1-3 p.m. EDT1700-1900 UTCWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.net Mozart: “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) OvertureZürich Opera House Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt(Warner Classics) Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11(Alan Boustead reconstruction)Czech Nonet(Praga Digitals) Paul Dukas: VillanelleRichard Watkins, hornJulius Drake, piano(Signum Classics) Johann Joachim Quantz: Flute Concerto in G majorPatrick Gallois, fluteC.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra/Peter Schreier(Deutsche…

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01.10.2025

October calendar – Letter V

Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, military, group and other discounts may be offered. Prices may include service fees. Oct. 2 (7 p.m.)Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane,…

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05.10.2025

Letter V Classical Radio Oct. 5 – Letter V

11 p.m.-1 a.m. EDT0300-0500 UTCWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.net Johann Joseph Fux: Concerto in D major (“Le dolcezze e l’amerezze della notte”)(“The Gentleness and Bitterness of the Night”)Freiburger Barockorchester/Gottfried von der Goltz(Carus) Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, D. 935, No. 1Krystian Zimerman, piano(Deutsche Grammophon) Schoenberg: “Verklärte Nacht” (“Transfigured Night”)Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan(Deutsche Grammophon) Chausson: “Poème…

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08.10.2025

‘Title search’ takes on a different meaning – Letter V

Previously unknown or long-forgotten works by famous composers occasionally emerge from searches of archives. Recent examples: a little waltz by Frédéric Chopin found at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum, and two instrumental pieces and an aria for “Sémiramis,” a never-completed cantata by Maurice Ravel, found in Paris’ Bibliotheque National de France. A local council…

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