Letter V Classical Radio April 17

Music for Easter, ancient and modern . . .

noon-3 p.m. EDT
1700-2000 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.net

Orlande de Lassus: “O Deus” (Easter dialogue)
Theatre of Voices/Paul Hillier
(Harmonia Mundi)

Fauré: Requiem
Johannette Zomer, soprano
Stephan Genz, baritone
La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestre des Champs Élysées/Philippe Herreweghe
(Harmonia Mundi)

Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending”
Hagai Shaham, violin
New Queen’s Hall Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
(Argo)

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 (“Dorian”)
George Ritchie, organ
(Raven)

Past Masters:
Britten: “Sinfonia da Requiem”
New Philharmonia Orchestra/Benjamin Britten
(Decca)
(recorded 1964)

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Resurrection”)
Ruby Hughes, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Minnesota Chorale
Minnesota Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä
(BIS)

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