Letter V Classical Radio this week

May 12
1-5 p.m. EDT
1700-2100 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://www.wdce.org

Stravinsky: “Symphonies of Wind Instruments”
Berlin Philharmonic/Pierre Boulez
(Deutsche Grammophon)

Amy Beach: Theme and Variations, Op. 80
Eugenia Zukerman, flute
Shanghai Quartet (Delos)

Jan Dismas Zelenka:
Trio Sonata No. 2 in G minor
Heinz Holliger &
Maurice Bourgue, oboes
Klaus Thünemann, bassoon
Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord (ECM)

Past Masters:
John Powell: “Rhapsodie nègre”
Zito Carno, piano
Los Angeles Philharmonic/Calvin Simmons
(New World Records)
(recorded 1977)

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”)
Olivier Latry, organ
Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano (Analekta)

Adams: “Short Ride
in a Fast Machine”
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/
Simon Rattle (EMI Classics)

Brahms: Scherzo in C minor, WoO 2
(from “F.A.E” Sonata)
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yuja Wang, piano (Decca)

Ravel: “Gaspard de la nuit”
Lucas Debargue, piano (Sony Classical)

Beethoven: Quartet
in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Cypress String Quartet (Avie)

Nico Muhly: “Control (Five Landscapes for Orchestra)”
Utah Symphony/
Thierry Fischer
(Reference Recordings)

Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 (“Sinfonia Espansiva”)
Camilla Tilling, soprano
Michael Nagy, baritone
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/
Paavo Järvi (RCA Red Seal)