Jay Nordlinger, music critic of The New Criterion, talks music—but, more important, plays music.
January 30, 2020
Mariss Jansons, the great Latvian conductor, born in 1943, died toward the end of last year. Jay talks about him, relating stories both from him and about him. (Jay interviewed Jansons twice, ten years apart.) And, of course, we hear music—from Jansons and his orchestras.
Tracks played:
Bizet-Shchedrin, from “Carmen Suite”
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 2 in C minor
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Mahler, Symphony No. 7 in E minor
Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major
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Topics: Mariss Jansons, Bizet, Shchedrin, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mahler, Brahms, Music