That's Classical?

About That's Classical?

“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.” -John Cage This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try and explore every Sunday evening. Neo-classical, electro-accoustic, minimalism, soundscapes, and everything in between. Everything from Stravinsky to Eagle, Messiaen to Dallapiccola, Glass to Tüür, no musical stone is left unturned. So sit back, and enjoy the tunes.

Publisher

CJSW 90.9 FM

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Jan 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

114 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   That’s Classical? - Episode October 4, 2026

   Playlist: David Occhipinti - Six Bagatelles John Addison, BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Piano Concertino Dylan Mattingly, Contemporaneous - Stunt Lacrimae Rerum (These the tears of things) Kenneth Fuchs, London Symphony Orchestra - Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist' Pavel Haas, Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, Madeline Hildebrand - Oboe Suite Jonathan Dove, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Stargazer Jules Matton, Gabriel Bianco - Sonate pour guitare seule

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   That’s Classical? - Episode September 27, 2026

   Playlist: Vijay Iyer, Min Kwon - Crown Thy Good Henrik Dahlgren, Svanholm Singers - I am, I am, I am Alice Chance, Emily Granger - Emily's Suite Bryce Dessner, Quatuor Zaider - Pulsing Sonny-Ray Day Rider, Kensington Sinfonia - The Grief Eater Firaga Eric Gordon Miller, Gwendolyn Dease - The Beacon Shines Bright Veljo Tormis, Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Curse Upon Iron Christopher Tyler Nickel, Ari Cohen Mann, Benjamin Smith - English Horn Sonata No. 1 Daniel Bjarnason, Iceland Symphony Orchestra - FEAST Susan Spain-Dunk, Catherine Wilmers - Winter Song

3. 

   13 Apr 2026

   That’s Classical? - Episode April 12, 2026

   Playlist: Mathieu Lussier, Clio Theodoridis - Recit et lied David Lang, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Mountain Uros Krek, Danish National Vocal Ensemble - Vester, Camenae Randall Svane, JoAnn Falletta- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Oboe Concerto Moondog, Francois Mardirossian - Jazz Book John Steinmetz, Ann Shoemaker - Etude No. 5 Cassandra Miller, Chamber Choir Ireland - The City, Full of People Jessie Montgomery, Brompton Quartet - Strum Qasim Naqvi, BBC Concert Orchestra - God Docks at Death Harbour Jeffrey Fong, Duo Etrange - Danger, peur, honte

Who has been a guest on That's Classical?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Emily Hall
• Alexandre David
• Grace Williams
• Tina Davidson
• Dorian Wallace

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

251,228

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

239 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

93

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