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Timezone: UTC| Sun: | 00:00 - 01:00 [ - ] | Mon: | 12:00 - 13:00* [ - ] |
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About the Show
An hour of western classical music from around the globe, not just from the west. We’ll hear the usual European, Russian and American composers along with composers from Latin America, the middle east, Africa, the orient and more.
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Please join me for an hour of western classical music from around the globe. This week we’ll hear 3 works by late 19th century/early 20th century English composer Frederick Delius, beginning with one appropriate for the beginning of spring, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring. But you don’t have to be cuckoo to enjoy […] […]
Please join me for an hour of western classical music from around the globe. This week we’re taking a trip to Brazil, land of samba, soccer and carnaval. We’ll hear works composed in 1930 and 1890 by 2 Brazilian composers, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Alexandre Levy, who use Brazilian folk music in their pieces. And, if […] […]
This week it’s Chinese composer Jianner Zhou’s 1st symphony, an expression of his feelings about the cultural revolution. It’s at 0 UTC first thing on Sunday, catch it Saturday night at 7 PM eastern, 4 PM Pacific, and 1 A.M. Sunday in central Europe. If you miss the airing you can always listen or download […] […]
What it says on the tin, some good American classical music from Ives, Copeland and Gershwin including a vintage recording of Rhapsody in Blue from 1927. It’s at 0 UTC first thing on Sunday, catch it Saturday night at 7 PM eastern, 4 PM central, and 1 A.M. Sunday in central Europe. If you miss […] […]
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