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      Playlist for Sunday, September 6, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Wagner/Liszt: Flying Dutchman

      Spinning Chorus- Concert Paraphrase, G 440

      Earl Wild, p
      Liszt: Transcriptions

      Etcetera KTC-2011 (2)

      12:05 am

      Rebel, Jean-Féry: Ballet, "Les Elémens"

      Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
      Les élémens / Les caractères de la danse / Le tombeau

      Erato 45974-2

      12:29 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Acante et Céphise" (1751)

      "Air vif pour les Esprits Acriens"

      Orch of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
      Rameau: Acante Et Céphise, Les Fêtes D'Hébé

      Glossa GCD-921103

      12:31 am

      Glinka, Mikhail: Capriccio on Russian Themes (1834)

      Joan Yarbrough, Robert Cowan, p's

      Pantheon D-07183

      12:39 am

      Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai: "Capriccio espagnol," Op. 34

      Bavarian State Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch

      EMI/Ang CDD7-63893-2

      12:55 am

      Albéniz, Isaac: "Cantos de España," Op 232

      "Minuet"

      Carlo Pezzimenti, g
      N/A

      Elba Records0

      1:00 am

      Joachim, Joseph: Romance in C

      Gudrun Schaumann, v; Christoph Hammer, forte-p
      The Circle of Robert Schumann

      Capriccio 5040 (2)

      1:05 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

      Nathan Milstein, v; Philharmonia Orch/Anatole Fistoulari
      Violin Concerto - Double Concerto

      Teldec 13137-2

      1:42 am

      Brahms, Johannes: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 13 in D

      Aaron Rosand, v; Hugh Sung, p
      Brahms/ Joachim: 21 Hungarian Dances For Violin And Piano

      Biddulph LAW-003

      1:43 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Divertimento in B-Flat, K. 240

      Consortium Classicum

      EMI/Ang CDFB5-69392-2 (2)

      1:54 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Fantasia" No. 2

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      2:00 am

      Krasa, Hans: Overture for Small Orchestra (1943)

      Allan Sternfield, p; Van Leer Chamber Orch/Bohumil Kulinsky
      The Terezín Music Anthology, Volume 3

      Koch 3-7151-2

      2:05 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Four Romantic Pieces, Op 75

      Václav Snítil, v; Josef Hala, p

      Panton 811202-2

      2:20 am

      Kapralova: "Military" Sinfonietta (1936)

      Czech State Phil/Frantisek Jílek

      Matous MK-0049-2011

      2:35 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: "Borova" (Seven Czech Dances) (1929-30)

      #7

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      2:36 am

      Janácek, Leoš: Suite for Strings (1877)

      Brno Chamber Orchestra/Jiri Mottl
      Portals in Time

      Klavier K-11116

      2:55 am

      Hahn, Reynaldo: "Le rossignol éperdu"

      #24, "Effet de nuit sur la Seine"

      Earl Wild, p
      Earl Wild: Reynaldo Hahn - Le Rossignol Eperdu

      Ivory Classics 72006 (2)

      3:00 am

      Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny: The Year - 12 pieces for Fortepiano

      June - Serenade

      Ulrich Urban, p

      Koch 3-6719-2

      3:05 am

      Ravel, Maurice: Piano Concerto in G

      Jean-Philippe Collard, p; French National Orch/Lorin Maazel
      Ravel: Les Deux Concertos Pour Piano

      EMI CDC7-47386-2

      3:28 am

      Böhm, Theobald: Trois Duos de Mendelssohn et Lachner

      #2

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f, Claudi Arimany, f, John Steele Ritter, p
      Chamber Music - DOPPLER, F. / KUHLAU, F. / MOZART, W.A. / BOHM, T. / HUGUES, L. (Romantic Music for 2 Flutes and Piano)

      Delos DE-3212

      3:29 am

      Mendelssohn, Felix: Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio, Fugue, Op 81

      Pacifica Quartet
      Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets * Pacifica Quartet

      Cedille CDR-90000082 (3)

      3:51 am

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

      "Blithe Bells (Sheep May Safely Graze)"

      Piers Lane, p
      Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 3

      Hyperion CDA-67344

      3:55 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      March in D, BWV. Anh 122

      Michigan State University Marching Band/Keith Brion
      MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND: To the Fore! - Percy Grainger's Great Symphonic Band Music

      Delos DE-3101

      4:00 am

      Bryant, Steven: "Radiant Joy"

      Lone Star Wind Orch/Eugene Migliaro Corporon
      American Tapestry - Music for Wind Band

      Naxos 8.570968

      4:05 am

      Hanson, Howard: Organ Concerto, Op 27

      David Craighead, o; Eileen Malone, h; Rochester Chamber Orch/David Fetle
      An American Romantic

      Albany TROY-129

      4:21 am

      Confrey: "Fourth Dimension" (1959)

      Eteri Andjaparidze, p
      CONFREY: Piano Music

      Naxos 8.559016

      4:23 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78, "Organ"

      Daniel Chorzempa, o; Berlin Phil/Zubin Mehta
      Franck: Symphony In D Minor/ Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3

      Teldec 98416-2

      4:55 am

      ANON 14th c, French: Chanson picarde

      Les Menestriers Picards
      Josquin Des Près / Robin & Marion

      Calliope CAL-9512

      5:00 am

      Schubert, Franz: Four Waltzes and Two Ecossaises

      Boskovsky Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky

      London STS-15501

      5:05 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Viola da gamba Sonata No. 1 in G, BWV 1027

      Juan Manuel Quintana, viga; Céline Frisch, hc
      Bach: Sonates Pour Viole De Gambe

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901712

      5:18 am

      Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: "Klavierbüchlein für WF Bach"

      "Praeludium" in e

      Joseph Payne, o
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      5:20 am

      Ubieta, Enrique: "New York Rush"

      Manuel Barrueco, g

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56757-2

      5:24 am

      Carpenter, John Alden: "Skyscrapers" (1926)

      London Sym Orch/Kenneth Klein
      Skyscrapers

      Albany TROY-235

      5:45 am

      Villa-Lobos, Heitor: "New York Skyline" (1957)

      Beatriz Roman, p
      XANGÔ -- Chamber and Choral Works

      Newport Classic NPD-85518

      5:48 am

      Bernstein, Leonard: "On the Town"

      No. 3 of Three Dances, "Times Square Ballet"

      Minnesota Orch/Edo de Waart
      Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue / Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances

      Virgin 91431-2

      5:54 am

      Grofé, Ferde: "Hudson River Suite"

      "New York!"

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/William T Stromberg
      GROFE: Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite

      Naxos 8.559017

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Come, Labor On." As summer winds down, host Peter DuBois honors the Labor Day holiday with sacred choral and organ music appropriate for his truly American celebration.

      6:58 am

      Dario Marianelli: "Pride and Prejudice"

      "The Secret Life of Daydreams"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Wallfisch
      Pride & Prejudice (Music from the Motion Picture)

      Decca B0005620-02

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Catherine McMichael: "Asteria"

      I. "Andromeda, The Chained Princess"

      Seraph Brass
      Asteria

      Summit DCD-709

      7:05 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47

      Nos. 3-5

      Takács Quartet
      Dvorák: String Quartets, Op. 96 "The American" & 105; 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47

      Decca 430077-2

      7:17 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

      City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Simon Rattle
      Symphony No. 2 in D / Scene With Cranes From "Kuolema" / Sir Simon Rattle

      EMI CDC7-47222-2

      8:03 am

      Scott Joplin: "The Entertainer"

      Chicago Brass Quintet
      American Voices

      Centaur CRC-3159

      8:05 am

      George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"

      "It Ain't Necessarily So"

      Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p
      Roots

      Decca B0033878-02

      8:08 am

      Lawrence Ashmore: "Four Seasons" (Suite of English Folk Songs)

      Richard Stoltzman, cl; Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter
      Finzi: Bagatelles, Op. 23 & Clarinet Concerto in C-Minor, Op. 31 & Ashmore: Four Seasons

      RCA 60437-2-RC

      8:31 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Alcina"

      Overture

      Montreal Baroque Orch/Joël Thiffault
      Handel: Ouvertures

      Atma ACD2-2157

      8:39 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Goldberg Variations," BWV 988

      Aria

      Glenn Gould, p
      The Glenn Gould Edition: Bach: Goldberg Variations (1955 recording)

      Sony SMK-52594

      8:42 am

      Stéphan Elmas: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor

      I. "Allegro appassionato"

      Tasmanian Sym Orch/Howard Shelley, p
      The Romantic Piano Concerto - Vol 82

      Hyperion CDA-68319

      9:01 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430

      IV. Finale, Air & Variations, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"

      John Williams, g's
      Echos of London

      CBS MK-42119

      9:07 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50

      James Ehnes, v; Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Andrew Manze
      Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Two Romances

      Onyx 4167

      9:16 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Overture

      Modern Mandolin Quartet
      Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite

      Windham Hill 11108-2

      9:25 am

      Fela Sowande: "African Suite"

      London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman
      Black Composers Series 1974-1978, Vol. 7

      Sony 19075862152 (10)

      9:40 am

      Jennifer Higdon: "Trumpet Songs"

      Scott Meredith, tr; Rúbia Santos, p
      Chamber Music of Jennifer Higdon

      Albany TROY-1395

      9:51 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "L'Étoile du Nord" Ballet Suite

      Ballet Suite

      Barcelona Sym Orch/Michal Nesterowicz
      Meyerbeer: Ballet Music from the Operas

      Naxos 8.573076

      10:01 am

      Louise Farrenc: Sextet for piano and winds in C minor, Op. 40

      III. "Allegro vivace"

      Linos Ensemble
      Farrenc: Piano Trios and Sextet

      CPO 777256

      10:08 am

      Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Orpheus and Eurydice"

      "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"

      Lyon Opera Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      Pachelbel: Canon - Handel, Vivaldi, Gluck

      Warner Classics 0190295563424

      10:15 am

      Henriëtte Bosmans: Piano Concertino

      Ronald Brautigam, p, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orch/Ed Spanjaard
      Piano Concertos In The Netherlands

      NM Classics 92095

      10:31 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20

      Sejong Soloists/Gil Shaham, v
      Haydn * Mendelssohn * Gil Shaham/Sejong Soloists

      Canary Classics CC-08

      11:01 am

      Duke Ellington: "Prelude to a Kiss"

      Daniel Barenboim, p; Chicago Sym Orch members & guests
      Tribute To Ellington

      Teldec 25252-2

      11:06 am

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

      II. "Kräftig bewegt"

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

      CBS MK-42194

      11:16 am

      Traditional Swedish: "Polska from Dorotea"

      Danish String Quartet
      Last Leaf

      ECM 2550

      11:20 am

      Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings, Op. 11

      Stockholm Sinfonietta/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      A Swedish Serenade

      BIS CD-285

      11:36 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Carnival of the Animals"

      The Kanneh-Masons
      Carnival

      Decca 4851156

      11:58 am

      Justin Hurwitz: "La La Land"

      "The End"

      Orch/Tim Davies
      La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Interscope B0025620-02

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

      Overture

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Wolfgang Sawallisch
      Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 4; Overture, Scherzo & Finale

      EMI CDM7-69471-2

      12:07 pm

      Reena Esmail: "Jhula Jhule"

      Oliver Talukder, ob; Moriah Trenk, p
      Briefly Gorgeous

      Cedille CDR-90000245

      12:18 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C, R. 477

      Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Venice By Night

      Avie AV-2257

      12:30 pm

      Ferruccio Busoni: "Duettino concertante" after Mozart's K 459

      Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
      An Amadeus Affair

      Steinway & Sons 30022

      12:38 pm

      Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, "The Inextinguishable"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Jean Martinon
      Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

      RCA 21296-2

      12:48 pm

      Traditional Danish: "Sekstur from Vendsyssel/The Peat Dance"

      Danish String Quartet
      Wood Works

      Dacapo 8.226081

      12:51 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

      IV. Finale, "Allegro con spirito"

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Summer Moods - Special Moments of Classical Music

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.224

      1:00 pm

      George Gershwin: "Lullaby"

      Nash Ensemble
      Herrmann, Gershwin, Waxman & Copland: American Chamber Music

      Hyperion CDA-68094

      1:09 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sérénade mélancolique," Op. 26

      Angèle Dubeau, v; Kiev Sym/Igor Blazhkov
      Virtuose

      Analekta AN2-8729

      1:18 pm

      William Grant Still: "Serenade"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still: Summerland

      Naxos 8.559867

      1:30 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2026

      Olga Kern

      Live from Bennett Gordon Hall: Pianist Olga Kern presents Robert Schumann's "Carnaval," Beethoven's 10 Variations on "la stessa, la stessissima," études by Scriabin, Earl Wild's Virtuoso Etude on “Fascinating Rhythm,” and more.

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Tenor Travon Walker, ROC ensemble alumna mezzo-soprano Lindsay Metzger, and pianist Michael Banwarth perform Leoš Janáček's operatic song cycle "The Diary of One Who Disappeared." With sopranos Adia Evans and Emily Richter and mezzo-soprano Alexis Peart. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Webern "Im Sommerwind;" Bernard Haitink, conductor; Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77; Silvestrov Serenade; Vadim Gluzman, violin; Ravel "Menuet antique; La valse;" Debussy "La mer;" David Afkham, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Women Composers from Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil Fiesta presents a full-scale string quartet by the iconic Venezuelan musician Teresa Carreño, as well as pieces by living composers María Granillo, from México, and Marisa Rezende, from Brazil.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Jascha Horenstein concert, American Symphony Orchestra

      Beethoven Egmont Overture; Mahler Symphony No. 9.