Exploring 500 years of new music, Q2 is a 24/7 Internet radio stream for the musically curious and a source of vibrant and inclusive programming. From Gesualdo to Golijov, Q2 puts you in the room with some of the most beautiful music being created today and relates it to its wellspring. Visit online for playlists and programs, and tune in to the music you crave.
Q2 is a 24/7 online music stream, based in New York City but internationally connected. Q2 is about passion, innovation and dialogue. A virtual meeting space for curious music lovers, a place to hear live concerts, a center for ideas, rants, opinions, conversation and debate, Q2 is a genre-blind virtual playground for serious and radical music, new and old. Q2 streams at 96k and 128k to give you the high-quality sound you crave.
Q2 emphasizes the most adventurous corners of Western concert music, whether it’s Jordi Savall’s explorations into 16th Century Spain and North Africa, Beethoven’s late string quartets, Liszt’s sacred works, Bruckner’s Motets, Messiaen’s sonic explorations, or the vibrant world of living post-genre composers like Gavin Bryars, David Lang, Elliott Carter, and the emerging generation of Gabi Frank, Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, Lisa Bielawa. Q2 weaves these disparate voices together into a narrative of innovation.
Special Broadcasts and Festivals
November 8, 2009 at 8pm: The Choral Premiere of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Little Match Girl Passion, streamed live on Q2 from The Greene Space.
December 10-16: Steve Reich: a seven-day festival featuring the music of Steve Reich and those whose musical courses he helped set, plus interviews, conversation, and a wealth of exclusive web content.
From Our Archives
24:33: A John Cage Festival presenting the playful and playable music of this American new music icon.
Homophony: Celebrating the Music of Gay and Lesbian Composers, with special guests Nico Muhly and Pauline Oliveros.
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Done, and thanks.
Richard,
We encourage you to contact Listener Services (listenerservices@wqxr.org) with specific questions about reception with HD radios.
I want to be able to keep listening to to Nadia's program when I leave my computer. So, I tried two HD portables, one from Insignia and a new HD Zune.
I am 35 miles from Downtown Manhattan in Central New Jersey. Neither portable that I tried could pick up the HD channels from either 93.9 or 105.9.
Can I get some help? Does anyone know about any portable HD radio players that will work 35 miles from Manhattan?
My prayers have been answered! 2010 will be brighter with Q2. Thank you.
With the caveat that is the first time I'm listening to wqxr-q2, I note that most of the contemporary selections played do not seem, to be longer than 22". I look forward to further listening here; however, there are other fine contemporary classical streams available through LIVE 365 such as one called Contemporary Classical which features full-length works of over one hour often as well as another called French Contemporary Classical et alia. They stream 24/7 also.
BH-
Q2 is the re-named wnyc2, where there was considerable content of New Music; but which was never limited to new music. There was always as there is now a mix.
wnyc2 had two mottos: "500 years of new music" and "non-generic classical music". While the Appasionata is not exactly "non-generic", it is not often played. It certainly would have fit well on wnyc2.
Why is Q2 playing Beethoven's Appasionata this morning? Isn't Q2 supposed to be a station for all-contemporary orchestral music? That's what I loved about Q2!
Don't misunderstand me please -- it's not that I have anything against Beethoven. His music is wonderful to be sure. But for Beethoven and other pre-modern composers we have WQXR along with many other outlets and means of listening performance...?
For more information about listening to WQXR on your internet radio, take a look at our Audio Help page: http://www.wqxr.org/audio/help/
If you're still having trouble, email Listener Services at listenerservices@wqxr.org
Thank you WNYC! I love Q2 -- there's nothing like it in New Mexico. I have one problem -- I can't seem to pick up Q2 on the squeezebox. There's a station listed as Q2 on 105.9 but it does not play the same music as what is playing via the browser's popup player on my computer. Can anybody help?
Hey jabur-
Wow- you are in Brazil, I live in New Jersey, but I am this day in California, we can both listen in 128kbit stereo.
If you stay with us, you can join. Just check the website.
Thanks, WQXR, and thanks WNYC.
Happy Thanksgiving to all in the USA.
>>RSM
It's a lovely site, unique, good quality. Thanks from Brazil!
I have just discovered Q2, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Bravo! I've been exposed to small helpings of modern classical music over the past 5 years (and became a fan of Philip Glass, Arvo Part, and a few others). I've long been a fan of New Sounds, but that requires more active listening and only lasts an hour a day. Suddenly it's like I'm drinking from the fire hose. Thank you!!
One small request, echoing Christopher above: it'd be great to have track information come up in iTunes radio stream. I keep having to check back to the website to find out what I'm listening to.
BH-
Hooray!! At least some of us are happy with Q2.
Christopher-
Q2 is the re-named wnyc2. When wnyc2 was being built, I told George Preston I would complete a US$500.00 pledge if we could get a crawl of what was playing that I could see in Winamp, or you could see in iTunes.
I do not think that this was ever accomplished.
I know it is possible because I do get this kind of crawl when I click on WPRB, Princeton, NJ.
But, that was when we did get the "What's Playing" on the WNYC web page, succeeded by the "WHAT'S ON NOW" on the WQXR web page.
So, it's not perfect. but it's way better than nothing.
This is really fabulous. All new music, all the time. Thank you WQXR!
i'm listening to Q2 through iTunes. would be great if song information would stream as well.
I concur with the others about how refreshing Q2 is, esp. in comparison with all the other 'all warhorses, all the time' classical streams. I also commend you for fixing the playlist glitches that WNYC2 had -- I can always see what piece I'm hearing now. A slight caution, though: I'm starting to feel like I'm seeing/hearing the same composers over and over (Rautavaara, Adams, Reich, etc.). I seem to recall WNYC2 having broader reach, and certainly there are boodles of other folks out there composing interesting music. Keep your (and our) ears open!
I just found the Comments RSS feed. If I had missed it, my regrets. If you just got it up, thanks.
>>RSM
We need RSS on these comments.
>>RSM
The WNYC website is reportong the Q2 stream at 32kbits. Winamp is reporting it at 128kbit.
The WQXR web site says nothing.
What's the story? Is there a story? Is wnyc2 being taken down from 128kbits to 32 kbits?
This would be an intolerable action.
>>RSM
I loved the service when it was WNYC-HD and it seems just as good as Q2. My only problem is finding the playlists. The new ones are not on the old HD site and, since composers and compositions are never mentioned on the service, it is extremely important to find that information via playlists. Music heard on WNYC-HD has accounted for any number of CD purchases I made. There is music on this service that very rarely, if ever, is played on any other classical music radio stations in the U.S.
Q2 is one of only two alternative classical radio stations I listen to on the web, the other is the KING Evergreen channel in Seattle.
I ditched WQXR years ago because I found it's classical repetoire very conventional and repetitive - classical lite, you could say....when I heard of the connection between WNYC and WQXR I thought I'd check it out again. Perhaps Q2 has been around for awhile and I didn't realize it, having wandered away from QXR, but Q2 is now on air all the time in my house, computer, iphone....Wonderful to hear new music - it does sound alot like NYC2 but whatever - great selection of music, like the listings section for information....QXR still seems like classical lite but Q2 is perfection.
Q2 is a great addition to the classical music world. It's great to have a station dedicated to "modern" music. I love classical (and non-classical) music in general, but modern classical is usually considered too outre and is thus ignored. Would you accept programming suggestions? Then how about Max Richter's work? What about Einojuhani Rautavaara? Thanks..
We miss the rebroadcasts of old editions of New Sounds featuring John Schaefer. What happened to it?
It is what it is . Why ,suddenly the change of frequency? Changes are not always welcome. I'm really surprised that the change was no announced,unless I missed the announcement. Welcome back "WQXR"
I agree with Jamie; this is not only the best internet radio stream, it's the best classical radio station, I believe, in the world, for both new music and old. My CD collection has grown by a factor of 10 since I first discovered it a few years ago, and continues to grow.
(And I have to say, I completely panicked today when I browsed to the WNYC homepage and saw that WNYC2 was no longer listed in the left-hand column. I really don't know what I would do without it.)
Comment: Why do you no longer use hosts? I know times are tough economically, but the commentary that they provided was exceptionally good. Perhaps with the re-formatting you plan on bringing some of them back?
Overall, though, great work -- and again, what really makes this station so unique amongst the broader array of "classical radio stations" (and institutions -- you know who you are!) is the incredible breadth of music that you play; keep it up, no matter what.
It looks (and sounds) to me like this is simply WNYC2 renamed, which is good b/c it was, by far, the most interesting radio station on the internet. EXCEPT I hope the new Q2 will do a better job of posting all the music played. I was continually exasperated when I looked up a piece I really loved and couldn't find it, even after the fact.
Forgive me for being dense, but how do I get the eclectic Q2 stream? I can't find the link.
Pretty unhappy until I get it fixed but I live in Princeton and New York. No problem with the signal, terrible in Princeton (Mercer County) and since I just purchase a brand new radio from Bose and the computer is in the downstairs home office, have no intention of buying a NPR Internet radio for $200. Guess I'll have to call the radio engineers @ Bose for their inputs, your engineers, no help and/or settle for WWFMT and the Chicago programming. Feeling as if I've lost a friend for half the week!
It appears that Q2 is simply WNYC2. Is this the case?
Also, I greatly enjoyed Terrence McKnights evening music program, formerly on WNYC and now on WQXR. Unfortunately, I am unable to receive a clear signal on my FM radio and will have to listen on the web. What is the URL for this web stream? I have been using iTunes for playing streams.
Thanks
Right now, its on
http://wnyc2.streamguys.com/wnyc2
On squeeze, the easiest thing is to use the web interface to tune that url, than make it a favorite.
If you are in the NY area, Q2 appears under Local Stations in the Classical Music category under Internet Radio.
Will I be able to connect my cell phone a Nokia e71x to Q2 with having to subscribe to a satellite radio station? The phone uses wireless blue tooth head sets so it has no built in FM receiver that requires the use of a wired headset as the connecting wire also functions as the FM antenna.
How do I stream Q2 over my Squeeze Box?
Charlie Berkey