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Center Stage


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Watch Center Stage with Jared Bowen, and see what other fans of the program are saying.
Kids' Classical Hour

Imagination Nation: Who's Verdi?


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Ray Brown hosts a fun-filled hour, with a mini-bio of Giuseppe Verdi, music by Leonard Bernstein, and more!
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Oct. 13: Experiencing the Unexpected


By Cathy Fuller
Sometimes classical music can catch us with our guard down.
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Oct. 14: A New England Kind of Day


By Laura Carlo
What makes a New England autumn for you?
Kids' Classical Hour

Wacky Warner Wevue


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Join Ray Brown on Kids' Classical Hour for all the classical favorites from Bugs, Elmer, and the rest!
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Oct. 15: Of All the Things I’ve Lost....


By Laura Carlo
I lose things. Often. I put something down, someone gets my attention and pulls me away from my task, then...
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Oct. 15: A Request for Butterfly


By Ray Brown
You've got your choice of Puccini's masterpiece...
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Oct. 15: Mahler's Mahler


By Brian McCreath
A rare recording of the composer playing his own music.


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Oct. 16 & 17: The Man Who Invented Brunch


By James David Jacobs
It was in the last week of 1947 that violinist Louis Kaufman commandeered Carnegie Hall with a group of other freelance string players...
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Oct. 18: Rattle and the Magic of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker


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By Cathy Fuller
Sir Simon Rattle says that he wasn’t always a huge Tchaikovsky fan....


The Bach Hour

Isabelle Faust's Bach


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The German violinist performs J.S. Bach's Partita No. 3 for solo violin, and Sigiswald Kuijken conducts the Cantata No. 180, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (translation).
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Oct. 20: Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic


By Laura Carlo
The conductor gives a preview of the 2010-2011 season.
Live from Fraser

Chopin's Preludes with Ya-Fei Chuang


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Ya-Fei Chuang performs the complete Preludes by Frederic Chopin and two Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti.
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Oct. 20: Executioner's Goulash Anyone?


By Brian McCreath
The perfect meal to enjoy while listening to Czech music.
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Oct. 21: Classical, Beer, and a Chat


By Brian McCreath
Are there alternatives to how classical music concerts are presented?
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Oct. 24: Richards & Fowkes Organ at First Lutheran of Boston


By Brian McCreath
One of Boston's premiere organs has just been expanded.
The Bach Hour

Bach in the Back Bay


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Bach's music is performed by Boston legends past and present, and Ton Koopman conducts the Cantata No. 38 (translation).

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Oct. 22: Folk Tunes and Toons


By Ray Brown
Today's 4:00 request is from Kirk Companion of Acton for the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Big little things for starting your week....


By Cathy Fuller
First, because it’s Monday and the idea of joyfully propelling yourself through the thrilling chaos of life may not yet have occurred to you...
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Happy Halloween!


By Laura Carlo
When my child was a few weeks shy of his 2nd birthday I showed him  a beautifully-designed “Prince Charming” costume complete with beribboned jacket with gold buttons and epaulets...
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The Boston Chamber Music Society Plays Saint-Saëns


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One of Boston's premiere chamber ensembles performs Camille Saint-Saëns's darkly dramatic Piano Quartet, Op. 41.
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One More Swing Through Prague


By Brian McCreath
When music takes you there.
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Cathedrals In Music


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By Brian McCreath
Hear musical responses to great cathedrals, and watch Building The Great Cathedrals.
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Harpist Jessica Zhou


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The Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Harpist talks with 99.5 All Classical's Brian McCreath about her background and the challenges and joys of performing in a major orchestra, and she performs music by Renié, Liszt, and others.
Kids' Classical Hour

Dreams and Nightmares


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Join Ray Brown for dreamy music by Bach, scary music by Saint-Saëns, and a special appearance by Blue Man Group!
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The Art of Letter Writing


By Laura Carlo
Dear Listener, As someone in the “communications business” you’d think I’d be thrilled that we have so many ways to communicate over long distances today...
The Bach Hour

Rachel Podger's Soulful Bach


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The British violinist contrasts "cascading arpeggios" and a "soulful melody," and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performs the "St. Anne" Prelude and Fugue.
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Discovery Ensemble Plays Martinu and Beethoven


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Conductor Courtney Lewis leads the acclaimed Boston chamber orchestra in Martinu's dramatic Double Concerto and selections from Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, the "Eroica."
Kids' Classical Hour

Mozart's Magic Fantasy


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Ray Brown hosts a journey through The Magic Flute, with Prince Tamino, the Queen of the Night, Papageno, a dragon, and more!
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Bach's Code


By Ray Brown
How the composer wrote his signature into the music.
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Paderewski's 150th birthday and Bruno Walter, Week One


By James David Jacobs
Hear music for an unheralded anniversary on Saturday morning, and from a great conductor on Sunday.
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Two Little Huge Words


By Laura Carlo
We had such a great time Sunday afternoon...
Music News

Pianist George Li Wins Gilmore Young Artists Award


By Brian McCreath
A young, Boston-bred pianist wins one of the most significant prizes in music.
The Bach Hour

A Bach Cantata Double Header


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John Eliot Gardiner conducts Bach's Cantata No. 60, Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata No. 26, and the Ghielmi brothers of Milan tackle the Viola da Gamba Sonata in G.
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Listen To This


EVENT INFO
By Brian McCreath
Alex Ross, music critic for the New Yorker and author of The Rest is Noise, visits Cambridge this evening.
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Zacharias Visits 99.5


By Cathy Fuller
How can you get the most out of playing Haydn?  Ask pianist and conductor Christian Zacharias and he'll tell you...
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Gershwin, Harris, Haydn


By Ray Brown
Ray Brown has music from Gershwin, Roy Harris, and Haydn
Kids' Classical Hour

Farkle's Search


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John Lithgow hosts The Remarkable Farkle McBride, the story of a boy who searches for just the right instrument to play!
Live from Fraser

Znaider and Kreisler's Violin


By Cathy Fuller
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider visited 99.5 All Classical and brought along the instrument of a legendary artist.
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Rudolf Barshai, and Bruno Walter, Week Two


By James David Jacobs
Bruno Walter, like most conductors of his generation, was also a composer...
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Under the Radar


By Brian McCreath
A musician you've probably heard without knowing it.
Classical

The Real Twelfth Man: On The Field With Football's Oldest Marching Band


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Talking with the members of Washington Redskins Marching Band before Monday Night Football.
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A Robust Cup of Mozart


By Brian McCreath
The Boston Symphony Orchestra serves up a rich performance on its own label.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

All-Brahms with Kurt Masur


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The German conductor and the BSO perform the Symphony No. 3, and Nicholas Angelich is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 2.
Kids' Classical Hour

Once Upon A Time


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It's classical music and fairy tales, including "The Frog Prince," "Hansel and Gretel" and more!
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Extra Pledge Bonus: The Berlin Philharmonic!


By Brian McCreath
A hidden bonus with one of our thank you gifts.
The Bach Hour

Bach Through a British Lens


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Jonathan Plowright plays British transcriptions of Bach, John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 90, and Ton Koopman conducts the Cantata No. 116.
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National Adoption Day and the Pledge Drive


By James David Jacobs
Beethoven, the trials of childhood, and classical music.
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Buchbinder's Brahms


By Brian McCreath
The Austrian pianist takes on one of the monuments of the concerto repertoire.
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Flash Mob Hallelujah!


By Brian McCreath
The collision of George Frederick Handel and a shopping mall food court.
The Bach Hour

Catrin Finch's Goldbergs


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The Welsh harpist brings a new voice to Bach, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Cantata No. 61.
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A Concerto With Movie DNA


By Brian McCreath
Nikolaj Znaider joins the Vienna Philharmonic for Korngold's Violin Concerto, a piece built on film themes.
Kids' Classical Hour

The Nature of Music


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Join Ray Brown for a walk in nature through music by Dvorak, Smetana, MacDowell, and more!
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A New Pergolesi Stabat Mater


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By Cathy Fuller
"... the most perfect and most moving that has ever issued from the pen of any composer.”
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Simple Gifts


By Laura Carlo
I'm sorry to see November go.
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For St. Andrew's Day


By Brian McCreath
I suppose with a name like mine, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Scotland figures prominently in my background.
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Classical In The News


By Brian McCreath
Check out some recent NPR pieces about classical music.
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Concert for the Cure


JULIE SCOLNIK ON THE CONCERT
By Cathy Fuller
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Concert for the Cure:  Rhythms of Hope on Sunday, Dec. 5, at Jordan Hall in Boston.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

A Brace of Second Symphonies


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James Levine conducts the Second Symphonies by Harbison and Schumann, and violinist Nikolaj Znaider plays Mozart.
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Sunday Concert

Andrew Davis at the CSO


The British conductor leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music by Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Primosch.
Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
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An Unfinished Jewel


By Ray Brown
A request for Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, with a hint of what might have been.
Today at 4pm on 99.5 All Classical
Kids' Classical Hour

All in the Family


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Join Ray Brown for music from members of great classical music families--including composers like the Mozarts, the Bachs, and more!
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Requiems, Anniversaries, and Controversies


By James David Jacobs
Sifting the truth to find the music.
The Bach Hour

Two Sides of Bach


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The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin plays music for a Friday night out, and Bach Collegium Japan performs a work for Sunday morning, the Cantata No. 62, for Advent (translation).
On-demand at Classical New England

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Holiday Lights


By Laura Carlo
Light is so important to the holidays for Jews and Christians alike, and even for those who celebrate Winter Solstice.
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"My Nine Lives," Violin$, Alisa Weilerstein, and Who's Afraid of Modern Music?


By Brian McCreath
Leon Fleisher talks with Diane Rehm, Alex Ross sounds off on modern music, and how much would you pay for a violin?
Live from Fraser

Boston Chamber Music Society's Brahms


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BCMS performs Prokofiev's Sonata for Solo Violin and Brahms's Horn Trio in E-flat, with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller
The Bach Hour

Simone Dinnerstein's Bach


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The pianist performs the French Suite No. 5, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 36 (translation).
Holidays

WGBH's Sounds Of The Season


WGBH fills your stocking full of musical treats on television and radio. From the Boston Pops to Handel's Messiah, WGBH is filling its schedule with sounds for the season.
The Bach Hour

Best Bach of 2010


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99.5 All Classical host Brian McCreath picks five great recordings of Bach's music from the last year.
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Music for Food for Music


INFO ON MUSIC FOR FOOD, FRIDAY MAR. 11
By Cathy Fuller
One of Boston's renowned musicians organizes performances to benefit those in need.
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Faure on Glorious Vinyl


By Ray Brown
A request for Pie Jesu with Kathleen Battle, and more.
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A Birthday of Two Mavericks


By James David Jacobs
Two important composers share a birthday of December 11.
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Thomas Hampson and Mahler's Wunderhorn


By Brian McCreath
One of today's great Mahler interpreters performs some of the composer's most personal music.

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