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 starting 6 March 2025.
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Classical Coffee Break Episode 11 – 05.15.25 Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending – New Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugh Bean, violin, Sir Adrian Boult, conductor Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30/Act II: Dance of the Furies – Daniel Hope, violin, Zurich Chamber Orchestra Henryk Gorecki, Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo, Tranquillissimo – Dawn Upshaw, soprano, London Sinfonietta, … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 11 – 05.15.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 10 – 05.08.25 Or download file : https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-10-05.08.25.mp3 Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor “From the New World, Op. 95, B. 178: II. Largo – Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser Arcangelo Corelli, Concerto No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto”: V. Allegro – Capella Istropolitana Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento No. 2 in … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 10 – 05.08.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 9 – 05.01.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-9-05.01.25.mp3 Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring – Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor Traditional, Simple Gifts – Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Alison Krauss, vocal Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: Allegro molto appassionato – Hilary Hahn, violin, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor Paul Hindemith, Trauermusik: IV. Choral (Arr. … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 9 – 05.01.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 8, 04.24.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-8-04.24.25.mp3 Gabriel Faure (Arr. for cello & piano by P. Gouin), Three Romances sans paroles, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major – Jesper Svedberg, cello, Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano Claudio Monteverdi (Arr. for soprano and chamber ensemble by Wolfgagng Renz), Lamento della Ninfa, SV 163: Amor, Amor – Regula Muhlemann, vocals, CHAARTS … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 8, 04.24.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 7, 04.17.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-7-04.17.25.mp3 Ralph Vaughan Williams, Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, conductor Gabriel Faure, Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1 – Anastasia Kobekina, cello, Azul Lima, Lute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro – Arthur Grumiaux, violin, Walter Klien, piano … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 7, 04.17.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 6, 04.10.25 Or download file : https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-6-04.10.25.mp3 Ralph Vaughan Williams, 6 Studies in English Folksong (Verson for Cello & Piano): No. 5, Andante tranquillo “The Lady and the Dragon” – Gerald Peregrine, cello, Antony Ingham, piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4: III. Versus II, Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt – Oxford Bach Soloists, … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 6, 04.10.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 5 – 04.03.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-5-04.03.25.mp3 Traditional, Suo Gan – Ambrosian Junior Choir, John Williams Franz Schubert, Die Nacht, D. deest (Arr. Lechner/Marquez for cello & guitar) – Anja Lechner, cello, Pablo Marquez, guitar Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: 2. Rondeau, Severino Gazzelloni, flute, I Musici Orchestra Fanny Mendelssohn, Schwanenlied … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 5 – 04.03.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 4, 03.27.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-4-03.27.25.mp3 Max Richter, The Poetry of Earth – Max Richter Fritz Kreisler (Arr. Fougeray for violin and guitar), Caprice viennois, Op. 2: II. Andante con moto – Maria Duenas, violin, Raphael Feuillatre, guitar Leonardo Leo, Concerto for Violencello and Orchestra in D Major: v. Fuga – Sol Gabetta, cello, Andres Gabetta, violin, … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 4, 03.27.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 3, 03.20.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-3-03.20.25.mp3 Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: 1. Prelude – Raphael Feuillatre, guitar Jean Sibelius, Symphony #5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto – City of Birmingham Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, conductor Camille Saint-Saens, Samson & Delila, Op. 47: Softly Awakes … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 3, 03.20.25
Classical Coffee Break Episode 2, 03.13.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-2-03.13.25.mp3 Olivia Belli (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars), Prelude – Alexandra Whittingham, Plinio Fernandes, guitars Valentin Silvestrov, Prayer for the Ukraine – Raphaela Gromes, cello, Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor Morten Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium – Chamber Choir of Europe Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto, Op. 14: II. Andante – Hilary … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 2, 03.13.25
Fabulous Dwayne! Finally caught your show today. What a great list of tunes. I need a Spotify playlist of these!
Thank you Carol, I’m really glad you liked it!
Great first show!
Thanks Bob, and thanks for your help to get it off the ground!