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Ozawa Conducts Bach On The Bach Hour, Seiji Ozawa leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Hideo Saito's riveting arrangement of the Chaconne from the composer's Violin Partita No. 2.

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, hear Seiji Ozawa lead the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Hideo Saito's riveting arrangement of the Chaconne from Bach's Violin Partita No. 2. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4sqYd7G

Blomstedt Conducts an All-Brahms Program with the BSO Nonagenarian Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt returns to Symphony Hall to lead an All-Brahms program, including "Nänie" and "Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)" with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, a...

Saturday at 8pm, nonagenarian conductor Herbert Blomstedt returns to Symphony Hall to lead the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in an All-Brahms program, including his "Nänie," "Schicksalslied," and Fourth Symphony.

Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/402ikNB

Introducing... the CRB Dream Stream! Perfect for winding down and clearing your head before you drift off.

Enjoy calming choral performances, soothing piano works, and velvety nocturnes, with host David O’Leary. Listen now in the CRB app.

Instant Replay: 082 From new sounds for old faves, to singing out of a funk, take a listen to this month's Instant Replay.

From new sounds for old faves, to singing out of a funk, take a listen to this month's Instant Replay: https://bit.ly/4b00uzO

Bach's Goldbergs in Brass On The Bach Hour, Canadian Brass applies their burnished brilliance to the composer's "Goldberg Variations," and John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Choir in "Jesu, Meine Freude."

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Canadian Brass applies their burnished brilliance to Bach's "Goldberg Variations."

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aOtaLW

Hey, Boston! This Sunday is Music at the Museum Day. From 10am -2pm on the second floor, CRB Classical will be hosting music listening sessions. Then at 1:30pm in KidStage, join us for a Concert for Very Young People with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

This Sunday is "Music at the Museum Day" at the Boston Children's Museum! Come visit us on the second floor from 10am-2pm to listen to some of our favorite music 🤗

Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/3MJ5KQf

The Danish String Quartet, with Vivo Performing Arts On WCRB In Concert with Vivo Performing Arts, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and traditional Nordic folk tunes.

Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with @vivoperformingarts.bsky.social, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and a series of traditional, and original, Nordic folk tunes!

Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3ZTo2kQ

Another fortuitous @crbclassical.bsky.social programming choice for my teen passenger on an afternoon drive this afternoon: John Adams’s “Short Ride in a Fast Machine”! 👏👏👏👏

Be careful on the accelerator with that one!

Adès Conducts Music of the Natural World, with Hadelich Thomas Adès leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in music inspired by the natural world: Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony, Adès’ "Aquifer", and his violin concerto "Concentric Paths," featuring BSO Arti...

Saturday at 8pm, @thomasades.bsky.social leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony, Adès’ "Aquifer," and his violin concerto "Concentric Paths," starring Augustin Hadelich!

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A WCRB SUNDAY

CRB Classical 99.5 Great classical music for Boston and beyond.

The wind is blowing, the snow is falling... and the music keeps on playing! Shoveling tunes, soundtracks for hot beverages, music to hunker down with... all here: classical.org

Enjoy your sunshine...🥶

CRB Classical 99.5 Great classical music for Boston and beyond.

We're aware of a problem with third-party streaming services (iHeart, TuneIn, and Alexa) playing the Bach Channel instead of the WCRB livestream, and are working on a fix. Our mobile app and streams on classical.org are functioning normally. Thank you for your patience!

Happy Friday! Our livestream seem to have taken off for the weekend a little early, and the Bach Channel has taken over in some cases. We're looking into it, and hope to have everything back to normal soon. Thanks for your patience, and in the meantime... um, enjoy the Bach? 😅

80s Mixtape, with the Rasa String Quartet at the BPL GBH Music welcomes the Rasa String Quartet to the Boston Public Library for a free show, hosted by CRB Classical 99.5 midday host Edyn-Mae Stevenson. Enjoy a “mixtape” of the greatest hits from the 19...

Will we see you at the BPL in Copley Square this evening?! Come hear the Rasa Quartet's '80s Mixtape live at the Newsfeed Cafe! https://www.wgbh.org/events/80s-mixtape-with-the-rasa-string-quartet-at-the-bpl

Dinnerstein on Bach's Inventions On The Bach Hour, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into the composer's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating.

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into Bach's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4qwLPBX

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the BSO and Bruckner’s “Romantic” Salonen leads the Boston Symphony in his own Horn Concerto, with soloist Stefan Dohr, a piece inspired by Bruckner’s soaring Symphony No. 4, the “Romantic” Symphony.

Saturday at 8pm, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in his own Horn Concerto with soloist Stefan Dohr, and Bruckner’s soaring Symphony No. 4: the “Romantic."

Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qu8pLa

A Rich Tapestry in Bach's Art of the Fugue On The Bach Hour, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to the composer's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 181, confronting "light-minded, frivolous spirits."

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to Bach's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint. Listen here:

Instant Replay: 081 New year, new jams — and some old favorites — in this month's Instant Replay.

Looking for new music? Check out these newer jams — and some old favorites — in our latest Instant Replay. . https://bit.ly/4aA7rbD

Anna Handler Leads the BSO in Mozart and Tchaikovsky BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the orchestra in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, with Concertmaster Nathan Cole and Principal Viola Steven Ansell as soloists, as well as Gabriella Smith’s "B...

Saturday at 8pm, BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with soloists Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell, followed by Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" Suite.

Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/45MitYI

What "Bridgerton" Gets Wrong -- And Right -- About Classical Music The pop-classical soundtrack to Netflix's hit series "Bridgerton" isn't historically accurate, but that's the whole point.

Who else is still processing the first four episodes of #Bridgerton season 4?? 🥲

While we EAGERLY await the rest of the season, enjoy Edyn-Mae Stevenson's deep dive on the show's iconic music: https://bit.ly/4akizbA

Rysanov and Cultural Cross-Currents in Bach On The Bach Hour, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of the composer's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life.

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life. Listen here:

Remember "Choose Your Own Adventure," the children's book series that puts you, the reader, in the driver's seat? Embark on a journey of your own making... through music!

🔗 https://bit.ly/4arSDMb

Schubert and Coleridge-Taylor, with Radius Ensemble On WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# mino...

Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# minor.

Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qOpZuD

Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social

"A Nexus of Landscape and Musical Art": Tanglewood 2026 Works by Tchaikovsky, Yo-Yo Ma's "We the People," dance collaborations, and more are a few of the many highlights at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2026.

The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here!

Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF

Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass,” with Wilkins and the BSO BSO Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of Good News Mass, a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon, and David Lang’s poor hymnal, featuring The Crossing.

Saturday at 8pm, @bostonsymphony.bsky.social Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of "Good News Mass," a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon.

Before that, hear The Crossing perform David Lang’s "poor hymnal."

Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sUKyqy

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