On Demand
A guide for music played on WNYC FM
12:00am
Aliens invade from Jupiter
Improvisation
Tangerine Awkestra
Katie Down, conductor
Mulatta 001
12:04am
Anacreon
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor
Rene Schirrer, baritone
Agnes Mellon, soprano
Jill Feldman, soprano
Dominique Visse, countertenor
Michel Laplenie, tenor
Harmonia Mundi 1901090
12:52am
Ecuatorial
Edgard Varese
The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
Arthur Weisberg, conductor
Thomas Paul, bass
Nonesuch 71269
1:05am
Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, "Song of the Night"
Gustav Mahler
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 60564
2:25am
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ
Steve Reich
Members of the Steve Reich Ensemble
Steve Reich, conductor
Nonesuch 79220
2:43am
Violin Sonata in G, Op. 96
Ludwig van Beethoven
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Glenn Gould, piano
CBS/Sony 54688
3:07am
Grohg
Aaron Copland
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor
Argo 443 203-2
3:38am
Shamansong (1991, rev. 1998)
Joan La Barbara
Joan La Barbara, soprano
Polly Tapia Ferber, hand drums
Erika Duke Kirkpatrick, cello
Kristina Melcher, gender
New World Records 80545
4:03am
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67, "...songs are sung"
Henryk Gorecki
Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch 104380
4:54am
O lucidissima
Hildegard von Bingen
Tapestry
Telarc 80456
7:00pm
"Cutty Wren"
Traditional
Ian & Sylvia, folk duo
Vanguard 196-99
7:03pm
"The Passion of St. Thomas More": Act I, scene ii
Garrett Fisher
Anna Vinten-Johansen, soprano
Taina Karr, English horn
Sven Aberg, guitar
Garrett Fisher, Indian harmonium
Goran Mansson, percussion
BIS 1158
7:11pm
"La marseillaise"
Igor Stravinsky
Mark Peskanov, violin
KOCH International 7438
7:12pm
Echoes of France (Lamarsellaise)
Django Reinhardt
Quintet of the Hot Club of France
Django Reinhardt, guitar
Dreyfus 4YMLJ
7:16pm
Liberty Song
Traditional
Sherrill Milnes, baritone
Jon Spong, harpsichord
New World Records 80276
7:21pm
Al Jardin de la Republica
Mercedes Sosa
Universal 1045274
7:23pm
ĦEl Pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!
Quilapayun (Live)
New Albion 063
7:26pm
"The People United Will Never Be Defeated": Selections
Frederic Rzewski
Stephen Drury, piano
New Albion 063
7:36pm
"Nabucco": 'Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate'
Giuseppe Verdi
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Angel/EMI 64356
7:41pm
"X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X": 'Where are we now, brothers'
Anthony Davis
Orchestra of St. Luke's
William Henry Curry, conductor
Eugene Perry, baritone
and Ensemble
Gramavision 79470
7:52pm
"The Cradle Will Rock": 'Joe Worker'
Marc Blitzstein
Studio Orchestra
Audra McDonald, soprano
RCA 63577
7:54pm
"Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution," Op. 74: 'The Constitution'
Sergei Prokofiev
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Mark Elder, conductor
BBC Symphony Chorus
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Oleg Mirochnikov, speaker
BBC 50
8:08pm
"Judas Maccabeus," HWV 63: 'Father of Heaven'
George Frederick Handel
English Chamber Orchestra
Johannes Somary, conductor
Helen Watts, alto
Vanguard 4071
8:15pm
Recercar "Bonny Sweet Robin"
Thomas Simpson
Musica Dolce Ensemble
Clas Pehrsson, conductor
BIS 305
8:20pm
"Robin is to the Green Wood gone"
Traditional
Les Witches
Dorian 93182
8:23pm
Reverie and Caprice, Op. 8
Hector Berlioz
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Guillermo Figueroa, violin
Deutsche Grammophon 431680
8:33pm
"William Byrd" Suite
Gordon Jacob
Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Frederick Fennell, conductor
KOSEI 3563
8:51pm
"Nocturnal after John Dowland," Op. 70
Benjamin Britten
Julian Bream, guitar
Angel/EMI 54901
9:11pm
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49/2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Aldo Ciccolini, piano
Bongiovanni 5581
9:20pm
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18
Johannes Brahms
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Benny Kim, violin
Masao Kawasaki, viola
Ryo Sasaki, viola
Mats Lidstrom, cello
Eric Kim, cello
Angel/EMI 56481
9:58pm
String Quartet No. 1, "American Dreams"
Peter Schickele
Audubon Quartet
Centaur 2505
10:25pm
Variations
David Schober
Eighth Blackbird
Cedille 67
10:35pm
"Soledad"
Astor Piazzolla
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Pablo Ziegler, piano
RCA 63233
10:44pm
"Buenos Aires" Suite (Selections)
Pablo Ziegler
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Pablo Ziegler, piano
RCA 63233
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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