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      Playlist for Tuesday, May 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeoman of the Guard

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures

      Philips 434916-2

      12:05 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Orpheus in the Underworld"

      Overture

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C Major/ Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne, Orphee aux enfers Overture/ Suppe: Die Schone Galatea Overture

      Sony SMK-61830

      12:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata #4 in c, BWV 1017

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Jory Vinikour, hc
      Bach Violin and Harpsichord Sonatas

      Cedille CDR-90000177 (2)

      12:31 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale, "Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein" BWV 312

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      12:33 am

      Virgil Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune (1928)

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares
      THOMSON, V.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Symphony on a Hymn Tune

      Naxos 8.559022

      12:54 am

      American Trad: Hymn, Give good gifts to one another (Mt Lebanon Hymnal)

      Pro Arte Singers/Paul Hillier
      Carols from the Old and New Worlds, Vol. 2

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907233

      1:00 am

      Michael Daugherty: "Reflections on the Mississippi"

      I. Mist

      Carol Jantsch, tuba; Albany Symphony/David Alan Miller
      Michael Daugherty Concertos

      Naxos 8.559807

      1:05 am

      Florence Price: "Mississippi River Suite"

      Women's Phil/Apo Hsu

      Koch 7518-2

      1:33 am

      Charles Ives: Song, "At the River" (1916)

      William Sharp, br; Steven Blier, p
      The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 3

      Albany TROY-079

      1:34 am

      Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: "Potpourri on Irish Folk Songs," Op 59

      Hoelscher, v; Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Christian Fröhlich
      Violin Concertos 10, 7 & 9

      CPO 777818-2 (8)

      1:45 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Variations on Irish National Airs, Op 125

      David Russell, g
      Message Of The Sea: Music For Guitar David Russell

      Telarc CD-80492

      1:54 am

      Irish Trad: Sackow's (Jig)

      Jordi Savall, viga, Andrew Lawrence-King, h
      The Celtic Viol

      Alia Vox AVSA-9865

      2:00 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Battle of Stalingrad"

      "A City on the Volga"

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Adriano
      KHACHATURIAN: Othello Suite / The Battle of Stalingrad Suite

      Naxos 8.573389

      2:05 am

      Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen: String Quartet No. 3 in g

      Allegri String Quartet
      Sirmen: The Six String Quartets

      Cala CACD-1019

      2:16 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "The Adventures of Ivan"

      "Ivan Sings"

      Aznavoorian Duo
      Gems from Armenia

      Cedille CDR-90000209

      2:18 am

      Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in d (1940)

      Julia Fischer, v; Russian National Orch/Yakov Kreizberg

      Pentatone PTC-5186059

      2:55 am

      English Anon 17th c: "Gray's Inn"

      Broadside Band/Jeremy Barlow
      Popular Tunes In 17th Century England

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-1901039

      3:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde"

      "Im Treibhaus"

      Julius Berger, vc; Norman Shetler, p
      Musik in Schloss Hohenschwangau

      EBS 6015

      3:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in E, Op. 1, No. 15

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Emanuel Bay, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 9: Chamber Music Collection I

      RCA 88765440152 (9)

      3:16 am

      George Frideric Handel: Violin Concerto in B-Flat

      I. Andante

      Graziano Mandozzi, syn
      Bach / Handel 300

      DG 415110-2

      3:18 am

      Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde" Symphonic Synthesis

      Bournemouth Sym/José Serebrier
      Stokowski: Wagner Symphonic Syntheses

      Naxos 8.570293

      3:55 am

      Johann Herbeck: "Tanzmomente"

      #5

      Leslie Howard, p
      The Complete Liszt Piano Music

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      4:00 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 72

      No. 4 in D-Flat, "Dumka"

      Czech Phil/Jiri Belohlavek
      Dvorak Slavonic Dances

      Dec 4789458

      4:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Carnaval," Op. 9

      Jon Nakamatsu, p
      Schumann: Carnaval, Papillons, Sonata in G Minor

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907503

      4:37 am

      Johannes Brahms: Six Songs, Op. 3

      #2, "Liebe und Frühling I"

      Olaf Bär, br; Geoffrey Parsons, p
      Brahms Lieder

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49723-2

      4:38 am

      Evaristo Dell'Abaco: Concerto da chiesa in d, Op 2/1

      Concerto Köln
      Concerti

      Teldec 22166-2

      4:46 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op 6/11

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Concerti Grossi Op.6 7-12

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907015

      4:54 am

      Giovanni GASTOLDI: Lo Sdegnato

      Clemencic Consort
      La Pazzia Senile

      Accord 149178

      5:00 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Uranus, the Magician"

      Philharmonia Orch/John Eliot Gardiner & Achim Holub
      The Planets/ The Warriors

      DG 445860-2

      5:05 am

      Gustav Holst: "Brook Green Suite"

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar

      EMI CDC7-47812-2

      5:11 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808

      Wilhelm Kempff, p
      Wilhelm Kempff Plays Bach Piano Transcriptions

      DG 439672-2 (2)

      5:31 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      #6, "Mattachins" (Sword Dance)

      Christopher Parkening, g; St Martin's Academy/Iona Brown

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55052-2

      5:32 am

      Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19

      Shlomo Mintz, v; Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Serge Prokofiev: The Violin Concertos / Die Violinkonzerte

      DG 410524-2

      5:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87

      "Passepied"

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Cinderella / Summer Night - Suite

      DG 445830-2 (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

      Juventino Rosas: "Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)"

      Cuarteto Latinoamericano and friends
      Valses Mexicanos 1900

      Dorian DOR-93224

      6:13 am

      Traditional Scottish: "Skye Boat Song"

      King's Singers; Manuel Barrueco, g
      Folk Songs Of The British Isles

      EMI CDC7-54904-2

      6:19 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage" Overture, Op. 27

      Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
      WFMT Spring Mix

      Naxos/WFMT (Spring Mix)

      6:32 am

      Aaron Copland: "El Salón México"

      Dallas Sym/Eduardo Mata
      Great American Showpieces

      EMI CDM7-64303-2

      6:45 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Suite Cubana"

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Mexican Piano Music by Manuel M. Ponce

      Cedille CDR-90000086

      6:58 am

      Traditional Sephardic: Sephardic Song, "Yo m'enamori d'un aire"

      Ensemble Accentus/Thomas Wimmer
      Illumination – Music selected by WFMT

      WFMT (Fall 2025 Illumination)

      7:04 am

      Carlos Chávez: "Chapultepec (Obertura Republicana)"

      Simón Bolívar Sym Orch/Keri-Lynn Wilson
      Danzón

      Dorian XCD-90254

      7:12 am

      Franz Schubert: Octet in F, D 803

      III. Scherzo, "Allegro vivace"

      Nash Ensemble
      Schubert: Octet in F major

      Virgin 90731-2

      7:20 am

      Thomas Arne: Symphony No. 1 in C

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery
      Boyce: Symphonies No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Arne: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4

      EMI CDK5-65730-2

      7:31 am

      Arturo Márquez: "Danzón" No. 2

      Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

      DG B0013458-02

      7:43 am

      Eduardo Angulo: "El Alevin (The Minnow)"

      III. Allegro vivace

      Fareed Haque, g; KAIA String Quartet
      New Latin American Music For Guitar And String Quartet

      Delmark DE-5029

      7:52 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Le roi malgré lui"

      "Fête polonaise"

      Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner
      Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, etc.

      DG 447751-2

      8:03 am

      José Pablo Moncayo: "Huapango"

      Mexican Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Ponce: Violin Concerto; Galindo: Sones de Mariachi; Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas; Moncayo: Huapango

      EMI CDC7-49785-2

      8:11 am

      Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G

      II. "Adagio assai"

      Alison Balsom, tr; Orch/Guy Barker
      Paris

      Warner 0825646327898

      8:21 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique"

      II. "Allegro con grazia"

      London Phil Orch/Karina Canellakis
      Karina Canellakis conducts Tchaikovsky

      LPO LPO-0137

      8:30 am

      H Owen Reed: "La Fiesta Mexicana"

      III. Finale, "Carnival"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Howard Dunn
      Fiesta

      Reference RR-38

      8:38 am

      Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

      No. 1, "Allegro moderato e marcato"

      Bergen Phil Orch/Edward Gardner
      Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Before a Southern Convent, Funeral March for Rikard Nordaak, Bergliot

      Chandos CHSA-5301

      8:46 am

      Anonymous 14th-century Italian: "Istampita Ghaetta"

      Newberry Consort
      The Newberry Consort * Puzzles and Perfect Beauty

      Newberry 2004

      8:53 am

      Anatol Liadov: Polonaise in C, "In memory of A. S. Pushkin," Op. 49

      Mexico City Phil Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Liadov: The Enchanted Lake and Other Orchestral Works

      ASV CDDCA-657

      9:06 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Concierto del Sur"

      John Williams, g; London Sym Orch/André Previn
      The Great Guitar Concertos

      CBS M2K-44791 (2)

      9:32 am

      Michael Torke: Oboe Concerto, "South"

      Ryan Roberts, ob; Albany Sym/David Alan Miller
      Sky

      Albany TROY-1784

      9:43 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat, Op. 53, "Heroic"

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28, Sonata No. 2, Op. 35, Polonaise, Op. 53

      RCA 63535-2

      9:51 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "Suite Rossiniana"

      IV. Finale, Tarantella, "Puro sangue"

      Royal Phil Orch/Antal Dorati
      Phase 4 Stereo Concert Series

      Decca 4786769

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      William Grant Still: Violin and Piano Suite

      Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p
      Roots

      Decca B0033878-02

      10:15 am

      Giuseppe Maria Cambini: Sinfonia in F

      Academia Montis Regalis/Luigi Mangiocavallo
      Cambini Sinfonie

      Opus 111 OPS-30244

      10:34 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Miroirs"

      "Une barque sur l'océan"

      Zürich Tonhalle Orch/Lionel Bringuier
      Ravel: Complete Orchestral Music

      DG 4795524 (4)

      10:42 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne No. 12 in E minor, Op. 107

      Jean-Marc Luisada, p
      A Century of French Music

      Sony 88875192862

      10:51 am

      Antônio Carlos Gomes: "Il Guarany"

      Overture

      Minas Gerais Phil Orch/Fabio Mechetti
      Gomes: Opera Overtures & Preludes

      Naxos 8.574409

      11:00 am

      Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerto in F, S 234

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

      Archiv 437549-2 (2)

      11:10 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Masquerade" Suite

      Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, Masquerade Suite, Gayaneh

      Chandos CHAN-8542

      11:28 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "All-Night Vigil", Op. 52

      "Bless the Lord, O My Soul"

      Latvian Radio Cho/Sigvards Kļava
      Tchaikovsky: All-Night Vigil & Sacred Choral Works

      Ondine ODE-1352-2

      11:36 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante" in E-Flat, Op. 22

      Ingolf Wunder, p
      Chopin Recital

      DG 4779634

      11:52 am

      Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Clavier Concerto in D, F 41

      I. Allegro

      Il Pomo d'Oro/Francesco Corti, hc
      The Age of Extremes

      Arcana A-573

      12:00 pm

      John Corigliano: "Fanfares to Music"

      Gaudete Brass
      The John Corigliano Effect

      Cedille CDR-90000169

      12:04 pm

      John Corigliano: "Gazebo Dances"

      I. "Overture"

      Gaudete Brass
      The John Corigliano Effect

      Cedille CDR-90000169

      12:10 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39

      Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung, p
      Bax & Chung Piano Duo

      Signum SIGCD-365

      12:29 pm

      Claude Debussy: "La Mer"

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

      DG 439896-2

      12:53 pm

      Francisco Tárrega: "Capricho árabe (Serenata)"

      Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, g
      Soul of Spanish Guitar

      Sony 19439786732

      1:00 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Festive Overture," Op. 96

      Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

      DG B0013458-02

      1:07 pm

      Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-Flat

      Consone Quartet

      Linn CKD-766

      1:27 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Rodelinda"

      Suite

      Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
      Handel at the Opera

      Chandos CHAN-0650

      1:40 pm

      Maurice Duruflé: "Requiem," Op. 9

      "Introit, Kyrie"

      Choir of Trinity College Cambridge/Stephen Layton; H Cole, o
      Duruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets

      Hyperion CDA-68436

      1:49 pm

      Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E

      III. Scherzo, "Sehr schnell"

      Rotterdam Phil Orch/Lahav Shani
      Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

      Warner 5054197619663

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      2:00 pm

      Aaron Copland: "Rodeo"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Great Copland Ballets

      EMI CMS7-64315-2 (2)

      2:24 pm

      Franz Berwald: Grand Septet in B-Flat

      I. "Adagio - Allegro molto"

      Gaudier Ensemble
      Berwald: Grand Septet, Quartet for Piano and Wind, Piano Trio No. 2

      Hyperion CDA-66834

      2:32 pm

      Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor, "Devil's Trill"

      Trondheim Soloists/Anne-Sophie Mutter, v
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Tartini: Devil's Trill

      DG 463259-2

      2:50 pm

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: String Sextet in D, Op. 10

      IV. Finale, "Presto"

      Nash Ensemble
      Tchaikovsky & Korngold: String Sextets

      Hyperion CDA-68406

      2:57 pm

      Miguel del Águila: "Barroqueada"

      III. "Milonga"

      Black Moon Trio
      Principal

      Black Moon Trio BMT-01

      3:00 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66

      Suite

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Tchaikovsky: Suites from the Ballets

      EMI CDC7-47075-2

      3:23 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 74

      Sabine Meyer, cl; Dresden Staatskapelle/Herbert Blomstedt
      Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Concertino & Clarinet Quintet

      EMI CDC5-67988-2

      3:49 pm

      Anna Amalia of Prussia: Flute Sonata in F

      Jean Brégnac, f; Jennifer Hardy, vc; Yoann Moulin, hc
      Liebe Amalia...

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-905378

      4:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E-Flat, K. 498, "Kegelstatt"

      Kim Aseltine, cl; Eva Stern, vi; Joel Schoenhals, p
      Trios for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano

      Fleur de Son FDS-57980

      4:20 pm

      Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"

      II. "Kräftig bewegt"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan"

      CBS MK-42194

      4:30 pm

      Anton Eberl: Theme, Variations and "Rondo Pastorale" (attrib. Mozart)

      Marisa Robles, h
      Marisa Robles - Harp Concertos

      Decca 425723-2

      4:41 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Concerto in e (after Cantata 35)

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Ars Rediviva/Milan Munclinger
      3 Flute Concertos

      CBS MK-39022

      4:57 pm

      Traditional Scottish: "The Water is Wide (O Waly, Waly)"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      Bushes & Briars

      MSR Classics MS-1606

      5:00 pm

      Eric Coates: "London Suite"

      London Pops Orch/Frederick Fennell
      Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Andresen & Eric Coates

      Mercury 434376-2

      5:15 pm

      Mark O'Connor: "The American Seasons"

      Fall

      Mark O'Connor, v; Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo
      Mark O'Connor: The American Seasons

      Sony SK-89660

      5:21 pm

      Marguerite Monnot: "Hymne à l'amour"

      Chris Reynolds, p
      Past is Prologue

      Lexicon LC-2205

      5:28 pm

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52

      Lahti Sym Orch/Osmo Vänskä
      Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3

      BIS CD-862

      6:00 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in F-sharp minor, H XV:26

      Guarneri Trio Prague
      Haydn: Piano Trios

      Praga PRD-250423

      6:16 pm

      William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2 in G, "Song of a New Race"

      II.-III.

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Still, Dawson, Ellington: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-9226

      6:30 pm

      Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp

      Chicago Chamber Musicians

      WFMT

      6:51 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat, Op. 31, No. 3, "The Hunt"

      I. "Allegro"

      Yuja Wang, p
      Yuja Wang: The Vienna Recital

      DG 4864567

      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 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      8:02 pm

      William Walton: Partita for Orchestra

      I. Toccata, "Brioso"

      BBC Sym Orch/Edward Gardner
      Walton: Viola Concerto, Sonata for String Orchestra & Partita for Orchestra

      Chandos CHSA-5210

      8:08 pm

      Benjamin Britten: "Peter Grimes," Op. 33

      Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia

      London Sym Orch/André Previn
      Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem; Sea Interludes; Passacaglia

      EMI CDFB5-72658-2 (2)

      8:32 pm

      Ethel Smyth: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 5

      III. Finale, "Allegro vivace e grazioso"

      Molly Gebrian, vi; Danny Holt, p
      Trailblazers

      Acis APL-54162

      8:38 pm

      Matthew Locke: Suite in E minor, from "Tripla Concordia"

      Wayward Sisters
      Locke: The Broken Consort, Part I; Triple Concordia

      Naxos 8.573020

      8:50 pm

      music continues...

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      Grieg Sonata in A minor, Op. 36; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Juho Pohjonen, piano; Bartók Quartet No. 2, BB 75, Op. 17; Schumann Quartet.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

      Rachmaninoff "Lilacs," Op. 21, No. 5; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Dohnányi Serenade in C Major, Op. 10; Martin Beaver, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Shostakovich Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67; Giles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Paul Watkins, cello.