Classical Tulsa
Friday 12pm
Each week on KWTU Classical 88.7-1 with Jason Heilman, Classical Tulsa spotlights upcoming performances from the local symphony orchestras, ballet, opera company, and numerous chamber music groups with musical highlights and comments from the performers themselves. The Classical Tulsa Podcast, which spotlights upcoming local concert performances through extended interviews with the music-makers themselves and Jason's new podcast, Masterworks in 10 Minutes or Less, which introduces classic pieces in a convenient, bite-sized format.
Latest Episodes
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It was his instrumental requiem for his late sister which ultimately became his own: Jason Heilman introduces Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80. -
On this Classical Tulsa podcast interview, we speak to John Jeter, Music Director of the Fort Smith Symphony, about his new album of music by Oklahoman Louis Ballard.
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Introducing Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130, in 10 minutes or less.
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Introducing Mozart's Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388 (384a), in 10 minutes or less.
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Classical Tulsa host Jason Heilman introduces Robert Schumann's Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63, in 10 minutes or less.
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We think of Maurice Ravel as the quintessential French composer, but many of his works reflected his Spanish Basque heritage – and perhaps none more than his only piece for piano, violin, and cello: Classical Tulsa host Jason Heilman introduces Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor in 10 minutes or less.
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Joseph Haydn may be remembered as the man behind some of our most serious musical genres, but he also had a sense of humor, which often manifested itself in his music. Classical Tulsa host Jason Heilman introduces Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 in E flat, Hob.III:38, – the "Joke" quartet – in 10 minutes or less.
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It’s Ludwig van Beethoven's final completed work, but with its economical form and an optimistic tone that borders on cheerfulness, it stands apart from his other late quartets: Classical Tulsa host Jason Heilman introduces Beethoven’s surprising String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, in 10 minutes or less. You can hear the Rolston Quartet perform the piece as part of Chamber Music Tulsa's 2022-23 season on February 19 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
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After coming home from the New World, Antonin Dvořák began to embrace Czech folk music and culture unapologetically in his final works. But in one of his last string quartets, he seems to be saying goodbye to the Viennese classicism he had long sought to emulate: Classical Tulsa host Jason Heilman introduces Dvorak's String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, in 10 minutes or less. You can hear the Maxwell Quartet perform this piece as part of Chamber Music Tulsa's 2022-23 season at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center on November 13.
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Just a couple of years before he left for the New World, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák was asked to capitalize on the success of one of his chamber pieces with another: Classical Tulsa host Jason Heilman introduces Dvořák's Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 87, in 10 minutes or less. You can hear the Laredo-Robinson-Ngwenyama-Polonsky Quartet perform this piece as part of Chamber Music Tulsa's 2022-23 season at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center on October 16.
