain’); Chicago Symphony; Fritz Reiner, conductor; RCA 61957
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.