Mahler’s Sixth Symphony by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo conducts Gustav: Dudamel conducts Mahler: tonight's "Evening Concert"
Ravel, Vierne chamber music and Songs of WW II and beyond on the Evening Concert
Louis Vierne's name is not as well known as Ravel's. His music comes from the same era and culture; you'll hear his Piano Quintet tonight.
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in an all-Berlioz program
"Berlioz is a genius". My 16-year old daughter said that after having discovered and learned about him through his "Symphonie fantastique" by way of her playing in the Eact Central Illinois Youth Orchestra led By Kevin Kelly. I think seasoned critics would agree.
Bach Brandemburg Concertos Nos. 1 & 3, and Song: Mirror of the World on the “Evening Concert”
For the listener, there is a clarity heard in the chamber-sized performances of Bach's "Brandenburg Concertos" that is not available in the orchestral versions...hear the first and third of those six Concertos tonight.
An all-Shostakovich program from the New York Philharmonic on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Three days. That's all it took. Shostakovich wrote the "Festive Overture" in 1954 for the 37th Anniversary of the 'October Revolution' in three days!