Remembering Christoph von Dohnányi, the German maestro who restored the Cleveland Orchestra to greatness in the 1980s and ’90s. As you’ll hear, Dohnányi’s mastery, from European classics to American moderns, was matched by few conductors of his generation.
1-3 p.m. EDT
1700-1900 UTC
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.net
Smetana: “The Bartered Bride” – “Dance of the Comedians”
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)
Carl Ruggles: “Sun-treader”
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)
Charles Ives: “The Unanswered Question”
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
Michael Sachs, solo trumpet
(Decca)
Weber: “Invitation to the Dance”
(Hector Berlioz orchestration)
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
Stephen Geber, solo cello
(Decca)
Webern: Passacaglia, Op. 1
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)
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