Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007): ‘Lichter-Wasser (Sonntags-Gruss)’ from ‘Sonntag aus Licht’; Barbara van den Boom, soprano; Hubert Mayer, tenor; Antonio Pérez Abellán, synthesizer; SW Radio Symphony Baden-Baden/Freiburg; Karlheinz Stockhausen, conductor; Stockhausen Verlag CD 58
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Arthur Farwell (1872-1952): ‘Navajo War Dance and Song of Peace’; Dario Muller, piano; Marco Polo 223715
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Scherzo (Movement No. 3); from Symphony No. 7; Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor; DG 463158-2
J.S. Bach (1650-1721): Concerto for Two Keyboards
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992): ‘Turangalila Symphony’; Tristan Murail, Ondes Martenot; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Sony 53473
Alban Berg (1885-1935): Violin Concerto; Louis Krasner, violin; BBC Symphony; Anton Webern, conductor; Testament/Continuum 1004
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Horn Sonata; Hermann Baumann, horn; Leonard Hokanson, piano; Philips 416 816
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849): Piano Concerto No. 1; Krystian Zimerman, piano; Polish Festival Orchestra; DG 459 684 Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869): ‘Bamboula’; Alan Feinberg, piano; Argo 444 457
Ned Rorem (1923-2022): Symphony No. 3; Utah Symphony; Maurice Abravanel, conductor; Vox Box 5092
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.
