On Demand
A guide for music played on WNYC FM
12:00am
Galaxy Around Olodumare
Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane, piano, organ, harp & percussion
Frank Lowe, saxophone & percussion
Reggie Workman, bass
Ben Riley, drums
Impulse 19142
12:04am
Why Patterns?
Morton Feldman
California EAR Unit
Dorothy Stone, flute
Arthur Jarvinen, glockenspiel
Gaylord Mowrey, piano
New Albion 039
12:34am
Turning Points
Joan Tower
David Shifrin, clarinet
Ani Kavafian, violin
Theodore Arm, violin
Paul Neubauer, viola
Fred Sherry, cello
Delos 3183
12:52am
Three Pieces for String Quartet
Igor Stravinsky
Quartetto Italiano
Amadeus 151
12:59am
Serenata
Dino Saluzzi
Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon
Anja Lechner, cello
ECM 1991
1:08am
Cucaraccia and Fugue (2003)
John Harbison
Anthea Kreston, viola
John Harbison, viola
Ida Kavafian, viola
Steven Tenenbom, viola
Naxos 559243
1:12am
They Are There!
Charles Ives
Charles Ives, piano
CRI 810
1:15am
The Death of Klinghoffer: Choruses
John Adams
Orchestra of the Opera of Lyon
Kent Nagano, conductor
London Opera Chorus
Nonesuch 79549
1:58am
Clarinet Sonata
Aaron Copland
Victoria Soames, clarinet
Julius Drake, piano
ClarClassi 01
2:18am
Not A Dream?
Anat Fort
Anat Fort, piano
Perry Robinson, clarinet / ocarina
Ed Schuller, double-bass
Paul Motian, drums
ECM 1994
2:24am
"The Philosopher's Hand"
Terry Riley
Terry Riley, piano
Nonesuch 79639
2:29am
Dark Age Machinery
Marc Mellits
Dominic Frasca, guitar
Cantaloupe 21032
2:33am
Voci (Folk Songs II)
Luciano Berio
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Kim Kashkashian, viola
ECM 1735
3:05am
Antony and Cleopatra:'Give Me Some Music
Samuel Barber
Orchestra of St. Luke's
David Zinman, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Nonesuch 79458
3:15am
Trombone Concerto
Henri Tomasi
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone
BIS 568
3:32am
Double Quartet for Strings
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, conductor
Kerry McDermott and Daniel Reed, violins
Hae-Young Ham and Oscar Ravina, violins
Judith Nelson and Peter Kenote, violas
Valentin Hirsu and Nancy Donaruma, cellos
New World 372
3:53am
The Boy's Magic Horn: The Drummer Boy
Gustav Mahler / Uri Caine
Uri Caine Ensemble
Uri Caine, piano
Winter & Winter 910004
3:59am
Armide: Overture
Jean-Baptiste Lully
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
Accent 96122
4:01am
Common Tones in Simple Time
John Adams
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch 79144
4:23am
Symphony No. 4
Charles Ives
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Chandos 8397
4:56am
Good By Macedonia
Traditional Macedonian
Kocani Orkestar
Paolo Fresu, trumpet/bugle/effects
Antonello Salis, piano/accordion
7:00pm
"Nagoya Marimbas"
Steve Reich
Bob Becker, marimba
James Preiss, marimba
Nonesuch 79430
7:05pm
September
Jason Treuting
So Percussion
Cantaloupe 21039
7:11pm
"The Chairman Dances"
John Adams
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch 79171
7:25pm
Suite for Harp and Wind Quintet
Chou Wen-Chung
Speculum Musicae
Victoria Drake, harp
Albany 155
7:33pm
"Symphony on a Hymn Tune"
Virgil Thomson
Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Howard Hanson, conductor
Mercury 434310
7:55pm
"West Side Story": 'Tonight'
Leonard Bernstein
40 Cellists of the LSO, RPO, BBC, and Philharmonia
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Cala 104
8:09pm
"A Jubilant Song"
Norman Dello Joio
The American Boychoir
Andrew Litton, conductor
Patricia Petibon, soprano
Matthew Schwinghammer, piano
Virgin 45368
8:17pm
"Love Song Vanishing into Cricket Sounds," Op. 327
Alan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness, piano
Fortuna 17062
8:23pm
"Sounds From the Chen and Sui Dynasties"
Min Xiao-Fen
Min Xiao-Fen, pipa
Asphodel 0974
8:31pm
"Seven Sounds Unseen"
Robert Moran
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
Catalyst 61822
8:56pm
"Symphony in Three Movements"
Igor Stravinsky
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Philips 442583
9:17pm
"Folk Song Symphony"
Roy Harris
American Festival Orchestra
Vladimir Golschmann, conductor
American Festival Chorus
Vanguard 107
9:57pm
"Why, why are all the Muses mute?," Z343
Henry Purcell
Tragicomedia
Teldec 95068
10:23pm
The Hour-Glass
Irving Fine
Gregg Smith Singers
CRI 630
10:39pm
Greensleeves Suite
Richard Balcombe
40 Cellists of the LSO, RPO, BBC, and Philharmonia
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Cala 104
10:46pm
"O sacrum convivium"
Olivier Messiaen
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
Catalyst 61822
Ear to Ear
Ear to Ear takes innovative musicians off the New York stages and into the studio for relaxed, insightful conversation, as they share their personal recordings with host David Garland.
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The New Americans
WNYC announces The New Americans, an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists now residing in the United States.
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The Wordless Music Series
WNYC presents four one-hour specials that highlight the ground-breaking '07-'08 season of the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad.
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Music from the 92nd Street Y
Sara Fishko digs into the audio archives of the 92nd Street Y to bring us the greatest live performances from the stage of the Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.
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Concerts from the Frick Collection
For over sixty years, the series Concerts from The Frick Collection has delighted WNYC listeners with the finest in keyboard recitals, chamber groups, and early music ensembles.
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