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Host Henry Fogel guides listeners through classical music history… through his personal record collection
Collectors’ Corner is about discovering and rediscovering music that rocked the world in days gone by. From a treasury of records amassed from decades of jaunts to shops across the globe, host Henry Fogel crafts a riveting and moving historical narrative. Fogel picks a wide range of recordings which he considers, “true classics of the industry…either unusual repertoire that I feel deserve a wider public, or performances unique in their interpretive profile, sense of commitment, and intensity.”
Music by Giovanni Sgambati – program 2
October 18, 2026, 9:00 pm
Two great Mahler recordings by Bruno Walter
October 25, 2026, 9:00 pm
Bernstein and the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Oct. 17, 1976
November 2, 2026, 9:00 pm
Great Recordings by Great Tenors
May 17, 2026
Throughout the years, many tenors have put in countless hours of practice, dedication, and sacrifice to become world-renowned super stars. Tonight, Henry Fogel examines just a few of these artistic giants and presents their best recordings.
Music of Moses Pergament
May 10, 2026
One of the most important figures of Swedish modernism, Moses Pergament was a composer and music critic who largely made his mark in Nordic countries. Pergament’s output includes music for orchestra, choral works, chamber music, and even film scores. Henry Fogel samples some of the composer’s works from various eras.
Alfredo Campoli, bel canto violinist
May 3, 2026
Alfredo Campoli (20 October 1906 – 27 March 1991) was an accomplished violinist renowned for his beautiful tone. Henry Fogel celebrates this performer with selected tracks from the Bel Canto Violin box CD set, encompassing a wide range of Campoli’s career.
Krips conducts Mahler and more
April 26, 2026
Conductor Josef Krips had a long and varied career, despite it being interrupted by two world wars. The artist revolved in and around various Viennese ensembles: from Vienna Volksoper, to Vienna Staatsoper and the Vienna Philharmonic. This dedication to the Viennese styles is reflected in many of his recordings as well.
Music by Louise Farrenc – French Romantic Composer
April 19, 2026
Selections from the repertoire of Louise Farrenc: a Romantic-era composer and one of the greatest piano professors of her time. Farrenc became the only woman appointed to the position of professor at the Paris Conservatory in the 19th century, and used that title to fight for recognition of other female musicians. As a composer, she was particularly well-known for her ...
Historic performance of Mahler’s 8th Symphony
April 12, 2026
Conductor Jascha Horenstein was an early adapter of Gustav Mahler, championing his works at a time when the composer wasn’t much in favor with contemporary audiences. He conducuted the first ever studio recording of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony in 1952 and went on to record many pieces of the late Romantic composer. Tonight’s program features a stunning remaster of one of ...
Music by the American Composer Margaret Brouwer
April 5, 2026
A selection of works from across the repertoire of American composer Margaret Brouwer: a contemporary musician known for her lyricism and vivid imagery, without shying away from the atonal discoveries of last century.
The PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
March 29, 2026
Exploring music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pavel Chesnikov. Vladimir Gorbik conducts the male choir of the PaTRAM Institute, dedicated to the preservation of Russian Orthodox choral music.
Great Female pianists from the past – Program 2
March 22, 2026
A program exploring various stellar female pianists across the 20th century, including Olga Samaroff, Myra Hess, Marla Jona, Gina Bachauer, Guiomar Novaes, Tatiana Nikolaeva, Maria Yudina, Teresa Carreno, and Magda Tagliaferro.
Great Female Pianists From The Past – Program 1
March 15, 2026
A program exploring various female pianists across the 20th century, including Olga Samaroff, Myra Hess, Marla Jona, Gina Bachauer, Guiomar Novaes, Tatiana Nikolaeva, Maria Yudina, Teresa Carreno, and Magda Tagliaferro.
Stokowski Live – program 3 of 3
March 8, 2026
The finale of a three week series exploring recordings by the legendary 20th century conductor Leopold Stokowski.
Stokowski Live – program 2 of 3
March 1, 2026
The second of a three week series exploring recordings by the legendary 20th century conductor Leopold Stokowski.
Stokowski Live – program 1 of 3
February 22, 2026
The first of a three week series exploring recordings by the legendary 20th century conductor Leopold Stokowski.
Budapest Quartet – Early Recordings
February 15, 2026
The Budapest Quartet was created in 1917 in Hungary, survived multiple decades as an ensemble, cementing themselves in history as one of the first great string quartets to be heard on vinyl. Enjoy recordings from their early career, featuring the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Smetana, and Tchaikovsky.
Radu Lupu Live
February 8, 2026
Radu Lupu was regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, but woefully under-represented in commercial discography as he preferred not to be recorded. Enjoy the late performer’s complete recital from Hunter College, Feb 16, 1973, which includes music of Bartók, Brahms, and Schubert.
Meyerbeer’s Glorious Le prophète
February 1, 2026
Excerpts from a live performance of Meyerbeer’s grand opera, once enormously popular.
Adrian Boult
January 25, 2026
A compendium of conductor Adrian Boult in live performances over the years.
Two Classical Requiems
January 18, 2026
A historic recording of Mozart’s Requiem is presented alongside a little known Requiem from the same era. Written 7 years after Mozart’s death, Józef Kozłowski’s Requiem was commissioned by the abdicated King Stanisław of Poland and completed in 1798.
Carl Nielsen’s Great Comic Opera
January 11, 2026
While Nielsen is primarily known in the United States as a symphonic composer, he is also responsible for creating one of the greatest Danish operas of all time. Maskarade, composed between 1904 and 1906, is a comic opera detailing the tangle of love, misunderstandings, and drama that occurs during a masked ball. The opera is based on a 1724 play by Ludvig ...
Furtwängler conducts Brahms – program 2 of 2
January 4, 2026
German opera and symphonic conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler is known for his many recordings of Romantic era music. For the next two weeks, Henry Fogel focuses on his recordings of one of the greatest Romantic composers: Johannes Brahms.




















