Letter V Classical Radio Dec. 4

Remembering Mariss Jansons, the esteemed Latvian-born conductor who died last weekend, with some of the most memorable recordings made with the three orchestras with which he was most closely associated: the Oslo Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra of Munich.

noon-3 p.m. EST
1500-1800 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.net

Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons
(RCO Live)

Bartók: “Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta”
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons
(RCO Live)

Enescu: “Romanian Rhapsody” No. 1
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
(BR Klassik)

Sibelius: “Finlandia”
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
(BR Klassik)

Debussy: “La Mer”
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons
(RCO Live)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major
Oslo Philharmonic/Mariss Jansons
(Warner Classics)

Rossini: “La gazza ladra” (“The Thieving Magpie”) Overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons
(RCO Live)

Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major (“London”)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
(Sony Classical)

Stravinsky: “The Firebird” Suite
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
(BR Klassik)

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