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      Playlist for Friday, June 20, 2025

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Vittorio Monti: "Czárdás"

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Vag Papian, p; Virtuosi Violin Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57164-2

      12:05 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 2 in c-sharp minor

      Moriz Rosenthal, p

      Pearl GEMMCD-9963

      12:13 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungaria," Symphonic Poem No. 9 (1854)

      London Phil/Bernard Haitink
      Liszt: Complete Tone Poems Vol. 1

      Philips 438754-2 (2)

      12:36 am

      Franz Liszt: "Responsories and Antiphons"

      "Exclamans Jesus"

      Leslie Howard, p
      Responsories and Antiphons

      Hyperion CDA-67161/2 (2)

      12:38 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio Sonata B flat major

      Les Coucous Bénévoles

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1117

      12:56 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Sinfonias, BWV 787-801

      No. 14 in B-flat

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10210

      1:00 am

      Béla Bartók: "Romanian Folk Dances"

      Carol Wincenc, f; Eliot Fisk, g

      Musicmasters MM-60059-X

      1:05 am

      George Enescu: "Symphonie Concertante" in b-flat minor, Op. 8

      Truls Mork, vc; Tampere Phil Orch/Hannu Lintu
      Enescu: Symphonie Concertante; Symphony No. 1

      Ondine ODE-1198-2

      1:29 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Bk 1, BWV 846/69

      Fugue No. 6 in d

      Léon Berben, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:31 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Fugue in E-Flat

      Sontraud Speidel, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn

      ARS Produktion ARS-38615

      1:36 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Mahler: Symphony No. 3/ Bach Suite

      London B0002336-02

      1:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Bk 1, BWV 846/69

      Prelude No. 4 in c-Sharp

      Léon Berben, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:00 am

      Grace Williams: "Sea Sketches" (1944)

      No. 5, "Calm Sea in Summer"

      BBC Phil Strings/John Andrews
      Grace Williams

      Resonus RES-10349

      2:05 am

      Grace Williams: Choral Suite, "The Dancers"

      Eiddwen Harrhy, s; Richard Hickox Singers, City of London Sinfonia/Hickox
      Williams: The Dancers

      Chandos CHAN-9617

      2:25 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Mazurkas, Op 40

      No. 2

      Samuel Feinberg, p
      Scriabin Piano Works

      Profil PH-22006 (12)

      2:26 am

      Alexander Borodin: String Quartet no.2 in D

      Brodsky String Quartet
      Borodin: String Quartet No. 2/ Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3

      Teldec 46319-2

      2:55 am

      Cesar Cui: Suite #4, Op 40, "A Argenteau"

      3rd mvt, "La petite guerre"

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Robert Stankovsky
      CUI : Orchestral Suites Nos. 2 and 4

      Marco Polo 8.223400

      3:00 am

      Robert Fuchs: Fantasiestücke, Op 78

      #3

      Nancy Green, vc; Caroline Palmer, p
      The complete works for cello and piano

      Biddulph LAW-005

      3:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200

      Hanover Band/Roy Goodman
      Symphonies, Missa Solemnis, Overtures

      Nimbus NI-5172

      3:28 am

      Maurice Ravel: "A la manière de Borodine"

      Robert Casadesus, p
      Ravel: The Complete Piano Music

      Odyssey 32360003 (3)

      3:29 am

      Robert Casadesus: "Hommage a Chausson," Op 51 (1955)

      Fritz Gearhart, v; John Owings, p

      Koch KIC-CD-7528

      3:37 am

      Ernest Chausson: "Poème," Op.25

      Zino Francescatti, v; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Zino Francescatti: Great Violin Concertos

      Sony MH2K-62339 (2)

      3:53 am

      French ANON 14th c: Branle de Tricot

      Les Menestriers Picards
      Josquin Des Près / Robin & Marion

      Calliope CAL-9512

      4:00 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Rusalka," Op. 114

      "Polonaise"

      Czech Phil/Vaclav Neumann
      Dvorák * Cello Concerto * Lloyd Webber

      Philips 422387-2

      4:04 am

      Zdenek Fibich: "Hedy," Op 43

      Ballet

      Czech National Sym Orch/Marek Stilec
      FIBICH, Z.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Overtures / Hedy: Ballet Music (Czech National Symphony, Štilec)

      Naxos 8.573310

      4:22 am

      Bedrich Smetana: "The Two Widows"

      Suite

      Czecho-Slovak State Phil/Robert Stankovsky
      SMETANA : Orchestral Highlights From Operas

      Marco Polo 8.223326

      4:35 am

      Bedrich Smetana: "The Two Widows"

      Quartet

      Svejda, Jedlicka, Hampel, Sounova-Broukova; Prague Radio Sym/Krombholc

      Praga PR-250022/23 (2)

      4:36 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Flute Sonata in D, Op 50

      Barthold Kuijken, f; Luc Devos, fortepiano
      Trockne Blumen- Flute Music

      Accent ACC-97125-D

      4:54 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Three German Dances, K. 605

      No. 1 in D

      Ensemble Wien
      Mozart: Divertimenti KV 136, 137, 138 • 12 German Dances

      Sony SK-47672

      5:00 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: "Il Mercato di Malmantile"

      Overture

      Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä/Patrick Gallois
      CIMAROSA: Overtures, Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.572734

      5:05 am

      Giovanni Paisiello: "The Barber of Seville"

      Overture

      Virtuosi Di Roma/Renato Fasano
      The Barber Of Seville

      Mercury SR2-9010 (2)

      5:10 am

      Giovanni Paisiello: Song, "Nel cor più non mi sento"

      Cecilia Bartoli, ms; György Fischer, p
      If You Love Me = Se Tu M'ami (18th-century Italian Songs)

      London 436267

      5:13 am

      Bonifacio Asioli: Piano Sonata in G, Op 8/1

      3rd mvt, Variations on Paisiello's "Nel cor più non mi sento"

      Vladimir Pleshakov, p
      Switched On Piano - Bonifacio Asioli Two Sonatas

      Orion ORS-7026

      5:24 am

      John Dowland: "A Galliard (on Walsingham)"

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.3

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907162

      5:26 am

      William Walton: "Scapino" Overture

      London Sym/André Previn
      Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

      EMI CDC7-47624-2

      5:35 am

      Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli
      BBC Legends - Barbirolli

      BBC BBCL-4013-2

      5:53 am

      John Dowland: "Lord Strangs March"

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.3

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907162

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      6:03 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068

      II. "Air on the G string"

      Lucie Horsch, r; et al.
      Albert Brüggen, cello,
      The Frans Brüggen Project

      Decca 4870642

      6:09 am

      Carl Friedrich Abel: Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 10, No. 3

      Toronto Chamber Orch/Boyd Neel
      The Pachelbel Canon And Other Baroque Favorites / Boyd Neel

      MMG MCD-10012

      6:22 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Soirées musicales," Op. 9 (after Rossini)

      Helsingborg Sym Orch/Okko Kamu
      Britten: Piano Concerto, Soirées musicales, Matinées musicales

      Ondine ODE-825-2

      6:35 am

      George Macfarren: Concert Overture, "Chevy Chace"

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      Victorian Concert Overtures

      Hyperion CDA-66515

      6:43 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Divertimento in F, K. 138

      Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
      Mozart: Divertimenti K. 136, 137, 138 & 251

      Erato 45471-2

      6:57 am

      Louis-Claude Daquin: "Le Coucou (The Cuckoo)"

      Trevor Pinnock, hc
      Trevor Pinnock - The Harmonious Blacksmith

      Archiv 413591-1

      7:02 am

      Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 24, "Feux d'artifice"

      Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, p
      Debussy: Preludes, Vol. 2

      DG 427391-2

      7:08 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Sexteto Místico"

      Lontano Ensemble/Odaline de la Martínez
      Villa-Lobos Chamber and Choral Music

      Lorelt LNT-102

      7:17 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Symphony in C, Op. 37, No. 1 (G 515)

      London Festival Orch/Ross Pople
      Luigi Boccherini: Four Symphonies

      Hyperion CDA-66904

      7:33 am

      Frederick Delius: "Two Songs to be sung of a summer night on the water"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      There Is Sweet Music (English Choral Songs, 1890-1950)

      Collegium COLCD-505

      7:38 am

      Samuel Barber: Piano Concerto, Op. 38

      Canzone: "Moderato"

      John Browning, p; St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1, Piano Concerto, Souvenirs

      RCA 60732-2-RC

      7:47 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Suite française"

      London Wind Orch/Denis Wick
      Shepherd's Hey: Wind Music of Grainger, Milhaud and Poulenc

      ASV CDWHL-2067

      8:03 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "La scala di seta"

      Overture

      Prague Sinfonia/Christian Benda
      Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.570934

      8:10 am

      John Williams: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

      Hedwig's Theme

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Vienna Phil/John Williams
      John Williams Live in Vienna - Live Edition

      DG 4839887

      8:18 am

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sinfonia in G minor

      Tempesta di Mare
      Fasch: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-0783

      8:29 am

      Anton Arensky: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35

      Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a

      Sejong Soloists
      Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Stravinsky

      Samsung SCC-013

      8:43 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Libertango"

      Luis Bacalov, p; Héctor Passarella, bandoneon; Santa Cecilia Orch/MW Chung
      Misa Tango

      DG 463471-2

      8:50 am

      Claude Debussy: "Première rapsodie" (Clarinet Rhapsody)

      Franklin Cohen, cl; Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez
      Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Jeux, Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra

      DG 439896-2

      9:02 am

      Robert Schumann: "Manfred," Op. 115

      Overture

      London Sym Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 3

      LSO Live LSO-0844

      9:15 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Hamburg" Symphony No. 3 in C, Wq 182/3

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      CPE Bach Symphonies From Berlin to Hamburg

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902317

      9:26 am

      Marc Mellits: "Black Moon"

      II. "Selene and Cynthia"

      Black Moon Trio
      Principal

      Black Moon Trio BMT-01

      9:31 am

      Marc Mellits: "Black Moon"

      III. "Blue Moon"

      Black Moon Trio
      Principal

      Black Moon Trio BMT-01

      9:34 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mandolin Concerto in G

      I. "Allegro moderato e grazioso"

      Avi Avital, m; Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini
      Concertos

      DG 4865228

      9:43 am

      Nino Rota: "The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)"

      Dances

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Nino Rota: "La Strada" Ballet Suite, Concerto For Strings, Dances from "Il Gattopardo"

      Sony SK-66279

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      music continues...

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Giuseppe Verdi, Part II

      The second of a two-week series featuring Verdi with more of his operas and other works, both iconic and underappreciated.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Friday Evening with Kristina Lynn

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Quentin Crisp (10/21/1992)

      This is one of Studs Terkel's "portable tape recorder" programs. While visiting London, in 1970, Studs talked with author and historian Quentin Crisp (1908 – 1999). Crisp wrote about gays in Britain and the United States, and notably, about his own life as a homosexual in England in the 1930s. Their conversation delivers a stark portrait of Mr. Crisp’s experience during the 20th century. He called it “the age of recorded degradation” and spoke of cultural revolution as a perpetual process.