Jan Paderewski's "Polonia" Receives a Proper Performance

Is it possible to tell the history of a country in music? Jan Paderewski thought so.

Tim Snider 9/6/21 Tim Snider 9/6/21

October is French Opera Month

October is French Opera Month on the Sunday Opera Matinee, which airs at 2 P.M. Sundays throughout the year. We will celebrate the great body of 19th Century Romantic French opera during our broadcasts next month.

WTJU Radio 9/5/21 WTJU Radio 9/5/21

Classical Interviews – Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival

Ralph Graves 9/3/21 Ralph Graves 9/3/21

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 5

Summer is the time of music festivals, which is why the Classics a Day team opted to make it August's theme. The idea is to post performances from summer festivals, either past or present.

Ralph Graves 9/1/21 Ralph Graves 9/1/21

Upper Austrian David Trio Does Namesake Justice

I've heard David's symphonies and liked them very much. This music, though, seems more personal. And that made me enjoy it even more.

Ken Nail 9/1/21 Ken Nail 9/1/21

John Barry and the Sound of Bond

Check out The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour this Thursday at 9 AM and enjoy “Bond, James Bond - The Connery Years,” with John Barry’s music from iconic early James Bond films.

Ralph Graves 8/31/21 Ralph Graves 8/31/21

William Bland Piano Sonatas Anything But

Bland has a natural gift for melody. Some of the movements are heartbreakingly beautiful. These are true masterworks.

Ralph Graves 8/30/21 Ralph Graves 8/30/21

Telemann “Musicalisches Lob Gottes” leavened with Viol Fantasies

Moving between the cantatas and fantasias makes for an interesting program on paper. And one I found effective as a listener.

Ralph Graves 8/27/21 Ralph Graves 8/27/21

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 4, 2021

The idea is to post performances from summer festivals, either past or present. Some of these events have been going on for decades (if not centuries) so there's a lot to choose from.

We are grateful for the generosity of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and UVA Arts Council, supporting WTJU and CharlottesvilleClassical.org.