Nikolaus Harnoncourt Memorial Broadcast

Friday, March 11, 2016 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Renowned conductor and pioneer of historically informed performance practice, Nikolaus Harnoncourt passed away on March 5th 2016 at the age of 86. WKCR Classical will be pre-empting all regular WKCR programming for a full 24 hours on Friday March 11th (12:00 AM to 11:59 PM) to devote our airwaves exclusively to a memorial broadcast in honor of Nikolaus Harnoncourt. The memorial broadcast will feature recordings of Harnoncourt as a conductor and cellist, interviews with Harnoncourt himself as well as with his colleagues. We hope you will join us by tuning in to WKCR 89.9 FM to celebrate the life, music, and genius of Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Please email WKCR Classical Department Head Elisabeth Stam at classical@wkcr.org with any inquiries about the Nikolaus Harnoncourt Memorial Broadcast. Full Schedule of the Nikolaus Harnoncourt Memorial Broadcast:

  • 12:00 AM to 1:40 AM -- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Missa Solemnis in D minor op. 123, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with Eva Mei (Soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (Contralto), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Robert Holl (Bass), and Arnold Schoenberg Chor
  • 1:40 AM to 5:25 AM -- Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Symphonies Nos. 1 through 8, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • 5:25 AM to 6:05 AM -- Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904): Symphony No. 8 in G major op. 88, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Live Recording)
  • 6:05 AM to 7:05 AM -- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Symphony No. 100 "Military" and Symphony No. 68, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
  • 7:05 AM to 10:20 AM -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Don Giovanni K. 527, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Chor der Niederlandischen Oper, with Thomas Hampson (Don Giovanni), Robert Holl (Il Commendatore), Edita Gruberova (Donna Anna), Hans Peter Blochwitz (Don Ottavio), Roberta Alexander (Donna Elvira), Laszlo Polgar (Leporello), Anton Scharinger (Masetto), and Barbara Bonney (Zerlina)
  • 10:20 AM to 11:10 AM -- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Cantata No. 170, Cantata No. 54, and Agnus Dei from Bach's Mass in B minor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Cell0), Alfred Deller (Countertenor), Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble, and Gustav Leonhardt conducting
  • 11:10 AM to 12:00 PM -- George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759): Apollo and Dafne, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Concentus Musicus Wien with original instruments, Roberta Alexander (Dafne) and Thomas Hampson (Apollo)
  • 12:oo PM to 2:30 PM -- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Six Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012, featuring Nikolaus Harnoncourt on the cello
  • 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM -- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Magnificat in D major BWV 243, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Concentus Musicus Wien, Chorus Viennensis, Wiener Sangerknaben, with Hildegard Heichele and Helrun Gardow (Sopranos), Paul Esswood (Alto), Kurt Equiluz (Tenor), and Robert Holl (Bass)
  • 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM -- Special Guest Teri Noel Towe and an interview with Nikolaus Harnoncourt from 1984
  • 6:00 PM to 9:20 PM -- George Gershwin (1898-1937): Porgy and Bess, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenerg Chor, with Jonathan Lemalu (Porgy), Isabelle Kabatu (Bess), Bibiana Nwobilo (Clara), and Michael Forest (Sporting Life)
  • 9:20 PM to 11:59 PM -- Nikolaus Harnoncourt's latest recordings