This afternoon on The Classical Network, we’ll remember Barry Tuckwell. Tuckwell, one of the greatest hornists of his generation, died yesterday at the age of 88. He was one-time principal horn of the London Symphony Orchestra, who splintered off to record widely as a soloist.

We’ll begin the 4:00 hour today, with some samples of his artistry (Telemann, Knussen and Strauss). Then we’ll observe the anniversaries of the birthdays of Wilhelm Kienzl, François-Joseph Gossec, Ulysses Kay, and Afro-Cuban violinist José Silvestre White y Lafitte.

At 6:00, it’s an hour of dystopian visions on “Picture Perfect,” music for the movies, including selections from “Fahrenheit 451” (Bernard Herrmann), “WALL-E” (Thomas Newman), “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” (John Williams), and “Metropolis” (Gottfried Huppertz).

That should be enough to wet your whistle. Music is our valve, as we celebrate Tuckwell and company, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST time, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.