NOTE: my original review was for the wrong station (93.1). This is the right station.
Classical music - how boring, right? Well, there's a reason why this music has endured for so long and will continue to endure (what music from our lifetimes do you think people will be listening to in 150 years? It sure won't be reggaetón).
Classical South Florida (89.7 FM) keeps it simple, by focusing on the music, augmenting it with classy touches of commentary giving background on the composition or composer. They also seem to fine tune their playlists to suit the time or day, like more cerebral pieces at night (no bombastic symphonies) and organ sonatas on Sundays.
They have a new classical show, but I have not heard it. I hope they are truly classical pieces, and not the tinkling of bottles and crumpling of paper that pass for 'new classical' on BBC Radio 3. It would also be great if they had a show that highlighted neoclassical minimalist composers like Steve Reich or Phillip Glass.
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