If you want all choral all the time, CBC Music today added an exclusive channel to its 10 other classical digital streams.
- Classical Music 101: What Does A Conductor Do? - June 17, 2019
- Classical Music 101 | What Does Period Instrument Mean? - May 6, 2019
- CLASSICAL MUSIC 101 | What Does It Mean To Be In Tune? - April 23, 2019
As is the case with the other streaming channels, there is no commentary; just music.
At least the public broadcaster has made an effort to improve the track information that displays with each piece of music. Now it’s possible to know who is performing, what the name of the work is, and which movement is in progress.
In the space of a few minutes, I’ve heard traditional spirituals sung by the Elmer Iseler Singers, something by contemporary English composer Karl Jenkins and Begrabnisgesang, an obscure and gorgeous Brahms piece recorded by Collegium Vocale Gent.
That was followed by some Hildegaard of Bingen chant and the opening of Vivaldi’s Gloria from the King’s College Choir, Cambridge.
I guess you have to have eclectic tastes and a short musical attention span on this channel. You can check it out here.
John Terauds
- Classical Music 101: What Does A Conductor Do? - June 17, 2019
- Classical Music 101 | What Does Period Instrument Mean? - May 6, 2019
- CLASSICAL MUSIC 101 | What Does It Mean To Be In Tune? - April 23, 2019
