Radio Romantica

As far as your compiler is concerned, Radio Romantica may be filled weekly with music by this great composer. His double concerto for violin and cello is a unique event. Two soloists, duelling technically at the highest level, but a moment later, also passing on and merging. At times, it feels like an entire string quartet is playing solo, with all those great chords possible on both instruments. Tonight’s soloists, Julia Fischer and Daniel Müller-Schott are among the world’s best, and they are joined by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra led by its then-chief conductor Yakov Kreizberg. We write 2007.

The recording of Brahms’ Haydn Variations is from 1992. You will listen to the Boston symphony orchestra, which, under the baton of our very own Bernard Haitink, recorded a Brahms cycle in those years.

1. Johannes Brahms
   Concert for violin, violoncello and orchestra, op.102

   Julia Fischer, violin / Daniel Müller-Schott, violoncello / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yakov Kreizberg

2. Johannes Brahms
   Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a

   Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink

3. Johannes Brahms
   Rhapsody in b minor, Op. 79 No. 1

   Mikhail Rudy, piano