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Each weekday on JPR's Classics & News Service, we shine the spotlight on a pair of pieces we've chosen as "Featured Works." Tune in at 9am during First Concert and 2pm during Siskiyou Music to hear a bit of background on the pieces and composers, as well as commentary on important dates in classical music history.

Featured Works - February '16

Georg Friedrich Handel (February 23, 1685 - April 14, 1759)

February Featured Works - First Concert
(*Indicates February birthday)

Feb 1 M Veracini*: Sonata in A major
Feb 2 T Stravinsky: The Song of the Nightingale
Feb 3 W Albrechtsberger*: Trombone Concerto
Feb 4 T Still: Lyric Quartet
Feb 5 F Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches

Feb 8 M Williams*: Selections from Lincoln
Feb 9 T Berg*: Three Orchestral Pieces
Feb 10 W Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin
Feb 11 T W.C. Banfield: Symphony No. 6
Feb 12 F Dussek*: Piano Concerto in B flat major

Feb 15 M Bizet: Patrie Overture
Feb 16 T Avison*: Concerto Grosso in A minor
Feb 17 W E. German*: Theme and Six Diversions
Feb 18 T Ginastera: Harp Concerto
Feb 19 F Sibelius: Symphony No. 6

Feb 22 M Gade*: Trio in F major
Feb 23 T Handel*: Concerto Grosso in G minor
Feb 24 W Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Feb 25 T Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Feb 26 F Bridge*: Phantasy Piano Quartet

Feb 29 M Rossini*: Tema Originale

February Featured Works - Siskiyou Music Hall
(*Indicates February birthday)

Feb 1 M Guarnieri*: Piano Concerto No. 3
Feb 2 T Cherubini: String Quartet No. 2
Feb 3 W Mendelssohn*: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation
Feb 4 T Paul Juon: Quintet in F major
Feb 5 F Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No. 4

Feb 8 M Beethoven: Harmoniemusik from “Fidelio
Feb 9 T Dvorák: String Quartet in E flat major
Feb 10 W Felicien David: Piano Trio No. 3
Feb 11 T Gernsheim: Piano Quintet No. 2
Feb 12 F Frederic Cliffe: Violin Concerto in D minor

Feb 15 M Fuchs*: Trio in F Sharp Minor
Feb 16 T Wilms: Symphony No. 6
Feb 17 W Vieuxtemps*: Violin Concerto No. 4
Feb 18 T MacFarren: Symphony No. 7
Feb 19 F Boccherini*: String Quartet in A major

Feb 22 M Hiller: Piano Concerto No. 3
Feb 23 T Handel*: Water Music
Feb 24 W Grechaninov: Symphony No. 1
Feb 25 T Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
Feb 26 F Reicha*: Symphony in F major

Feb 29 M Boismortier: Serenade No. 1

As FM Network Program Director and Music Director, Eric oversees many aspects of JPR's broadcast day. He still hosts the occasional Open Air or classical music shift, and is the driving force behind JPR Live Sessions - our popular series of live in-studio music performances and conversations.