Letter V Classical Radio Aug. 31

In the first of the show’s Sunday matinees during the University of Richmond’s fall semester, previews of coming attractions: Artists performing in Richmond’s 2025-26 classical season, among them pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Midori, the Dover Quartet and the Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra.

1-3 p.m. EDT
1700-1900 UTC
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.net

J.S. Bach: Double Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060
Debra Nagy, oboe
Johanna Novum, violin
Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra/Jeannette Sorrell

(Avie)

Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
Midori, violin
Robert McDonald, piano

(Sony Classical)

James Lee III: Quintet for clarinet & string quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Pacifica Quartet

(Çedille)

Rachmaninoff: “Études tableaux,” Op. 33, No. 1
Alexander Paley, piano
(La Música)

Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”)
Dover Quartet
(Çedille)

Chopin: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8 –
I: Allegro con fuoco
II: Scherzo: Vivace

Emanuel Ax, piano
Pamela Frank, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

(Sony Classical)

Beethoven: “12 Variations in F major on ‘Se vuol’ballare’
from Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro,’ ” WoO 40

Francesca Dego, violin
Francesca Leonardi, piano

(Deutsche Grammophon)

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C sharp minor
Alexander Paley, piano
(La Música)