The booming introduction to “The King of Instruments” show on WTJU leaves little doubt why the organ holds that nickname. The music starts with a soft breath of sound and builds toward a thunderous crescendo. By the time it gives way to Michael Latsko’s warm welcome, one can only wonder what possibly could come next. […]
Classical
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WTJU launches Charlottesville Classical – new 24/7 Classical Music service
Tags: Classical, Classical musicCharlottesville Classical is a new service, providing a 24/7 stream of the best of WTJU Classical. Listen here: Your browser does not support the audio tag. Classical music can rightly be described many ways: It’s calming music. It’s intellectually interesting music. It’s timeless and beautiful. It’s contemporary and adventurous. Here at Charlottesville Classical, it’s all […]
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Celebrating 60 years: Special Shows June 2-11
From June 2 through June 11, we’ll have a variety of special shows to celebrate 60 years of WTJU, including some hosted by WTJU alumni. You can check out the full schedule below. For all things 60th anniversary related, check out our overview page. June 2 – Friday Jazz at 100 Alum-Hosted Jazz Show: Left […]
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Forward-looking quartets by CPE Bach
According to one contemporary, CPE Bach’s quartets for clavier, flute, and viola were “whimsical, with crazy leaps, clownish modulations and often childish turns, together with the affectation of profound scholarship, all very finely teased out.” Wellll yes and no. Carl Philip Emmanual Bach wrote these quartets shortly before his death in 1788. They came at […]
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Discovering the Classical String Trio
As the Vivaldi Project points out in the liner notes for this release, string trios from the classical era are woefully under-represented in the performing and recording repertoire. It’s not because instrumental grouping’s unusual — there were hundreds of string trios written between 1750 and 1827 (the approximate dates of the classical era). And, as […]
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Mozart: Music for Harpsichord Four Hands – an unusual choice
This is a somewhat curious album. Not because of the repertoire — recordings of Mozart’s 4-hand keyboard works aren’t that rare. Some of the works represented here have over 40 different recorded versions currently available. No, what makes this collection unusual is the instrument itself. Most of the recordings of this music are done with […]
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WTJU and Ash Lawn Opera Present: Opera in the Park July 12
Ash Lawn Opera Principal Artists and Young Artists will perform favorite arias and show tunes, including selections from the 2016 summer season, Cosi fan tutte and South Pacific. This FREE event takes place on Tuesday, July 12th at the IX Art Park from 7-10pm. Food trucks (Côte-Rôtie, Spice Sea Gourmet, Smojo), beer and wine will […]
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WTJU Classical Summer Pledge Drive Programs
WTJU wraps up this fiscal year with its Summer Pledge Drive (albeit in the spring), coming up May 31-June 6. Below is a breakdown of all the Classical programs. You can also click on a specific day to go to the full schedule, which includes individual show descriptions. If you enjoy what we bring you all […]
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WTJU & The Prism Present Harpeth Rising at C’Ville Coffee, Jan 22 – POSTPONED
WTJU is pleased to join The Prism Coffeehouse in presenting chamberfolk trio Harpeth Rising at C’Ville Coffee on Friday, January 22 (details). Harpeth Rising will in fact stop by WTJU that afternoon around 4 (est) for a live performance. Harpeth Rising chose to name themselves after a river because water is both dynamic and powerful. […]