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      Playlist for Wednesday, September 16, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Rodeo"

      "Saturday Night Waltz"

      Mexico City Phil/Enrique Bàtiz

      EMI/Ang CD-EMX-2147

      12:05 am

      Barber, Samuel: "Souvenirs," Op. 28

      John Browning & Leonard Slatkin, p
      Symphony No. 1 / Piano Concerto

      RCA 60732-2-RC

      12:23 am

      Shaw, Caroline: "Microfictions," Vol. 1

      No. 5, "Waking up on the Early Side"

      Miró Quartet
      Caroline Shaw

      Pentatone PTC-5187227

      12:25 am

      Sibelius, Jean: "Finlandia," Op. 26

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Nordic Festival- Nordiska Maserverk

      Sony SK-46668

      12:32 am

      Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw: Symphonic Poem, "Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecimowie"

      BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Karlowicz

      Chandos CHAN-9986

      12:55 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Preludes, Op.28

      no.20 in c minor

      Horacio Gutierrez, p
      Horacio Gutierrez Plays Chopin and Schumann

      Bridge 9479

      1:00 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "I Vespri Siciliani"

      Four Seasons Ballet: Summer

      Munich Radio Orch/Roberto Abbado
      Summer Classics - Greatest Hits

      RCA 63186-2

      1:05 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "I vespri siciliani"

      Overture

      National Phil/Riccardo Chailly
      7 Overtures

      London 410141-2

      1:14 am

      Pasculli, Antonio: Grand Concerto on themes from Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani"

      Harry Sargous, ob; Laura Ward, p
      Architecture And Aria - Three Centuries Of The Virtuoso Oboe

      Crystal CD-327

      1:31 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "Rigoletto"

      Aria, "Questa o quella"

      Luciano Pavarotti, t; London Sym Orch/Richard Bonynge

      London 417570-2

      1:32 am

      Stravinsky, Igor: "Pulcinella"

      Suite

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Divertimento, Romanian Folk Dances, Dumbarton Oaks, Pulcinella Suite

      DG 445541-2

      1:55 am

      Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in F, Kk 85 (L 166)

      Scott Ross, hc
      Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works

      Erato 45309-2 (34)

      2:00 am

      Tredici, David Del: "Ballad in Yellow (After Lorca)"

      Marc Peloquin, p
      Gotham Glory

      Naxos 8.559680

      2:05 am

      Montgomery, Jessie: "Soul Force" (2015)

      New York Youth Sym/Michael Repper
      New York Youth Symphony

      Avie AV-2503

      2:13 am

      Burleigh: Four Concert Pieces (1920)

      "By the Wayside"

      Zina Schiff, v; Mary Barranger, p
      BURLEIGH: Music for Violin and Piano

      Naxos 8.559061

      2:15 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Septet in E-flat, Op. 20

      Vienna Chamber Ensemble

      Denon CO-75373

      2:55 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #9

      Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)

      Naxos 8.550433

      3:00 am

      Cherubini, Luigi: "Marche funèbre"

      Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman
      Cherubini * Requiem * Martin Pearlman * Boston Baroque

      Telarc CD-80658

      3:05 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata #12 in A-Flat, Op 26, "Funeral March"

      Ian Hobson, p

      Zephyr Z-104-97

      3:27 am

      Purcell, Henry: "Funeral March for Queen Mary"

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Music for the Kings and Queens of England

      Chandos CHAN-6560

      3:28 am

      Rodrigo, Joaquín: "Concierto para una fiesta"

      Alfonso Moreno, g; Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Rodrigo: 3 Guitar Concertos

      ASV CDDCA-887

      3:55 am

      Sanz, Gaspar: "Giga Ingles"

      Rolf Lislevand, g
      Encuentro

      Astrée E-8575

      4:00 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat

      Maurice André, tr; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan

      EMI/Ang CDU5-66961-2

      4:05 am

      Beach, Amy: Violin Sonata, Op 34

      Joseph Silverstein, v; Gilbert Kalish, p

      New World NW-268

      4:33 am

      Clarke, Rebecca: Song, "Come, Oh Come"

      Susanne Mentzer, ms; Craig Rutenberg, p
      Eternal Feminine

      Koch 3-7506-2

      4:34 am

      Mendelssohn, Fanny: Overture (1830)

      Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta
      The Woman's Philharmonic- Boulanger: D'un Soir Triste, D'un Matin de Printemps/ Schumann: Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 7/ Tailleferre: Concertino For Harp And Orchestra/ Mendelssohn: Overture

      Koch 3-7169-2

      4:45 am

      Mendelssohn, Felix: "Athalia," Op 74 (Incidental Music for Racine's Drama)

      Overture

      Bamberg Sym Orch/Claus Peter Flor
      Mendelssohn: Overtures

      RCA 7905-2-RC

      4:53 am

      Trad, German: Children's Song, Mit dem Pfeil, dem Bogen

      Peter Schreier, t, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Horst Neumann
      Im Schonsten Wiesengrunde

      Ars Vivendi 2100103

      5:00 am

      Marini, Biagio: Sonata Prima, Op 8

      Rebel
      ROSSI, S.: Chamber Music (Rossi and his Circle)

      Dorian DOR-93184

      5:05 am

      Dohnányi, Ernst von: "Ruralia Hungarica," Op 32b

      Danubia Sym Orch/Domonkos Heja
      Dohnanyi: Suite for Orchestra, Op. 19

      Warner Classics 62409-2

      5:30 am

      Bartók, Béla: Hungarian Sketches

      Philharmonia Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Bartok: The Wooden Prince/ Hungarian Pictues

      Chandos CHAN-8895

      5:42 am

      Poenitz, F: Music Box

      Anne-Margeurite Michaud, h
      The Children's Hour- Harpworks For The Imagination

      Summit DCD-355

      5:43 am

      Hough, Stephen: "Musical Jewellery Box"

      Stephen Hough, p
      Stephen Hough's New Piano Album

      Hyperion CDA-67043

      5:46 am

      Liadov, Anatol: "A Musical Snuffbox," Op. 32

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Glazunov: From The Middle Ages, Scènes de ballet & Lyadov: A Musical Snuffbox

      Chandos CHAN-8804

      5:49 am

      Tárrega, Francisco: "Alborada, The little musical box"

      William Gómez, g
      A Guitar Recital ‎

      London STS-15072

      5:51 am

      Friedman, Ignacy: Musical Box

      Stephen Hough, p
      The Piano Album 1 * Stephen Hough

      Virgin 59509-2

      5:54 am

      Rebikov, Vladimir: "The Musical Snuffbox"

      Stephen Hough, p
      The Piano Album

      Virgin 59304-2

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:04 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Concertante" Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat

      Arabella String Quartet
      Bologne: Six Concertante Quartets

      Naxos 8.574360

      6:15 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Whimsical Symphony"

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Don Quixote: Concertos and Suites by Telemann / Apollo's Fire / Jeannette Sorrell

      Koch 7576

      6:24 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Rondo in B-Flat, Wq 58/5

      Marc-André Hamelin, p
      CPE Bach: Sonatas & Rondos

      Hyperion CDA-68381/2

      6:30 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Der Waldmeister"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      New Year's Concert 2014

      Sony 88843015642

      6:42 am

      Francis Poulenc: Flute Sonata

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p
      Paris

      EMI CDC5-56488-2

      6:55 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Karelia" Suite, Op. 11

      III. Finale, "Alla marcia"

      Helsinki Phil Orch/Susanna Mälkki
      Sibelius Suites

      BIS 2638

      7:03 am

      Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat"

      Suite No. 1

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      España!

      EMI CDM7-63572-2

      7:15 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "L'estro armonico" Concerto No. 2 in G minor, R. 578

      Soloists; Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Vivaldi & Bach

      Naïve OP-7367

      7:25 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto Movement in E-Flat, K. 370b

      Sarah Willis, hn; Havana Lyceum Orch/José Antonio Méndez Padrón
      Mozart y Mambo

      Alpha 578

      7:33 am

      Frank Martin: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani & String Orchestra

      Finale, Allegro vivace

      Soloists; Chicago Sym Orch/Jean Martinon
      Dale Clevenger, horn,
      Adolph Herseth, trumpet,
      Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Centennial Collection

      RCA 60206-2-RG (3)

      7:42 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

      7:54 am

      Michael Torke: "Unseen"

      No. 2

      East Coast Chamber Orch; Michael Torke Orch/Michael Torke
      Unseen - Michael Torke

      Ecstatic Records ER-092402

      8:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harp Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 4, No. 6

      Maxine Eilander, h; Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      A Baroque Feast

      Analekta AN2-9811

      8:18 am

      Fritz Kreisler: "Zigeuner Capriccio"

      Vilde Frang, v; José Gallardo, p
      Homage

      Warner 0190295805326

      8:24 am

      Hugo Wolf: "Italian Serenade" in G

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Wagner, Sibelius, Puccini, Wolf, Turina, Dvořák, Berlioz

      DG 431680-2

      8:32 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

      IV. Finale, "Vivace"

      Music of the Baroque/Jane Glover
      Journey to Our 50th Season

      Music of the Baroque CD-2018

      8:38 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata in G, Op. 168

      Catherine Van Handel, bn; Eduard Laurel, p
      Bassoon Soirée: From Latin America to Paris

      Acis APL-53226

      8:52 am

      Ruth Gipps: Coronation Procession, Op. 41

      BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3

      Chandos CHAN-20284

      9:04 am

      Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia in D, F 64

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      WF Bach: Symphonies, Harpsichord Concerto

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901772

      9:15 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006

      I. "Prelude"

      Hilary Hahn, v
      Hilary Hahn Plays Bach

      Sony SK-62793

      9:19 am

      Eugène Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor

      I. Prelude, "Obsession"

      Sergey Khachatryan, v
      Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27

      Naïve V-5451

      9:21 am

      Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: "Upbeat!"

      Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose
      Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 5, Upbeat!, Concerto Elegia, Commedia dell'Arte

      BMOP Sound 1098

      9:27 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61, "Mozartiana"

      Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Neville Marriner
      'Mozartiana' Suites No. 3 and 4

      Capriccio 10200

      9:53 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op. 44

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      London Phil Orch/Christopher Hogwood
      Dvořák: Serenades Op. 22 & 44 / Christopher Hogwood

      Decca 417452-2

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      10:00 am

      Henry Purcell: "The Indian Queen"

      Instrumental Suite

      Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre

      Sony SK-66169

      10:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Aria variata alla maniera italiana," BWV 989

      Víkingur Ólafsson, p
      Johann Sebastian Bach

      DG 4835022

      10:30 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 9

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Alma Brasileira

      RCA 68538-2

      10:41 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, Fantasia on Greensleeves, The Lark Ascending, Variants of Dives and Lazarus

      Decca 433085-2

      10:53 am

      Ethel Smyth: String Trio in D, Op. 6

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      Hague String Trio
      Celebrating Women!

      Cobra 0083

      11:01 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in G minor

      Anna Shelest, p
      Donna Voce

      Sorel Classics SCCD-015

      11:19 am

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

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Mozart: Symphonies 35 & 41

      Koch 3-7574

      11:43 am

      music continues...

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      ZaRiah Wind Quintet (Smith, f; Jamison Hillian, ob; Katelyn Poetker, cl; AJ Neubert, bn; Oved Rico, hn) performs music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Eugene Bozza, Valerie Coleman, Arturo Márquez, and Jeff Scott, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

      Composer of nine masterful symphonies, editor of the English Hymnal, an ambulance driver in WWI and great-nephew to Charles Darwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams was a prolific and intriguing figure at the forefront of English music in the early 20th century. We'll look at his life, listen to his friends perform his music, and hear the music that inspired him. Hosted by Bill McGlaughlin

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Les chemins hébraïques du baroque

      Ensemble XVIII-21 Le Baroque Nomade presents selections from Benedetto Marcello’s settings of the Psalms of David Recorded in 1999 in the Church of Saint-Quirin in the Moselle, France.