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I really enjoy listening to Sleepers, Awake. It is carried on our local Classical station, KUCO 90.1 FM, in Oklahoma City to fill the overnight hours. Thanks for all that you do to keep great classical music alive. Appreciate it much!
Nyk from Oklahoma

You are an oasis in the desert of talk radio. Keep up the good work!
Judson from Greensboro, NC

I love Great Sacred Music and the Saturday Night Request Program. Also, your app is easy to use for those of us who no longer live in your radio listening area.
Sarah from Nelson, British Columbia

Thank you for providing such cathartic music.
Blair from Cary, NC

This radio station makes my mom very happy, and we both enjoy listening to it. Thank you for being around!
Amy from Michigan

I’m a better driver for having you on in the car.
Anthony from Bath, NC

The station is on 24 hours a day, in my home and in my car. Thank you so very much.
Sue from Raleigh, NC

WCPE is our go-to station on-line. We are grateful for your commitment to classical music and happy to hear the live announcers every day.
Larry & Cindy from Salem, Wisconsin

Our family listens to WCPE (as do our pets!). I love when a piece comes on that makes me stop what I am doing and just sit and listen for a few minutes. (It happened this past Sunday with the Brahms Requiem.) No matter how stressful or busy life can get, taking a few minutes to get lost in the beauty of music can make such a difference in my well-being. Thank you WCPE!
Laura from Raleigh, NC

I have listened to our station for a number of years, thanks to the Internet.
Melville from Wan Chai, Hong Kong

I have been listening for almost 20 years and cannot imagine my day without this wonderful station!
Jennifer from Chapel Hill, NC

Your station is an absolute gift. I’ve listened to you for so many years. Thanks for being there for all of us Classical music enthusiasts!
Frederick from Washington, NC

I was late to appreciate Classical music but often listen to your station. I hear new (to me) music all the time. How lovely it is!
Nancy

I’ve been a listener to WCPE since I was about 7. I started composing around that time as well, and now I’m about to enter undergrad at Juilliard. This channel gave me a lot when I was younger and still does when I have time to listen!
Phil from Winston-Salem, NC

Thank you beyond words for all the beauty!
Elizabeth & Henry from Roxboro, NC

Wonderful music and my three kids (16, 19, 21) like it as well. Thanks!
Carl from Raleigh, NC

WCPE is a daily part of my life. At home and in my car, I look forward to the calming, relaxing Classical music.
Judith from Raleigh, NC

Much appreciate your local station and the website. I listen from several areas on East Coast and on the road. Keep up the great work. Thanks.
Donald from Sanford, NC

Thanks so much for all of the beautiful requests you have played for us on the Saturday Evening Request Program! Dogs can donate, too … so spread the ‘ruffs’ that great classical music is a treasure and needs to be supported!
Mickey & Millie from Wake Forest, NC

Really appreciate the fantastic music. It helps me survive my daily commute.
Ralton from Louisburg, NC

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L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Karajan

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

62853

Today's Playlist

2:20pm String Sextet in C, Op. 140

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Varga/Papp/New Haydn Quartet

2:45pm Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Mikhail Pletnev

3:01pm Piano Concerto in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Ax/Liszt Chamber Orchestra

3:23pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

3:41pm Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Elaine Greenfield

4:00pm Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

4:11pm Love-Death (Liebestod) from Tristan and Isolde (for orchestra)

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

4:18pm Pizzicato and Adagietto from Suite in E for Strings, Op. 63

Composed by

Arthur Foote (1853-1937)

Performed by

Indianapolis Symphony/Leppard

4:26pm Suite from Masquerade

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

London Symphony/Black

4:45pm Concerto No.1 in F, RV 98 "La tempesta di Mare"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico Milan

4:52pm Waltz from Act I, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Masur

5:00pm Overture to Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Klemperer

5:10pm Bella Mazurka

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

5:15pm Symphony No. 3 in C

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

5:22pm Flight of the Bumblebee from The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/English Chamber Orchestra/Cleobury

5:24pm Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Varviso

5:29pm Viennese Good Nature Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Sr. (1804-1849)

Performed by

Gaudier Ensemble

5:36pm Deux arabesques, L. 74

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tetreault/Hebert-Bouchard

5:47pm Symphony No. 016 in B flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

6:00pm Prelude to La traviata, Act III

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

6:06pm Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

6:11pm Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Inbal

6:45pm Cordoba from Spanish Songs, Op. 232

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Julian Bream

6:53pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop the Needle with Vince Tillona

8:00pm Danube Legends

Composed by

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

8:12pm Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op 102

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Mutter/Fernandez/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Honeck

8:49pm Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Stokowski

9:01pm Symphonic Variations, FWV 46

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Moravec/Czech Philharmonic/Neumann

9:19pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Sherman/Czech Philharmonic/Neumann

9:57pm Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

du Pre/Swedish Radio Symphony/Celibidache

10:44pm Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Elaine Greenfield

10:51pm Concert Waltz No. 1, Op. 47

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Golovschin

11:01pm Symphony No. 085 in B flat, "The Queen"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Weil

11:24pm Variations on a Theme of Handel, Op. 107

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

Celedonio Romero

11:33pm Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Boston Symphony Chamber Players

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer