Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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      Playlist for Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Set 5

      "Baïlèro"

      Véronique Gens, s; Lille National Orch/Jean-Claude Casadesus
      Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne * 2

      Naxos 6.110065

      12:05 am

      Joseph Canteloube: "Rustiques" for wind trio

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      20th Century French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      12:21 am

      César Franck: "Les Éolides"

      BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Franck: Les Eolides, Symphonic Variations, Symphony in D Minor

      Chandos CHAN-9875

      12:30 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Boréades" (1764)

      "Entr'acte: Suite des vents"

      Collegium 1704/Vaclav Luks
      Rameau: Les Boréades

      Versailles CVS-026 (3)

      12:32 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto #2 in d, Op 22

      Julian Rachlin, v; Israel Phil/Zubin Mehta
      Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3/ Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2

      Sony SK-48373

      12:55 am

      Poldowski: "Colombine"

      Lauralyn Kolb, s; Don McMahon, p
      Songs by Clara Schumann, Poldowski, and Amy Beach

      Albany TROY-109

      1:00 am

      Jeffrey Kaufman: "Essay"

      II. "Berceuse"

      Sheona White, hn; Studio Orch/Kyle Ritenauer

      Phoenix PHCD-190

      1:05 am

      Samuel Barber: Essay No. 2, Op. 17

      Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Adagio • Symphony No. 1 • The School For Scandal • Essays

      Argo 436288-2

      1:16 am

      William Grant Still: "Vignettes" (1962)

      Sierra Winds
      Get on Board: American Music for Woodwinds by William Grant Still

      Cambria CD-1083

      1:27 am

      William Grant Still: "American Suite" (1918)

      "Danse"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still

      Naxos 8.559867

      1:28 am

      Josef Rheinberger: Four-Hand Piano Sonata in c, Op. 122

      Dana Muller, p, Gary Steigerwalt, p
      Rubinstein, Converse, Rheinberger

      Centaur CRC-2390

      1:55 am

      Joseph Rheinberger: Mass in f, Op. 59

      "Sanctus"

      Frankfurt Kantorei/Wolfgang Schäfer
      Rheinberger Geistliche Vokalmusik

      Carus CAR-83336 (10)

      2:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Orlando"

      Aria, "Non fu gia"

      James Bowman, ct; Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Orlando

      L'Oiseau Lyre 430845-2 (3)

      2:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Alcina"

      Act 3 Ballet Music

      English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
      Handel: Alcina, Il Pastor Fido, Terpsichore

      Erato ECD-88084

      2:18 am

      Gustav Holst: Suite No. 2 in F, Op. 28, No. 2 (1911)

      3rd mvt, "Song of the Blacksmith"

      Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
      Suite No. 1 In E-Flat, Suite No. 2 In F/ Music For The Royal Fireworks/ Fantasia In G

      Telarc CD-80038

      2:20 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E

      Air with variations, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"

      New Mexico Brass Quintet
      New Mexico Brass Quintet

      Crystal CD-563

      2:24 am

      Manuel Ponce: Variations and Fugue on "Folias de España"

      Oscar Ghiglia, g
      Ponce: Guitar Collection, Vol. 3

      Stradivarius STR-33568

      2:54 am

      Ole Olsen: Little Suite

      2nd mvt, "Masurka"

      Jorunn Bratlie, p, Norwegian Radio Orch/Christian Eggen
      Little Suite For Piano And String Orchestra And Piano Works By 7 Women Composers

      Norsk NKFCD-50024-2

      3:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 131, "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (Out of the depths I cry, Lord, to you)"

      Opening chorus

      Tölz Boys' Cho, Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Bach: Famous Choruse

      Teldec 92626-2

      3:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Concerto No. 5 in f minor, BWV 1056

      Robert Woolley, hc; Purcell Quartet and Friends
      Bach: Concertos for Harpsichord & Strings, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-0595

      3:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Concerto No. 6 in F, BWV 1057

      Finale, "Allegro assai vivace"

      Dave Camwell, sx
      Dave Camwell * Bach-Centric

      Teal Creek Music TC-2019

      3:20 am

      Franz Schubert: "Liebe"

      Robert Shaw Chamber Singers/Robert Shaw
      Schubert - Songs for Male Chorus

      Telarc CD-80340

      3:22 am

      Carl Nielsen: Symphony #4, Op 29, "The Inextinguishable"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Jean Martinon
      Jean Martinon- The Complete CSO Recordings

      RCA 21296-2

      3:55 am

      Peter Lange-Müller: Sulamiths sang på bjergtoppen

      Annemarie Moller, ms, Dorte Kirkeskov, p
      Lange-Muller: Songs

      Danacord DACOCD-374

      4:00 am

      Johann Melchior Molter: Sinfonia in C

      Detmolder Horn Quartet
      Hornquartette (Horn Quartets/ Quatuors pour cors)

      MD+G Recordings L-3324

      4:05 am

      Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70

      David Pyatt, fh; Martin Jones, p
      Horn Recital

      Erato 21632-2

      4:14 am

      Robert Schumann: "Konzertstück" in F, Op. 86

      Solo Quartet, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
      Schumann: Complete Symphonies

      Archive 457591-2 (3)

      4:31 am

      Anton Rubinstein: "Concertstück," Op 113

      Final section, "Allegro vivace"

      Joseph Banowetz, p; Czech Radio Sym Orch, Bratislava/Oliver Dohn nyi
      REBINSTEIN : Fantaisie / Concertstuck

      Marco Polo 8.223190

      4:33 am

      Hubert Parry: "Concertstück" in g

      London Phil/Mathias Bamert
      Hubert Parry: Symphonic Variations; Concertstück; From Death to Life; Elegy for Brahms

      Chandos CHAN-7006

      4:43 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Bass Tuba Concerto in f (1954)

      Arnold Jacobs, tuba; Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      First Chair Soloists Play Famous Concertos

      DG B0000025-02 (2)

      4:54 am

      American Trad: Song, Down by the Old Mill Stream

      Tubadours
      The Mighty Tubadours

      Crystal CD-420

      5:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! (Hunt)"

      Aria, "Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)"

      Camerata of St Andrew/Leonard Friedman
      17 Jewels In The Crown Of The Baroque

      Omega OCD-1002

      5:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in A, H XVI:26

      Marc-André Hamelin, p
      Haydn * Piano Sonatas, Volume II * Marc-André Hamelin

      Hyperion CDA-67710 (2)

      5:17 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in C

      "Bourrée"

      New Brandenburg Collegium
      O Baroque: Music For Three Oboes And Strings

      MCA Classics MCAD-6402

      5:18 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

      L'oiseau Lyre 414187-2 (2)

      5:37 am

      Paul Creston: Partita, Op 12

      Scott Goff, f; Ilkka Talvi, v; Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      CRESTON: Symphony No. 5 / Toccata / Partita

      Naxos 8.559153

      5:53 am

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

      Bourrée

      Itzhak Perlman, v

      EMI/Ang CDS7-49483-2 (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.

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      6:03 am

      Michael Praetorius: "Dance Suite"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      6:14 am

      Pierre Sancan: "Boite à musique"

      Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, p
      Pierre Sancan: A Musical Tribute

      Chandos CHAN-20154

      6:16 am

      Pierre Sancan: "Mouvement"

      Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, p
      Pierre Sancan: A Musical Tribute

      Chandos CHAN-20154

      6:21 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 26 in E-Flat, K. 184

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Mozart: The Complete Symphonies

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      6:30 am

      Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18

      IV. Finale, Rondo, "Poco allegretto e grazioso"

      Music@Menlo Ensemble
      Yura Lee, viola,
      Eric Kim, cello,
      Music@Menlo Live: Through Brahms

      Music@Menlo 2011 (7)

      6:42 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

      III. Finale, "Presto - Molto allegro e vivace"

      Stewart Goodyear, p; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Andrew Constantine
      Schumann, Goodyear, Mendelssohn

      Orchid ORC-100365

      6:49 am

      Stella Sung: "Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon"

      Susan Glaser, f; Emily Mitchell, h
      Under The Silver Moon

      Koch 3-7497-2

      7:04 am

      Benjamin Britten: "Soirées musicales," Op. 9 (after Rossini)

      London Phil Orch/Adrian Boult
      Benjamin Britten:‎ The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes

      EMI CDM7-63777-2

      7:15 am

      Henry Charles Litolff: Serenade, Op. 91

      Benjamin Nabarro, v; Tim Horton, p
      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

      Hyperion CDA-68305

      7:21 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde," D 797

      Ballet Music No. 2

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Schubert: Rosamunde

      DG 431655-2

      7:32 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      Flutist Adam W. Sadberry and pianist Nathan Cheung perform music by Valerie Coleman and Yuko Uebyashi, 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 with Bill McGlaughlin

      The Symphonies, Part X

      This week, Bill McGlaughlin continues his multi-part exploration of this vibrant, exciting musical form with symphonies written between 1900 and 1920. Bill focuses on rarely-heard works: Alexander Scriabin’s Symphony No. 3 conducted by Riccardo Muti, an important interpreter of the Scriabin color wheel; George Enescu’s Symphony No. 2; and Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Le Remède de Fortune

      Vocalist Marc Mauillon and friends (Maud Haering, Angélique Mauillon, Nolwenn Le Guern, and Pierre Hamon) bring us the romantic "Le Remède de Fortune," a narrative poem by Guillame de Machaut (1300-1377), exemplar of the "ars nova" musical style. Recorded live in concert May 17, 2025 at Les Riches Heures de Valère Early Music Festival.