Neave Trio, photo courtesy of Jacob Lewis Lovendahl

Preview!

Sundays, 6:00-9:00 pm ET

Discover new recordings and arts news.

Every Sunday evening at 6:00 pm ET, The Classical Station presents Preview!, our program of the latest classical releases and upcoming arts events.

From symphonies to choral music, from ballet to the chamber music hall, we strive to include a little bit of everything from the world of classical music.

A regular feature of Preview!, at approximately 7:00 pm ET, is an interview when we speak with today’s most fascinating performing artists and composers.

Mini-Podcast Archive

We’ve been honored to host to many prominent pianists, composers, guitarists, cellists, early music specialists and more. Each mini-podcast is linked below, runs for 7-10 minutes and can be downloaded and shared for free.

 

Now Playing

Suite in C minor

Composed by

Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750)

Performed by

Konrad Junghanel

Label

Accent

Catalog Number

67910

Today's Playlist

1:45pm Symphony in E flat for Double Orchestra, Op. 18 No. 1

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Standage

2:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Argerich/London Symphony/Abbado

2:40pm Allegro for String Orchestra

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Camerata Bariloche/Khayat

2:53pm Menuett from Divertimento in D, K. 334

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy Chamber Ensemble

3:00pm Symphony No. 094 in G, "Surprise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

3:26pm Six Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

John O’Conor

3:46pm Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6 No. 2

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bath Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

4:01pm Finale (Rondo: Allegro) from Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras

4:08pm Waltz from Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Rosekrans

4:13pm String Quintet in F, Op. 29 No. 3

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Kuijken/Stuurop/van Dael/Bylsma/Kuijken

4:31pm Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Boston Baroque/Pearlman

4:38pm Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Sax/National Philharmonic/Stokowski

4:46pm Berlin Symphony in F, Wq. 181

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Zacharias

5:00pm Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

5:16pm Overture in A minor

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Turku Philharmonic/Segerstam

5:24pm Serenade, D. 957 No. 4

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Shaham/Sollscher

5:29pm Sirens of the Ball Waltz

Composed by

Franz Lehar (1870-1948)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:37pm Violin Concerto No. 9 in G minor

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

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

5:45pm Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 1

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

5:51pm String Symphony No. 04 in C minor

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

6:00pm Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composed by

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Vonk

6:10pm Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings, & Continuo in C, RV 537

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Steele-Perkins/Balsom/Parley of Instruments

6:18pm 1st mvt (Allegro) from Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Jando/Concentus Hungaricus/Antal

6:31pm Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Manze

6:43pm 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

7:56pm Paris, The Song of a Great City

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

8:20pm Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Bernstein

8:59pm Symphony No. 2 in G, "London"

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Brabbins

9:52pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Alexis Weissenberg

9:58pm Ball-Suite in D, Op. 170

Composed by

Franz Lachner (1803-1890)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

10:32pm Baryton Trio in G, Hob.XI:59

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Haydn Baryton Trio

10:44pm Sonata No. 5 in F (for two oboes, bassoon and continuo)

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Performed by

Frank Morelli & Friends

11:02pm Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat, Op. 75

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Gavrilov/Berlin Philharmonic/Ashkenazy

11:18pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

David Leisner

11:40pm Rhapsodie

Composed by

Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer