Local Public Radio Station WCLV Publishes Daily Classical Music Program Guide

Listeners of WCLV have access to a comprehensive schedule of classical music performances for the day. The station’s program guide, dated November 10, 2026, outlines the specific pieces, artists, and recording details for each hour of broadcast. The schedule spans multiple hours, offering a continuous stream of orchestral, chamber, and solo works.

The midnight slot begins with the program "Classical Music with Peter van de Graaff." This segment features a selection of works by Claude Debussy, including the "Estampes" performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle. The recording is credited to the EMI label with catalog number CDC5-56412-2. The segment continues with Debussy’s String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10, performed by the Tokyo String Quartet on the RCA label.

Later in the early morning, the same host presents works by Rossini and Franz Benda. The Rossini piece is "Il turco in Italia," performed by the Prague Sinfonia Orchestra and Christian Benda. The Benda selection is Trio #6 in E-Flat, performed by the Benda Musicians on the Pantheon label. The hour concludes with a song by Georg Benda, titled "Der Neid, o Kind," featuring Istvan Kovacs and Aniko Horvath.

The 1:00 a.m. hour continues with pieces by Darzins, Bonis, and Schoeck. Darzins’s "Valse mélancolique" is performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi. Bonis’s "Suite en forme de valses" features Roberto Prosseda and Alessandra Ammara on piano. Othmar Schoeck’s Violin Concerto in B-Flat, Op 21, follows, with Ursula Bgdasarjanz on violin and the Lugano Radio Orchestra conducted by Francesco D'Avalos Gallo.

The 3:00 a.m. slot returns to the same host with works by Gounod, Bizet, and d'Astrée. Gounod’s opera "Philémon et Baucis" is featured first, followed by the Bizet "Carmen Suite" performed by the Orch de la Bastille under Myung-Whun Chung. The segment also includes "The Buffens" by d'Astrée, performed by the Baltimore Consort. Edward MacDowell’s "Sea Pieces, Op 55" and Henry Kimball Hadley’s "The Ocean, Op 99" round out the early morning block.

At 4:00 a.m., the schedule includes works by Binchois, Bach, and Khachaturian. Binchois’s "Triste plaisir et douloureuse joie" is performed by Alla Francesca. J.S. Bach’s French Suite No. 2 in c minor, BWV 813, is played by Keith Jarrett on the ECM label. Aram Khachaturian’s "Spartacus" follows, performed by the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Lazarev.

The 5:00 a.m. hour features Schubert, Harty, and Collins. Schubert’s "Rosamunde Incidental Music, D 797" is performed by the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra under Michael Gielen. The hour also includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in b minor, D. 759, "Unfinished," performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Hamilton Harty’s "In Ireland" and Edward Joseph Collins’s "Irish Rhapsody" are also included.

The 6:00 a.m. slot begins with BBC News, followed by "Classical Music with Jacqueline Gerber." The program lists a diverse range of tracks, including David Guion’s "Arkansas Traveler" from 1929 and Aaron Copland’s "Quiet City" from 1940. Antonín Dvorák’s Slavonic Dance No. 8 and Percy Grainger’s "English Dance" are also part of the lineup. The segment continues with works by Bach, Liszt, Sousa, and Smetana, ending with Richard Strauss’s "Burleske" and Igor Stravinsky’s "Ragtime for 11 Instruments."

Midday programming includes "Lunchtime with the Cleveland Orchestra" at 12:00 p.m., featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat and a Scherzo from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2. The 1:00 p.m. slot, hosted by John Mills, includes Dvorák’s Symphony No. 4 and Chopin’s Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat. The evening schedule continues with dedicated classical blocks hosted by Mark Satola, Bill O’Connell, and John Mills, featuring works by Quilter, Rachmanianoff, Wagner, and Beethoven.