Handel with no strings attached
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759): ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor; Argo 414596
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759): ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor; Argo 414596
Charles Ives (1874-1954): Symphony No. 4; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; DG 4839505 José Serebrier (b. 1938): Symphony No. 2 (‘Partita’) London Philharmonic; José Serebrier, conductor; Reference 90
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): ‘Nessun dorma,’ from ‘Turandot’; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor; EMI 49552
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): ‘Ländler,’ from ‘The Seasons’; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor; Philips 438715
Morton Gould (1913-1996): ‘Fall River Legend’; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Sedares, conductor; Koch 7181
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): ‘On the Town: Three Dance Episodes’; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Sony 42263
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908): Prelude (‘A Hymn to Nature’), from ‘The Invisible City of Kitezh’; Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, conductor; Chandos 8327
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.