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Classical Overnight

Join Ralph Graves as he wiles away the late evening and early morning hours with glorious music. He'll be featuring recent recordings and even some music of the season!

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Shredding the Classics

Greg Brown dives into the exhilarating crossover between classical and metal music, where headbangers meet harpsichords! Experience metal icons blazing through Bach and Beethoven, and classical virtuosos reimagining metal masterpieces… MoreGreg Brown dives into the exhilarating crossover between classical and metal music, where headbangers meet harpsichords! Experience metal icons blazing through Bach and Beethoven, and classical virtuosos reimagining metal masterpieces with symphonic intensity. It’s a thrilling fusion of technique, power, and passion that breaks down musical boundaries! Less

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1. "Nutrocker" {TSO / TCHAIKOVSKY} - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Night Castle [Atlantic: 2009]
2. "Mozart" {TSO / TCHAIKOVSKY} - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night [Atlantic: 2000]
3. "Beethoven" {TSO / TCHAIKOVSKY} - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night [Atlantic: 2000]
4. "Carmina Burana" {TSO / TCHAIKOVSKY} - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Night Castle [Atlantic: 2009]
5. "Cavallino Rampante" {Yngwe MALMSTEEN} - Yngwe Malmsteen - Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E. Flat Minor, Opus 1 [YJM Records: 1998]
6. "Toccata" {Yngwe MALMSTEEN} - Yngwe Malmsteen - Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E. Flat Minor, Opus 1 [YJM Records: 1998]
7. "Andante" {Yngwe MALMSTEEN} - Yngwe Malmsteen - Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E. Flat Minor, Opus 1 [YJM Records: 1998]
8. "Night on Bald Mountain" {Modest MUSSORGSKY} - Wolf Hoffmann - Headbanger's Symphony [Nuclear Blast: 2016]
9. "Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531: I. Allegro" {Antonio VIVALDI} - Wolf Hoffmann - Headbanger's Symphony [Nuclear Blast: 2016]
10. "Adagio in G Minor" {Tomaso ALBINONI} - Wolf Hoffmann - Headbanger's Symphony [Nuclear Blast: 2016]
11. "Danse Macabre" {Camille SAINT-SAENS} - Joe Parrish - Joe Parrish - Bandcamp [Bandcamp - Joe Parrish: 2020]
12. "Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity" {Gustav HOLST} - Joe Parrish - Joe Parrish - Bandcamp [Bandcamp - Joe Parrish: 2020]
13. "Air de Aranjuez" {Joaquin RODRIGO} - Uli John Roth - Transcendental Sky Guitar: The Phoenix & the Fragon, Vol. 1 & 2 [UJR/Sky of Avalon: 2000]
14. "Scherzo alla Paganini" {Niccolo PAGANINI} - Uli John Roth - Transcendental Sky Guitar: The Phoenix & the Fragon, Vol. 1 & 2 [UJR/Sky of Avalon: 2000]
15. "Ronda alla Turca" {Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART} - Uli John Roth - Transcendental Sky Guitar: The Phoenix & the Fragon, Vol. 1 & 2 [UJR/Sky of Avalon: 2000]
16. "Gropowski's Malmsuite" {HELLOWEEN} - Helloween - Master of the Rings (Expanded Edition) [Sanctuary Records (BMG): 1994]
17. "Hall of the Mountain King" {Apocalyptica / Edvard GRIEG} - Apocalyptica - Cult [Harmageddon Records: 2000]
18. "Enter Sandman - Live" {METALLICA} - Apocalyptica - Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos - A Live Performance [Harmageddon Records: 2018]
19. "Phantom of the Opera" {Andrew Lloyd WEBER} - Nightwish - End of an Era (Live) [Nuclear Blast: 2006]
20. "Prelude in C#Minor" {Sergei RACHMANINOFF} - Dan Mumm - No Illusions [Dan Mumm: 2013]
21. "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" {Franz LISZT} - Dan Mumm - A Glimpse Beyond [Dan Mumm: 2012]
22. "Vivaldi's Winter" {Antonio VIVALDI} - Dogugan Ozturk - VIII [Ozturk Records: 2020]
23. "Caprice No. 16" {Olaf LENK} - At Vance - The Evil in You (Deluxe Edition) [AFM Records: 2003]
24. "Solfeggietto - Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach" {Carl Philip Emmanuel BACH} - ERock - Classical Meets Metal [ERock: 2023]
25. "Flight of the Bumblebee" {Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV} - At Vance - Chained [AFM Records: 2005]
26. "La Folia" {Arcangelo CORELLI} - Dan Mumm - A Glimpse Beyond [Dan Mumm: 2012]

The Mouse King's Last Stand

Join us for the second half of a festive journey through beloved renditions of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. From iconic performances to unexpected interpretations, we’ll revel in the music and magic… MoreJoin us for the second half of a festive journey through beloved renditions of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. From iconic performances to unexpected interpretations, we’ll revel in the music and magic that make this holiday classic timeless. Less

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1. "Overture" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - The Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - Live at Blues Alley [Melotone: 2020]
2. "Toot Toot Tootie Toot" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - The Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - Live at Blues Alley [Melotone: 2020]
3. "Peanut Brittle Brigade" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - The Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - Live at Blues Alley [Melotone: 2020]
4. "Sugar Rum Cherry" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Harmonie Ensemble/New York; Steven Richman, conductor - Tchaikovsky & Ellington: THe Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz [Harmonia Mundi Usa: 2013]
5. "Entr'act" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Tchaikovsky & Ellington: THe Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz - Tchaikovsky & Ellington: THe Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz [Harmonia Mundi Usa: 2013]
6. "The Volga Voutie" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Tchaikovsky & Ellington: THe Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz - Tchaikovsky & Ellington: THe Nutcracker Suites, Classical & Jazz [Harmonia Mundi Usa: 2013]
7. "Chinoiserie" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra; Wynton Marsalis, conductor - Live in Swing City - Swingin' with Duke [Sony Music Entertainment: 1999]
8. "Danse of the Floreadores" {Duke ELLINGTON / Billy STRAYHORN / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - The Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - Live at Blues Alley [Melotone: 2020]
9. "Arabesque Cookie" {Duke ELLINGTON} - The Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - Live at Blues Alley [Melotone: 2020]
10. "Dance of the Fairy Dragee" {Glen MILLER / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Glen Miller Orchestra - In the Nutcracker Mood [WBLT, LLC: 2012]
11. "Dance of the Mirlitons" {Glen MILLER / Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Glen Miller Orchestra - In the Nutcracker Mood [WBLT, LLC: 2012]
12. "The Christmas Tree" {Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Dallas Brass - Dallas Brass Nutcracker [Dallas Brass: 2011]
13. "Intrada" {Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Dallas Brass - Dallas Brass Nutcracker [Dallas Brass: 2011]

A River Runs Through It

Rivers can be calm or raging, tranquil or fierce.  But they are all inspiring to composers, with their captive moods and sound.  Join Penelope and Thann as they explore these compositions created… MoreRivers can be calm or raging, tranquil or fierce.  But they are all inspiring to composers, with their captive moods and sound.  Join Penelope and Thann as they explore these compositions created by composers such as Modest Mussorgsky, William Bolcom, and Percy Grainger. Less

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1. "River Erne horn duet" {ANONYMOUS} - Malachy Frame & Simon O'Dwyer - In Praise of Saint Columba [Delphian Records: 2014]
2. "Summer Night on the River" {DELIUS} - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 [Naxos: 2000]
3. "Three Songs from "The Wind in the Willows"" {BOLCOM} - Carole Farley & William Bolcom - William Bolcom: Songs [Naxos: 2004]
4. "Selections from "The River Suite"" {ELLINGTON} - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Ellington: Black, Brown, and Beige [Naxos: 2012]
5. ""Offrande au Rhone"" {BRIQUET} - Orchestre Philharmonique de Craiova - Briquet: Works for Orchestra [VDE-GALLO: 1989]
6. "Pilgrims on the Rhine" {STRAUSS Sr.} - Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina - Strauss I: Edition Vol. II [Naxos: 2008]
7. "Dawn on the Moscow River" {MUSSORGSKY} - New York Philharmonic - Bernstiein: Russian Orchestral Pieces [Sony: 1963]
8. "Across the Danube" {SOUSA} - Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy - Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 15 [Naxos: 2013]
9. "The Moldau" {SMETANA} - Berlin State Opera Orchestra - Great Conductors: Eric Kleiber - Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 [Naxos: 2000]
10. "Canto de los remeros del Volga (for piano)" {DE FALLA} - Len Vorster - de Falla: Songs and Piano Music [Naxos: 1998]
11. "Father of the Waters from "Mississippi Suite"" {GROFE} - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Grofe: Orchestral Works [Naxos: 1998]
12. "The River from "Hudson River Suite"" {GROFE} - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Grofe: Death Valley Suite [Naxos: 2000]
13. "Big Bend, Gorge of the Rio Grande in Texas" {BACON} - Marian Ruhl Metson - Cook 'n Bacon: Organ Works of John Cook and Ernst Bacon [Raven Records: 1992]
14. "At the River" {IVES} - Roberta Alexander - Charles Ives: Songs, Vol. 2 [Etcetera Records: 1989]

From Night on Bald Mountain to Firebird: The Russian Revolution in Music

This title highlights two iconic works by Mussorgsky and Stravinsky, while also referencing their transformative impact on classical music.

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1. "Pictures at an Exhibition" - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Pictures at an Exhibition [Sony Classical: 2004]
2. "Petrouchka" - Igor Stravinsky, The Cleveland Orchestra - Petrouchka [Duetsche Frammaphon: 1992]

The Viennese Schools

The works of the 2nd Viennese school (Schoenburg, Berg, and Webern) will alternate back to back with the works of the 1st (Beethoven Haydn and Mozart).

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1. "Passacaglia for Orchestra in D minor op. 1" {Anton WEBERN} - Claudio Abbado - Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw op.46 / Webern: Orchestral Works [Deutsche Grammophon: 1993]
2. "Symphony No. 31 in D major Hob. I:31 IV. Finale" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico - Haydn 2032 Vol 14 [Alpha: 2023]
3. "Piano Pieces op. 23 (1920-1923)" {Arnold SCHOENBERG} - Karim Said - Beethoven, Mozart, Schoenberg, Webern [Rubicon: 2024]
4. "Die Weihe des Hauses (The Consecration of the House), Overture op. 124" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Roy Goodman, Hanover Band - Beethoven: Overtures [Nimbus: 1989]
5. "Three Pieces for Orchestra op. 6 III. Marsch" {Alban BERG} - Antal Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra - Schoenberg: 5 Pieces For Orchestra, Op.16; Webern: 5 Pieces For Orchestra, Op.10; Berg: Three Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6/Lulu Suite [Decca: 1962]
6. "Variations for Orchestra op. 31" {Arnold SCHOENBERG} - Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Schoenberg: Variations, Op.31 [Decca: 1982]
7. "Symphony No. 47 in G major Hob. I:47" {Joseph HAYDN} - Thomas Fey, Heidelberger Sinfoniker - Haydn: Complete Symphony Vol. 8 [Haenssler Classic: 2007]

Heifetz on Air - Tis the Season

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios. This Sunday… MoreEach week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios. This Sunday Heifetz President and CEO Ben Roe looks back at some of this year's highlights. Less

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Classical Christmas

Modern holiday musical traditions really formed in the Victorian age. We'll be serving up a selection of sacred and secular music of the season from Arthur Sullivan, Pietor Tchaikovsky, Sergei… MoreModern holiday musical traditions really formed in the Victorian age. We'll be serving up a selection of sacred and secular music of the season from Arthur Sullivan, Pietor Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Howard Blake, and many more! Less

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1. "Once in Royal David's City" {Henry GAUNTLETT} - BBC Welsh Chorus; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards; John Hugh Thomas, conductor - Celebration: Christams Fanfares and Carols [Nimbus ]
2. "Out of the Orient Crystal Skies" {William BYRD} - Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano; Fretwork - An Elizabethan Christmas [Signum Classics ]
3. "Christmas Eve Reel - Christmas Eve in America - Old Christmas Eve (Ireland, England, Appalachian)" {ANON. 17th C.} - Apollo's Fire - Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
4. "The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Act 1: Waltz Of The Snowflakes" {Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY} - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenárd: , conductor - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Highlights) [Naxos ]
5. "Wie schon leuchtet des Morgenstern" {Christian GEIST} - Theater of Voices; Paul Hillier conductor - I Dulci Jubilo [Harmonia Mundi ]
6. "Star Of Bethlehem, Adoration Of The Maji" {Miklos ROZSA} - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Eric Kunzel, conductor - Rozsa: 3 Choral Suites - Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, King Of Kings [Telarc ]
7. "There Is No Rose" {John JOUBERT} - Sir Stephen Cleobury & The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - 100 Years of Nine Lessons & Carols
8. "The Nativity" {Miklos ROZSA} - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Eric Kunzel, conductor - Rozsa: 3 Choral Suites - Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, King Of Kings [Telarc ]
9. "A Christmas Overture" {Eugene ZADOR} - Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV; Mariusz Smolij, conductor - Zador: Biblical Tryptych [Naxos ]
10. "Bell Carol" {William MATHIAS} - BBC Welsh Chorus; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards; John Hugh Thomas, conductor - Celebration: Christams Fanfares and Carols [Nimbus ]
11. "Torches. Carol-Gaul - Arr. Joubert (, Op. 7a)" {John JOUBERT} - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks - Essential Carols - The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge [Decca ]
12. "A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols, S. 359" {PDQ BACH} - Duh Brooklyn Boys Chorus; James McCarthy, conductor - A Portrait of PDQ Bach [Telarc ]
13. "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" {Felix MENDELSSOHN} - BBC Welsh Chorus; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards; John Hugh Thomas, conductor - Celebration: Christams Fanfares and Carols [Naxos ]
14. "Walking In The Air" {Howard BLAKE} - Aled Jones; John Altman: Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti - Greatest Hits Of The 80's [Disc 2]
15. "Christmas Day In Da Mornin'" {ANON. 18th C.} - Baltimore Consort - Bright Day Star [Dorian ]
16. "The Old Year Now Away Is Fled, Greensleeves" {ANON. 17th C.} - Baltimore Consort - Bright Day Star [Dorian ]
17. "Silent Night, From Three Carols, Op. 20" {Kevin OLDHAM} - Kansas City Chorale; Charles Bruffy, conductor - Nativitas [Nimbus ]
18. "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" {Felix MENDELSSOHN} - BBC Welsh Chorus; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards; John Hugh Thomas, conductor - Celebration: Christams Fanfares and Carols [Nimbus ]
19. "Lux Aurumque" {Eric WHITACRE} - The Sixteen - Carol of the Bels [Coro ]
20. "Angel's Carol" {John RUTTER} - Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor - Christmas With The Cambridge Singers [Collegium ]

Signs of the Apocalypse

What happens when instruments not typically associated with classical music are not only played but given the solos and made first chair? Accordion, bagpipe, banjo and more...

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1. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" - Those Darn Accordions - Vongole Fisarmonica [Globe Records: 1991]
2. "Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Theme and Variations: Andante grazioso (arr. M. Hacker, C. König, M. Maurer and M. Nisic for chamber ensemble)" {Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart} - Christoph Konig, Maurice Maurer, Miroslav Nisic, Matthias Hacker, Uwaga, Max Klaas - Mozartovic! [Ars Produktion: 2017]
3. "Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: IV. Hoe Down (arr. R. Crawford)" {Ruth Crawford Seeger, Aaron Copland} - Modern Mandolin Quartet - Americana [Sono Luminus: 2012]
4. "Fellini Fun" - Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall - Laughing Waters [RMM: 1991]
5. "Fish & Fowl" {Andrew Collins} - The Andrew Collins Trio - And It Was Good [Sytesounds Music: 2016]
6. "Road Runner" {John Zorn} - John Zorn, 御喜美江 - S'il vous plait [BIS: 2011]
7. "Tango (Arr. For accordion)" {Igor Stravinsky} - Mie Miki - S'il vous plait [BIS: 2011]
8. "Romanian Folk Dances op. 7" {Béla Bartók} - Cécile Huijnen, Marieke Grotenhuis, Huijnen & Grotenhuis - Dance! [Challenge Classics: 2015]
9. "Overture" {Isaak Dunayevsky} - Double Duet MA.GR.IG.AL - Dunayevsky's Songs [Beaux: 2003]
10. "Sinfonia 8 in F Major BWV 794" {Enion Pelta-Tiller} - The Enion Pelta-Tiller Quartets - Dedicated Dig [Enion Pelta: 2023]
11. "Do Something Nice for Your Mother (Monologue)" {Darol Anger} - Darol Anger, Daniel Seidenberg, Tracy Scott Silverman, Mark Summer, Turtle Island String Quartet - By the Fireside [Legacy Recordings: 1995]
12. "Youkali - Live" {Kurt Weill} - Alexei Aigui, Dietmar Bonnen, Lothar Burghaus - Youkali (Live) [Obst: 2023]
13. "Heroes, Pugnate viri fortissimi" {Jacobus Gallus} - Pacora Trio, Societas Incognitorum - Heroes [J&M Agency: 2011]
14. "Romance et danse hongroise - Arr. by Wolfgang Russ-Bovelino, Mathieu Névéol" {Traditional} - Nomad lib', Mathieu Neveol - Gypsy Moment: De la musique traditionnelle à la musique classique [DOM: 2006]
15. "Fugato & Allegrina" - Atom String Quartet - Places [Kayax Production & Publishing: 2012]
16. "Children's Corner, L. 113: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Arr. for Accordion by Richard Galliano)" {Claude Debussy} - Richard Galliano - Around Gershwin [Pentatone: 2024]
17. "Fugue for Väsen" {Sam Reider} - Sam Reider, Alex Hargreaves, Eddie Barbash, Duncan Wickel, Dominick Leslie, Roy Williams, Andrew Ryan - The Golem and Other Tales [Human Hands Music: 2024]
18. "Bourée in E minor, BWV996" - Simon Pfisterer - Another Way to Go - EP [Simon Pfisterer: 2022]
19. "5th Symphony In Congo Square" {Jon Batiste} - Jon Batiste - Beethoven Blues [Beethoven Blues: 2024]
20. "Ground in C Minor" - Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg - Third Journey [Adventure Music: 2018]
21. "Reedy Rootin Tootin Pipey Gripey Waltz (Dance Of The Reed-Pipes)" {Mr Sun} - Mr. Sun - Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite [Adhyâropa Records: 2023]