Quarter Notes. Celebrate the 55th Birthday of Yo-Yo Ma. Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Luigi Cherubini

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1 Quarter Notes 89.7 WCPE s member magazine Fall 2010 Celebrate the 55th Birthday of Yo-Yo Ma Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Luigi Cherubini Join Us for Fall Festival 2010 October 11th 24th

2 table of contents Home Sweet Home...2 Fall Highlights...3 September Calendar...4 October Calendar...5 November Calendar...6 Monday Night at the Symphony...7 Opera House...8 Sundays This Quarter Great Sacred Music, Wavelengths, Peaceful Reflections, and Preview!...9 Program Guide...12 Thank-You Gifts...16 Program Guide (continued)...18 Eye on Education...25 In the Community...26 Lately We ve Read Music for the Common Man: Aaron Copland During the Depression and War by Elizabeth B. Crist...27 Lately We ve Heard A review of Candlelight...28 Composer Notes Luigi Cherubini: an Italian in Paris...29 Classical Community...30 What You re Saying...32 In Memoriam Franceine Perry Rees...32 Play Your Part...33 Meet Your Host: David Faircloth A native North Carolinian, David Faircloth has worked at WCPE since November of 2009 and brings a great deal of musical and radio experience to The Classical Station. His degrees in music from Florida Atlantic University and Catholic University of America complement his performing experience in such venues as New York City Opera and Washington National Opera. Besides his work at WCPE, David owns and operates Anytime Wines in Cary and is on the music staff at a church in Raleigh. How did you get involved in radio broadcasting? My first job in radio came in 1991 as the part-time recordings librarian at WETA in Washington, DC, a flexible position that filled the gaps during singing jobs while I was working as a struggling opera/concert performer. On-air fundraising led to a full-time radio shift at WETA, which I started when I returned home from a tour with the New York City Opera in Puccini s Madama Butterfly (as Sharpless). Later I became the assistant music director, and throughout my years at WETA I had the honor of interviewing numerous musical luminaries who visited Washington, DC artists like Bryn Terfel, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Denyce Graves, to name a few. I m honored and grateful that classical music and radio have given me the opportunity to share with widely diverse audiences some of the best music humanity can offer. What is your favorite music or musician? I love the music of Brahms, Bernstein, Puccini, and Bach, and some of my favorite performers are baritone Bryn Terfel, soprano Renée Fleming, Elton { On the cover: On October 7, Yo-Yo Ma celebrates his 55th birthday. Make sure to tune in to WCPE to hear him play Schumann and Elgar. Read more on page 19. Photo by: Michael O Neill }John, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Prima. q

3 Quarter Notes e wcpe at a glance WCPE Daily Schedule WCPE s member magazine Vol. 32, No. 3 This program guide is published quarterly to enhance appreciation and understanding of classical music. It is sent to individuals and firms that contribute financial support or services to WCPE. Editor: Christina Strobl Romano Designer: Deborah Cruz WCPE Staff Deborah S. Proctor...General Manager David Ballantyne... Assistant Program Director* Peter Blume... Business Development Director Kenneth Bradshaw...Assistant Music Director * Curtis Brothers... Outreach Director* Howard Burchette... Announcer Phil Davis Campbell... Announcer Bob Chapman...Opera House Announcer Tommy O. Denton...Member Services Director* David Faircloth... Announcer John Graham... Outreach Engineering Director Ken Hoover...Thank-You Gift Coordinator Brian LeBlanc... Announcer Terry Marcellin-Little...Music Library Assistant* Tara Lynn...Community Liaison* Eric Maynard... Webmaster Jane O Connor... Volunteer Coordinator Stu Pattison... Data Services Director* Katherine B. Peters... Member Services Christina Strobl Romano...Managing Editor of Publications Jim Sempsrott... Engineering Assistant; Accounting* Dick Storck...Program Director* John Taffee... Engineering Assistant; Accounting Rae C. Weaver... Development Director William Woltz... Music Director* *This staff member is also an announcer. Copyright 2010, WCPE Radio,, All rights reserved. All material disseminated by WCPE is copyrighted or used under application regulations. Allegro; As You Like It; Quarter Notes; Sleepers, Awake!; and WCPE are registered or pending trademarks or service marks of WCPE. WCPE P.O. Box 897 Wake Forest, NC wcpe@theclassicalstation.org Web site: theclassicalstation.org Weekdays 5:30 a.m. Rise and Shine with David Ballantyne 9:00 a.m. WCPE Morning Concert with Terry Marcellin-Little Final Friday of each month: All-Request Friday 11:30 a.m. Classical Lunch with Terry Marcellin-Little and Kenneth Bradshaw 1:30 p.m. As You Like It with Kenneth Bradshaw 4:00 p.m. Allegro with Tara Lynn 7:00 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays: WCPE Concert Hall with Andy Huber, Dave Bryant, Warner Hall, Larry Hedlund, Stu Pattison, and Juergen Rathgeber Thursdays: WCPE Opera House with Bob Chapman 8:00 p.m. Mondays: Monday Night at the Symphony with Dave Bryant and Andy Huber 10:00 p.m. Music in the Night with a variety of volunteer hosts 12:00 midnight Sleepers, Awake! with Phil Davis Campbell and Bob Chapman Saturdays 6:00 a.m. Weekend Classics with Dane Barlow, David Faircloth, Kathryn Atkinson, Lana Hayward, and Joyce Kidd and a variety of volunteer hosts 6:00 p.m. Saturday Evening Request Program with Brian LeBlanc and volunteer hosts Sundays 6:00 a.m. Weekend Classics with Charles Sabiston 7:30 a.m. Sing for Joy with Bruce Benson 8:00 a.m. Great Sacred Music with Rob Kennedy 11:00 a.m. Weekend Classics with Jonathan Bailey and Barbara diciero 6:00 p.m. Preview! with Paul Jordan 9:00 p.m. Wavelengths with Kenneth Bradshaw 10:00 p.m. Peaceful Reflections with Kenneth Bradshaw 1

4 home sweet home Great Classical Music Because of You! WCPE broadcasts with the maximum power allowable to FM stations and streams on the Internet across the nation and the world. We are carried on numerous cable TV systems in the northern hemisphere, and we share our programming with dozens of other public radio stations without charge, who without us would be without classical music. I think this is a most joyous and wonderful accomplishment for any public radio station, and it is because of your steadfast support! In addition, the widespread availability of WCPE s Great Classical Music over the years has brought thousands a new-found joy and love for this art form. Imagine the number of radio listeners who chanced upon us when they put their radio in scan mode and discovered that classical music is beautiful. I hope you take great pride in WCPE, especially when we play something that moves you and raises your spirits. Remember that there are tens of thousands of people who are listening to that same work and enjoying it with you. Now we are coming into the month of September. This month, it is our goal to raise advance funding for our upcoming fall fund drive. We want to be able to conduct a full half of our fundraising through the mail and over the Internet so that we can keep our fund drive as short as possible. Every advance donation that comes in this month adds to the fund drive total. So do your part to help us in our thirty-third year on the air; decide how much you can pledge right now to help WCPE bring you more years of Great Classical Music! Please mail your donation to WCPE at the following address: PO Box 897; Wake Forest, NC Or, you can pledge online at theclassicalstation.org. However you choose to help, thank you! WCPE celebrated its 32nd birthday on July 18! P.S.: Another way to help is to leave a legacy for WCPE to ensure that we can continue with our work of making Great Classical Music available as time goes on. All bequests are deductible for North Carolina and federal gift, estate, and income tax purposes. If you ve invested in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, you can make a gift of them to WCPE and get a tax deduction at the same time. You get a donation credit of the full accrued market value of the transfer, and your donation is tax deductible. You will not have to pay capital gains tax on the transfer. Tell your investment consultant to give those odd shares to WCPE; he or she can contact us to get our account numbers. Thank you again! e 2

5 fall highlights Brothers and Sisters September 14 What do these last names have in common: Bach, Haydn, Labèque, Ahn, Claremont, and Brown? They are all part of a family in which siblings (some, if not all) are classical musicians. WCPE explores music featuring brothers and sisters on this day when we celebrate the birth anniversary of Michael Haydn, the younger brother of Josef Haydn. Mexican Independence Day September 16 Viva Mexico! Mexican composers, conductors, and performers will be showcased in celebration of Mexico s independence from Spain. Great Ballet Days September For the serious and casual ballet fans, the music of ballet has inspired us all and is some of the most renowned music in the world. Whom do you imagine when you think of ballet music? Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Bizet, or any number of other composers too numerous to mention. Break out the toe shoes for Great Ballet Days! Armchair Travelers Weekend October 9 10 Many composers were inspired by the folk songs, vistas, food, and sounds of other lands as they traveled about. So, get your ticket and climb aboard for a great weekend journey of classical music from around the world! Great Nicknames Weekend November Prague, Jupiter, Moonlight, Appassionata, Eroica all nicknames of musical compositions. Some were named by the composer, and some nicknames came after the deaths of the composers. Musical nicknames are a fun way to connect with Great Classical Music. Thanksgiving Day/New World Weekend November Music to celebrate Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 25), All-Request Friday (November 26), and New World Weekend (Saturday, November 27 and Sunday, November 28) is a smorgasbord of classical music with you, our listeners, acting as music director on All-Request Friday. Enjoy every tasty morsel! Major Milestones September 14: The 250th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Cherubini September 24: Composer/conductor John Rutter s 65th birthday October 7: 55th birthday of cellist and composer Yo-Yo Ma October 9: The 175th anniversary of the birth of Camille Saint-Saëns photo: Fanny Schertzer 3

6 september calendar 1 Wednesday Johann Pachelbel 1653 Engelbert Humperdinck 1854 Seiji Ozawa 1935 (75th birthday) Leonard Slatkin Thursday 15 Wednesday Bruno Walter 1876 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos 1933 Jessye Norman 1945 (65th birthday) 16 Thursday 3 Friday Pietro Locatelli Saturday Anton Bruckner 1824 Darius Milhaud Sunday J.C. Bach 1735 (275th anniversary of birth) Giacomo Meyerbeer 1791 Amy Beach 1867 Marc-André Hamelin Monday Labor Day Yevgeny Svetlanov Tuesday Jean-Yves Thibaudet Wednesday Rosh Hashana begins Antonin Dvořák 1841 Christoph von Dohnányi Thursday Girolamo Frescobaldi 1583 Kurt Sanderling 1912 Ádám Fischer Friday Christopher Hogwood Saturday Patriot Day William Boyce 1711 Friedrich Kuhlau Sunday 17 Friday Yom Kippur begins Charles Griffes Saturday 19 Sunday 20 Monday 21 Tuesday Gustav Holst Wednesday Henryk Szeryng Thursday Autumn begins 24 Friday John Rutter 1945 (65th birthday) All-Request Friday 25 Saturday Jean-Philippe Rameau 1683 Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 Sir Colin Davis 1927 Glenn Gould Sunday Charles Munch 1891 George Gershwin Monday Dmitry Sitkovetsky Tuesday great ballet days brothers and sisters 4 13 Monday Clara Wieck Schumann Tuesday Michael Haydn 1737 Luigi Cherubini 1760 (250th anniversary of birth) 29 Wednesday Václav Neumann 1920 (90th anniversary of birth) Richard Bonynge 1930 (80th birthday) 30 Thursday Johan Svendsen 1840 Václav Smetáček 1906 David Oistrakh 1908

7 armchair travelers weekend 1 Friday Paul Dukas 1865 (145th anniversary of birth) Vladimir Horowitz Saturday Michel Plasson Sunday Stanisław Skrowaczewski Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday Stanley Myers Thursday Alfred Wallenstein 1898 Charles Dutoit 1936 Yo-Yo Ma 1955 (55th birthday) 8 Friday 9 Saturday Giuseppe Verdi 1813 Camille Saint-Saëns 1835 (175th anniversary of birth) 10 Sunday Evgeny Kissin Monday Fall Festival begins 12 Tuesday Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872 Ton Koopman 1944 Luciano Pavarotti 1935 (75th anniversary of birth) 13 Wednesday Peter Van Anrooy Thursday Alexander von Zemlinsky Friday Bernhard Henrik Crusell 1775 Dag Wirén Saturday Marin Alsop 1956 e october calendar 17 Sunday Herbert Howells 1892 Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich 1940 (70th birthday) 18 Monday Miguel Llobet 1875 Wynton Marsalis Tuesday Emil Gilels Wednesday Charles Ives 1874 Ivo Pogorelić Thursday Sir Georg Solti 1912 Sir Malcolm Arnold Friday Franz Liszt Saturday Albert Lortzing Sunday Malcolm Bilson Monday Johann Strauss II 1825 (185th anniversary of birth) Georges Bizet 1838 Midori Tuesday Domenico Scarlatti 1685 (325th anniversary of birth) 27 Wednesday Niccolò Paganini Thursday Howard Hanson Friday All-Request Friday 30 Saturday Philip Heseltine (AKA Peter Warlock) 1894 Frans Brüggen 1934 Shlomo Mintz Sunday Halloween 5

8 november calendar 1 Monday 17 Wednesday great nicknames weekend 6 Eugen Jochum Tuesday Election Day Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf 1739 Giuseppe Sinopoli Wednesday Samuel Scheidt 1587 Vincenzo Bellini Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday John Philip Sousa Sunday Daylight SavingTime ends Dame Joan Sutherland Monday Arnold Bax 1883 Simon Standage Tuesdays Ivan Moravec 1930 (80th birthday) Thomas Quasthoff 1959 Bryn Terfel 1965 (45th birthday) 10 Wednesday François Couperin Thursday Veterans Day Ernest Ansermet 1883 Vernon Handley 1930 (80th anniversary of birth) 12 Friday Alexander Borodin Saturday George Whitefield Chadwick Sunday Leopold Mozart 1719 Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel 1805 (205th anniversary of birth) Aaron Copland 1900 (110th anniversary of birth) 15 Monday Jorge Bolet 1914 Daniel Barenboim Tuesday Sir Charles Mackerras 1925 (85th birthday) 18 Thursday Carl Maria von Weber 1786 Ignacy Paderewski 1860 (150th anniversary of birth) Eugene Ormandy Friday Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Saturday Kenneth Schermerhorn Sunday Francisco Tárrega Monday W.F. Bach 1710 Joaquín Rodrigo 1901 Benjamin Britten 1913 Kent Nagano 1951 Stephen Hough Tuesday Manuel de Falla Wednesday 25 Thursday Thanksgiving Wilhelm Kempff 1895 (115th anniversary of birth) Jean-Claude Malgoire Friday Earl Wild 1915 (95th anniversary of birth) Eugene Istomin 1925 (85th anniversary of birth) All-Request Friday 27 Saturday Franz Krommer 1759 Hilary Hahn Sunday Jean-Baptiste Lully 1632 Ferdinand Ries Monday Gaetano Donizetti 1797 Anton Rubinstein Tuesday Charles-Valentin Alkan 1813 Radu Lupu 1945 new world weekend e

9 monday night at the symphony Mondays at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) The New York Philharmonic is, to say the least, an American institution. Founded in 1842, it is our oldest symphony by four decades. Musical giants Mahler and Toscanini have been among its conductors. Lorin Maazel made his conducting debut in front of the Philharmonic at age 12. New music director Alan Gilbert, with both parents performing in the orchestra, literally grew up in its presence. Join WCPE on November 22 as we feature the New York Philharmonic performing Brahms s Symphony No. 4 in E, led by the charismatic Leonard Bernstein. WCPE spotlights one of the world s great orchestras each week on Monday Night at the Symphony. September 06 Minnesota Orchestra 13 Berlin Philharmonic 20 English Chamber Orchestra 27 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra October 04 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 11 Dallas Symphony Orchestra 18 Show your support for Monday Night at the Symphony during WCPE s Fall Membership Drive 25 London Philharmonic Orchestra November 01 Philadelphia Orchestra 08 Leipzig Gewandaus Orchestra 15 BBC Philharmonic 22 New York Philharmonic 29 Stuttgart Radio Symphony Leonard Bernstein featured November 22 7

10 opera house 8 Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. with host Bob Chapman Cornelius s Der Barbier von Bagdad September 2 and Lortzing s Die Opernprobe The barber, Abdul Hassan (Czerwenka), conspires with Nureddin (Gedda) to arrange a meeting with the caliph s daughter, Margiana (Schwarzkopf). Lortzing s last opera involves a row over the marriage of a young baron (Gedda) and rehearsals for the performance of an opera hosted by a count (Hirte). Rossini s Il Signor Bruschino September 9 and La Scala di Seta Sofia (Battle), ward of Gaudenzio (Ramey), is being forced to marry the son (Arévalo) of Bruschino (Desderi), whom she s never seen. Her lover Florville (Lopardo) passes himself off as Bruschino s son. In The Silken Ladder, the ladder is used nightly by Dorvil (Matteuzzi) to rejoin Giulia (Serra), to whom he s secretly married, but who is living in the house of her father (Di Credico). September 16 Bizet s Les Pêcheurs de Perles Zurga (G. Quilico) is chosen as chief by his tribe of Ceylon fishermen. He and his friend Nadir (Aler) are initially estranged because they re both in love with the same priestess, Leila (Hendricks), who is under a vow of chastity punishable by death if she breaks it. (From the Ruocchio Archives.) September 23 R. Strauss s Ariadne auf Naxos A wealthy gentleman hires an opera company and a commedia dell arte troupe, led by Zerbinetta (Streich), to provide entertainment. The majordomo (Neugebauer) says they must perform simultaneously, but the composer (Seefried) protests cuts in the opera. Ariadne (Schwarzkopf) complains that Theseus has abandoned her and believes that Bacchus (Schock) is the god of death. September 30 Britten s Peter Grimes In a Suffolk fishing village, Grimes (Vickers) has lost an apprentice at sea in suspicious circumstances and is warned not to take on another. Schoolmistress Ellen Orford (Harper) stands by Grimes, despite the town s general disapproval. October 7 Gomes s Il Guarany The Guarany Indian prince Peri (Domingo) rescues Cecilia (Villarroel) from the Spaniards, who have planned to hand her over to the rival Aymoré tribe. Cecilia s father, Antonio (Tian), rescues them. The lovers reach safety and freedom, but Antonio is killed along with the Spanish villains. October 14 Fall Membership Drive Enjoy a delightful evening of opera highlights and show your support for WCPE s Opera House in our Fall Membership Drive. Bob Chapman features selections from Cecilia Bartoli s Maria, her tribute to the famed mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran. It is one of our fall thank-you CDs. October 21 Fall Membership Drive We ll bring you highlights from Gounod s Roméo et Juliette, a DVD starring Rolando Villazon and Nino Machaidze as the star-crossed lovers, along with lots of your favorite arias and choruses as our Fall Membership Drive continues. This DVD is one of our thank-you gifts. October 28 Joseph Haydn s Armida To prevent the crusading knights of Godfrey of Bouillon from recovering Jerusalem, the Prince of Hell has sent the enchantress Armida (Norman) to ensnare the knights with her magical powers. She captivates Rinaldo (Ahnsjö) but cannot bring herself to destroy the knight, with whom she s fallen in love.

11 e opera house/sundays this quarter November 4 Massenet s Don Quichotte A gentle, melancholy, and autumnal work, whose title role (Ghiaurov) has attracted great basses, Massenet s opera contains a number of episodes from Cervantes, but Dulcinée (Crespin) is changed into a beautiful courtesan. The knight errant is faithfully served by Sancho Pança (Bacquier). November 11 Verdi s I Masnadieri Carlo (Bergonzi) is disinherited by his father, Massimiliano (Raimondi), through the machinations of his younger brother, Francesco (Cappuccilli). Carlo forms a robber band, is reunited with his beloved Amalia (Caballé), saves his father from death in prison, and stabs Amalia to death rather than allow her to become a bandit. November 18 Beethoven s Fidelio Florestan (Kollo) has been imprisoned for political reasons by Don Pizarro (Sotin). His wife, Leonore (Janowitz), disguised as a young man, is hired by the jailer Rocco (Jungwirth), whose daughter Marzelline (Popp) quickly falls in love with him. When Pizarro attempts to murder Florestan, Leonore saves him. (From the Ruocchio Archives.) November 25 Smetana s Dalibor The 15th-century Czech knight Dalibor (Vodic ka) has killed a burgrave in revenge for killing his friend Zdenĕk and is sentenced to prison for life. The burgrave s daughter, Milada (Urbanová), moved to pity and then love, disguises herself as a boy and gets a job in the prison, where they plan Dalibor s escape. As opposed to Fidelio, there is no happy ending. Sundays at 8:00 a.m. with host Rob Kennedy St. Augustine eloquently observed, He who sings prays twice. In that spirit, Great Sacred Music attempts to offer music which will resonate with you. The music can be a single line of plainchant which evokes the atmosphere and surroundings of an ancient monastery, or it can be something as typical of the 21st century as Eric Whiteacre s virtual choir on YouTube. Or perhaps a setting of the Mass from the Tudor era by William Byrd. Or one of the world s best-loved sacred compositions, George Frederick Handel s Messiah. It doesn t matter from which age or style the music comes, as long as it transports you and touches you. That is what we try to do each Sunday morning on Great Sacred Music. Incidentally, all of our playlists are now online. In addition, I post short program notes about each work on Facebook and Twitter. Please make us part of your Sunday morning routine. Enjoy! Preview! Sundays at 6:00 p.m. with host Paul Jordan From symphonies to oratorios, from ballet to chamber ensembles, you ll get a sneak preview of upcoming classical events in the Triangle and around the nation. We sample great performances from new classical releases on a variety of labels and talk to great names in the world of classical music. 9

12 sundays this quarter e Great Sacred Music will feature the following vocal ensembles in the months of September through November Our playlists are published online each Sunday so that you can see what each choir will be performing. September 5 Chanticleer is the only full-time classical singing group in the U.S. This male choir is based in San Francisco and has over 22 recordings to its credit, including Colors of Love, which won a Grammy Award in September 12 The Monteverdi Choir was established by Sir John Eliot Gardiner in 1964 for a performance of Claudio Monteverdi s Solemn Vespers. It performed and recorded all the Bach cantatas in over 60 churches in a project which began in September 19 Chor Leoni is a men s chorus from Vancouver, British Columbia. Diane Loomer, who is highly regarded as one of Canada s finest choral conductors, directs the choir. September 26 Trio Medieval hails from Oslo, Norway. Its three female singers produced Words of the Angel, which was a bestseller in October 3 Andrew Parrott founded the Taverner Consort in Its performances of the larger Bach choral works using one singer per part blazed new trails in early music performance practice. October 10 Anonymous 4 is famous for its recordings of medieval chant. But these four New York women are just as comfortable singing Shaker hymns and other early American music. October 17 Our Fall Festival 2010 edition of Great Sacred Music will ask for your support of this special program. October 24 You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of radio stations which offer sacred music programming. Great Sacred Music relies on its loyal listeners for their continued support during Fall Festival October 31 Noel Edison is the director of the Elora Festival Singers as well as Toronto s Mendelssohn Choir. The Elora Festival Singers was founded in 1980 as the main chorus for the festival. November 7 What began as an effort to introduce Japanese audiences to early performance practices has resulted in the Bach Collegium Japan and its founder/director Masaaki Suzuki becoming one of the world s most highly regarded early music ensembles. November 14 The Gabrieli Consort and Players was founded in 1982 by its director, Paul McCreesh. The group performs music from the Renaissance to the present day and has over 28 recordings to its credit. November 21 Canty is Scotland s only professional medieval music ensemble. Rebecca Tavener founded the group in 1998, which coincidentally was the 900th anniversary of the birth of the Christian mystic, abbess Hildegard von Bingen. November 28 Harry Christophers has been the director of The Sixteen since its founding in While the ensemble is renowned for its stylish early music performances, its repertoire includes 20th and 21st century music as well. Sundays at 9:00 p.m. with host Kenneth Bradshaw An exciting new one-hour program hosted by Kenneth Bradshaw will showcase composers from the mid-20th and 21st centuries beginning Sunday, September 5, at 9:00 p.m. ET. This will be the first program on WCPE to be available on podcast. As time goes by we ll hear composers from all over the world. It is the aim of this program to play the works of composers with whom you may not yet be familiar but, upon hearing, will cause you to want more. You may be pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the compositions written now and in the recent past. 10

13 sundays this quarter September Hear the works of composers from the state of North Carolina. North Carolina is home to WCPE and seemed a great place to start. It has proven to be a gold mine! October Compositions from those living and working west of the Mississippi River. November We move back east to sample composers of this side of the Mississippi. Sundays at 10:00 p.m. with host Kenneth Bradshaw September 5 Enjoy Variations on Balkan Themes by late 19th mid-20th century American pianist and composer Amy Beach. Beach was, by all estimations, the first successful American female composer of largescale art music. September 12 Leoš Janáček was a late 19th early 20th century Czech composer whose compositions reflect the influences of Moravian and Slavic folk music. His Idyll for String Orchestra shows the influence from another Czech composer, Antonín Dvořák, who was in the audience at its premiere. September 19 Frederick Delius wrote Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in 1921 while in London, with its premiere performed by the Russian cellist Alexandre Barjansky. Since the 1930s, this work has been neglected, probably owing to the exacting nature of the solo part. Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is doing his best to turn that situation around. September 26 Gershwin and Granados. It is the anniversary of George Gershwin s birth (September 26, 1898), with his Three Preludes played in tribute. The second G this evening is for Spanish composer Enrique Granados, from whose pen came Six Pieces from Spanish Popular Songs, performed by Alicia de Larrocha (who died on September 25, 2009). October 3 American composer George Whitefield Chadwick is part of what was known as the New England School of American composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. String Quartet no. 4 shows a Chadwick who had been influenced by Antonín Dvořák s music, including the use of hymn-like passages. October 10 20th-century Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky was good friends with composer Arnold Schoenberg, even though they were so musically different. The Beaux Arts Trio performs Zemlinsky s Piano Trio in D minor. October 17 and 24 Membership week. October 31 It s All Hallow s Eve and tonight s playlist will be frightfully good. You ll also have an opportunity to enjoy 20th century Czech composer Vítĕzslav Novák s Slovak Suite. November 7 Johannes Brahms used all of his considerable skill in creating String Quartet no. 1 in C minor. He infused the entire composition with the main musical motif. Its driving, lusty opening theme prefaces everything that follows. November 14 I confess to being a huge fan of Ralph Vaughan Williams s Symphony no. 2, the London Symphony. November 21 Robert Schumann s Scenes from Fairyland will be performed by two faculty members from Duke University: violist Jonathan Bagg and pianist Jane Hawkins. November 28 Engelbert Humperdinck s Moorish Rhapsody is one of the few compositions he was able to compose during a time of being stuck creatively for just over 10 years after meeting Richard Wagner. 11

14 program guide (september) September Featured Works All programming is subject to change. For a complete list of a specific day s music, go to theclassicalstation.org. 1 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C 11:00 a.m. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C 12:00 p.m. Pachelbel: Canon in D 2:00 p.m. Copland: Four dance episodes from Rodeo 3:00 p.m. Respighi: The Pines of Rome 5:00 p.m. Pachelbel: Suite in B-flat for Strings 7:00 p.m. Humperdinck: Overture from Hansel and Gretel 9:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D 2 Thursday 8:00 a.m. Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody no. 1 (Midsummer Vigil) 9:00 a.m. Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F, op. 6, no. 9 10:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E 12:00 p.m. Prokofiev: Symphony no. 1 in D (Classical) 2:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 101 in D (Clock) 3:00 p.m. Brahms: Serenade no. 1 in D 5:30 p.m. Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods 10:00 p.m. Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela 3 Friday 9:00 a.m. Grieg: Symphonic Dances, op :00 a.m. Locatelli: Concerto in E-flat 12:00 p.m. Dvořák: Silent Woods 2:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat 3:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G 7:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 3 in D (Polish) 9:00 p.m. Elgar: Enigma Variations 10:00 p.m. Puccini: Intermezzo from Suor Angelica 4 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Telemann: Paris Quartet no. 1 in G 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 3 in E-flat 12:00 p.m. Milhaud: Scaramouche (Suite for Two Pianos) 2:00 p.m. Dvořák: Carnival Overture 3:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D 4:00 p.m. Bruckner: Symphony no. 4 in E-flat (Romantic) 5 Sunday 7:00 a.m. Bach, J.C.: Quintet in D 11:00 a.m. Meyerbeer: The Skaters 1:00 p.m. Bach, J.C.: Grand Overture in E-flat for Double Orchestra 2:00 p.m. Schumann: Carnaval 4:00 p.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Golden Cockerel 5:00 p.m. Beach: Dreams of Colombine 10:00 p.m. Beach: Variations on Balkan Themes 6 Monday 8:00 a.m. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 1 in F 10:00 a.m. Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite 12:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 22 in E-flat (The Philosopher) 2:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3 in A (Scottish) 3:00 p.m. Borodin: Symphony no. 2 in B 5:00 p.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko 7:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 25 in G 10:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Romance, op Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Chopin: Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat 10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A 12:00 p.m. Respighi: The Birds 2:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D (London) 3:00 p.m. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F 7:00 p.m. Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B 8:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 in G 10:00 p.m. Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice 8 Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Dvořák: Scherzo Capriccioso 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 8 in A 12

15 12:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B (Unfinished) 3:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 in E (From the New World) 5:30 p.m. Dvořák: Prague Waltzes 6:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah special 8:00 p.m. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B 10:00 p.m. Beethoven: Septet in E-flat 9 Thursday 9:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 99 in E-flat 10:00 a.m. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A 12:00 p.m. Schumann: Papillons 2:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 9 in C (Great) 3:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite no. 4 in G (Mozartiana) 5:00 p.m. Wagner: Overture from The Flying Dutchman 10:00 p.m. Debussy: Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque 10 Friday 9:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C (Jupiter) 11:00 a.m. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin 12:00 p.m. Grieg: Holberg Suite 2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D 3:00 p.m. Borodin: Symphony no. 3 in A (unfinished) 7:00 p.m. Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne 8:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat 10:00 p.m. Humperdinck: Moorish Rhapsody 11 Saturday 9:00 a.m. Vaughan Williams: Romanza from Symphony no. 5 in D 11:00 a.m. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C 12:00 p.m. Dvořák: American Suite 2:00 p.m. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A 4:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 29 in A 5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Overture to Egmont 12 Sunday 7:00 a.m. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze 11:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C 1:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 3 in F 3:00 p.m. Telemann: Suite in D for Viola da Gamba and Strings 4:00 p.m. Respighi: Fountains of Rome e program guide (september) Camille Saint-Saëns b :00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 7 in D 10:00 p.m. Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra 13 Monday 9:00 a.m. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 1 in A 11:00 a.m. Schumann, C.: Piano Trio in G 12:00 p.m. Massenet: Alsatian Scenes 2:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 100 in G (Military) 3:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 in A (Italian) 5:00 p.m. Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture 7:00 p.m. Schumann, C.: Piano Concerto in A 10:00 p.m. Puccini: Chrysanthemums 14 Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Cherubini: Overture from Medea 10:00 a.m. Mendelssohn-Hensel: Piano Sonata in G 11:00 a.m. Telemann: Paris Quartet no. 10 1:00 p.m. Haydn, M.: Symphony no. 19 in C 2:00 p.m. Mozart: Concerto no. 10 in E-flat for Two Pianos 3:00 p.m. Dvořák: Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano 4:00 p.m. Cherubini: Overture from Le Crescendo 7:00 p.m. Grainger: Hill Song no. 1 9:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 1 in D 15 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Handel: Ballet music from Alcina 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 39 in E-flat 12:00 p.m. Nedbal: Valse Triste 13

16 program guide (september) 14 2:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E 3:00 p.m. Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain 6:00 p.m. Wagner: Dich, Teure Halle from Tannhäuser 7:00 p.m. Turina: Symphonic Rhapsody 8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D (Choral) 16 Thursday 8:00 a.m. Offenbach: Overture to La Belle Hélène 9:00 a.m. Schumann: Introduction and Allegro Appassionato in G 10:00 a.m. Copland: Four dance episodes from Rodeo 12:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphonic Variations 2:00 p.m. Adam: Giselle 5:00 p.m. Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture 10:00 p.m. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending 17 Friday 8:00 a.m. Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor 9:00 a.m. Delibes: Coppelia 12:00 p.m. Borodin: Nocturne from String Quartet no. 2 in D 1:00 p.m. Bach, C.P.E.: Flute Concerto in G 2:00 p.m. Khachaturian: Gayne 6:00 p.m. Yom Kippur special 7:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake 10:00 p.m. Griffes: Three Tone Pictures 18 Saturday 9:00 a.m. Rossini: The Fantastic Toyshop 11:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21 in C 12:00 p.m. Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D 2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 in C 3:00 p.m. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet 5:00 p.m. Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra 19 Sunday 7:00 a.m. Handel: Organ Concerto no. 9 in B-flat When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it. (Yo-Yo Ma) 11:00 a.m. Copland: Appalachian Spring 12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 in F 2:00 p.m. Schumann: Symphony no. 1 in B-flat (Spring) 3:00 p.m. Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé 5:00 p.m. D Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air 11:00 p.m. Delius: Cello Concerto 20 Monday 9:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: String Symphony no. 8 in D 10:00 a.m. Telemann: Suite in A for Flute and Strings 12:00 p.m. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves 2:00 p.m. Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A 3:00 p.m. Mozart: Divertimento no. 11 in D (Nannerl Septet) 5:00 p.m. Meyerbeer: Coronation March from Le Prophète 7:00 p.m. Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat 10:00 p.m. Copland: Our Town 21 Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Holst: First Suite in E-flat 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 19 in F 12:00 p.m. Fauré: Pavane 2:00 p.m. Holst: St. Paul s Suite 3:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 in F 7:00 p.m. Smetana: The Moldau 8:00 p.m. Holst: The Planets 10:00 p.m. Foote: Suite in E for Strings 22 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Telemann: Overture in D from Tafelmusik 10:00 a.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 3 in D 12:00 p.m. Grieg: Old Norwegian Folk Song with variations 2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat (Archduke) 3:00 p.m. Ravel: Noble and Sentimental Waltzes 4:00 p.m. Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat 8:00 p.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 5 in F 9:00 p.m. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D 23 Thursday 8:00 a.m. Glazunov: Autumn from The Seasons 9:00 a.m. Grieg: In Autumn (a Concert Overture) 10:00 a.m. Vivaldi: Four Seasons e

17 program guide (september) 12:00 p.m. Bruch: Serenade on Swedish Melodies 2:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons (orchestrated version) 3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F (Pastoral) 5:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture 10:00 p.m. Debussy: Two Arabesques 24 Friday 8:00 a.m. Brahms: Five Hungarian Dances, Nos :00 a.m. All-Request Friday 10:00 p.m. Mahler: Adagio from Symphony no. 4 in G 25 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Bach: French Suite no. 2 in C 10:00 a.m. Shostakovich: Suite from The Gadfly 12:00 p.m. Bach: Goldberg Variations 2:00 p.m. Shostakovich: Festive Overture 4:00 p.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C 5:00 p.m. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no Sunday 7:00 a.m. Saint-Saëns: Omphale s Spinning Wheel 11:00 a.m. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue 12:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 in C (Organ) 2:00 p.m. Gershwin: An American in Paris 4:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C 5:00 p.m. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Fantasy for Piano Trio 10:00 p.m. Gershwin: Three Preludes 11:00 p.m. Granados: Six Pieces on Spanish Popular Songs 27 Monday 8:00 a.m. Wagner: Prelude to Act 1 of Die Meistersinger 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A 12:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat 2:00 p.m. Berlioz: Harold in Italy 3:00 p.m. Dvořák: Czech Suite in D 4:00 p.m. Borodin: Overture from Prince Igor 7:00 p.m. Schumann: Overture, Scherzo, and Finale 10:00 p.m. Schubert: Sonatina in A 28 Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Haydn: Horn Concerto no. 2 in D 10:00 a.m. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade 12:00 p.m. Mozart: Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra 2:00 p.m. Schumann: Kreisleriana 3:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 31 in D (Paris) 5:30 p.m. Strauss, Josef: My Life is Love and Laughter 8:00 p.m. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E 10:00 p.m. Schubert: String Quartet no. 14 in D (Death and the Maiden) 29 Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Dvořák: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat 11:00 a.m. Beethoven: Octet for Winds 1:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme 2:00 p.m. Massenet: Le Carillon 4:00 p.m. Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute 7:00 p.m. Delius: Florida Suite 8:00 p.m. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A (Trout) 9:00 p.m. Grieg: Suites 1 and 2 from Peer Gynt 30 Thursday 8:00 a.m. Svendsen: Norwegian Artists Carnival 10:00 a.m. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 2 in E 12:00 p.m. Schubert: Impromptu in A flat, D. 899 no. 4 Donate your used car or other vehicle to WCPE and get a tax deduction. Find out more by calling

18 thank-you gifts Fall Festival 2010 WCPE is pleased to offer the following selection of thank-you gifts when you make a donation to support Great Classical Music on WCPE. All members also receive a subscription of Quarter Notes. Learn more about the benefits of membership at theclassicalstation.org. For a $50 donation WCPE shopping bag Composer note cards WCPE playing cards (navy-blue WCPE logo on gold or gold logo on navy blue) Bookmark For a $75 donation WCPE composer mug (Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, or Tchaikovsky) WCPE T-shirt (sizes M, L, XL, and XXL) WCPE travel mug Two decks of WCPE playing cards, one of each color scheme For a $100 donation Fall for WCPE T-shirt. Choose women s (choose semi-sheer or regular) or men s. All shirts available in sizes S, M, L, XL, and XXL. WCPE baseball cap NPR Listener s Encyclopedia of Classical Music by Ted Libbey WCPE flashlight by Maglite WCPE canvas tote Choose from the following CDs: CD #1 The A Z of Classical Music (3rd expanded edition) CD #2 Bach: The Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites Complete CD #3 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2/ Klavierstücke Op. 76 CD #4 Best Baroque 50 CD #5 Ultimate Classical Dreams CD #6 Maria: Cecilia Bartoli CD #7 The Music of America: John Williams CD #8 Candelight: Illuminating Holiday Selections from The Classical Station CD #9 Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique For a $125 donation Any two of the $75 items WCPE pullover sweatshirt (sizes S, M, L, XL, and XXL) WCPE Peerless umbrella For a $150 donation Any two of the $100 items WCPE hoodie sweatshirt Eton AM/FM emergency radio Day dedication For a $250 donation Any three of the $100 items Designed by Ahpeele in Raleigh For a $300 donation Set of six composer mugs For a $500 donation Monthly on-air acknowledgment Set of CDs #s 1 9 or CD #10 (box set) CD #10 Mahler: The Complete Symphonies For a $1000 donation Weekly on-air acknowledgment Entire set of CDs #s

19 CD #1 The A Z of Classical Music (3rd expanded edition) This new version of an old favorite has more to love: 37 selections on two CDs spanning the centuries from Monteverdi to John Adams, plus 150 bonus streaming tracks online. The 930-page booklet is an excellent educational resource. CD #2 Bach: The Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites Complete The six suites, with broad emotional range and huge technical demands on the performer, set the benchmark for any cellist. This famous recording features Yo-Yo Ma. 2 remastered CDs. CD #3 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2/ Klavierstücke Op. 76 American pianist Nicholas Angelich is proving to be a formidable Brahms player, with the right combination of power and nuance. Paavo Järvi leads the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in the concerto performance. CD #4 Best Baroque 50 A great introduction to the music of Bach, Handel, Purcell, and their contemporaries, with 50 selections of both instrumental and vocal music. Includes performances by the Academy of Ancient Music, London Classical Players, and The Sixteen. 3 CDs. CD #5 Ultimate Classical Dreams Just the music you need any time you want to relax. Includes music of Beethoven, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, and Rachmaninoff in performances by Joshua Bell, Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Baltimore Symphony, and others. 3 CDs. CD #6 Maria: Cecilia Bartoli Bartoli s tribute to one of the finest singers you ve never heard, the 19th-century mezzo-soprano Maria Malibran. These performances demonstrate what a remarkable singer she must have been and why Bartoli is one of today s leading artists. CD #7 The Music of America: John Williams Selections from his film scores (Star Wars, E.T., Schindler s List), plus much more, including Song for World Peace, American Journey, and Air and Simple Gifts (from the 2009 presidential inauguration). 3 CDs. ethank-you gifts CD #8 Candelight: Illuminating Holiday Selections from The Classical Station This WCPE exclusive is featured in Lately We ve Heard on page CDs. CD #9 Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique You ll be thrilled by this new performance with Marek Janowski leading the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Includes Berlioz s Overture to King Lear ; in hybrid SACD. CD #10 Mahler: The Complete Symphonies Leonard Bernstein spurred the Mahler revival of the 1960s with this legendary cycle of New York Philharmonic recordings. 12 discs, remastered. DVD #1 Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette Rolando Villazón and Nino Machaidze are the star-crossed lovers in this acclaimed opera performance from the 2008 Salzburg festival. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra. 2 DVDs. DVD #2 Wunderkind Little Amadeus This animated TV series is a great introduction to Mozart and classical music. This set includes the first season on 4 DVDs and an educational activities CD-ROM. 17

20 program guide (september/october) 18 2:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1 in G (Winter Dreams) 3:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C (Jupiter) 4:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F 10:00 p.m. Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky October Featured Works All programming is subject to change. For a complete list of a specific day s music, go to theclassicalstation.org. 1 Friday 9:00 a.m. Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 11 in A 11:00 a.m. Donizetti: Ballet music from La Favorita 12:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage 2:00 p.m. Handel: Water Music 3:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D 5:00 p.m. Dukas: The Sorcerer s Apprentice 7:00 p.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 38 in D (Prague) 9:00 p.m. Dukas: La Péri 2 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Smetana: Overture and Dances from The Bartered Bride 10:00 a.m. Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen 12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat (Eroica) 2:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien 4:00 p.m. Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat 5:00 p.m. Gounod: Symphony no. 1 in D 3 Sunday 7:00 a.m. Holst: Second Suite in F for military band 11:00 a.m. Brahms: Symphony no. 2 in D 1:00 p.m. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique 3:00 p.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F 4:00 p.m. Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso ( Morning Song of the Jester ) 5:00 p.m. Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D 10:00 p.m. Chadwick: String Quartet no. 4 4 Monday 8:00 a.m. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture e 10:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp (Farewell) 12:00 p.m. Schubert: Overture from Rosamunde 2:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D 3:00 p.m. Dvořák: Bagatelles 5:00 p.m. Strauss II: Overture from A Night in Venice 7:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C 10:00 p.m. Debussy: Dances Sacred and Profane for Harp and Orchestra 5 Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Bach: Italian Concerto in F 10:00 a.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 5 in B-flat 12:00 p.m. Massenet: The Last Sleep of the Virgin 2:00 p.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 103 in E-flat (Drum Roll) 3:00 p.m. Ravel: La Valse 7:00 p.m. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E 9:00 p.m. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition 10:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 3 6 Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Strauss II: Overture from Die Fledermaus 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 35 in D (Haffner) 12:00 p.m. Myers: Cavatina from The Deer Hunter 2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 23 in F (Appassionata) 3:00 p.m. Delibes: Suite from Sylvia 5:00 p.m. Copland: El Salón México 8:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 in B (Pathétique) 10:00 p.m. Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme 7 Thursday 9:00 a.m. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A 10:00 a.m. Handel: Occasional Suite in D 11:00 a.m. Bizet: Children s Games (Jeux d Enfants) 12:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals 2:00 p.m. Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat (Triangle) 3:00 p.m. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor 5:30 p.m. Strauss II: Accelerations

21 program guide (october) 10:00 p.m. Dvořák: Piano Quartet no. 2 in E-flat 8 Friday 9:00 a.m. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G 11:00 a.m. Berlioz: Love Scene from Roméo and Juliet 12:00 p.m. Mozart: Serenade no. 13 in G (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) 3:00 p.m. Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in E-flat 5:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Africa Fantasy 7:00 p.m. Sibelius: Finlandia 8:00 p.m. Smetana: Má Vlast (My Fatherland) 10:00 p.m. Liszt: The First Year: Switzerland from Years of Pilgrimage 9 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Elgar: Bavarian Dances 10:00 a.m. Saint-Saëns: Algerian Suite 12:00 p.m. Respighi: The Pines of Rome 2:00 p.m. Strauss II: The Blue Danube 3:00 p.m. Verdi: Gloria all Egitto (Grand March) from Aida 5:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 in C (Organ) 10 Sunday 7:00 a.m. Grieg: Norwegian Dances 11:00 a.m. Moszkowski: Spanish Dances, Book 1 1:00 p.m. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 24 in C 2:00 p.m. McEwen: Scottish Rhapsody (Prince Charlie) 4:00 p.m. Strauss, R.: From Italy (Aus Italien, Symphonic Fantasy) 5:00 p.m. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez 10:00 p.m. Zemlinsky: Piano Trio in D Hapv Birthday! Virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma just might have the best-known face in classical music today. He is a tremendous international star, no doubt, but also a real guy prone to the occasional oops...like leaving a priceless instrument in the back of a cab. (He got it back.) He has played for presidents, real and imagined (remember when he was on The West Wing?). He s a pal of Elmo on Sesame Street. Yo-Yo Ma is virtually untouchable in the traditional cello repertoire, the Boccherini and Beethoven, Dvořák and Elgar, and he is equally at home with music of today. He has worked with Tan Dun and Edgar Meyer, John Williams and Bobby McFerrin. And he is committed to exploring the rich diversity of music from other cultures through his Silk Road Project. He has said: When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it. After a career of more than 30 years, you get the impression that he s just getting warmed up. Join WCPE on October 7 as we salute Yo-Yo Ma on his 55th birthday. We ll feature his performances of Schumann s Cello Concerto in A at 9:00 a.m. and the Elgar Cello Concerto in E at 3:00 p.m., with other surprises along the way. And be sure to look for our online features at theclassicalstation.org. 19

22 program guide (october/november) Monday 24 Sunday Fall 2010 Membership Drive Call WCPE is listener-supported classical radio. Please do your part to help continue this vital service. 25 Monday 8:00 a.m. Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods 10:00 a.m. Bizet: Symphony in C 12:00 p.m. Bach: Flute Sonata in E, BWV :00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D 3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G 5:30 p.m. Strauss II: Emperor Waltz 7:00 p.m. Bizet: Carmen Suite no. 1 10:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: Elegiac Trio no. 2 in D 26 Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Scarlatti, D.: Six sonatas 10:00 a.m. Mendelssohn: Selections from Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night s Dream 12:00 p.m. Avison: Concerto Grosso no. 4 in A 2:00 p.m. Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 in G 3:00 p.m. Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B (Unfinished) 5:00 p.m. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro 8:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals 10:00 p.m. Schumann, C.: Four Fugitive Pieces 27 Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia 10:00 a.m. Paganini: Violin Concerto no. 1 in D 12:00 p.m. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp 2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A 3:00 p.m. Paganini: Terzetto Concertante 5:00 p.m. Rossini: Overture from William Tell 7:00 p.m. Brahms: Hungarian Dances nos :00 p.m. Grieg: Holberg Suite 10:00 p.m. Mozart: String Quintet in C 28 Thursday 9:00 a.m. Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D (London) 10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp (Moonlight) 12:00 p.m. Albinoni: Adagio in G 2:00 p.m. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture 3:00 p.m. Hanson: Symphony no. 2 (Romantic) 5:00 p.m. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 10:00 p.m. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin 29 Friday 8:00 a.m. Balakirev: Islamey, an Oriental Fantasy 9:00 a.m. All-Request Friday 10:00 p.m. Puccini: Intermezzo from Suor Angelica 30 Saturday 8:00 a.m. Sibelius: Karelia Suite 10:00 a.m. Mozart: Symphony no. 38 in D (Prague) 1:00 p.m. Lehár: Waltz from The Merry Widow 3:00 p.m. Warlock: Capriol Suite 4:00 p.m. Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B 5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Romance no. 2 in F for Violin 31 Sunday 7:00 a.m. Bazzini: The Dance of the Goblins (Scherzo Fantastique) 11:00 a.m. Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain 12:00 p.m. Tartini: Sonata in G (The Devil s Trill) 2:00 p.m. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz no. 1 3:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead 4:00 p.m. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique 5:00 p.m. Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre 11:00 p.m. Novak: Slovak Suite November Featured Works All programming is subject to change. For a complete list of a specific day s music, go to theclassicalstation.org. 1 Monday 8:00 a.m. Suk: Toward A New Life (festival march) 10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D 12:00 p.m. Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring 2:00 p.m. Elgar: Enigma Variations 3:00 p.m. Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B 5:00 p.m. Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A