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Interview: Matthew Owens

Matthew Owens, organist, is this week’s guest on The Classical Station, where he delves into the world of Johann Pachelbel’s organ compositions. Owens reveals Pachelbel’s influence on J.S. Bach, his deep connection with the composer’s music, and discusses the instrumentation of the Baroque period.

Matthew Owens
Organist

Rob Kennedy
Host, Preview! @WCPE

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Prelude and Fugue Nos. 9-12 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andras Schiff

Label

London

Catalog Number

414

Today's Playlist

4:48am Fantaisie-Ballet, Op. 6

Composed by

Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937)

Performed by

Fan/Northwest Sinfonia/Chagnard

5:01am Three Pieces for Violin and Piano

Composed by

Richard Flury

Performed by

Tschopp/Tschopp/Tschopp

5:09am Quintet in C for Winds, Op. 79

Composed by

August Klughardt (1847-1902)

Performed by

Les Vents Francais

5:34am Sinfonia in B flat

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

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