Letter V Classical Radio this week

June 5
noon-4 p.m. EDT
1600-2000 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
www.wdce.org

Kodály: “Dances of Galánta”
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos)

Past Masters:
Bernstein: “Fancy Free”
Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein (Sony Classical)
(recorded 1956)

György Ligeti: “Six Bagatelles” for wind quintet
Flamen (Aura)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 (“Turkish”)
Simon Standage, violin
Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (L’Oiseau Lyre)

Past Masters:
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
Victor Aller, piano; Hollywood String Quartet (Testament)
(recorded 1956)

Massenet: “Thaïs” – “Meditation”
Nicola Benedetti, violin
London Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding (Deutsche Grammophon)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Claudio Arrau, piano
Staatskapelle Dresden/Colin Davis (Philips)

Bright Sheng: Quartet No. 4 (“Silent Temple”)
Shanghai Quartet (Bis)

Dan Visconti: “Black Bend”
Scharoun Ensemble (Bridge)

Past Masters:
Saint-Saëns: Symphony
No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”)
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch; Berj Zamkochian, organ (RCA Victor)
(recorded 1959)

John Adams: “The Chairman Dances”
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle (EMI Classics)