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      Playlist for Thursday, April 30, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, "Mary's dream," H XXXIa:1

      Lorna Anderson, s; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      12:05 am

      Ignaz Pleyel: Flute Concerto in C

      Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä/Patrick Gallois, f
      PLEYEL: Symphonies in B-Flat Major and in G Major / Flute Concerto

      Naxos 8.572550

      12:29 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Norwegian Folksongs and Folkdances," Op 30

      No. 3, "Song in the Mountains"

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Complete Piano Music Vol I (Norwegian Folk Tunes)

      Arena AR-06007

      12:31 am

      Edouard Lalo: "Rapsodie norvégienne" (1879)

      Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet
      Chabrier: Ansermet

      London 433720-2

      12:42 am

      Guy Ropartz: "Rhapsodie" (1928)

      Henri Demarquette, vc; Bretagne Orch/Kirill Karabits
      Ropartz

      Timpani 1C-1095

      12:54 am

      Erik Satie: "Pièces froides - Trois airs à faire fuir"

      No. 2, "Modestement"

      Alain Planès, p
      Satie

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902749

      1:00 am

      Giuseppe Martucci: "Minuetto", Op 57/2

      Philharmonia/Francesco d'Avalos
      Piano Concerto No 2; Canzonetta; Gavotta; Giga; Serenata; Minuetto; Momento Musicale

      ASV CDDCA-691

      1:05 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Prelude and Grand Minuet," Op 61

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer-Grondahl: Complete Piano Music Vol V

      Arena AR-08016

      1:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      Minuet in G, BWV. Anh 114

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Bach Favorites

      CBS MBK-38915

      1:15 am

      Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Berlin Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      Violinkonzert

      EMI CDC7-54580-2

      1:55 am

      Robert Schumann: "Spanische Liebeslieder," Op. 138

      VII. Lied, Weh wie zornig ist das Madchen

      Barbara Bonney;Sofie von Otter;Streit; Bär;Deutsch & Forsberg
      Helmut Deutsch, piano,

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55430-2

      2:00 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)"

      Christopher Parkening, g; Los Angeles Chamber Orch

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47195-2

      2:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C, R 425

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

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55052-2

      2:19 am

      Manuel de Falla: "Seven Popular Spanish Songs" (1914-5)

      #5, "Nana (Berceuse)"

      Kathleen Battle, s; Christopher Parkening, g

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47196-2

      2:20 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)"

      "The Swan"

      Steven Isserlis, vc; Michael Tilson Thomas, p; Dudley Moore, p
      Cello World

      RCA 68928-2

      2:24 am

      Rita Strohl: "Grande Fantaisie-Quintette"

      Ismail Margain, p; Hanson Quartet
      Compositrices

      Palazzetto Bru Zane BZ-2006 (8)

      2:55 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Quatre petites prières de St François d'Assise" (1948)

      #2

      Christ Church Cathedral Cho/Stephen Darlington
      Martin and Poulenc Masses

      Nimbus NI-5197

      3:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "Images", Set 1

      I. "Reflets dans l'eau"

      Van Cliburn, p
      My Favorite Encores

      RCA 60726-2-RG

      3:05 am

      Claude Debussy: "La cathédrale engloutie"

      Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon

      Cala CACD-1001

      3:12 am

      George Frederic Handel: "Water Music"

      Suite in D

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 7

      3:25 am

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

      Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat

      Angela Hewitt, p
      Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

      Hyperion CDA-67741/4 (4)

      3:27 am

      Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in a, Op 114

      James Campbell, cl; Borodin Trio
      Brahms: Piano Trios

      Chandos CHAN-8606

      3:54 am

      Johannes Brahms: Nine Songs, Op 32

      #3, "Ich schleich' umher"

      Olaf Bär, br; Geoffrey Parsons, p
      Brahms Lieder

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49723-2

      4:00 am

      John David Lamb: "Three Antique Dances"

      Lawrence Gwozdz, sx; Lois Leventhal, p
      An American Tribute to Sigurd Rascher

      Crystal CD-652

      4:05 am

      Henry F Gilbert: "The Dance in Place Congo"

      Los Angeles Phil/Calvin Simmons
      Carpenter/ Gilbert/ Powell/ Weiss

      New World NW-228

      4:16 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Invitation to the Dance," Op. 65

      Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner
      The Reiner Sound

      RCA 61250-2

      4:25 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #10

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

      Naxos 8.550433

      4:27 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #2 in A, Op 2/2

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      4:54 am

      Léo Délibes: "Coppélia"

      "Musique des automates"

      Rotterdam Phil/David Zinman
      Essential Ballet

      Philips 438763-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: "Scherzo-Tarantelle," Op 16

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

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57916-2

      5:04 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto #1 in f-sharp, Op 14

      Michael Rabin, v; Philharmonia Orch/Adrian Boult

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64123-2 (6)

      5:27 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: "L'Ecole moderne," Op 10

      #5, Alla saltarella

      Ruggiero Ricci, v

      Dynamic CDS-28

      5:29 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Suite de ballet" (1913)

      Nash Ens
      Ralph Vaughan Williams * The Early Chamber Music * The Nash Ensemble

      Hyperion CDA-67381/2 (2)

      5:35 am

      Edward Elgar: "The Sanguine Fan," Op 81

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Elgar

      Chandos CHAN-8610

      5:54 am

      Arnold Bax: "The Truth About the Russian Dancers" Incidental Music

      "Lord Vere pleads for a child"

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Bax Orchestral Works, Volume 9

      Chandos CHAN-10457

      5:55 am

      Arnold Bax: "The Truth About the Russian Dancers" Incidental Music

      "Karissima and Lord Vere go off"

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Bax Orchestral Works, Volume 9

      Chandos CHAN-10457

      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.

      6:03 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: String Concerto in D, R. 121

      Israel Chamber Orch/Shlomo Mintz
      Vivaldi Collection: String Symphonies, Vol. III

      Musicmasters 67096-2

      6:10 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

      I. "Adagio molto-Allegro con brio"

      Leonidas Kavakos, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Beethoven for Three

      Sony 19439940142

      6:24 am

      Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

      No. 3, "Allegro giocoso"

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

      Chandos CHSA-5301

      6:32 am

      Francis Poulenc: Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Trio

      Maurice Bourgue, ob; Amaury Wallez, bn; Pascal Rogé, p
      Poulenc Chamber Music

      Decca 421581-2

      6:45 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Masques et Bergamasques", Op. 112

      Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot
      Fauré: Masques et bergamasques & Pelléas et Mélisande

      Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1004

      7:04 am

      Lars-Erik Larsson: "Little Serenade" for Strings, Op. 12

      Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Swedish Serenade

      BIS CD-285

      7:16 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C

      III. Finale, "Allegro molto"

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

      Cedille CDR-90000142

      7:24 am

      Anton Bruckner: Rondo in C minor

      Quatuor Diotima
      Bruckner & Klose String Quartets

      Pentatone PTC-5187217

      7:32 am

      Franz Lehár: "The Merry Widow"

      "Vilja-Lied"

      Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, s; Philharmonia Cho & Orch/Lovro von Matacic
      50 Best Romantic Classics

      Warner 4575552

      7:39 am

      Georges Bizet: "La jolie fille de Perth"

      Suite

      Orch de Paris/Daniel Barenboim
      Barenboim in Paris

      EMI CDM7-64869-2

      7:52 am

      Mark O'Connor: "The American Seasons"

      Spring

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

      Sony SK-89660

      8:04 am

      Javier Álvarez: "Metro Chabacano"

      Simón Bolívar Sym Orch/Keri-Lynn Wilson
      Danzón

      Dorian XCD-90254

      8:12 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Gaspard de la nuit"

      "Ondine"

      Conrad Tao, p
      Voyages

      EMI 34476-2

      8:20 am

      Buxton Orr: "Celtic Suite"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/John Wilson
      The Land of the Mountain and the Flood

      ASV CDWHL-2123

      8:32 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op 30

      I. Allegro maestoso

      Pepe Romero, g; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Philips Classics: The Stereo Years

      Philips 4788977

      8:43 am

      Matthew Locke: Suite in G minor

      Newberry Consort/Mary Springfels
      Musick For Severall Friends

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-1907013

      8:52 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10

      IV. Finale, "Allegro agitato"

      Stephan Siegenthaler, cl; Leipzig String Quartet
      A Musical Year

      WFMT (A Musical Year)

      9:05 am

      Gordon Jacob: Five Pieces for Harmonica and Strings

      Tommy Reilly, harmonica; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Vaughan Williams, Moody, Jacob: Classical Music for Harmonica

      Chandos CHAN-8617

      9:20 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

      Karina Canellakis, v; Kuang-Hao Huang, p
      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Karina Canellakis & Kuang-Hao Huang (February 9, 2011)

      WFMT

      9:31 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Pulcinella"

      Suite

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Divertimento, Romanian Folk Dances, Dumbarton Oaks, Pulcinella Suite

      DG 445541-2

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      music continues...

      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

      A Visit with Richard Stoltzman

      Bill shares an interview with the legendary clarinetist whose career spans over 50 years as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, jazz performer, arranger, and recording artist. Stoltzman’s welcoming spirit has introduced us to new musicians and fresh takes on music by Messiaen, Takemitsu, and Copland, and he has commissioned works from many, many composers. As you listen to his stories about his parents, Benny Goodman, Rudolf Serkin, and his teachers and friends, you quickly understand his dedication to a lifetime spent getting it right.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Mahler Symphony No. 8; Christine Brewer, Nancy Gustafson, Jeanine De Bique, sopranos; Mary Phillips, Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-sopranos; Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor; Jason Grant, bass-baritone; Wolfgang Schöne, bass; New York Choral Artists; The Dessoff Choirs; Brooklyn Youth Chorus; Lorin Maazel, conductor.