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This Week at The Classical Station

“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars.
Gaze at the beauty of the Earth’s greenings. Now, think.”

— HILDEGARD von BINGEN, on sources of musical inspiration

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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