Enjoy a mid-afternoon refresh/recharge as Classical Coffee Break explores some of the main thoroughfares and less-travelled byways of the world of classical music.
Classical Coffee Break is hosted by Dwayne Jennings and airs on CKMS-FM on Thursdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm with a #Replay on Saturdays from 10:00am to 11:00am.
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Classical Coffee Break Episode 40 – 01.01.26 My final Classical Coffee Break show. Thanks all, who gave it a listen, and thanks to the volunteer team here at CKMS for your support. All the very best for a great 2026! Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-40-01.01.26.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:52 Max Richter Mercy Hilary Hahn, violin, Cory Smythe, piano 06:12 Giovanni Battista … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 40 – 01.01.26
Classical Coffee Break Episode 39 – 12.25.25 Two versions for Episode 39, a one-off version with a special piece at the end for Christmas Day, and a version with a different ending for repeats during other times of the year (see further down the page). Version 1 with Christmas ending: Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Christmas-Edition-12.25.25.mp3 01:04 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 39 – 12.25.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 38 – 12.18.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-38-12.18.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:52 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets in C Major, RV 560: II. Largo The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor 03:13 Gaetano Donizetti L’elisir d’amore ? Act II: Una furtiva lagrima (Adapt. for Cello and Orchestra) Camille Thomas, cello, Brussels Philharmonic, Mathieu Herzog, … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 38 – 12.18.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 37 – 12.11.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-37-12.11.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:25 Franz Schubert Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante un poco mosso Augustin Dumay, violin, Frederic Lodeon, cello, Jean-Philippe Collard, piano 11:27 Jacques Arcadelt Il bianco e dolce cigno (The White and Sweet Swan) The King’s Singers 13:26 Roman Hoffstetter … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 37 – 12.11.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 36 – 12.04.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-36-12.04.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:17 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K.550: I. Molto allegro Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor 08:58 Frederic Chopin Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo Jacqueline du Pre, cello, Daniel Barenboim, piano 12:59 Anonymous … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 36 – 12.04.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 35 – 11.27.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-35-11.27.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412: I. Allegro Milos Stevove, French Horn, Capella Istropolitana, Josef Kopelman, conductor 06:05 Bernat Vivancos Vocal Ice: II. Calme, tendre Hera Hyesang Park, soprano, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice, Jochen Rieder, conductor 11:56 Franz … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 35 – 11.27.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 34 – 11.20.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-34-11.20.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K385 “Haffner”: 3. Menuetto Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor 04:50 Johann Sebastian Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No. 1 Gloria in excelsis Deo Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor 10:59 … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 34 – 11.20.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 33 – 11.13.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-33-11.13.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 03:20 Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio Hilary Hahn, violin, Academy of St. Martins in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor 12:54 Claude Debussy Nuit d’etoiles, CD2, L. 4 Natalie Dessay, soprano, Philippe Cassard, piano 16:02 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Two … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 33 – 11.13.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 32 – 11.06.25 Download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-32-11.06.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 04:18 Johann Wilhelm Hertel Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Vivace Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet, The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor 08:43 Louis Spohr Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 57: II. Adagio Jon Manasse, clarinet, Seattle Symphony 15:34 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Osculeter Me … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 32 – 11.06.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 31 – 10.30.25 Download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/V2-Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-31-10.30.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 02:01 Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 (A Pastoral Symphony) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Margaret Price, soprano, Sir Adrian Bolt, conductor 12:06 Johannes Brahms 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major Stephen Kovacevich, piano 14:16 Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 31 – 10.30.25
