The Evening Concert

The early works by the "2nd Viennese School of Composers" (Schoenberg, Webern and Berg) on this program are closer in style to Brahms' music than their later works.

Andras Schiff plays Mozart's 27th Piano Concerto, and later in the week, Poulenc's "The Masked Ball", just a few of the many magnificent works on this week's "Evening Concert".

The "Concerto" is by Chausson whose music is not heard as much as others, but offers audio delights nonetheless.

Tone poems by Richard Strauss tonight: Don Juan and "Till".

The WILL Marathon continues....and in hours 13 and 14 of the 26.2 hour fund-raising marathon, you'll hear the San Francsico Symphony in concert.

The 'Third Piano Concerto" was written after Rachmaninov overcame 'writer's block' by daily reciting aloud positive affirmations (paraphrased) "I will compose again" and "I will compose successful and well-received compositions". It worked!

Schubert's "Winterreise" is one his most moving and poignant works. If you're familiar with it, tune in and enjoy it again. If you aren't familiar with it, tuen in and set aside the time to enjoy this sonic journey.

This week you'll also hear Rachmaninov's "3rd Piano Concerto" and a string quartet by it's "inventor" Franz Joseph Haydn.

Also on the program Brahms' "2nd Piano Trio" and his "need-to-be-hear-more-often-because-they're-great-works" "Libeslieder (Love-Song) Waltzes".

Also on the program: Schumann's "2nd Symphony"