This Week at The Classical Station

(Musical fête given by the cardinal de La Rochefoucauld in the Teatro Argentina in Rome in 1747 on the occasion of the marriage of Dauphin, son of Louis XV by Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1747)

I wish to sing of my interior visions with the naïve candor of a child.

~ Claude Debussy

This Week at The Classical Station

by Chrissy Keuper

Saturday and Sunday, 5-6 April 2025

Weekend!

Our Spring Membership Drive winds up this weekend (Sunday at 9pm) with fantastic music AND appeals for your continuing support. We are proud to be your home for Great Classical Music and to be a listener-supported radio station; with your assistance, we’ve been on the air since 1978 and we hope to be broadcasting into the infinite future. ‘

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Saturday:

Our fundraising will pause from 12-2pm ET for nothing but music with Peggy Powell, including Saturday On Point at 1pm ET and Leo Delibes’ ballet Sylvia.

 

Join Haydn Jones at 6pm ET for the Saturday Evening Request Program (Don’t worry: All-Request Friday will return next week).

Here’s the playlist; make requests & dedications for next week.

 

Sunday:

This week’s Great Sacred Music features Kammerchor Stuttgart performing The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross by Josef Haydn; part of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah performed by the English Concert and Choir, with Trevor Pinnock conducting; and many more sacred favorites. Join us at 8am ET, right after Sing for Joy.

 

And tune in at 6pm ET for Preview! with Tom Hayakawa, featuring a whole show of recordings from 2024, including works for the lute by Renaissance composer Hans Judenkönig; preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach; a string quartet by Florence Price, and more.

 

 

 

Thursday, 3 April 2025

 

We’re still at it, asking you for your support in our endeavor to make everything Better With Music.

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Join us for Thursday Night Opera House, Membership Drive style! Dr. Jay Pierson and guests will play some favorites from the opera canon starting at 7pm ET. Come sample the drama, the comedy, and the fabulous music performed by the world’s most renowned orchestras and singers.

 

Monday, 31 March 2025

Welcome to the new week, All! We can make it Better With Music.

 

Our Spring Membership Drive is in full swing, and we’re asking you to support The Classical Station and great classical music with a donation of any amount.

We appreciate you!

AND…

Today we’re playing Break the Announcer! It’s a tradition here at The Classical Station for announcer Andy Huber to match your donations, and today he’s doing it ALL DAY LONG (until 10pm ET or he goes broke, whichever comes first). Give Andy the chance to double your donations!

 

 

On this date in classical music history:

Erich Walter Sternberg, c. 1935. (Kaplansky Photo Studio, Tel Aviv – Courtesy nli.org.il)

It’s the birthdate of music icons Johann Sebastian Bach (1685) and Joseph Haydn (1732), and also the birthdate of German-born Israeli composer Erich Walter Sternberg in 1891 in Berlin. Sternberg started out studying law and graduated with a law degree from Kiel University (1918) before beginning studies in composition and piano in Berlin. He moved to Palestine in 1932 as one of many Jewish musicians fleeing Germany. Just a few years later (1936), he and Bronisław Huberman founded the Palestine Symphony Orchestra (now the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra), and Sternberg also promoted the Palestine chapter of the International Society for Contemporary Music. He was also a guest lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sternberg’s compositions were influenced by Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Max Reger, Paul Hindemith, and Arnold Schoenberg, as well as Jewish and Yiddish musical motifs; among his best-known works are his String Quartet No.2; his vocal work, Yishtabakh; and his symphonic variations Shneim-Asar Shivtei Yisrael (The Twelve Tribes of Israel).

Now Playing

String Quartet No. 17 in B flat, K. 458 "Hunt"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Ciompi Quartet

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VAC

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Today's Playlist

6:56am God of Our Fathers

Composed by

George W. Warren, arr. by Thomas Beveridge

Performed by

Washington Men's Camerata/Beveridge

7:01am Freedom Suite

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Angus

7:18am Celebration (Variations for Organ)

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Marilyn Keiser

7:30am Sing For Joy

Composed by

Various

Performed by

Rev. Alexandra M. Jacob, host

8:01am Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven

Composed by

John Goss (1800-1880)

Performed by

The Choir of Queens' College Cambridge/The Cambridge University Brass Ensemble/Week/Steynor

8:04am O God, our help in ages past

Composed by

William Croft (1678-1727)

Performed by

Etheridge/Choir of King's College Cambridge/Cleobury

8:07am Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Composed by

Hubert Parry, arr. Chambers

Performed by

Adam/St. James Cath. Choir/Savage

8:14am I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Composed by

Philip Stopford (1977-)

Performed by

Jeffcoat/Choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea/Chelsea Camerata/Summerly

8:19am The King of Love my shepherd is

Composed by

Traditional

Performed by

Cambridge Singers/Owen

8:23am Psalm 23

Composed by

John Playford (1623-1686), arr. A. Fischer

Performed by

Quire Cleveland/Duffin

8:27am The Lord Descended

Composed by

James Lyon

Performed by

Quire Cleveland/Duffin

8:31am Psalm 98

Composed by

Thomas Ravenscroft

Performed by

Quire Cleveland/Duffin

8:35am Africa

Composed by

William Billings (1746-1800)

Performed by

His Majestie's Clerkes/Hillier

8:38am Chester from New England Triptych

Composed by

William Billings (1746-1800)

Performed by

His Majestie's Clerkes/Hillier

8:41am Angel Band

Composed by

Jefferson Hascall

Performed by

Anonymous 4

8:46am Blest are the pure in heart

Composed by

William Henry Havergal

Performed by

Wells Cathedral Choir/Arhcer/Gough

8:48am Blazen muzh, Op. 37

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Performed by

Handel & Haydn Chorus/Llewellyn

8:57am Misericordias Domine, K. 222

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Gloriae Dei Cantores/Vox Caeli Sinfonia/Pugsley

9:05am Cantata 88, "Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden"

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Holland Boys' Choir/Netherlands Bach Collegium/Leusink

9:27am Chandos Anthem No. 07, "My song shall be alway" Psalm 89

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

The Sixteen/Christophers

9:50am Chester: Let Tyrants Shake their Iron Rods, and Slav'ry Clank her Galling Chains

Composed by

William Billings (1746-1800), arr. Barbara Harbach

Performed by

Barbara Harbach

9:56am Te Deum

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

Norman/Chicago SO & C/Barenboim

10:21am A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Basel Radio Symphony/Travis

10:42am Missa brevis

Composed by

Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)

Performed by

Brighton Festival Chorus/Heltay

11:14am Gott ist mein Hirt

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Choir of New College, Oxford/Higginbottom

11:20am Music selected by the announcer

11:39am Music selected by the announcer

12:00pm Septet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ensemble Walter Boeykens

12:44pm Swanilda’s Waltz from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Adelaide Symphony/Serebrier

12:48pm 3 Lyric Pieces, Book 2

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Daniel Gortler

1:00pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

1:24pm Symphony No. 6 in B flat

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

1:46pm Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

2:01pm Suite "William Byrd"

Composed by

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

Performed by

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Fennell

2:21pm Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

Bronfman/Lin/Hoffman

2:52pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 “Prague”

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

3:27pm Cello Concerto in A

Composed by

Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)

Performed by

Rostropovich/Collegium Musicum Zurich/Sacher

3:43pm Piano Trio No. 28 in D, Hob. XV:28

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hantai/Hantai/Verzier

4:02pm String Quartet No. 6

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

4:28pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

4:49pm Pomona Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:00pm Concerto in F for 3 Violins from Tafelmusik, Part II

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

5:16pm Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

5:32pm Trumpet Concerto

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Hardenberger/Academy SMF/Marriner

5:51pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Ego flos campi

Composed by

Jacob Clemens non Papa (c.1510-c.1556)

Performed by

Gesualdo Six/Park

6:07pm 2 Wedding Madrigals

Composed by

Cornelis Schuyt (1557-1616)

Performed by

Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen/Cordes

6:18pm Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

6:43pm Concerto grosso in D, HWV 323

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Balsom/Pinnock’s Players/Pinnock

7:01pm Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Levin/Academy of Ancient Music/Egarr

7:31pm Castor and Pollux: Overture

Composed by

Georg Joseph Vogler (1749-1814)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Griffiths

7:43pm Fantasy on Rossini’s “La Cenerentola”

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), arr. Cornelia Sommer

Performed by

Sommer/Huang

7:53pm D’un cahier d’esquisses, L.112

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tetreault/Hebert-Bouchard

8:01pm Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Jansen/Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Makela

8:35pm Quartet for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, and Piano (2020)

Composed by

Andrew Lewinter (b.1966)

Performed by

Work/Garza/Jones/Dorman

8:53pm God Is Our Hope and Strength

Composed by

Philip Stopford (1977-)

Performed by

Jeffcoat/Choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea/Chelsea Camerata/Summerly

9:01pm A Song of Wisdom

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Choir of Westminster Abbey/O'Donnell

9:07pm Dreaming, Op. 15 No. 3

Composed by

Amy Beach (1867–1944)

Performed by

Alan Feinberg

9:15pm Mass in G minor

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Elora Festival Singers/Edison

9:41pm Magnolia Suite

Composed by

R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)

Performed by

Denver Oldham

10:00pm Missa Solemnis in E flat

Composed by

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Performed by

Soloists/Prague Chamber Choir/Vituosi Di Praga/Neumann

11:10pm Amber Waves

Composed by

Morton Gould (1913-1996)

Performed by

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Kuchar

11:19pm Concerto for 2 organs arranged for guitar quartet

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783), arr. R. Gallery

Performed by

English Guitar Quartet

11:33pm Shenandoah

Composed by

Traditional American, arr. by Caroline Shaw

Performed by

Ma/Stott

11:39pm Music selected by the announcer