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This broadcast Monday (6/15) features performances by The Orchestra Now of music by African-American composers.
Pianist Paul Lewis is the soloist in Brahms’ stormy Piano Concerto No. 1. Christoph von Dohnányi also conducts the Second Symphony by Robert Schumann, Brahms’ protégé.
Principal Guest Conductor Pierre Boulez leads the CSO in Stravinsky’s The Firebird, Mahler’s Totenfeier, and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
Julia Fischer, one of the world’s leading violinists, delivers brilliance and intensity in Brahms’ Violin Concerto, and Christian Măcelaru leads the WDR Symphony Orchestra through Shostakovich’s dramatic and emotionally charged Symphony No. 10.
Michael Barone hosts this program featuring music from the diverse repertoire for the organ.
Robert Aubry Davis explores the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach. Enjoy an encore broadcast this Monday at 2 pm.
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: "The Symphonies, Part X" - a continuation of Bill's multi-part exploration of this vibrant, exciting musical form with symphonies written between 1900 and 1920.
The Piano Matters - Wednesdays at 3 PM and Sundays at noon
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A selection of works by Ferrucio Busoni, Frédéric Chopin, Henry Litolff, plus Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" sonata.
Between the Keys - Fridays at 3 PM and Saturdays at 6 PM
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The Berlioz/Liszt "Symphonie Fantastique" this Friday (6/12, rebroadcast Saturday 6/13)
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.
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