WTJU Charlottesville Classical

01/15/2026

Please join me, William Neil, when I host A New Sound this Sunday, January 18th at 1PM ET on WJTU Charlottesville 91.1 FM online wtju.net. I will welcome guitarist and producer Robert Nathanson to talk about his latest release for Duo Sureño. The recording industry since the event of streaming and decline of CD sales has been dominated by the media conglomerates. The recordings of Independent artists have been crushed and cut out of fair revenue sharing. Rob will talk about his approach to producing concerts and recording of new works for guitar that defies the traditional role that has been imposed on recording artists.

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07/11/2025

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07/05/2025

New month, new theme. In July, we're honoring the legacy of Nadia Boulanger, who taught over 600 pupils -- including several who became the most important composers of the 20th Century.

06/13/2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto became a repertoire standard almost immediately after its premiere. So much so that it's overshadowed his two subsequent concertos.

Piano Concerto No 2 in G Major op 44by Peter Tchaikowski1. Allegro brillante molto vivace2. Andante non troppo3. Allegro von fuocoEmil Gilels, pianoUSSR Stat...

06/12/2025

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944): The Song of Love
Smyth refused to let gender hinder her career. This work was written in 1888. Tchaikovsky encouraged her, as did Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann. The eight-movement cantata is based on the Song of Songs. It received its performance debut in 2023.

The Alternative Canon project presents the world premiere of Ethel Smyths 'The Song of Love'.The Song of Love was written upson Smyth's return from Leipzig t...

06/11/2025

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Danse Macabre
Saint-Saëns was married and had two children. But his interest in young men never waned. And that part of his life never hindered his career or fame as a composer and organist.

Danse Macabre (first performed in 1875) is the name of opus 40 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.The composition is based upon a poem by Henri Cazalis, ...

06/10/2025

Adela Maddison (1862-1929): Piano Quintet
Maddison was a British composer and concert producer. Although married, she had an affair with Gabriel Faure, and later in life entered a long-term relationship with Martha Mundt. Most of her works were unpublished, and the majority of them are now considered lost.

The Fibonacci SequenceJack Liebeck (violin), Helen Paterson (violin), Louise Williams (viola), Benjamin Hughes (cello) & Kathron Sturrock (piano)