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WQXR 105.9 FM

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WQXR-FM is New York City’s only classical music radio station, broadcasting live on 105.9 FM. We share our audience’s passion for music by playing the most outstanding pieces on air. Show more

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On the air WQXR 105.9 FM

Live	Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Ralph Vaughan Williams
19:30	Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 41, No. 4-Frederic Chopin
19:12	Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

WQXR 105.9 FM playlist

TOP songs on WQXR 105.9 FM

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio.... - RACHMANINOFF, SERGEI - Andrei Gavrilov, piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato

Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385, "Haffner"-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Benjamin Britten - Boisterous bourrée aus "Simple Symphony"

Benjamin Britten — Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée

Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden BWV 230 - Johann Sebastian Bach

Wand of Youth Suite #2: The Tame Bear Op 1b by Edward Elgar -- Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite Etc.

Sir Edward Elgar — The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b: V. The Tame Bear

Ludwig van Beethoven — Sonata in C No. 3

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto no. 5 in D major, K. 175: II. Andante ma un poco adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 5 in D, K. 175: II. Andante

Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2

Morten Lauridsen — O Magnum Mysterium

John Williams — Main Title from "Home Alone" ("Somewhere in My Memory")

WQXR 105.9 FM reviews

5

David I 28.03.2025

Thankbyou
5

Donald May 18.06.2023

Excellent programming for expanding the mind with the Classics
4

JM Landecy 19.05.2023

Belle programmation ! ...des compositions inspirantes!
5

Robert Grant 28.12.2022

Always outstanding
5

Javier Melgar Álvarez 30.09.2022

INMEJORABLE.. EXCELENTE MÚSICA CLÁSICA. NO CAMBIEN!!!
5

Dr. Brian Klinge 29.05.2022

I AM AN AVID LISTENER!! LISTEN IN MY OFFICE IN SO. CALIF...
5

MLKJU LKKPIO 03.07.2021

Love this station, listen on my desktop computer in Killdeer, ND.
5

Newoka Mackey 09.11.2020

DO IT FOODY, DAMMIT DO IT OOUUWWAAA!!!
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Dave Obelkevich 12.06.2020

Many evenings, at 6:59, the "announcer" does NOT announce either the title or composer of the last piece played before 7 PM. When this practice stops, I will start to contribute to the station, which I have been listening to for 70 years. Yours in music, Dave Obelkevich
5

Kate McAleer 29.01.2020

As a New York transplant to the coast of Maine, I feel remembered and embraced by the music and voices of WQXR. Barrie Pribyl

Information about the radio

The daily playlist includes the most prominent composers from all over the world such as Strauss, Ravel, Wagner, Mozart, Bach as well as less popular personalities like Franz Schreker, George Phillip Telemann, Christian Cannabich, etc.

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Time in New York: 19:43, 12.05.2025

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