An Introduction to Classical Music

April 26th, 2025

Big Thief, Bob Dylan, Alannah Myles, Water From Your Eyes, and more.

April 19, 2025

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051, pf. Trevor Pinnock, European Brandenburg Ensemble Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) - String Quintet in G major op. 111, pf. Boston Symphony Chamber PlayersLast Episode!

Saturday April 12

Sergei Rachmaninoff - 10 Preludes Op. 23 No. 4, 5, 10, pf. Vladimir Ashkenazy Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 , pf. Radu Lupu, London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn

April 12th, 2025

Sergei Rachmaninoff, and more.

April 5, 2025

Ludwig Van Beethoven - String Trio in G major Op. 9 No. 1, pf. Leopold String TrioMaurice Ravel - Rapsodie Espagnole M. 54, pf. Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mar 29, 2025

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major Op. 5, pf. Steven Isserlis, Robert LevinClaude Debussy - La Mer, pf. Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mar 22, 2025

Alban Berg - Piano Sonata op. 1, pf. Igor LevitAntonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 7 in d minor op. 70, pf. George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

March 15, 2025

Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 95 in C minor, pf. Orchestra of the 18th Century, Franz BruggenRobert Schumann - Fantasie in C Major Op. 17, pf. Martha Argerich

March 8th, 2025

Kate Bollinger, Rose City Band, Rozie Ramati, Mexican Riders, and more.

Feb 22, 2025

Frederic Chopin - Nocturne Op. 62 no .1 in B major, pf. Arthur Rubinstein Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony no. 7 in A major Op 92, pf. Gunter Wand, NDR Sinfonieorchester

February 15th, 2025

Kelela, Wilco, Janet Jackson, Dreamliners, and more.

Feb 08 2025

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prelude in Bb Major op. 23 no. 2, pf Vladimir AshkenazySymphony in C major “The Great” D.944, pf. Charles Munch, Boston Symphony

February 1, 2025

Aaron Copland - Piano Sonata, pf. Leon FleisherMaurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin, pf. Abbey Simon

1/25/25

Claude Debussy: Sonata in d minor for Cello and Piano, L.135, pf. Mstislav Rostropovich, Benjamin BrittenJohannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, op.77, pf. Jascha Heifitz, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

December 14th, 2024

Andrew Bird, Strawberry Switchblade, 2Pac, The Motels, and more.

December 7th, 2024

Beth Orton, Wham!, The Concretes, Strawberry Switchblade, and more.

November 30th, 2024

B.B. King, Al Green, The Mamas & The Papas, Samson Francois, and more.

November 23, 2024

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K.448, pf. Radu Lupu, Murray PerahiaFelix Mendelssohn - String Quartet no. 6 in F minor Op. 80, pf. Pacifica Quartet

November 16, 2024

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in F Major, Hob XV:17, pf. Van Swieten TrioJean Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 82, pf. Colin Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra

November 9, 2024

Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major BWV 971, pf. Glenn GouldFrederic Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F Minor Op. 21, pf. Arthur Rubinstein, Alfred Wallenstein cond. Symphony of the Air

November 2nd, 2024

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major “Waldstein”, pf. Igor LevitJohannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, pf. Martin Frost, Roland Pontinend, Torleif Thedeen.

October 26, 2024

Halloween Episode!Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York PhilharmonicFranz Schubert - String Quartet no. 14 in D minor D.810 "Death and the Maiden", pf. Quartetto Italiano

October 19, 2024

Claude Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse, pf. Vladimir HorowitzAntonin Dvorak - Symphony no. 9 in e minor "From the New World", pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

October 12, 2024

Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio M.67, pf. Trio WandererOttorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome P. 141, pf. Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

10/05/2024: Schubert

Franz Schubert: Der Erlkonig, Op. 1, D.328, pf. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald MooreFranz Schubert: Die Forelle, Op. 32, D.550, pf. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald MooreFranz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, "The Trout", D.667, pf. Borodin String Quartet, Sviatoslav Richter

April 21st, 2024

Buena Vista Social Club, Luiz Bonfá, Jorge Drexler, Thievery Corporation, and more.

April 14, 2024

Gustav Mahler - Adagietto from Symphony no. 5, pf. Leonard Bernstein, Vienna PhilharmonicLudwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Violin no. 9 in A major "Kreutzer", pf. Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich

April 7, 2024

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Overture to the Magic Flute K. 620, pf. Neville Mariner, Academy of Saint Martin in the FieldsFranz Schubert - Piano Sonata no. 20 in A D. 959, pf. Mitsuko Uchida

April 7th, 2024

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and more.

March 31, 2024

Bedrich Smetana - Moldau from Ma Vlast, pf. Rafael Kubelik, Chicago SymphonyPyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto no. 1 in Bb minor Op.23, pf. Van Cliburn, Kiril Kondrashin, RCA Symphony Orchestra

March 24, 2024

Franz Joseph Haydn - Keyboard Sonata in E minor Hob.XVI No.34, pf. Alfred Brendel Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47, of. Viktoria Mullova, Boston Symphony, Seiji Ozawa

Mar 17, 2024

Alexander Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia, pf. Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraJohannes Brahms - Symphony no. 4 in e minor, pf. Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra

March 10, 2024

Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque L. 75, pf. Nikolai LuganskyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto no. 27 in Bb K. 595, pf. Murray Perahia, English Chamber Orcestra

March 3, 2024

Maurice Ravel - Introduction and Allegro, pf. Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsLudwig Van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61, pf. Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orcehstra

Feb 25, 2024

Frederic Chopin - Nocturne in B, Op. 62 no. 1, pf. Ivan Moravec Antonin Dvorak - Piano Quintet no. 2 in A, Op. 81, pf. Sviatoslav Richter, Borodin Quartet

sunday spins

Buju Banton, Coco Jones, Queen Latifah, Mary J Blige, Brandy, and more.

Sunday, February 11

Arnold Schoenberg - Gurrelieder, pf. Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood ChorusSeiji Ozawa Tribute Episode

Sunday, February 4

Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26 pf. Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Gerard Caussé, Nicholas Angelich

Jan 28, 2024

Maurice Ravel - À la manière de Borodine, pf. Abbey Simon Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade, pf. Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

12/9/23

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major "Eroica", pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

12/2/2023

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Francesca da Rimini Op. 32, pf. Leonard Bernstein & Israel PhilharmonicCarl Maria Von Weber - Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op. 34, pf. Vienna String Quartet, Karl Leister

November 25th, 2023

Naked Giants, Philip Harper, Post Malone, and more.

11/18/2023

Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in Eb Major Op. 44, pf. Trio Wanderer, Christophe Gaugué, Chatherine MontierDmitri Shostakovich - Concerto for Piano and Trumpet in C minor, Op. 35, pf. Martha Argerich (piano), Guy Touvron (Trumpet), and Jorg Faerber conducting the Wutembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

11/11/2023

Frederic Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in Bb minor, pf. Arthur RubinsteinFranz Schubert - Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb D.929, pf. Beaux Arts Trio

11/4/23

Cesar Franck - Sonata in A Major, pf. Jaqueline du Pre, Daniel BarenboimManuel de Falla - Nights in the Garden of Spain, pf. Arthur Rubinstein, Enrique Jorda, San Francisco Symphony

October 28th, 2023

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Piano Trio no. 5 op. 70 no. 1 "Ghost", pf. Beaux Arts TrioSergei Rachmaninoff - The Isle of the Dead, op. 29, pf. Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev

10/21/23 - Brahms

A deep dive into the music of Johannes BrahmsOpus 117: 3 Intermezzi, pf. Radu LupuSonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in E minor op. 38, pf. Misha Maisky (cello) and Pavel Gilivov (piano)

October 14, 2023

Maurice Ravel - Menuet Antique M. 7, pf. Abbey SimonPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 5 in E minor Op 64, pf. George Szell and Cleveland Orchestra

23/4/23

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Piano and Cello, pf. Janos Starker, Shegio NerikiJohann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in E flat major, pf. Glenn Gould, Leonard Bernstien, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

April 23rd, 2023

János Starker, 9991, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and more.

4.16.2023

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, pf. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin PhilharmonicJean Sibelius - Symphony no. 1 in E minor, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

April 9th, 2023

Alberto Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, pf. Francois Xavier PoizatAntonin Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor, pf. Kian Soltani, Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Dresden

4/2/23

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet no. 2 in D major, pf. Borciani QuartetMaurice Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit, pf. Martha Argerich

3.26.28

Franz Liszt - Ballade no. 2 S. 171, pf. Vladimir HorowitzLudwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67, pf. Carlos Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic

3/19/2023

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3/12/2023

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata no. 2 in b flat minor, op. 36 - Pf. Zoltan KocsisLeos Janacek - String Quartet no. 2 "Intimate Letters" pf. Prazak Quartet

3/5/23

Franz Schubert - Fanatsie in f minor for four hands D. 940 pf. Radu Lupu, Murray Perahia Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht op. 4 pf. Artems Quartet, Tomas Takuska, Valentin Erben

2/26/23

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata no. 16 in C major, "Facile" arr. Grieg for two pianos, pf. Martha Argerich, Piotr Anderszeqski Johannes Brahms - String Quartet no 1. in c minor Op. 51, pf. Verdi Quartet

February 19th, 2023

2/19/2023 [30 minute episode]Bach Suite no. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, pf. Torleif Thedeen

2/12/23

Mendelssohn: String Octet, pf. Auryn Quartet, Minguet quartetTchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, pf. Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Episode 2/5/22

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A, pf Anthony Mcgill, Pacifica QuartetAlexander Scriabin - Le Poeme de l'extase, pf Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

January 29th, 2023

Lorde, Styxmen, Japanese Breakfast, Crumb, and more.

December 4th, 2022

Phil Harper, and more.

November 27th, 2022

MØ, The Neighbourhood, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Johnny Rain, and more.

November 6th, 2022

Claudio Abbado, and more.

October 30th, 2022

gnash, Night Beds, Liza Anne, Vaults, and more.

Ep. 2

Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream and Liszt's Sonata in b