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Amazing Grace


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Host Anthony Trecek-King surveys the cultural and emotional power of a beloved hymn tune that has transcended its roots.

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HISTORY AND MUSIC

Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance


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Murry Sidlin conducts Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem to honor Jews who performed it at the Czech concentration camp, Terezin, in 1943 and '44.
WGBH HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Love is Better than Wine, with the Tallis Scholars


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The legendary British vocal ensemble sings a program of British and French music from the Renaissance, in concert at St. Paul Church in Cambridge, Mass.

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Classical Music with James David Jacobs

Handel's Saul, with The Sixteen


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For the Jewish New Year, hear a new recording of Handel's Saul, a work that marked a creative re-birth for the composer, with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen.

Tonight at 10pm on Classical New England
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Tanglewood Season Finale


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The BSO premieres John Harbison's Koussevitzky Said:, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, ending the Tanglewood season with the "Ode to Joy!"

Today at 2pm on Classical New England
The Bach Hour

A Concerto for Bach's Friday Nights


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Thomas Hengelbrock leads a concerto for three violins, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata No. 178 (translation).

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The Bach Hour

Avi Avital's Bach


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The mandolin virtuoso brings a unique perspective to Bach's music, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts two motets.

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The Bach Hour

Ton Koopman and Bach's Journey


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The Dutch conductor leads Amsterdam Baroque in Bach's Cantata No. 177, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (translation).

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The Bach Hour

Brazilian Flair in a French Suite


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The Brasil Guitar Duo performs in concert at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 166 (translation).

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky and Beethoven with Haitink


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The BSO season culminates with Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the "Ode to Joy," with conductor Bernard Haitink.

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Drive Time Live

Boston Children's Chorus


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The Boston Children's Chorus sings music by Parry, Britten, Tippett, and more, with conductor Simon Halsey.
Drive Time Live

The Cornell Glee Club


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Scott Tucker leads the young men of the Cornell University Glee Club in WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio, with host Cathy Fuller and a studio audience.
CNE Journal

The Passion, Ancient and Modern


By Brian McCreath
The Handel and Haydn Society and Boston Modern Orchestra Project explore the story of the Passion through both the greatest of composers and the music of our time.
The Bach Hour

Harry Christophers on the St. Matthew Passion


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The Artistic Director of Boston's Handel and Haydn Society talks with host Brian McCreath about the pinnacle of Bach's sacred music (translation).
The Bach Hour

Lara St. John and Marie-Pierre Langlamet


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The violinist and harpist bring new colors to Bach's Violin Sonata No. 1, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 150 (translation)
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The Bach Hour

Albrecht Mayer Creates a New Bach Concerto


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The Principal Oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic finds solo music in a Bach cantata, and Philippe Herreweghe directs the Cantata No. 127 (translation).

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Classical Concerts

The Game of Love


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Boston Camerata performs medieval music of courtly love in concert.
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The Bach Hour

A Modern Transcription for an Ancient Instrument


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Recorder soloist Erik Bosgraaf performs a concerto by Bach, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 144 (translation).
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CNE Journal

Messiah In Our Time


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By Brian McCreath
How did a two-and-a-half century-old piece of music written for Lent become an iconic Christmas tradition of our time?
The Bach Hour

Mark Padmore Sings Bach


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The British tenor navigates the dramatic emotional terrain of Bach's music in the Cantata No. 114 (translation) with conductor John Eliot Gardiner.
The Bach Hour

Helen Callus's Bach on Viola


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The British violist performs the Cello Suite No. 1, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 161 (translation).
The Bach Hour

Ryan Turner On Cantata No. 12


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The Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music joins Brian McCreath for one of Bach's most gripping works, the Cantata No. 12 (translation), and a preview of the upcoming season.
The Bach Hour

From Fear To Confidence In The Cantata 105


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Amsterdam Baroque and conductor Ton Koopman perform the Cantata No. 105 (translation), and Alison Balsom plays a concerto for trumpet.

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Live from Fraser

The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford


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With a history that stretches back to 1526, the British choir performs music by Tallis, Stanford, Rutter, and more.

The Bach Hour

The Mass in B Minor


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David Hoose, Music Director of the Cantata Singers, joins Brian McCreath for one of Bach's greatest masterpieces.

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99.5 Host Notes

Nadia Boulanger


By James David Jacobs
For Women's History Month, an in-depth look at one of the most important musicians of the last century.
The Bach Hour

Glenn Gould's State of Wonder


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The legendary pianist performs Bach's Goldberg Variations, and Marcus Creed conducts the motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (translation).
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The Bach Hour

Mouths Full of Laughter


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John Eliot Gardiner conducts a joyful cantata for Christmas.
In Performance

An American Christmas


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Boston Camerata explores two centuries of traditions for the season, recorded in concert earlier this month at Old West Church in Boston.
Live from Fraser

A Portuguese Renaissance Christmas


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Exsultemus sings seasonal music by Esteves, Correa, Fernandes, and more, with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller.
Classical Concerts

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols


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Hear the legendary Choir of King's College live on Christmas Eve morning.

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The Most Ridiculous Gigs in the History of Music, MacDowell, and Janacek


By James David Jacobs
For a couple of years I played cello and recorder on top of a display case in a Nordstrom's in Walnut Creek, California.
Holidays

Celebrate The Season With Christmas At Concordia


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WGBH celebrates the season this annual concert from Concordia College, combining the pageantry of opera, the grandeur of choral orchestral masterworks, and the intimacy of delicate solos and duets. Premieres Monday, Dec 13 at 9pm on WGBH 2.
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

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).
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Requiems, Anniversaries, and Controversies


By James David Jacobs
Sifting the truth to find the music.
99.5 Host Notes

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.”
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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99.5 Host Notes

Flash Mob Hallelujah!


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

Bach's Reformation Monument


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John Eliot Gardiner conducts a piece as magnificent and everlasting as the ancient church in which it was performed.
The Bach Hour

Thomas Quasthoff Sings Bach


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The German bass-baritone sings the Cantata No. 56 (translation), and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra performs William Walton's suite from The Wise Virgins.

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