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

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

Label

London

Catalog Number

410

Today's Playlist

6:00pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pletnev/Berlin Philarmonic/Abbado

6:24pm Cantilena from Concerto Antico for Guitar & Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:35pm Berceuse

Composed by

Jack Gallagher (b.1947)

Performed by

London Symphony/Falletta

6:42pm I Giorni (translation: The Days)

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer/Philharmonia Quartet Berlin

7:37pm Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

8:50pm Romance for Flute and Orchestra in D flat, Op. 37

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hutchins/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

8:58pm Marche slave, Op. 31

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:09pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

9:40pm Fantasia in C, D. 760 "Wanderer Fantasy"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)/orchestrated by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Wallisch/Vienna Academy Orchestra/Haselbock

10:02pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

10:16pm Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 "Reformation"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

10:49pm Piano Sonata No. 37 in D, Hob. XVI:37

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

11:02pm Suite Compostelana

Composed by

Federico Mompou (1893-1987)

Performed by

Julian Bream

11:22pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

11:33pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer