Program Highlight

Favorite works of Debussy and Ravel on the Pittsburgh Symphony, 2/27 @ 8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published January 20, 2023 at 1:34 PM EST

Two of the most important and influential French composers of the early 20th century, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, often categorized together as "Impressionist" composers, actually had very unique and distinct characteristics. Tune in to listen for the similarities and differences.

2/6 Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella Haydn: Trumpet Concerto Plog: Scherzo for Trumpet Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Little Russian (Micah Wilkinson, tr; Kirill Karabits, cond)

2/13 Salonen: Helix Sibelius: Violin Concerto Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 (Augustine Hadelich, v; Juraj Valcuha, cond)

2/20 Haydn: Overture to Armida Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Mozart: Ave verum corpus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 (Till Fellner, p; Manfred Honeck, cond)

2/27 Ravel: Ma Mere l’Oye (Mother Goose) Debussy: La mer: Three Symphonic Sketches Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 Ravel: Alborada del gracioso (Alexi Kenney, v; Matthias Pintscher, cond)

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