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 Minor, Op. 39: I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico | Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor |
| 12:45 | Joseph Canteloube | Chants d’Auvergne: Berceuse (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) | Sol Gabetta, cello, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor |
| 15:36 | Phillippe Verdelot | Ultimi miei sospiri | The King’s Singers, Anthony Rooley, conductor |
| 20:07 | Jules Massenet | La Vierge / Scene 4; The Assumption: The Last Sleep of the Virgin | The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Raymond Agoult, conductor |
| 25:11 | Fernando Sor | Duets, Op. 61: No. 1. Allegretto | Wilma van Berkel, Robert Kubica, guitars |
| 27:30 | Ralph Vaughan Williams | String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto | Maggini Quartet |
| 33:07 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No.1, Gloria in excelsis Deo | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor |
| 39:10 | Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: III. Andante | Cherubini Quartett |
| 46:37 | Ralph Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | Thomas Allen, baritone, Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, conductor |
Version 2 with regular (non-Christmas) ending:
Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Regular-non-Christmas-Edition.mp3
| 01:04 | Jean Sibelius | Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico | Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor |
| 12:45 | Joseph Canteloube | Chants d’Auvergne: Berceuse (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) | Sol Gabetta, cello, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor |
| 15:36 | Phillippe Verdelot | Ultimi miei sospiri | The King’s Singers, Anthony Rooley, conductor |
| 20:02 | Jules Massenet | La Vierge / Scene 4; The Assumption: The Last Sleep of the Virgin | The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Raymond Agoult, conductor |
| 12:27 | Fernando Sor | Duets, Op. 61: No. 1. Allegretto | Wilma van Berkel, Robert Kubica, guitars |
| 27:21 | Ralph Vaughan Williams | String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto | Maggini Quartet |
| 33:20 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No.1, Gloria in excelsis Deo | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor |
| 39:34 | Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: III. Andante | Cherubini Quartett |
| 46:44 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto | Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, conductor |
| 57:08 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude and Fugue in C (Well-Temered Clavier, Book 1, No. 1), BWV 846: Prelude | Friedrich Gulda, piano |