Winter Highlights 2022-23

Winter 2022-23

December 10th
Metropolitan Opera

The first broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2022–23 Saturday Matinee Broadcasts opens with a presentation of Kevin Puts’ The Hours. Enjoy the Met each Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. from the comfort of your own home, online, on 89.7 FM in Central North Carolina, or on The Classical Station’s app.

December 12th-16th
Celebration: Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven remains the world’s most widely celebrated composer. The Classical Station celebrates Beethoven with five days of selections. A set of pieces each morning will chronicle his journey from classical master to the titan of individual expression. Each night, enjoy one of five symphonies, culminating with the Ninth—perhaps the greatest achievement in the history of music.

December 18th
Chanukah

Come spin the dreidel, light the candles, and enjoy the music of Chanukah on a program hosted and produced by Greysolynne Hyman at 6:00 p.m. Eastern on December 18. We will feature Jewish sacred and folk music during the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights through December 26.

December 21st
Winter’s Grip

Few popular classical composers were familiar with the comfort of climate control and electrical lighting. On the shortest day of the year, spend some time enjoying a selection of pieces – by Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Grieg, and others – that reminds us of both the beauty and hardship of the winter months.

December 25th
Christmas

Please join us as we anticipate and celebrate Christmas at The Classical Station. Special programs will include Lullabies and Carols selected by the host of Great Sacred Music, Rob Kennedy, as well as a holiday edition of Renaissance Fare by host George Douglas. Don’t miss your opportunity to choose your favorite Christmas music with our Christmas Eve Saturday Evening Request Program. Enjoy Christmas morning with beautiful selections from 6 a.m. to noon with Rob Kennedy.

December 31st
New Year’s Eve (Saturday Evening Request)

Ring in the New Year with your favorite piece of classical music. Submit your request for a special edition of the Saturday Evening Request Program as we count down together with Great Classical Music!

January 1st
Hope and Joy

Photo by Dayne Topkin

Making resolutions, moving forward from past troubles, and focusing on life’s great joys are New Year’s Day traditions. Rob Kennedy will offer works of hope and joy throughout Great Sacred Music, followed by an afternoon of jubilation during Weekend Classics. Finally, a special edition of Preview! will look back on the best music of the past year, with an eye on the next.

January 14th-15th
Exploring Eastern Europe

Danube River

Political events have dramatically changed the lives of people in Eastern Europe and the former U.S.S.R. The one constant has been the undying beauty of the music written by Eastern European composers.  We will feature the music of Chopin, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Lysenko, and many others this weekend.

January 23rd–27th
Celebration: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 pieces and dozens of eternal masterpieces in only 35 years. Representing his contribution to classical music with only a few of those selections is a daunting task. Our celebration will span his vast repertoire of concertos, symphonies, chamber works, and piano works.

February 1st
Black History Month

Recent scholarship brought into focus the contributions—often underappreciated in their time—of black composers and performers. Throughout the month, featured compositions will shed light on the work of George Walker, Scott Joplin, William Grant Still, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Florence Price, and many others.

February 14th
Valentine’s Day

Music and romance are so intertwined that it is difficult to imagine one existing without the other. Celebrate romance with a request dedicated to your partner, or let your crush know how much you have in common, all with Great Classical Music.

February 21st
Presidents’ Day

Enjoy a mid-week respite as you celebrate this national holiday. The Classical Station delivers relaxing music focused on American composers on Presidents’ Day.

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Now Playing

Sinfonia in B flat

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

Label

DHM

Catalog Number

7867

Today's Playlist

5:52am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Amazing Grace

Composed by

Traditional, arr. Shaw/Parker

Performed by

Robert Shaw Chamber Singers/Shaw

6:07am Six Etudes in the form of a Canon, Op. 56

Composed by

Robert Schumann, arr. by Claude Debussy

Performed by

Argerich/Zilberstein

6:24am Come to Me

Composed by

Ivo Antognini (b.1963)

Performed by

Paish/Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Layton

6:30am String Quartet No. 17 in B flat, K. 458 "Hunt"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Ciompi Quartet

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