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We don't know exactly when Beethoven was born; the only official record is that of his baptism on December 17, 1770.So his birthday COULD be December…

This week, we'll have some music from England and northwestern Europe in the time of the Pilgrims in our first hour.And then it's time for our annual…

This week we skip across the Atlantic from music of the French Renaissance and Baroque to the colony of New France -- Eastern Canada, in other words --…

Stuck in Switzerland during World War I, Igor Stravinsky was in a pickle. There were no royalties coming from Paris for his ballets, and his home in…

This week we arrive at the mid-point in our series of the five Beethoven piano concerti. With his dramatic third concerto, Beethoven gives us some of the…

By 1811, Beethoven's hearing had deteriorated to the point that he could no longer play with an ensemble.He was an angry man, and who can blame him?Even…

Nobody remembers poor old Count Kaiserling anymore. In 1741, so the story goes, he hired J.S. Bach to write some bedtime music for his harpsichordist, one…

Robert Schumann was on his way toward becoming one of Europe's most pre-eminent pianists until a hand injury ended that quest. He then turned to…

Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf presents to children a young fellow who becomes the hero of the day by disobeying the grown-ups.Sounds like Prokofiev was…

This Friday night on Airwave Aerobics, take a trip to Brooklyn, New York for a special DJ guest set! WFIT DJ Edamame teams up with Disco Dan to bring…