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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12.10.2025

Letter V Classical Radio Oct. 12 – Letter V

11 p.m.-1 a.m. EDT0300-0500 UTCWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.net Copland: “Four Dance Episodes from ‘Rodeo’ ”New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein(Sony Classical) Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: “Commedia dell’Arte”Gabriela Diaz, violinBoston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose(BMOP Sound) Debussy: “Six épigraphes antiques”(Ernest Ansermet orchestration)Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Kazuki Yamada(Pentatone) Mahler: “Totenfeier”Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Jakub Hrůsa(Accentus Music) Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in…

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17.10.2025

Sohn steps in for symphony dates – Letter V

The Korean-American pianist Minsoo Sohn will replace Emanuel Ax in Richmond Symphony concerts on Oct. 25 and 26 at the Carpenter Theatre of Dominion Energy Center. Ax canceled the dates due to a “scheduling conflict.” His website lists performances with the Austin Symphony in Texas on Oct. 24 and 25. Sohn will be the soloist…

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18.10.2025

Letter V Classical Radio Oct. 19 – Letter V

11 p.m.-1 a.m. EDT0300-0500 UTCWDCE, University of Richmond90.1 FMhttp://wdce.net Glinka: “Capriccio brillante on the ‘Jota aragonesa’ ” (“Spanish Overture” No. 1)BBC Philharmonic/Vassily Sinaisky(Chandos) Óscar Navarro: “Juego de Ladrones” (“Den of Thieves”) SuiteAtlantic Chamber Ensemble(Imaginary Animals) Manuel de Falla: “Noches en los jardines de España”(“Nights in the Gardens of Spain”)Alicia de Larrocha, pianoLondon Philharmonic/Rafael Frühbeck de…

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