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Coffee Cantata
Sep 21, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Music
With J.S. Bacchus
Welcome to Coffee Cantata! Every Monday at 7 AM, tune in to learn more about classical music and why you should listen to it while enjoying some of the greatest tunes ever composed.
The History of Western Classical Music
Today, we'll be traveling through a thousand years of musical history, beginning with with medieval Gregorian Chant all the way up to the minimalism of Philip Glass. Blink and you'll miss one of the great turning points in the history of music!
| 9:32 AM |
| London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein The Rite of Spring (Scenes of Pagan Russia in Two Parts): Part One - The Augurs of Spring (1921 Version) Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird Suite Sony Music Entertainment 1958
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| 9:29 AM |
| Glenn Gould Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23: II. Sehr rasch Arnold Schoenberg Glenn Gould Plays Schoenberg Sony Classical 2012
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| 9:24 AM |
| Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection": V. Finale: k. Mit Aufschwung, aber nicht eilen Gustav Mahler Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" Deutsche Grammophon 1994
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| 9:21 AM |
| Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: II. Malaguena Maurice Ravel Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye; Bolero etc. Deutsche Grammophon 1994
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| 9:17 AM |
| Nikolai Lugansky 2 Arabesques, L. 66: I. Andantino con moto Claude Debussy Debussy: Suite bergamasque, Estampes & 2 Arabesques harmonia mundi 2018
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| 9:16 AM |
| Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang) Richard Strauss Richard Strauss: Tone Poems Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 1995
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| 9:10 AM |
| Staatskapelle Dresden & Eugen Jochum Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell - Trio. Langsam Anton Bruckner Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 Warner 2000
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| 9:05 AM |
| Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14a, Pas de deux. Andante maestoso Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: The Nutracker Warner 2010
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| 8:59 AM |
| Plácido Domingo, Walter Gullino, Piero Cappuccilli, Luigi De Corato, Dirk Sagemüller, Kurt Moll, Vienna Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini & Chorus of the Vienna State Opera Rigoletto, Act I: Ch'io gli parli. Voi congiuraste contro noi Giuseppe Verdi Giulini In Vienna Deutsche Grammophon 1980
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| 8:55 AM |
| New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 1, Furiant Antonin Dvorak Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World" Sony Classical 1962
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| 8:50 AM |
| Radu Lupu Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor Johannes Brahms Radu Lupu Plays Brahms Decca Music Group Ltd. 2005
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| 8:42 AM |
| Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Bayreuth Festival Choir, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Karl Böhm Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act I: Tristan! - Isolde! Treuloser Holder! (Live) Richard Wagner Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Live) Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 1966
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| 8:37 AM |
| György Cziffra Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 3 in B-Flat Major Franz Liszt Cziffra Plays Liszt Warner Classics 2021
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| 8:33 AM |
| Murray Perahia Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Äußerst bewegt Robert Schumann Murray Perahia plays Schumann Sony Classical 1990
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| 8:28 AM |
| Tianwa Yang, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla & Patrick Gallois Violin Concerto in D Minor, MWV O3: III. Allegro Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos - Violin Sonata in F Minor Naxos 2013
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| 8:21 AM |
| Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra & Maria Callas Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Una voce poco fa (Rosina) Gioachino Rossini Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (1957 - Galliera) - Callas Remastered Warner Classics 2014
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| 8:15 AM |
| Krystian Zimerman 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat: Andante Franz Schubert Schubert: Impromptus D. 899 & D. 935 Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 1991
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| 8:08 AM |
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92 (1959 Remastered Version): IV. Allegro con brio Ludwig van Beethoven Beethoven: Symphony Nos. 2 & 7; Mass in C, etc Warner Classics 2005
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| 8:00 AM |
| English Chamber Orchestra, Murray Perahia Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": III. Allagro vivace assai Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: The Complete Piano Concertos Sony Music Entertainment 1976
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| 7:56 AM |
| Griller Quartet Quartet In G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3: I. Allegro Joseph Haydn Haydn - String Quartets Op. 71 & Op. 74 Vanguard 2005
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| 7:51 AM |
| Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88 "The Letter V": I. Adagio – Allegro Joseph Haydn Haydn: Symphony No. 88; Symphony No. 99 Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. 1977
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| 7:44 AM |
| Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, Wq. 179, H. 654: I. Presissimo Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach Bach: Berlin Symphonies Eterna/Edel Germany 1987
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| 7:40 AM |
| Robert Quinney Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: I. Vivace Johann Sebastian Bach Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ Coro 2011
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| 7:37 AM |
| The English Concert Choir, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: VII. "And he shall purify the sons of Levi" George Frideric Handel Handel: Messiah Deutsche Grammophon 1988
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| 7:33 AM |
| Christophe Rousset, Ambroisine Bré, Bénédicte Tauran, Deborah Cachet & Les Talens Lyriques Ballet royal de la Naissance de Vénus, LWV 27, Deuxième partie: Dialogue "Admirons notre jeune et charmante déesse" (trois Grâces) Jean-Baptiste Lully Lully: Ballet royal de la Naissance de Vénus Aparté 2021
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| 7:28 AM |
| La Chapelle Royale & Philippe Herreweghe Musikalische Exequien Op.7, SWV 279-281: II. Motette "Herr, Wenn Ich Nur Dich Habe" Heinrich Schütz Schütz: Musikalische Exequien harmonia mundi 1987
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| 7:23 AM |
| Jordi Savall, Furio Zanasi & Le Concert des Nations L'Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: IV. Possente Spirto Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo Alia Vox 2015
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| 7:19 AM |
| Sistine Chapel Choir & Massimo Palombella Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 2016
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| 7:16 AM |
| Musica Ficta, Bo Holten Missa Prolationum: Sanctus Johannes Ockeghem OCKEGHEM: Requiem/Missa Prolationum Naxos 1997
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| 7:12 AM |
| Chanticleer Messe de Nostre Dame: III. Kyrie II & III Guillaume de Machaut Machaut Outhere 2026
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| 7:07 AM |
| Hilliard Ensemble Viderunt omnes Perotin Perotin ECM New Series 1989
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| 7:04 AM |
| Anna Sandström & Armonico Consort Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans Hildegard von Bingen Naked Byrd Two Signum Records 2010
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| 7:02 AM |
| Coro De Monjes Del Monasterio De Silos/Ismael Fernandez De La Cuesta Mandatum Novum Do Vobis. Antifonia y Salmo 132 (Modo III) - 1999 Remastered Version Anonymous Coleccion Diamante: Coro de Monjes del Monasterio de Silos Parlophone Music Spain 2007
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| 7:00 AM |
| Monserrat Figueras, Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall Dezilde al caballero Nicolas Gombert Early Music Bangers - Unequal Temperament; Equal Energy Warner 2026
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