WAKE FOREST, N.C (Top40 Charts) William Woltz,
Music Director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org, announces today that in recognition of Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday WCPE is offering a Festival December 14 through 16, 2012.
Here is a listing of the Festival from Quarter Notes:
14 Friday
8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture
9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 in C
11:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 17 in D Minor (Tempest)
1:00 p.m. Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat
3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A
5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor (Für Elise)
7:00 p.m. Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3
8:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D
9:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C Minor
15 Saturday
8:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 15 in D (Pastoral)
9:00 a.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat (Eroica)
10:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C
11:00 a.m. Beethoven: String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat
12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C Minor
5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Overture from Egmont
16 Sunday
7:00 a.m. Beethoven: 12 Variations on Handel's "See the Conquering Hero Comes"
11:00 a.m. Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp Minor (Moonlight)
12:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C Minor
2:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F (Pastoral)
3:00 p.m. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat (Emperor)
4:00 p.m. Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D Minor (Choral)
On Saturday you can request your favorite Beethoven here.
There exists an apocryphal story about Wolfgang Mozart's first meeting with Ludwig van Beethoven. During this meeting, the 16-year-old Beethoven played for Mozart. After he finished playing, Mozart turned to Emperor Joseph II and remarked, "Pay attention to him: he will make a noise in the world some day or other."
The actual date of Beethoven's birth is not documented, but his infant baptism, also known as a Christening, held at his Catholic parish church was recorded December 17, 1770. It was customary in Catholic countries at that time to baptize infants the day after their birth.
Beethoven is the first composer to earn his living directly from his own work without being subsidized by a church or aristocrat. His piano-playing career ended in 1808 as his deafness became a detriment to his performances. Late in life, Beethoven began incorporating vocals into his musical compositions, laying the foundation for the Romantic Era in music.
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In central North Carolina and southern Virginia, WCPE is found on the radio at 89.7 FM.
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Music broadcasting. WCPE is one of the first community-supported stations to stream on the Internet. The programming is available on our own satellite channel and on multiple
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