Håkan Hardenberger is the soloist in Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Nobody knows de trouble I see with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons also conducts works by Carlos Simon and Richard Strauss.
The Classical Network in Concert - Friday Night at 8 PM
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The broadcast Friday (5/22 at 8 pm) offers a look at this year's festival and features performances from the 2025 Festival.
Nicholas Carter leads the Munich Radio Orchestra in Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes, op. 33a, Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24 with soprano Verity Wingate, and Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5. (Part of the WFMT Orchestra Series)
Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: "What Else Ya Got?" - We’ll get to know some of the works by immortal composers - other than their one smashing hit - including Pachelbel’s Suite in G Major and Dukas’ Symphony in C Major.
The Piano Matters - Wednesdays at 3 PM and Sundays at noon
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Comparative performances of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, Finale; Schubert's Sonata in B-Flat, Scherzo; and "March - Song of the Lark" from Tchaikovsky's The Seasons.
Between the Keys - Fridays at 3 PM and Saturdays at 6 PM
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Piano transcriptions from Wagner's "Ring" Cycle, this Friday (5/22, rebroadcast Saturday 5/23)
Enjoy conversations with and performances by classical musicians of local, national and international fame Thursdays at 3 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm on Cadenza - winner of the 2014 ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards. This week: The Jupiter Quartet.
Robert Aubry Davis explores the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach. Tune in Fridays at 10 pm and Mondays at noon.
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