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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 26 Welsh Songs, WoO 155 (G 226)

      #14, "The Dream"

      Daniel Johannsen, t; Josef Herzer, v; Bertin Christelbauer, vc; Bernadette Bartos, p
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #26 in E-Flat, Op 81a, "Les Adieux"

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      12:22 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #8

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

      Naxos 8.550433

      12:23 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé"

      Suite No. 2

      NBC Sym/Arturo Toscanini
      French Orchestral Music

      RCA 66924-2 (2)

      12:39 am

      Erik Satie: "Parade" (1917)

      Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel
      The Complete Ballets of Erik Satie

      Vanguard OVC-4030

      12:53 am

      Erik Satie: "Les pantins dansent" (1913)

      Alexandre Tharaud, p
      Erik Satie * Avant-Dernière Pensées * Alexandre Tharaud

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902017/18 (2)

      1:00 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Sonata #49 in B-Flat

      "Allemande"

      Robert Barto, l
      WEISS, S.L.: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Barto) - Nos. 11, 42, 49

      Naxos 8.553773

      1:05 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat

      Tempesta di Mare/Richard Stone, l
      Weiss: Lute Concerti

      Chandos CHAN-0707

      1:16 am

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

      Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp

      Keith Jarrett, p
      Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1

      ECM 2627/28 (2)

      1:17 am

      Johannes Brahms: String Sextet #1 in B-Flat, Op 18

      Daniel Höxter, p; John Harding, v; Matthias Feile, vc
      Brahms: Trios after the String Sextets

      Koch 3-1365-2

      1:54 am

      Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Lute Sonata #36 in d

      "Fantasia"

      Robert Barto, l
      WEISS, S.L.: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Barto) - Nos. 11, 42, 49

      Naxos 8.553773

      2:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Six Piano Pieces, Op. 51

      #6, "Valse sentimentale"

      Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Solo Piano

      Decca 4834417 (10)

      2:05 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh" (1942, rev 1957)

      Suite

      Russia Philharmonia/Constantine Orbelian
      Vodka & Caviar

      Delos DE-3288

      2:17 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" (1954, rev 1968)

      Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

      Vienna Phil/Aram Khachaturian
      Essential Ballet

      London 436658-2

      2:26 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Leigh Howard Stevens, marimba
      Marimba When...

      Delos DE-3142

      2:28 am

      Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A, Op 8

      Tasmin Little, v; BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins
      Moszkowski: Violin Concerto, Ballade in G Minor/ Karlowicz: Violin Concert

      Hyperion CDA-67389

      2:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      no.6 in b minor

      Pieter Wispelwey, vc; Dejan Lazic, p
      Chopin: Cello Waltzes, Vol 1

      Channel Classics CCS-16298

      3:00 am

      Theodor Blumer: "Tanz-Suite", Op 53

      "Hungarian Dance"

      Moran Wind Quintet
      Wind Chamber Music of Theodor Blumer

      Crystal CD-753

      3:05 am

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

      Philharmonia Orch/Herbert von Karajan
      N/A

      EMI/Ang CDZ7-62860-2

      3:16 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 19 in d minor, (after Abrány's "Czárdás noble")

      Jeffrey Swann, p

      Music & Arts CD-245

      3:25 am

      Hungarian ANON 17th c: Vietorisz Manuscript

      "Egö lanban"

      Benko Consort
      Tanzmusik aus Ungarn

      Teldec 8.42782

      3:27 am

      Franz Schreker: Romantic Suite, Op 14

      BBC Philharmonic/Vasili Sinaisky
      Schreker: Orchestral Works Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-9951

      3:54 am

      Francois Couperin: Gigue, "La Milordine"

      Andrew Lawrence-King, h
      La Harpe Royale

      RCA-DHM 77371-2

      4:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Song, "Violons dans le soir"

      François Le Roux, br; Krysia Osostowicz, v; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs By Camille Saint-Saëns

      Hyperion CDA-66856

      4:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in d, Op. 75

      Andres Cardenes, v; Doris Stevenson, p
      Camille Saint-Saens: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano

      Arabesque Z-6619

      4:28 am

      Eugene Ysaÿe: Caprice after the Study by Saint-Saens, Op 52

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Ian Brown, p
      Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57916-2

      4:37 am

      Eugène Ysaÿe: "Ten Preludes" (1928)

      #5, "Fifths"

      Daniel Stepner, v
      20th Century Masterworks For Solo Violin

      Centaur CRC-3315

      4:38 am

      Aaron Copland: "Danzón cubano"

      Christian Ivaldi & Noël Lee, p's
      Musique americaine pour deux Pianos

      Arion ARN-68375

      4:45 am

      Amadeo ROLDAN: La rebambaramba: Suite

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Tangazo (Music Of Latin America)

      Argo 436737-2

      4:54 am

      Eugène Ysaÿe: "Ten Preludes" (1928)

      #9, "Ninths"

      Daniel Stepner, v
      20th Century Masterworks For Solo Violin

      Centaur CRC-3315

      5:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, by whom my soul)"

      Duet, "Wir eilen mit schwachen (We hurry with weak yet eager steps)"

      Maurice André, tr; Béatrice André, ob; Francois-Henri Houbart, o
      Maurice André At The Ebbs Church

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49722-2

      5:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

      Phillip Smith, tr; Bargemusic Orch
      Brandenburgs From The Barge

      Koch 3-7294-2 (2)

      5:16 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.2 in b minor, BWV 1067

      VII. Badinerie

      Alison Balsom, tr; Ensemble
      Works For Trumpet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-58047-2

      5:18 am

      Alexander Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto

      Alison Balsom, tpt; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Lawrence Renes
      Seraph (Trumpet Concertos)

      EMI 6 78590 2

      5:33 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus" (1954, rev 1968)

      Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

      Vienna Phil/Aram Khachaturian
      Essential Ballet

      London 436658-2

      5:42 am

      Karen Khachaturian: "Cipollino"

      Suite

      Fedor Amosov, vc; Jen-Ru Sun, p
      Reveries

      Centaur CRC-3314

      5:53 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Leigh Howard Stevens, marimba
      Marimba When...

      Delos DE-3142

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Let There Be Light!" As we mark Candlemas and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, host Peter DuBois shares sacred choral and organ music celebrating the Light of the World.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Mezzo-soprano Alexis Peart, tenor Travon Walker, and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias by Rossini and Handel; and songs by Alma Mahler and Robert Schumann. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Salonen Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra; Aivars Kalejs Toccata on the Chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr;" Iveta Apkalna, organ; Strauss "Don Juan," Op. 20; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Stravinsky Four Studies for Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Manuel Castillo – Spanish Composer Fiesta showcases some of the great works of a composer who deserves more recognition, including his Symphony No. 3 "Poemas de Luz."

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Meyerbeer’s Glorious "Le prophète"

      Excerpts from Meyerbeer's grand opera, "Le prophète" recorded at the 2023 Aix-en-Provence Festival featuring mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder.