Thursday 12/11/2025
The Great American Symphony 
Listeners will be treated to symphonic music by American composers of the 20th and 21st century that captures the spirit and culture of our country.
Hosted by William Neil Thursday | 12/11/2025 | 3:00 pm- "Copland: Symphony No. 3: II. Allegro molto" {Aaron COPLAND} - San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conducting - Copland: Symphony No. 3 [SFS Media: 2020]
- "Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements: III. Con Moto" {Igor STRAVINSKY} - San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conducting - Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements [SFS Media: 2025]
- "Symphony No. 3, "The Camp Meeting": III. Communion" {Charles IVES} - Royal Northern Sinfonia, James Sinclair, conducting - Ives: Symphony No. 3 / Washington's Birthday [Naxos: 2003]
- "Symphony No. 2, Op. 132 "Mysterious Mountain": I. Andante con moto" {Alan HOVHANESS} - Gerard Schwarz, conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountains [Telarc: 2003]
- "String Quartet No. 1, Op. 8: IV. Fugue" {Alan HOVHANESS} - Shanghai Quartet - Hovhaness, A.: 4 Bagatelles / String Quartet Nos. 1-4 / Zhou, L.: Song of the Ch'In ( Spirit Murmur) [Delos: 1994]
- "Symphony No. 1, Op. 9: II. Allegro molto" {Samuel BARBER} - Leonard Slatkin, conducting the St. Louis Symphony - Barber: Symphony No. 1 & Piano Concerto & Souvenirs [RCA Classics: 1991]
- "Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 "Romantic": III. Allegro con brio" {Howard HANSON} - Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz, conducting - Hanson, H.: Music of Howard Hanson, Vol. 1 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasy-Variations On A Theme of Youth [Delos: 1992]
- "Symphony No. 2 "Elegiac" : 3. Tears Of The Angel Israfel II" {Lou HARRISON} - American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, conducting - "Mysterious Mountain", Lousadzak, Symphony No. 2 "Elegiac" [Musical Heritage Society: 1989]
- "Symphony No. 2 "Elegiac" : 2. Allegro Poco Presto" {Lou HARRISON} - American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, conducting - "Mysterious Mountain", Lousadzak, Symphony No. 2 "Elegiac" [Musical Heritage Society: 1989]
- "Symphony No.3: Movement II" {Philip GLASS} - Dennis Russell Davies, conducting the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra - Philip Glass: Symphony No.3 [Orange Mountain Music: 2000]
- "Sinfonía No. 3 "La Salsa": III. Danzas" {Robert SIERRA} - Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico, Maximiano Valdes, conducting - Roberto Sierra: Sinfonía No. 3 "La Salsa", Borikén, El Baile & Beyond the Silence of Sorrow [Naxos: 2016]
- "Symphony of Seasons, "Symphony No. 1": I. Autumn" {Dan LOCKLAIR} - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conducting - Locklair: Symphony of Seasons / Harp Concerto / Lairs of Soundings [Naxos: 2007]
Richter Scales
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of German born, British trained composer Max Richter’s seminal Work “Sleep,” an 8 1⁄2 hour piece that is one of the most ambitious and important… More2025 marks the 10th anniversary of German born, British trained composer Max Richter’s seminal Work “Sleep,” an 8 1⁄2 hour piece that is one of the most ambitious and important works this century. We’ll celebrate this milestone by looking back at the career of the minimalist pianist and composer who has worked in many settings. Less
Hosted by Steven Harris Thursday | 12/11/2025 | 1:00 pm- "Written on the Sky" - Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks (15 Years) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
- "Autumn Music 1" - Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, Rico Costa, John Metcalfe, Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey - Songs From Before [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "Dream 1 (before the wind blows it all away) - Pt. 1 / Faded" - Max Richter - Sleep (Faded) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
- "Movement, Before All Flowers" - Max Richter - Movement, Before All Flowers [Decca (UMO) (Classics): 2024]
- "November" - Max Richter, Mari Samuelsen, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Jonathan Stockhammer - Mari [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2019]
- "Berlin By Overnight" - Max Richter, Louisa Fuller - 24 Postcards In Full Colour [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "Last Days" - Max Richter - Memoryhouse [FatCat Records: 2002]
- "Sarajevo" - Max Richter - Memoryhouse [FatCat Records: 2002]
- "Mazuzu Dream" - Piano Circus ft. Max Richter - Mazuzu Dream [Piano Circus: 1996]
- "On the Nature of Daylight - Orchestral Version" - Max Richter, Lorenz Dangel - The Blue Notebooks (15 Years) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
- "Vladimir's Blues" - Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks (15 Years) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
- "The Trees" - Max Richter, Tilda Swinton, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, John Metcalfe, Philip Sheppard, Chris Worsey - The Blue Notebooks (15 Years) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
- "Infra 4" - Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, Nick Barr, Ian Burdge, Chris Worsey - Infra [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "Mercy" - Max Richter, Hilary Hahn, Cory Smythe - In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2013]
- "H In New England" - Max Richter - 24 Postcards In Full Colour [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "All Human Beings - Narrated by Sheila Atim" - Max Richter, Sheila Atim, Mari Samuelsen, Robert Ziegler - All Human Beings - International Voices [Decca (UMO) (Classics): 2020]
- "On the Nature of Daylight (Arr. Lawson for Vocal Ensemble)" - Max Richter, VOCES8 - Nightfall [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 2024]
- "Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars - Pt. 1 / Faded" - Max Richter - Sleep Circle (Faded) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2025]
- "Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water - Pt. 1 / Faded" - Max Richter, Grace Davidson, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, Nick Barr, Max Ruisi, Zara Hudson-Kozdoj - Sleep Circle (Faded) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2025]
- "Spring 0 - 2012" - Max Richter, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Andre de Ridder - Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "Spring 1 - 2012" - Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Andre de Ridder - Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "Spring 2 - 2012" - Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Raphael Alpermann, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Andre de Ridder - Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "Spring 3 - 2012" - Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Raphael Alpermann, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Andre de Ridder - Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2014]
- "The Sorrows of Young Lacie" - Max Richter - Black Mirror - Nosedive (Music From The Original TV Series) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2016]
- "The Leftovers (Main Title Theme)" - Max Richter - The Leftovers (Music from the HBO® Series) Season 1 [WaterTower Music: 2014]
- "Of Agnes" - Max Richter - Hamnet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Decca (UMO) (Classics): 2025]
- "Whispers" - Max Richter - My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
- "A New Generation" - Max Richter - Mary Queen Of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2018]
Bits 'n Pieces
Very familiar music that comes from larger works
Hosted by Jay Jackson Thursday | 12/11/2025 | 11:00 am- "Symphony No. 94: Movement 2 "Surprise"" {Joseph HAYDN} -
- "William Tell Overture, "Finale"" {Gioachino ROSSINI} -
- "Minuetto, from String Quartet Op. 11 No. 5, Movement 3" {Luigi BOCCHERINI} -
- "Serenade, from String Quartet in F, Op. 3 No. 5, II" {Joseph HAYDN} -
- "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Variation 18" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} -
- "Allegretto, from Palladio, Movement I" {Karl JENKINS} -
- "Rondeau, from Suite des Symphonies" {Jean-Joseph MOURET} -
- "Flight of the Bumble Bee, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan" {Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV} -
- "Grand Triumphal March, from Aida, Act 2" {Giuseppi VERDI} -
- "Aria: Queen of the Night, from The Magic Flute" {Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART} -
- "Humming Chorus, from Madame Butterfly" {Giacomo PUCCINI} -
- "Nessus Dorma, from Turando, Act III" {Giacomo PUCCINI} -
- "Hornpipe, from Water Music" {George Frideric HANDEL} -
- "Rondo, from Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, III" {Johann HUMMEL} -
- "O Fortuna, from Carmina Burana" {Carl ORFF} -
- "Concerto in D Major, Movement 2" {Antonio VIVALDI} -
- "Habanera, from Carmen" {Georges BIZET} -
- "March of the Toreadors, from Carmen" {Georges BIZET} -
- "Adagio, from Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No, 8, III" {Arcangelo CORELLI} -
- "Nimrod, from Enigma Variations" {Edward ELGAR} -
- "Piano Concerto No. 21, Movement 2 (Elvira Madigan theme)" {Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART} -
- "Waltz in D-Flat, Op. 64 No. 1, "Minute Waltz"" {Frédéric CHOPIN} -
- "Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor" {Alexander BORODIN} -
- "Ride of the Valkyries, from Valkyries" {Richard WAGNER} -
- "Finale, from 1812 Overture" {Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} -
Early Christmas Music Part I
Part one of this 2 part series will feature Christmas music from the Medieval and Renaissance periods of Classical music. The show will include new recordings as well as older… MorePart one of this 2 part series will feature Christmas music from the Medieval and Renaissance periods of Classical music. The show will include new recordings as well as older favorites. While many of the chants and dances we have from the Middle Ages are attributed to that ubiquitous early music composer, “Anonymous”, we have a few hymns and chants attributed to a composer (Hildegarde von Bingen), or abbey (“Nuns of Chester”). The Renaissance period, by contrast, brings us many favorite Christmas melodies, hymns, anthems, motets, and masses. Featured composers will include Josquin (Ave Maria), Palestrina, Michael Praetorius (Es ist ein Ros’), Walter (Joseph, lieber), Mouton (nasciens mater), and many more. Less
Hosted by Sandy Snyder Thursday | 12/11/2025 | 9:00 am- "Veni, veni Emmanuel" {Traditional} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers - A Renaissance Christmas [CORO: 2018]
- "Plainchant : Ave Maria" {Josquin des Prez (c.1455-1521)} - Chanticleer - Magnificat [Warner Classics International: 2000]
- "Ave Maria" {Josquin des Prez (c.1455-1521)} - Voces8 - TWENTY [Decca Classics: 2025]
- "Ave Generosa (Hail, nobly born, hail, honored and inviolate)" {Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)} - Westminster Williamson Voices; James Jordan - Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass [GIA ChoralWorks: 2019]
- "Hodie Christus natus est" {Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers - A Renaissance Christmas [CORO: 2018]
- "This day Christ was Born" {William Byrd (1543-1623)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers - A Renaissance Christmas [CORO: 2018]
- "This is the Record of John" {Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)} - Choir of Winchester Cathedral - The golden Age of English Cathedral Music [Musical Heritage Society: 1992]
- "Noël Nouvelet (Christmas comes anew, O let us sing Noel! Glory to God!)" {Anonymous 15th century French} - The King's Singers - Christmas [Signum Records: 2006]
- "Noël nouvelet" {Anonymous 15th century French} - Mediæval Bæbes - MydWynter [BELLISSIMA: 2022]
- "Nowell: Owt of your slepe" {Anonymous, Early English} - Gothic Voices - Nowell synge we bothe al and som [Outhere: 2019]
- "Angelorum Gloriae (The glory of the angels)" {Anonymous} - Lumina Vocal Ensemble - A Medieval Christmas (Live) [Lve: 2015]
- "Angelus ad virginem (The angel came to the virgin)" {Traditional} - Pro Cantione Antiqua, Ian Partridge - Medieval Christmas (Early Classical Music for the Holidays) [Menuetto Classics: 2018]
- "Quem vidistis pastores" {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)} - Chanticleer - Joy to the World [Outhere: 2025]
- "Nesciens Mater (Knowing no man, the Virgin mother bore)" {Jean Mouton (c.1459-1522)} - Voces8 - TWENTY [Decca Classics: 2025]
- "Lullabie" {Anthony Holborne (1545-1602)} - Fretwork - An Elizabethan Christmas [Signum Records: 2021]
- "Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Joseph, dearest Joseph mine)" {Johann Walter (1496-1570)} - Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - A Renaissance Christmas [Nonesuch: 2005]
- "Joseph, lieber Joseph mein" {Johann Walter (1496-1570)} - Kammerchor der Frauenkirche, Matthias Grünert - Weihnachten in der Dresdner Frauenkirche [Sony Classical: 2013]
- "Catalan Folk Songs: El noi de la mare" {Traditional, 16th century Catalan; arr. Miguel Llobet Solés} - Eduardo Fernandez, guitar - Classical Christmas [UME - Global Clearing House: 2020]
- "El Noi de la Mare (What shall we give to the Mother's Child?)" {Traditional, 16th century Catalan} - Cor Madrigal - 25 Nadales (Catalan Christmas Carols) [La Ma de Guido: 2003]
- "Ave Rosa novella (Hail, new rose)" {Anonymous} - Chominciamento di Gioia - Rosa das rosas [III Millennio: 2017]
- "All Sons Of Adam" {Anonymous, Scottish, c. 1600 (att. to John Dunstable)} - Ensemble for Early Music/Early Music New York - A Baroque Christmas [Ex Cathedra: 2009]
- "Pavan" {Augustine Bassano (fl. 1550’s - 1602)} - His Majestie’s Sagbutts and Cornetts - Venice Preserved [Musical Heritage Society: 1992]
- "Videntes stellam Magi (Seeing the star, the magi rejoiced)" {Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers - A Renaissance Christmas [CORO: 2018]
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How splendid shines the morning star)" {Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)} - The King's Singers - Christmas [Signum Records: 2006]
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" {Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)} - The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen - A Renaissance Christmas [Nonesuch Records: 2005]
- "There is no Rose" {Anonymous 15th century English} - The King's Singers - Christmas [Signum Records: 2006]
- "Qui creavit celum (Song Of The Nuns Of Chester- He by whom the heavens were made)" {Anonymous from the Benedictine Nunnery of St. Mary at Chester} - The Choir of St. John’s College, Oxford - News of Great Joy: Christmas [Resonus Limited: 2024]
- "Resonet in laudibus (Let the voice of praise resound)" {Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)} - The Sixteen; Harry Christophers - A Renaissance Christmas [CORO: 2018]
- "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (German, for “Lo, how a rose e'er blooming”)" {Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)} - Stile Antico - A Wonderous Mystery [harmonia mundi: 2015]
500 Years of Palestrina
Five centuries after his birth, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s serene polyphony still defines the sound of the Renaissance. This program features some of his most radiant sacred works, from luminous… MoreFive centuries after his birth, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s serene polyphony still defines the sound of the Renaissance. This program features some of his most radiant sacred works, from luminous motets to the timeless Missa Papae Marcelli. We’ll also trace how his influence echoed through later generations - from Baroque masters to modern composers who found new inspiration in his pure, balanced counterpoint. Less
Hosted by Andrew Morgan Thursday | 12/11/2025 | 7:00 am- "Ave Maria" {PALESTRINA} - Sistine Chapel Choir - Palestrina [Deutsche Grammophon ]
- "Os justi" {Anton BRUCKNER} - VOCES8 - VOCES8: A Choral Tapestry [Signum Classics ]
- "Sicut cervus" {PALESTRINA} - Stile Antico - The Golden Renaissance [Decca ]
- "Messa di Requiem: Requiem aeternam" {Ildebrando PIZZETTI} - Westminster Cathedral Choir - Martin: Mass; Pizzetti: Requiem [hyperion ]
- "Messa di Requiem: Sanctus" {Ildebrando PIZZETTI} - Westminster Cathedral Choir - Martin: Mass; Pizzetti: Requiem [hyperion ]
- "Tu es petrus" {PALESTRINA} - The Choir of Westminster Abbey - [Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Allegri: Miserere ]
- "Crucifixus (8 part)" {Antonio LOTTI} - The Sixteen - Renaissance - Music for Inner Peace [Coro ]
- "O Crux Splendidior" {Orlande de LASSUS} - Pomerium - De Lassus: Motets & Magnificat [Old Hall ]
- "3 Motets, Op. 39: Laudate pueri" {Felix MENDELSSOHN} - Etherea Vocal Ensemble - Hymn to the Dawn
- "Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie" {PALESTRINA} - The Tallis Scholars - Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli [Gimell ]
- "Four Motets on Gregorian Themes, Op. 10: Ubi Caritas" {Maurice DURUFLE} - Houston Chamber Choir - Durufle: Complete Choral Works [Signum Classics ]
- "Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo" {PALESTRINA} - The Tallis Scholars - Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli [Gimell ]
- "Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109: Kyrie" {Joseph RHEINBERGER} - Phoenix Bach Choir, Kansas City Chorale - Rheinberger Sacred Choral Works [Chandos ]
- "Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109: Sanctus" {Joseph RHEINBERGER} - Phoenix Bach Choir, Kansas City Chorale - Rheinberger Sacred Choral Works [Chandos ]
- "Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109: Benedictus" {Joseph RHEINBERGER} - Phoenix Bach Choir, Kansas City Chorale - Rheinberger Sacred Choral Works [Chandos ]
- "Mass in G Minor: Kyrie" {Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS} - Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge - Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor [The Choir of St. John's Cambridge ]
- "Mass in G Minor: Sanctus" {Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS} - Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge - Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor [The Choir of St. John's Cambridge ]
- "Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei" {PALESTRINA} - The Tallis Scholars - Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli [Gimell ]
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