Dr. Jonathan Kramer

Following a career as a concert cellist with the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet orchestras and the North Carolina Symphony, Dr. Jonathan C. Kramer joined the Arts Faculty at NC State University, where he has taught for 40 years.

He is the co-author, with Dr. Alison Arnold, of the world music textbook, What in the World Is Music?

In 2018, he received the Raleigh Medal of the Arts.

Now Playing

Symphony No. 061 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Vienna Baroque Ensemble/Guschlbauer

Label

Erato

Catalog Number

85047

Today's Playlist

5:26am Scherzo finale from Sinfonietta in A minor, Op. 31

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

USSR Academic Symphony/Svetlanov

5:34am Impromptu in C minor, D. 899 No. 1

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Maria Joao Pires

5:46am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Selections from Water Music

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

King's Consort/King

6:22am Novelletta, Op. 82

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Philharmonia/d'Avalos

6:29am Overture to The Stolen Bucket

Composed by

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Dittrich

6:37am Carmen Suite No. 1

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Eastern Music Festival Orchestra/Schwarz

6:51am Duettino Concertante

Composed by

Ferruccio Busoni, after W.A. Mozart

Performed by

Revenaugh/Leighton Smith

7:01am Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Cabeza/Concertino Ensemble/Kaftan

7:09am Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Davis

7:22am Trumpet Concerto in A flat

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Andre/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

7:29am Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Fischer/Russian National Orchestra/Kreizberg

7:51am Overture to a Grand Orchestra

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

8:01am Overture to The Barber of Seville

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Chailly

8:10am Dance of the Reed Pipes from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Argerich/Economou

8:13am The Accursed Huntsman, FWV 44

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Munch

8:30am Ave Maria (for double choir)

Composed by

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

8:36am Rondo in A, K. 386

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Ashkenazy/London Symphony/Kertesz

8:45am Overture from Suite in D for Trumpet and Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Wallace/English String Orchestra/Boughton

8:51am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Impromptu in B flat, D. 935 No. 3

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

9:15am Four Seasons Ballet (from the opera The Sicilian Vespers)

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orch. Bologna Comm. Theatre/Chailly

9:44am Concerto in F for Lute & Strings

Composed by

Carl Kohaut (1726-1784)

Performed by

Smith/Banchini/Plantier/Dieltens

10:00am Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical"

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Menuhin

10:16am Variations on a Folk Song

Composed by

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)

Performed by

NY Woodwind Quintet

10:26am Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K. 482

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Hewitt/National Arts Centre Orchestra/Lintu

11:00am Three Idylls

Composed by

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Performed by

Moscow Chamber Orchestra/Orbelian

11:15am Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 6 No. 11

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Southwest German Chmbr Orch/Wich

11:27am Horn Concertino in E Major

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Halstead/Hanover Band/Goodman

11:40am Concerto in C for 2 Harpsichords, BWV 1061

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Gilbert/Pinnock/English Concert

12:00pm Sorcerer's Apprentice

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Slatkin

12:13pm Caucasian Sketches No. 2, Op. 42

Composed by

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935)

Performed by

Sydney Symphony/Gee

12:38pm Sinfonia in D, "Veneziana"

Composed by

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Performed by

Chopin Chamber Orchestra/Vogel

12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Humoreske, Op. 20

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Imogen Cooper

1:26pm Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

1:43pm Variations on Casta Diva

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), after music of Vincenzo Bellini

Performed by

Vary/National Orchestra Lille/Brignoli

1:51pm Recorder Concerto in A minor, RV 108

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Petri/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

2:01pm Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Amsterdam Guitar Trio

2:16pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat, K. 207

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Zukerman/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

2:39pm Paris Quartet No. 12 in E minor

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Kuijken Bros/Leonhardt

3:01pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, Op. 16

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Kontarsky/Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic

3:29pm Symphony No. 023 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Apollo Ensemble/Hsu

3:50pm Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

4:01pm Rakoczy March from The Damnation of Faust

Composed by

Hector Berlioz, arr. by Liszt & Horowitz

Performed by

Vladimir Horowitz

4:07pm Symphony No. 10 in G

Composed by

Jiri Benda (1722-1795)

Performed by

Salieri Chamber Orchestra/Pal

4:12pm Crown Imperial (Coronation March)

Composed by

William Walton (1902-1983)

Performed by

Rawsthorne/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Groves

4:19pm Concerto No. 1 in A

Composed by

John Hebden (1712-1765)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

4:30pm Introduction and Variations on "Withered Flowers", D. 802

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Bellavance/Bourdeau

4:52pm Overture to The Gypsy Baron

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:01pm Alla Hornpipe from Water Music Suite in D

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

5:06pm Symphony No. 6 in F

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

Menuhin Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

5:14pm Three Renaissance Dances

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

The King's Noyse

5:19pm Lute Concerto in D, RV 93

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Fernandez/English Chamber Orchestra/Malcolm

5:31pm American Eagle Waltz

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Gulbenkian Orchestra/Swierczewski

5:39pm Selections from The Pines of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi/arr. Bruce Coughlin

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

5:50pm Suite from Iphigenie in Aulis

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Rhine Chamber Orchestra of Cologne/Corazolla

6:01pm Overture to Semiramide

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

6:15pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ingrid Fliter

6:38pm Hebrides Overture, Op. 26

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hague Philharmonic/de Vriend

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Espada

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi

7:31pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in F minor

Composed by

William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Performed by

Binns/Milton Keynes Chamber Orch/Wetton

8:02pm Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Rostropovich/Boston Symphony/Ozawa

8:42pm Arabesque No. 1

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zoltan Kocsis

8:47pm Harp Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777)

Performed by

Zabaleta/Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

9:01pm Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417 "Tragic"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Boyd

9:30pm Guitar Quintet No. 5 in D

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

9:49pm Quartet in C for Winds and Continuo

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

10:00pm Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Ennio Morricone and his Orchestra

10:04pm Chromatica Pavana & Galliard

Composed by

Peter Philips (1560-1628)

Performed by

Paul O'Dette

10:15pm Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra/Haitink

11:00pm Septet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vienna Octet members

11:42pm Music selected by the announcer