Letter V Classical Radio April 8

Keyboards galore – harpsichord, tangent piano, fortepiano and modern piano, in music ranging from Haydn and Beethoven to Poulenc and Martinů.

10 a.m.-noon EDT
1400-1600 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org

Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”)
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
(BIS)

Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major (“Surprise”)
(Johann Peter Salomon arrangement)
Simon Standage & Monica Huggett, violins
Jan Schlapp, viola
Anthony Pleeth, cello
Stephen Preston, flute
Christopher Hogwood, fortepiano

(Decca Eloquence)

C.P.E. Bach: Fantasia in F sharp minor, Wq. 67
Alexander Melnikov, tangent piano
(Harmonia Mundi)

Poulenc: “Concert champêtre”
Zuzana Růžičková, harpsichord
Czech Philharmonic/Kurt Sanderling

(Supraphon)

Bohuslav Martinů: Piano Concerto No. 4 (“Incantation”)
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
New York Philharmonic/Xian Zhang

(New York Philharmonic)

Jean Françaix: Piano Concertino in G major
Claude Françaix, piano
London Symphony Orchestra/Antal Doráti

(Mercury Living Presence)

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