Recent Episodes
Jan. 19, 2026
Stormy Weather
Representing the weather with music is probably an ancient practice. In our earliest superstitions the percussive blasts of thunder would probably have been mimicked to either flatter or placate the spirit world. And perhaps ...
Jan. 10, 2026
Sunday Night Special 6… Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D minor
The name comes from the night of the week when for some of us, the demon of insomnia hits the hardest… and because my preferred antidote is getting lost in some music. Of course this series is for everyone… but it is perhaps ...
Jan. 8, 2026
Antonio Salieri – An Injustice Redressed
Antonio Salieri was born near Verona in 1750 but lived most of his life in Vienna. And in the 1780s he was possibly the most successful composer in Europe… writing the music for over forty operas. Later in life he taught Schu...
Dec. 31, 2025
Sunrise (Music for The New Year)
Classical Music for New Years Eve seems to be dominated by nineteenth century Viennese waltzes and eighteenth century music for fireworks. All nice stuff but I wasn’t after something for New Years Eve. I wanted music for New ...