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      Playlist for Saturday, February 28, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Haydn Wood: "Moods Suite"

      No. 6, Waltz, "Joyousness"

      Michael Stairs, p

      DTR DTR-9701

      12:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, H VIIb:2 (Op. 101)

      Wendy Warner, vc; Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      Haydn & Myslivecek Cello Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000142

      12:31 am

      John Ireland: "Songs of a Wayfarer"

      #5, "I will walk on the earth"

      Christopher Maltman, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of John Ireland

      Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2)

      12:33 am

      Arnold Bax: "Lullaby" (1920)

      Eric Parkin, p
      Bax: Piano Music, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-8496

      12:37 am

      John Ireland: "A Downland Suite" (1932)

      London Brass Virtuosi/David Honeyball
      English Music for Brass

      Helios CDH-88013

      12:54 am

      John Ireland: Song, "The Rat"

      Lisa Milne, s; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of John Ireland

      Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2)

      1:00 am

      William Walton: "Henry V" Suite

      Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter
      English Music For Strings

      RCA 7761-2-RC

      1:05 am

      William Walton: "The Battle of Britain" (1969)

      March and Siegfried Music

      London Phil/Carl Davis

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47944-2

      1:11 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Wise Virgins" Suite

      Finale, "Praise be to God"

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Walton: The Quest And The Wise Virgins Suite

      Chandos CHAN-8871

      1:13 am

      Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61

      Vienna Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Symphony No. 2 / Cellokonzert

      DG 4453049-2 (2)

      1:56 am

      Robert Schumann: "Lieder und Gesänge," Op. 77

      No. 4, "Stiller Vorwurf"

      Juliane Banse, s; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of Robert Schumann, Volume 3

      Hyperion CDJ-33103

      2:00 am

      Giuseppe Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba in D

      Byron Pearson, tr; Arthur Vidrich, o
      Voices of Trumpets and Organ

      Crystal CD-661

      2:05 am

      Tommaso Albinoni: "Il Nome Glorioso"

      Overture

      John Wallace, tr; Philharmonia Orch/Simon Wright
      Trumpet Concertos and Fanfares

      Nimbus NI-5079

      2:09 am

      Petronio Franceschini: Two-Trumpet Sonata in D

      Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler, tr's; Music of the Baroque Orch/T Wikman

      D'note DND-1026

      2:15 am

      John Dowland: "The King of Denmark's Galliard"

      Baltimore Consort
      The Food of Love

      Sono Luminus DSL-92234

      2:17 am

      Carl Nielsen: Symphony #3, Op 27, "Sinfonia espansiva"

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi

      DG 437507-2 (3)

      2:55 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Jeffrey Wang, piano

      Jeffrey Wang, a piano student of Soo Young Lee, performs music of Bach, Mozart, Ravel, and Chopin in WFMT’s Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.

      12:00 - 2:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Berlioz's Les Troyens, Part 1

      Shirley Verett (Cassandre); John Vickers (Énée); Louis Quilco (Chorèbe); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Rafael Kubelik. Sung in French. Recorded March 16, 1974. "Artist's Choice" chosen by Yannick Nézet-Séguin to spotlight Rafael Kubelik.

      2:00 - 4:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Celebrate the career of a living legend, Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) with a special episode curated and co-hosted by Grammy Award-winning baritone Kenneth Overton.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Jimmy Burns & The Delmark Records Allstars played a memorable set in 2023 to mark the 70th anniversary of Chicago’s longest-lived jazz and blues label.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      We “march” to a different drummer with songs that celebrate ways we perambulate.