“In Memoriam Kurt Masur”: the New York Philharmonic on the “Evening Concert”

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on FM 90.9 it’s the “New York Philharmonic This Week” with a program from the Philharmonic’s archive, “In Memoriam: Music Director Kurt Masur”. On the program are excerpts from Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Shostakovich, and others.

Thursday July 27: “The New York Philharmonic This Week” (NYP 17-44)

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