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      Playlist for Friday, May 8, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in E-Flat, K 371

      Dale Clevenger, fh; Franz Liszt Chamber Orch
      Die Hornkonzerte

      Sony SBK-62639

      12:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412

      John Cerminaro, fh; Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Mozart: Horn Concertos

      Crystal CD-515

      12:20 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Twenty-Four Preludes, Op 11

      No. 14 in e-flat

      Jonathan Boen, hn; Craig Terry, p
      French Horn Recital: Scriabin Preludes

      Orpheus 00

      12:22 am

      Jen van Hoof: Symphony #2 in A-Flat

      VRT Phil/Silveer van den Broeck
      Flemish Romantic Symphonic Music, Vol II

      Marco Polo 8.225101

      12:54 am

      Jef van Hoof: Song, "Lentestemming"

      Peter Gijsbertsen, t; Jozef de Beenhouwer, p
      Jef van Hoof

      Phaedra 92090

      1:00 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Paladins"

      Menuet et rondeau I-II

      Age of Enlightenment Orch/Gustav Leonhardt
      Rameau - Suite "Les Paladins"

      Philips 432968-2

      1:05 am

      Germaine Tailleferre: "Hommage à Rameau" (1964)

      Mark Clinton & Nicole Narboni, p's; Shepherd School Percussion Ensemble
      WORKS BY BARTOK, TAILLEFERRE, BOWLES, SNYDER FOR TWO PIANOS AND PERCUSSION

      Elan CD-82404

      1:14 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Pièces de clavecin en concerts" (1741): "Troisième concert"

      Les Accents/Thibault Noally
      Rameau: Concerts en Sextuor

      Aparté AP-254

      1:26 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Nouvelles suite de pièces de clavecin" (1728)

      "La Triomphante"

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Rameau: Complete Harpsichord Works

      Brilliant 93903 (3)

      1:27 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 10 in D, D. 936a

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Schubert: The 10 Symphonies

      Philips 412176-2 (6)

      1:55 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Frohsinn," D 520

      Stephan Loges, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 34

      Hyperion CDJ-33034

      2:00 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "La cambiale di matrimonio"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Rossini: Overtures

      Philips 5361764 (3)

      2:05 am

      Adrien François Servais: Caprice on Themes from Rossini's "Le Comte Ory"

      Smithsonian Chamber Players

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49009-2

      2:14 am

      Henri Vieuxtemps: Cello Concerto #1 in a

      Heinrich Schiff, vc; Stuttgart Radio Sym/Neville Marriner
      Vieuxtemps

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47761-2

      2:41 am

      Joseph Horovitz: Music Hall Suite

      "Trick Cyclists"

      Onyx Brass
      Transatlantic

      Chandos CHAN-20399

      2:43 am

      Torke: Green

      Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Javelin: The Music Of Michael Torke

      Argo 452101-2

      2:55 am

      Johannes Brahms: Songs, Op 63

      #5, "Meine Liebe ist Grün"

      Edith Mathis, s; Gérard Wyss, p

      Denon CO-78947

      3:00 am

      Alexander Alabiev: "Le Rossignol"

      Natalie Dessay, s; Berlin Sym/Michael Schonwandt
      Natalie Dessay * Airs d'Opéras Françaises

      Virgin 363332-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64

      Act 1 excerpts

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Symphonies 1-9

      London 410200-2

      3:35 am

      Léo Délibes: "Coppélia"

      "L'hymen"

      Rotterdam Phil/David Zinman
      Essential Ballet

      Philips 438763-2 (2)

      3:37 am

      Benjamin Godard: Flute and Piano Suite, Op 116

      Jeffrey Khaner, f; Hugh Sung, p
      The Romantic Flute * Jeffrey Khaner

      Avie AV-2131

      3:47 am

      George Frideric Handel: Flute Sonata in a, HWV 374, "Halle" No. 1

      Paula Robison, f; Kenneth Cooper, hc; Timothy Eddy, vc

      Vanguard SVC-102/03 (2)

      3:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Praeambulum" No. 14

      Joseph Payne, clavichord
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      4:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op 118

      #2, Intermezzo in A

      Glenn Gould, p
      Brahms: 4 Ballades, Op. 10 - 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 - 10 Intermezzi

      Sony SM2K-52651 (2)

      4:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216

      Philharmonia/David Oistrakh, v

      EMI CDFB5-69331-2 (2)

      4:29 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39

      #9, "The New Doll"

      I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
      Tchaikovsky: Children's Album/ L. Mozart: Toy Symphony

      Chandos CHAN-9098

      4:31 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Storm," Op. 76 (Overture to Ostrovsky's Drama)

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1

      Chandos CHAN-9587

      4:44 am

      Zdenek Fibich: "Sturm", Op 46

      Bamberg Sym Orch/Martin Turnovsky

      Preciosa PRE-66002-AUL

      4:54 am

      Robert Schumann: Six Songs, Op. 89

      No. 1, "Es stürmet am Abendhimmel (The Stormy Evening Sky)"

      Jan-Hendrik Rootering, b; Hermann Lechler, p
      Lieder

      Calig CAL-50892

      5:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Das Rheingold"

      "Entry of the Gods into Valhalla"

      Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
      Der Ring des Nibelungen (Orchestermusik-Auszüge)

      London 436625-2

      5:05 am

      Richard Wagner: "Die Walküre"

      Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Wagner 3: Tristan Und Isolde, Lohengrin, Walküre, Siegfried, Faust

      Delos DE-3120

      5:20 am

      Richard Wagner: "Siegfried"

      "Forest Murmurs"

      Philharmonia Orch/Otto Klemperer

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63618-2

      5:29 am

      Richard Wagner: "Götterdämmerung"

      "Siegfried's Rhine Journey"

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Donald Runnicles
      Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Orchestral Highlights), Siegfried-Idyll

      Teldec 17109-2

      5:41 am

      Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde"

      Kurwenal's Mocking Song

      Dominique Cornil, p; Johan Schmidt, p

      Musique En Wallonie MEW-0213

      5:42 am

      Anton Arensky: Two-Piano Suite #5 in Canon Form (Children's Suite)

      Daniel Blumenthal, Robert Groslot, p's
      ARENSKY : Suites For Two Pianos Nos. 1 - 5

      Marco Polo 8.223497

      5:54 am

      Igor Stravinsky: Five Easy Pieces (1917)

      Galop

      Modern Mandolin Quartet

      Lost Lake Arts WD-0095

      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

      Fela Sowande: "African Suite"

      I. "Joyful Day"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      African Heritage Symphonic Series - Vol. I

      Cedille CDR-90000055

      6:07 am

      Fela Sowande: "African Suite"

      V. Finale, "Akinla"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      African Heritage Symphonic Series - Vol. I

      Cedille CDR-90000055

      6:11 am

      Mel Bonis: Piano Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat, Op. 69

      II. Intermezzo. "Allegretto tranquillo"

      Ensemble Louise Farrenc
      Farrenc - Firsova - Bonis: Chamber Music

      CPO 555624-2

      6:18 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 35, No. 2 (G 510)

      London Festival Orch/Ross Pople
      Boccherini: Six Symphonies Op. 35

      Hyperion CDA-66903

      6:30 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Caprice sur des airs danois et russes," Op. 79

      Orsino Ensemble; Pavel Kolesnikov, p
      Belle Époque - French Music for Wind

      Chandos CHSA-5282

      6:43 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 8 in D

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      Concerto Köln
      Mendelssohn: String Symphonies 8, 9 & 10

      Teldec 94565-2

      6:52 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107, "Reformation"

      IV. Finale (Chorale, "Ein feste Burg")

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Mendelssohn: The Symphonies; The Piano Concertos; Capriccio Brilliant; A Midsummer Night's Dream

      Warner 62769-2 (5)

      7:04 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

      Claude Debussy, who once said he learned more from poets and painters than from the music conservatory, is considered the figurehead of Impressionist music (though he would vehemently argue against it). This week, Bill reflects on Debussy's peculiar upbringing, his studies at the Paris Conservatory, and his Prix de Rome win.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry (1/28/1970)

      Featuring bluesmen Sonny Terry (1911–1986) with his harmonica and Brownie McGhee (1915–1996) at the guitar. The duo was a team for a long time, and Studs opens this program with an excerpt of an earlier concert which he had introduced 11 years before.