“In Memoriam: Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” with the program “In Memoriam: Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur” featuring recordings made with the Philharmonic, like Mozart’s “ ‘Jupiter’ Symphony” and Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture No. 3”. That’s “In Memoriam: Music Director Emeritus Kurt Masur” on “The New York Philharmonic This Week”.

Thursday July 21: The New York Philharmonic This Week” (NYP 16-43)

In Memoriam: Music Director Emeritus, Kurt Masur

Musical highlights to include:    

WAGNER: Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg (excerpts) from 6/16/81

ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine from 9/14/91      

MOZART: Symphony No. 41 from 5/9/92

IVES: Three Places in New England, Brant Desert Forests from 5/28/94

BEETHOVEN: Leonore No 3 Overture from 9/18/98

ADES: America: A Prophesy from 1/16/99.    

COLEMAN: Skies of America from 7/9/97

MARTIN: Sechs Monologe aus Jederman from 1/4/01

MENDELSSOHN: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht from 2/4/09     

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 13 from 10/27/11