A Ken Lane photo

The Classical Station is having problems with our phone line. To call please dial 919-556-0123.

Now PlayingLive

View Full Playlist
Listen Now
Interested in Rebroadcasting The Classical Station? Click Here!

The Latest

News

The Annual Listener Survey

The Classical Station always appreciates feedback from our loyal listeners. Click here to let us know how we're doing and what YOU want to hear more of!

Read More

(Note: If you are having trouble with the “Listen Now” button above, please try one of these links: Windows Media, Ogg Vorbis, MP3. You can also listen on our app, on your smart speaker, and on Roku.)

Dedicated to Broadcasting Great Classical Music

WCPE, The Classical Station, is a non-commercial, independent, listener-supported station serving the North Carolina Piedmont area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, with 100,000 watts of power on 89.7 FM. We have adhered to one philosophy since 1982: to deliver the finest classical music programming and the highest quality broadcast signal around the clock.

Learn More

A North Carolina Station with a Global Reach

Now Playing

Petite Suite (for flute, viola and harp)

Composed by

Stephen Paulus

Performed by

Cosmos Trio

Label

MSR

Catalog Number

1677

Today's Playlist

3:59pm Overture to Donna Diana

Composed by

Emil von Reznicek (1860-1945)

Performed by

Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner

4:06pm Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Pinnock/English Concert

4:28pm 3rd mvt (Funeral March) from Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

4:38pm Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Schiff/Chamber Orchestra of Europe

4:52pm 1st mvt (Adagio sostenuto) from Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Daniel Barenboim

4:59pm Marche Militaire, Op. 51,1, D.733

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Camerata Bern

5:05pm Merry-Go-Round (from the film "Howl's Moving Castle")

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

Hisaishi/Dubeau/La Pieta

5:11pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Kohutkova/Slepkovska/Slovak Radio Symphony/Wildner

5:18pm Overture to The Sapphire Necklace

Composed by

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Performed by

RTE Concert Orchestra/Penny

5:29pm Emperor Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

5:42pm Nessun Dorma! from Turandot

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Kaufmann/St. Cecilia/Pappano

5:46pm Princess Mononoke Suite

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

New Japan Philharmonic/Hisaishi

5:56pm Spanish Dance No. 1, "Minueto"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Angel & Celedonio Romero

6:00pm Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 "Romantic"

Composed by

Howard Hanson (1896-1981)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

6:31pm Les Sylphides

Composed by

Frédéric Chopin, arr. by Roy Douglas

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Fricke

7:00pm Requiem, Op. 48

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Battle/Schmidt/Philharmonia/Giulini

7:43pm Irish Rhapsody No. 5

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

8:00pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Midori/New York Philharmonic/Mehta

8:32pm Suite from King Kristian the 2nd, Op. 27

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

8:59pm Concerto in F, Op. 75

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Perkins/The Manchester Camerata/Boyd

9:18pm Fantasie in A for Violin and Harp, Op. 124

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Lee/Kibbey

9:32pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 120

Composed by

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Performed by

Robbins/Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Remoortel

9:59pm Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

10:12pm Les Preludes

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Mehta

10:29pm Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

North German Radio Symphony/Wand

10:59pm Summer Evening

Composed by

Zoltan Kodaly

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

11:17pm Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

11:27pm Grand Septet in B flat

Composed by

Franz Berwald (1796-1868)

Performed by

Nash Ensemble

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer