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The Air This Week

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February 26, 2008

Throughout the week Midnight-5 a.m. Jazz with Bob Parlocha (Mon.-Thu.) (WGBH: 89.7, wgbh.org) . . . 5 a.m.-1 p.m. Jazz Spectrum (Mon.-Fri.; Sat. 5-9 a.m.) . . . 6 a.m. In Performance (Mon.-Fri.) (ABC Classic FM: abc.net.au/classic) . . . 7 a.m. Composer of the Week: William Alwyn (Mon.-Fri.) (repeated 3:45 p.m.) (BBC Radio 3) . . . NOTE Most BBC Radio 3 programs (bbc.co.uk/radio3) are available as audio on demand up to seven days after broadcast) . . . 9 a.m.-noon Classics in the Morning/Cathy Fuller (Mon.-Fri.) (WGBH) . . . 10 a.m.-noon Performance Today (daily) (WGBH 89.7-HD 2) . . . 10 a.m. Concerts ephemeres (Mon.-Fri.) (France Musique: radiofrance.fr/francemusique) . . . Noon-4 p.m. Classical Performances (Mon.-Fri.) (WGBH) . . . 1-10 p.m. Classical music (when no sports) (Mon.-Fri.) (WHRB: 95.3, whrb.org) . . . 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Classical music (Mon.-Fri.) (RTP Antena 2: tv1.rtp.pt/antena2) . . . 8 p.m.-midnight Jazz with Eric in the Evening (Mon.-Thu.) (WGBH) . . . 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Classical Music with Jim Svejda (Mon.-Fri.) (KUSC: kusc.org) . . . 11 p.m. New Sounds/John Schaefer (daily) (WNYC: wnyc.org) . . . New-music programming is broadcast 24 hours daily by the American Music Center at counterstreamradio.org . . . A 24-hour classical-music service is available through WNYC2 (wnyc.org/wnyc2) . . . NOTE Schedules and dial-ups for audio-streaming sites worldwide are available at publicradiofan.com and home.hawaii.rr.com/mahlerb/Station_Listings.html . . . Listings for opera broadcasts throughout the week can be found at operacast.com.

Today 2 p.m. The New Edge/Ken Field (WMBR: 88.1, wmbr.org) . . . 4 p.m. The Jazz Train/Jon Pollack (WMBR) . . . 7 p.m. Elusive Allusions: Tchaikovsky (WHRB) . . . 7-10 p.m. Abstract Terrain (WZBC: 90.3, wzbc.org) . . . 8 p.m. Neeme Jarvi/Hague Philharmonic: Grieg "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1, Stenhammar Piano Concerto No. 1, Sibelius Symphony No. 5, "Karelia Suite" March, and Andante Festivo (WHRB)

Tomorrow 11 a.m. Roger Tapping (viola), Judith Gordon (piano), live (WGBH) . . . 2 p.m. James MacMillan/BBC Philharmonic: Messiaen "Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum," MacMillan "The Sacrifice": Three Interludes, Kancheli Symphony No. 5 (BBC Radio 3) . . . 6 p.m. Spanish music: Moreno Torroba, Albeniz, Turina, Rodrigo (WHRB) . . . 7 p.m. Percussion in concert: Creston, Hovhaness, Ortiz (WHRB) . . . 8-10 p.m. New releases (WHRB)

Thursday 2 p.m. Benjamin Pope/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Delibes "Sylvia" (BBC Radio 3) . . . 3 p.m. Heng-Jin Park (piano), live (WGBH) . . . 6 p.m. Baroque vocal masterworks: Vivaldi (WHRB) . . . 7 p.m. Sacred minimalism: Peteris Vasks (WHRB) . . . 8 p.m. Michael Tilson Thomas/San Francisco Symphony: Varese "Ecuatorial," William Schuman Violin Concerto (Gil Shaham), Schumann Symphony No. 3 (WHRB); New York Philharmonic (WUOT: sunsite.utk.edu/wuot) . . . 11 p.m. Deutsche Welle festival concerts (KWAX: kwaxradio.com)

Friday 1:30 p.m. James Levine/BSO, live from Symphony Hall: Schubert Symphony No. 4; Schubert songs, orch. Webern, Reger, Offenbach (Thomas Quasthoff); William Bolcom Symphony No. 8 for chorus and orchestra (John Oliver/Tanglewood Festival Chorus) (premiere) (WGBH) . . . 2 p.m. Coffeetime/Angellyn Grant (WMBR); Sakari Oramo/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: Chopin arr. Stravinsky Nocturne and Grand valse brillante; Stravinsky Capriccio for piano and orchestra (Peter Donohoe) and "Persephone" (Peter Wedd) (BBC Radio 3) . . . 5:30 p.m. Jazz Library/Alyn Shipton: Rex Stewart (BBC Radio 3) . . . 7 p.m. Vladimir Jurowski/Glyndebourne Opera: Verdi "Macbeth" (Andrzej Dobber, Sylvie Valayre) (BBC Radio 3) . . .8 p.m.-midnight Jazz from Studio Four/Steve Schwartz: Dakota Staton, Diana Reeves, Joe Williams, Andy Bey (WGBH) . . . 9 p.m. Chicago Symphony (WQXR: wqxr.com) . . . 11 p.m. Nashville Symphony (KWAX) . . . 1-6 a.m. Jazz Gallery/Al Davis (WGBH)

Saturday 4-7:15 a.m. CD Review: Jeremy Summerly on Poulenc's "Gloria" (BBC Radio 3) . . . 6-10 a.m. Classical Weekend (WGBH) . . . 1 p.m. Semyon Bychkov/Metropolitan Opera, live from New York City: Verdi "Otello" (Johan Botha, Renee Fleming, Carlo Guelfi, Wendy White, Garrett Sorenson) (WHRB, Sirius satellite radio, WQXR, BBC Radio 3, etc.) . . . 5:15-7 p.m. Pre-Hear/Hear and Now: Elliott Sharp, Christian Marclay, Richard Barrett, Tchaikovsky/Oswald, Bailey/Burn (BBC Radio 3) . . . 7 p.m. The Record Shelf/Jim Svejda (All-Classical WGBH HD Radio) . . . 8 p.m. James Levine/BSO, live from Symphony Hall: as Friday (WCRB: 99.5, wcrb.com) . . . 1-6 a.m. Jazz Gallery/Kevin Ball (WGBH)

Sunday 6 a.m.-noon Jazz Brunch/Jeff Turton (WFNX: 101.7, fnxradio.com) . . . 8 a.m. The Early Music Show: Handel and Steffani (BBC Radio 3) . . . Noon-1:30 p.m. Discovering Music: Bartok Divertimento for String Orchestra (BBC Radio 3) . . . 1:45 p.m.-midnight Classical music (WHRB) . . . 6-8 p.m. Historic performances (WHRB) . . . 6:30 p.m. Christopher O'Riley/From the Top (WGBH) . . . 7 p.m. The Early Music Show (BBC Radio 3) . . . 8 p.m. Sunday opera (WHRB); Chicago Symphony (All-Classical WGBH HD); Orgelwerke (WCNY: wcny.org); Pipedreams (WDAV: wdav.org) . . . 1-5 a.m. Jazz Gallery/Ron Gill (WGBH)

Monday 2 p.m. Research and Development/Charlie Kohlhase (WMBR) . . . 6 p.m. Sounds of the city (WHRB) . . . 7-10 p.m. New Adventures/Tom Worster (WZBC); Special Concert/David Elliott (WHRB) . . . 8 p.m. Detroit Symphony (WMCE: wmce.mercyhurst.edu)
RICHARD BUELL

Richard Buell can be reached at rbuell@verizon.net.

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