Two versions for Episode 39, a one-off version with a special piece at the end for Christmas Day, and a version with a different ending for repeats during other times of the year (see further down the page).
Version 1 with Christmas ending:
https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Christmas-Edition-12.25.25.mp3
Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Christmas-Edition-12.25.25.mp3
01:04
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor
12:45
Joseph Canteloube
Chants d’Auvergne: Berceuse (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra)
Sol Gabetta, cello, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor
15:36
Phillippe Verdelot
Ultimi miei sospiri
The King’s Singers, Anthony Rooley, conductor
20:07
Jules Massenet
La Vierge / Scene 4; The Assumption: The Last Sleep of the Virgin
The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Raymond Agoult, conductor
25:11
Fernando Sor
Duets, Op. 61: No. 1. Allegretto
Wilma van Berkel, Robert Kubica, guitars
27:30
Ralph Vaughan Williams
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto
Maggini Quartet
33:07
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No.1, Gloria in excelsis Deo
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor
39:10
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: III. Andante
Cherubini Quartett
46:37
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Thomas Allen, baritone, Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, conductor
Version 2 with regular (non-Christmas) ending:
https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Regular-non-Christmas-Edition.mp3
Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Regular-non-Christmas-Edition.mp3
01:04
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor
12:45
Joseph Canteloube
Chants d’Auvergne: Berceuse (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra)
Sol Gabetta, cello, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor
15:36
Phillippe Verdelot
Ultimi miei sospiri
The King’s Singers, Anthony Rooley, conductor
20:02
Jules Massenet
La Vierge / Scene 4; The Assumption: The Last Sleep of the Virgin
The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Raymond Agoult, conductor
12:27
Fernando Sor
Duets, Op. 61: No. 1. Allegretto
Wilma van Berkel, Robert Kubica, guitars
27:21
Ralph Vaughan Williams
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto
Maggini Quartet
33:20
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No.1, Gloria in excelsis Deo
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor
39:34
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: III. Andante
Cherubini Quartett
46:44
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, conductor
57:08
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C (Well-Temered Clavier, Book 1, No. 1), BWV 846: Prelude
Friedrich Gulda, piano
