Mozart's heavenly 'Gran Partita,' Vaughan Williams' celestial 'Fantasia' and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3

By Dan Margolies,

Published July 24, 2024 at 10:07 AM CDT

Michael Stern conducts the Kansas City Symphony in a performance in Helzberg Hall

This week we'll hear two recent Kansas City Symphony performances: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Serenade No. 10 known as the "Gran Partita," and Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." The program closes with Peter Tchaikovsky's rousing Symphony No. 3.

An agreement with the Kansas City Symphony allows us to share audio for this program up to four weeks after the program's original air date. You can listen to currently available episodes here.

Host

Dan Margolies

Program

Serenade No. 10 in Bb major, K. 370a (361) - "Gran Partita"
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Stern, conductor
Live performance, April 2024

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Michael Stern, conductor
Live performance, April 2024

Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 - "Polish"
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Michael Stern, conductor
Live performance, May 2016