Beware! Christmas is right around the corner.
Ready or not, here it comes, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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Christmas Music Countdown on Classical Network
Well, that escalated quickly!
It seemed like I had all of this Advent left, and now we’re down to two days.
The way the holiday falls this year, this afternoon will be my final air shift before Christmas. I hope you’ll join me for a sleigh full of wintry pastimes, a feast of carols, and a crèche-load of Christmas cantatas – all in all, the perfect mix to accompany your last-minute yuletide frenzy.
No need to shake the box. You know the gift is music, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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Beethoven’s Birthday on The Classical Network
BEETHOVEN BIRTHDAY BASH
The climax of WWFM – The Classical Network’s symphony marathon is upon us!
NOW PLAYING: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 “Choral” (Leontyne Price, soprano; Maureen Forrester, contralto; David Poleri, tenor; Giorgio Tozzi, bass; Boston Symphony Orchestra; New England Conservatory Chorus/Charles Munch)
Mighty, urgent, thrilling and beautiful, this 1958 performance is a fitting capstone to our day-long celebration of Beethoven. If you have been stirred in any way by the music you’ve enjoyed in honor of music’s greatest master, we hope that you will consider supporting it.
We have come your way with limited interruptions, presenting all the music complete, both out of respect for the composer and out of respect for you, the listener. Let us know you appreciate it, by making future no-pain fundraisers like this one possible.
Call us at 1-888-232-1212, or make a donation online at wwfm.org.
Remember, the celebration will continue with David Dubal and Jed Distler, and two hours of Beethoven’s piano music, tonight at 8:00 EST.
Thank you for this wonderful day of music, and thank you for supporting The Classical Network!
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Beethoven Week on The Classical Network
When Inon Barnatan joins the Princeton Symphony Orchestra tonight at 8:00, for a special radio broadcast of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5, it will commence The Classical Network’s annual celebration of this King of Composers.
December 16 marks the anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, in 1770. So as not to leave any concertos on the vine, Carl Hemmingsen and I will do what we can tomorrow, from about 3 to 6 p.m., to work through most of the remaining works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra.
Then on Monday, Beethoven’s actual natal day, we will hear all of the symphonies, in sequence, including a knockout performance of the Symphony No. 9.
All this will come your way with limited interruptions this year. No breaking in between movements or playing highlights from the major works – pure, unadulterated Beethoven, as the composer intended.
Of course, we hope that you will be moved to support it. We’ll be reminding you of our phone number in between the symphonies on Monday, hoping to take your calls. But you can also support us anytime by donating at our website, wwfm.org. You’ll find a nice array of incentives there when you head over to contribute.
In this season of giving, make a gift for “Ludwig van.” Beethoven is the beating heart of WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org. Thank you for your help in keeping great music on the air!
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Thanksgiving Music Feast on The Classical Network
In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation designating that November 26 be observed as a public day of thanksgiving. This marked the first national celebration of a holiday that has become commonplace in America’s households.
I hope you’ll join me this afternoon on The Classical Network. On this, the anniversary of Washington’s Thanksgiving, though this year’s celebration is still two days away, you’ll find me greedily reaching for a drumstick. And a reed. And some rosin. That’s right, it will be a feast of American music, so make sure you save a little room after lunch.
I’ll be setting the table with, among others, “American Dances” by David Amram, the String Quartet No. 1 “American Dreams” by Peter Schickele, “Fanfare on Amazing Grace” by Adolphus Hailstork, “Harvest” by Morton Gould, “Shaker Loops” by John Adams,” “The Acadian Land” by Romeo Cascarino, the Violin Sonata No. 2 by Charles Ives, and the Symphony No. 60 “To the Appalachian Mountains” by Alan Hovhaness.
First, on today’s Noontime Concert, we’ll give thanks for a musical friendship that yielded much beauty. Clarinetist Yoonah Kim and pianist Kevin Ahfat will present a recital of works by the Schumanns and Johannes Brahms. On the program will be Brahms’ Clarinet Sonata No. 2, an arrangement of Clara Schumann’s Three Romances for Violin and Piano, and six of her songs. The concert took place last month at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall in New York City.
So put your hands together. We’ll make a meal of great music, from 12 to 4 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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