This Week at The Classical Station

Photo by Ian B. Kennedy, Venice, FloridaIgor Stravinsky: "Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all . . . music expresses itself." Source: Britannica.com

Photo: "Afternoon Rain in Provence" by Gary Farlow In their words: On composing Messiah, Handel is said to have remarked (1741): "I did think I did see all Heaven before me and the great God Himself." Source: GFHandel.org

If you're alive, you have all the experience necessary to understand classical music. Michael Tilson Thomas Source: Wise Sayings Photo: Ian B. Kennedy, Venice, Florida

"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it." – Unknown. Photo of U.S. flags on the National Mall, Lipton Sale, CC-BY-SA-3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Photo: "Untitled scene from Nags Head, North Carolina", by Karin Ritter from our Virtual Art Exhibit “I find myself transported to a calmer, more inspiring place”...a WCPE listener.

Photo: Untitled by Nancy Carty Classical music on The Classical Station is an inspiring tradition. Played on quiet, restful evenings and during life's joyous occasions, truly, The Classical Station is a companion to life's most cherished moments. Listener support makes these moments and this incredible music happen.

If you're alive, you have all the experience necessary to understand classical music. Michael Tilson Thomas Source: Wise Sayings Photo: "Untitled" by Kitty Davenport from our Virtual Art Exhibit

Igor Stravinsky: "My music is best understood by children and animals." Source: ClassicFM Photo: "Hopeful Flowers 3" by Lynn Newman from The Classical Station's Virtual Art Exhibit

The personal motto of the late mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig (1928-2021)   `With a light heart and light hands, hold and take, hold and let’ Source: Ms. Ludwig's obituary in the Chicago Tribune

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Johann Sebastian Bach: “There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” Source: Goodreads.com

Herbert von Karajan: "The art of conducting consists in knowing when to stop conducting to let the orchestra play." Source: Inspiringquotes.com

Victor Hugo: "Music expresses that which cannot be put in words." Source: AZquotes.com

George Frideric Handel's thoughts on writing the Hallelujah Chorus: "I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself."

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "A painter paints his picture on canvas. A musician paints his picture on silence." Source: MiniVirtuoso