Letter V Classical Radio May 19
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Rossini: “La gazza ladra” (“The Thieving Magpie”) OvertureRoyal Philharmonic/Colin Davis(Warner Classics) Peter...
View ArticleWill the real nightingale sing out?
Writing for The Guardian, the documentarian Kate Kennedy revisits the famous 1924 BBC broadcast in which cellist Beatrice Harrison played the “Londonderry Air” (“Oh, Danny Boy”) in her garden while a...
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio May 26
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049Café Zimmermann/Pablo Valetti(Alpha) Mozart: Piano Concerto...
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Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available....
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio June 2
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Haydn: Symphony No. 97 in C majorOrchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen(Philips) Rameau: “Les Indies galantes”...
View ArticleReview: Richmond Symphony
I am medically advised to be cautious about attending crowded public events, including Richmond Symphony concerts. The orchestra is making video streams of its Symphony Series performances available...
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio June 16
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Wagner: “Rienzi” OvertureStaatskapelle Dresden/Hiroshi Wakasugi(Eterna) Berlioz: “Harold in Italy”William Primrose,...
View ArticleVirginia Opera and Norfolk in rental dispute
Virginia Opera and the City of Norfolk are at odds over $270,000 in rental payments for the opera company’s home, Harrison Opera House, The Virginian-Pilot’s Trevor Metcalfe reports. The structure in...
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio June 23
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Johan Helmich Roman: “Drottningholm Music” (selections)Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Manze(BIS) Mozart: Oboe...
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio June 30
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Dag Wirén: Serenade for strings, Op. 11Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Rumon Gamba(Chandos) Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G...
View ArticleJuly calendar
Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available....
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio July 7
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org William Walton: Partita for OrchestraBBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner(Chandos) Poulenc: Piano Concerto in C sharp...
View ArticleNY Phil’s chief executive suddenly departs
The New York Philharmonic, roiled in controversy over allegations of sexual misconduct by two of its players and in the midst of contentious contract negotiations with its musicians, has lost its...
View ArticleHiatus
Household and health issues will be consuming my time over the next few weeks. So, no posts and no radio shows for the rest of this month. Talk to you again in August.
View ArticleAugust calendar
Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available....
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio Aug. 4
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Kurt Weill: “Little Threepenny Music”London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas(Sony Classical) Bernstein:...
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio Aug. 11
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G. 448 (“Fandango”)Rolf Lislevand, guitarJosé de Udaeta, castanetsLes Concert des...
View ArticleReview: Richmond Chamber Players
Aug. 11, Bon Air Presbyterian Church Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” has a meteorological history in these parts. Its instrumentation – violin, clarinet, cello and piano – isn’t one...
View ArticleMahler & MTT upscale Schubert
YouTube’s algorithm has served me a 2019 performance of Mahler’s string orchestration of Schubert’s Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”) by Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the New...
View ArticleLetter V Classical Radio Aug. 18
7-9 p.m. EDT2300-0100 UTC/GMTWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.org Daniel Auber: “Fra Diavolo” OvertureCincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel(Telarc) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K....
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