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Afternoon Classics: Scheherazade Friday, 11/20/09 3pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece will be heard this afternoon, and a preview of this weekend's Burlington Choral Society concert.
Afternoon Classics: Masterful Piano Suites Thursday, 11/19/09 3pm We'll hear Robert Schumann's "Faschingsschwank aus Wien" and Ravel's "Miroirs" today. Also, Renaissance music by Johann Hermann Schein and Respighi's modern twist on music from the same era.
Afternoon Classics: Musical Portraits Wednesday, 11/18/09 3pm This afternoon we'll hear Respighi's brilliant "Church Windows," depicting the stained glass windows of Italian cathedrals. We'll also hear Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata and a tone poem by Arnold Bax.
Afternoon Classics: Some Non-Autumnal-Yet-Still-Seasonal Music Tuesday, 11/17/09 3pm It's still fall, but we'll be hearing music for snow and spring today. Hey, who says music can't make us time-shift?
Afternoon Classics: Symphonies from the 1880s Monday, 11/16/09 3pm Two of the most popular Romantic symphonies were written within 2 years of each other: Saint-Saens' Symphony #3 (known as the "Organ" Symphony) in 1886 and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony in 1888. We'll hear them both today.
Afternoon Classics: Little-Heard Late Beethoven Tuesday, 11/10/09 3pm We'll hear Beethoven's 8th Symphony, a work that is often overshadowed by its siblings 7 and 9, and the Piano Sonata #31, performed by Stephen Bishop Kovacevich.
Afternoon Classics: English And Irish Masterpieces Monday, 11/09/09 3pm We'll hear George Butterworth's songs from "A Shropshire Lad," and the powerful 5th Symphony by Vaughan Williams this afternoon. We'll also hear from English Baroque composer Charles Avison and a piano sonata by Irishman John Field.
VPR Classical Debuts Friday, 11/06/09 3pm Baroque masterworks by Handel and Purcell, a new Schumann Piano Quintet recording, and mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena's album "Songs My Mother Taught Me" will be heard for the first time on VPR Classical this afternoon.
Afternoon Classics: Autumn is both beautiful and bleak Thursday, 11/05/09 3pm This evening, we'll hear Autumn Gardens, a 1999 work by Einojuhani Rautavaara that juxtaposes the beauty and the desolation of the autumn season. We'll also listen to two pieces by Samuel Barber that were premiered on this date in 1938 and the majestic Violin Sonata by Cesar Franck.
Afternoon Classics: Feier in Wien Wednesday, 11/04/09 3pm We spend part of the afternoon in Vienna with music of Strauss and Mozart.
Afternoon Classics: Early Dvorak and early Beethoven Tuesday, 11/03/09 3pm Dvorak's 5th Symphony is probably the latest of his "early" symphonies, and reflects a lot of the musiscal maturity that is contained in his later works. We'll hear it today, as well as Beethoven's Piano Concerto #1.
Afternoon Classics: Richter and Brahms Monday, 11/02/09 3pm Sviatoslav Richter plays Brahms' Second Piano Concerto. We'll also hear a turbulent Haydn symphony and a serene symphony by Raff.

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About Classical Music with Joe Goetz

Joe Goetz is the host of VPR Classical's afternoon program. He joined Vermont Public Radio in 2007. Joe came to VPR from KCME, the independent classical music station in Colorado Springs. He began at KCME while a student, quickly gathering a following. His passion for the music, coupled with his vast musical knowledge and playful approach, make for a delightful afternoon for listeners, whether they are casual or devoted fans of classical music.

Joe holds a B.A. in Music from Colorado College and is a concert pianist. In 2007, as a member of composer Stephen Scott's Bowed Piano Ensemble, he performed at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC and completed a concert tour of Germany.

Originally, Joe planned to become a scientist in the field of meteorology and atmospheric physics. But he said the hours in windowless laboratories soon took their toll. Having played the piano for most of his life, it wasn't until a music composition course midway through his sophomore year in college that he decided to pursue a career in music. An internship at KCME sparked the start in fine arts broadcasting.

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