An hour of chamber music masterworks from the 2025 Heifetz summer season performed at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse in the heart of Staunton Virginia. Music by Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven and more, all made “In The Bard’s Nest.” More at  https://heifetz.institute/HeifetzOnAirE137

Host: Benjamin K. Roe

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005

Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No.3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67

Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt]

Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden" D. 810

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo in B-flat for Violin & Viola, K. 424

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 9, No. 1

Antonín Dvořák: Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74

The excitement and energy of the first Heifetz concert of the season! Featuring performances by a quartet of Heifetz alums at the first concert of the 2025 summer season in works by Beethoven and Brahms, and bookended by Antonin Dvořák’s magnificent Piano Quintet.

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155

Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"

Ludwig van Beethoven: 7 Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen, WoO 46

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Antonín Dvořák: From The Bohemian Forest, Op. 68

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155

Looking ahead to a mini-tour and full-length 2025 season, this episode featuring four outstanding Heifetz alums – all returning on full scholarships to Heifetz 2025. Featuring fiddle tunes, ballet transcriptions, and a gripping quartet by Shostakovich.

J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Trad, arr. Shane Cook: Hangman’s Reel

Prokofiev, arr. Vadim Borisovsky: Suite from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64

Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt]

Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor II. Andante [excerpt]

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Maud Powell; arr. Paul Neubauer:

An hour-long-exploration into  the emotional worlds of both Robert - and Clara! - Schumann - all played live on Heifetz Institute stages and studios by students and faculty alike.  The title is also a nod to Robert Schumann’s manic personality; the wild mood swings that are a signature of his style.

Robert Schumann: Romance in F-sharp major, Op. 28, No. 2

Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70

Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, (“Scenes from Childhood”) Op. 15

Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder (“Fairy Tale Pictures”) Op. 113

Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata no. 2 in D minor, Op. 121

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73

Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

On this episode of Heifetz On Air: “MORE Bach Around the Clock.” Host Benjamin Roe shares some brand-new performances from the annual Bach birthday marathon from Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Virginia. Featuring intimate solo works, grand cantatas, as well as preludes, sinfonias, arias and more.  Celebrate the timeless music of Johann Sebastian Bach on Heifetz On Air, from WTJU and the Heifetz International Music Institute.

Learn more at https://bacharoundtheclock.org/

Bach: Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (“Heart and mouth and deed and life”)

Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 [excerpt]

Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012

Bach: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914

Bach: Little Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 934

Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

Cello Suite No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1012 [excerpt]

Bach: Cantata BWV 97: In allen meinen Taten ("In all that I have”)

Bach: Cantata BWV 75: Die Elenden sollen essen ("The miserable shall eat")

Bach: Chorale Prelude, BWV 1116, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

Bach: Cantata BWV 99: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan ("What God does is well done")

Borrowing our title from the landmark book by Charles Rosen, this episode celebrates the major composers of the so-called Romantic Generation, brought to life in HeifetzLand.  Featuring works by Robert Schumann, Fryderyk Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, and more.

Niccolò Paganini: Andante Cantabile

Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73

Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [excerpt]

Fryderyk Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65

Paganini, arr. Fritz Kreisler: La Campanella, Op. 6

Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109 [excerpt]

Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87

It’s another Cellobration from the Heifetz Institute!  Including a great concerto from Haydn, sublime sonatas from Schubert and Beethoven, and a three-cello tribute to a beloved Heifetz instructor…all live and in color from Heifetz Institute stages.

Host: Benjamin K. Roe

Alexander Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel, op. 71

Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major

Reinhold Glière: Eight Pieces, Op. 39

Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpgeggione & Piano in A minor, D. 821

Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2

Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898:

David Popper: Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66

In this episode, we’re all about coachings – Heifetz teachers raising up our talented youngsters – and collaborations…when the senior students get to share the stage with our world-famous faculty mentors. Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn and more are on the docket for a hour of stirring chamber music featuring a blend of junior prodigies and elder masters.

This Episode’s Playlist

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”

Moritz Mozkowski: Spanish Dances, Op. 12

Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18

Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 [excerpt]

Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1

On this program, we raid the Heifetz Holiday vault to cook up a fresh program chock full of celebratory treats.  It's a collection of sweet and savory selections to round out the holiday season. 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season. On this program, it’s the “Heifetz Holiday Homecoming,” featuring five-front-rank alums performing yuletide classics as well as classical masterworks…all in the friendly confines of the Heifetz home base of Francis Auditorium in Staunton, Virginia.

THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST

Irving Berlin, arr. Jascha Heifetz, arr. Nate Sabat: White Christmas*

Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham: Nutcracker Suite

Georg Phillipp Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9

Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March

Amy Beach: Romance in A Major, Op. 23

Trad. Catalan, arr. Pablo Casals: Song of the Birds

Leonard Cohen, arr. Claudia Encinas: Hallelujah

Ottorino Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt]

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44