Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 and Bruckner’s “Romantic” Symphony on tonight’s Evening Concert
Mozart and Bruckner shared a home country: Austria... is there an audio lineage between the two? Tune in tonight at 7:00 to find out.
The Evening Concert
7-9 PM Monday-Thursday & Sunday
Great performances from the great concert venues, 7 to 9 pm Monday thru Thursday, and Sunday, on WILL-FM.
Osmo Vänskä conducts Brahms’ 1st Symphony and “Double Concerto” on the Evening Concert
One of tonight's works is popularly known as "The Clock" because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout the second movement.
Salzburg Festival tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert”: Mozart’s 36th Symphony plus other works
From an audio perspective there is not a large difference between cantata and a Mass: vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra: beautiful music to be sure.
2 Bach “Brandenburg Concertos” plus Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet on the “Evening Concert”
You'll hear 2 of Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos in 'chamber-sized' (one player per 'part') on tonight's "Evening Concert".
It’s An all American music program from the New York Philharmonic on the Evening Concert
What does a loping donkey out in the American West sound like? Ferde Grofe found it in his "Grand Canyon Suite".
Schubert’s “Great” C Major Symphony and Nielsen’s “Clarinet Concerto”
What's so "Great" about Schubert's "Great" C Major Symphony on tonight's "Evening Concert"?
Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the Evening Concert
Ballet music by Russian compsores on tonight's Evening Concert: 1892's "Nutcracker" and the 1911 version of "Petrushka".
Schubert’s 4th Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic from Salzburg Festival on the Evening Concert
Schubert and Bruckner are linked by their association with Vienna, and symphonic writing. Schubert's 4th Symphony dates from 1819, and, from where we sit today, Bruckner's 6th Symphony came a mere 60 years (1879) later.
Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Copland, and others on this week’s “Evening Concert”
Salzburg Festival starts our week, music of Schubert, followed on Tuesday by the CSO: Ingo Metzmacher conducts.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
