WQXR

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WQXR is New York City’s only all-classical music station, immersing listeners in the city’s rich musical life on-air at 105.9FM, online at WQXR.org, and in person through live events and performances. WQXR presents new and landmark classical recordings, as well as live concerts from New York City’s concert halls and performance venues, and broadcasts essential destination programs including Carnegie Hall Live, Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcasts, New York Philharmonic This Week, New York in Concert, This Week with Yannick, and the Young Artists Showcase. WQXR also produces podcasts that reach new audiences for the artform: Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, The NY Phil Story: Made in New York, The Open Ears Project, Helga, and—in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera—the critically acclaimed opera podcast, Aria Code. As a public radio station, WQXR is supported through the generosity of its members, donors, and sponsors, making classical music relevant, accessible, and inspiring for all.

Series


Latest Pieces

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In this episode For the Record Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Bird Cages, Credit: Thomas Quine
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian put "a little more mascara on" to go behind the scenes of the original cast recording of La Cage ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
Caption: Avery Fisher Hall, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of a legendary Broadway event and the creation of its exalted recording.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
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PROGRAM #10 of Concerts from the Frick Collection features the renowned British pianist, Imogen Cooper. Cooper performs works by 19th Century comp...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2016
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 7
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“The Minetti Quartet is a musical sensation from Austria,” wrote Der Tagesspiegel following the Minetti Quartet’s début in the Berlin Philharmonie ...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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When award-winning keyboardist Andreas Staier put together a recital of his all-time favorite harpsichord pieces of the 17th Century, he found the ...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This concert from the Frick Collection features the New York debut of cellist Nicholas Altstaedt. He performs a program of Debussy, Boulanger and ...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Based in Belgium, the Flanders Recorder Quartet returns to the Frick for its first concert in over a decade. Performing together for nearly 30 yea...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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The Brussels based Quatuor Danel made their New York debut at the Frick Collection in New York this season. They are known across Europe and Asia ...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 9
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In their New York debut, piano duo Cassard & Pescia perform a recital recorded live in the intimate music room at the Frick Collection.

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9