This Week at The Classical Station

This Week at The Classical Station is on hiatus until

12 January 2026.

Happy New Year from all of us at The Classical Station!

Now Playing

Psalm 96

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Scott/The Choir of St. John's Cambridge/Guest

Label

Decca

Catalog Number

4869277

Today's Playlist

8:32am Cantate Domino

Composed by

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Performed by

Choir of Westminster Cathedral/Cleobury

8:35am Cantate Domino canticum novum

Composed by

Heinrich Schutz (1585–1672)

Performed by

Magnificat/Cave

8:38am Cantate Domino

Composed by

John Tomkins

Performed by

Quire Cleveland/Duffin

8:42am Cantate Domino

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Cleobury

8:47am Cantate Domino

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

Polyphony/Layton

8:49am Sing to the Lord a New Song

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Canadian Brass/Berlin Philharmonic Brass

8:54am Berceuse from 24 Pieces en style libre

Composed by

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Performed by

Thomas Brown

9:00am Cantata 180, "Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele"

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Bach Collegium Japan/Suzuki

9:21am Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Hans Fagius

9:30am Chandos Anthem No. 10, "The Lord is my light"

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Cantelo/Partridge/King's College Cambridge/Willcocks

10:03am Laudamus Te Messa Di Gloria

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Battle

10:12am Messa di Gloria

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Ambrosian/Scimone

11:02am All-Night Vigil, Op 59

Composed by

Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956)

Performed by

Holst Singers/Layton

11:50am Fugue on the Theme of the Carillon of Hours of the Cathedral of Soissons

Composed by

Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)

Performed by

Todd Wilson

11:53am Chorale Variations on "Veni Creator", Op. 4

Composed by

Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)

Performed by

Richard Morris

12:00pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Nelson Freire

12:18pm Morceau de concert in G, Op. 154

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Zabaleta/French National Orchestra/Martinon

12:34pm Serenade, Op. 64

Composed by

Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885)

Performed by

Gobel Trio

1:01pm Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

1:11pm Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

1:42pm Serenade, Op. 8

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Galway/Moll

2:01pm Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marsalis/English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

2:17pm Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner

2:45pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Symphony No. 2 in B flat, D. 125

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Harnoncourt

3:36pm Menuet antique

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Skrowaczewski

3:45pm Three Selections from Suite espanola

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Julian Bream

4:01pm Carnaval, Op. 9

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

4:35pm The Blue Danube

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Pretre

4:47pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

5:01pm Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Shaham/Eguchi

5:28pm Consolation No. 3 in D flat (Lento placido)

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Barenboim

5:34pm Estampes

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Louis-Philippe Pelletier

5:49pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Penitential Psalm No. 6, LV 799

Composed by

Orlande de Lassus (c.1532-1594)

Performed by

Cappella Amsterdam/Reuss

6:10pm Lute Fastasias Nos. 2 and 15

Composed by

Simone Molinaro (c.1570-1636), arr. J.L. Kerr

Performed by

James Limerick Kerr

6:19pm Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

6:44pm Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 9

Composed by

Johann Schenck (1660-1712)

Performed by

Diniz/Klaes/Jaloto

7:01pm Violin Sonata No. 19 in E flat, K. 302

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Frahm-Lewis Trio

7:15pm Concerto for 2 Horns No. 3 in F

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Muzyk/Kerdelewicz/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

7:34pm Women's Dignity Waltz, Op. 277

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

7:44pm Act II from Griseldis, or the Five Senses

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra/Salvi

8:01pm Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Davis/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

8:29pm Les Trianons, suite for harpsichord and orchestra

Composed by

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)

Performed by

Mahan Esfahani/Jackson Symphony Orchestra/Aubin

8:48pm Nocturne

Composed by

Henriette Hilda Bosmans (1895–1952)

Performed by

Wallfisch/Griffiths

9:01pm Eclogue for Piano and Strings

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Jones/English String Orchestra/Boughton

9:12pm Symphony No. 5 in D

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Brabbins

9:53pm Last Fall

Composed by

Michael Torke (1961-)

Performed by

Kim/East Coast Chamber Orchestra/Torke

9:59pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Davis

10:17pm Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata 208

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

10:23pm Julia Florida

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

10:29pm Notturno for Winds, Op. 34

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Consortium Classicum/Klocker

10:59pm Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

O'Connor/Neubauer/Kibbey

11:17pm Nocturne in F sharp, Op. 15 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yundi Li

11:22pm Suite Concertino in F, Op. 16

Composed by

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Performed by

Millard/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/ Bernardi

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer