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      Playlist for Wednesday, October 28, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Goldberg Variations," BWV 988

      "Aria"

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      12:05 am

      Goldberg, Johann Gottlieb: Two-Violin Sonata in B-flat

      Rebel/Jörg-Michael Schwarz
      Goldberg: Beyond the Variations

      Bridge 9478

      12:14 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: "Duo concertante" (1937)

      Bohuslav Matousek, v; Régis Pasquier, v; Czech Phil/Christopher Hogwood
      Martinu * The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra

      Hyperion CDS-44611/4 (4)

      12:32 am

      Cimarosa, Domenico: Clavier Sonata #24 in C

      Roberte Mamou, p
      Cimarosa: 32 Sonatas for Pianoforte

      Asturia DP-87002

      12:33 am

      Boccherini, Luigi: String Quintet in c, Op 45/1, G 355

      Europa Galante
      Boccherini: Trio * Quartet * Quintet * Sextet for Strings

      Virgin Classics 12149-2

      12:54 am

      Cimarosa, Domenico: Clavier Sonata #18

      Roberte Mamou, p
      Cimarosa: 32 Sonatas for Pianoforte

      Asturia DP-87002

      1:00 am

      Dowland, John: "Lachrimae antiquae"

      Sit Fast Viol Consort

      Evidence EVCD-034

      1:05 am

      Williams, William: Sonata "in Imitation of Birds"

      Musica Poetica

      Thorofon CTH-2055

      1:12 am

      Villa-Lobos, Heitor: "Uirapurú (The Enchanted Bird)" (1917)

      Simon Bolivar Sym Orch/Eduardo Mata
      Orchestral Music - VILLA-LOBOS, H. / CHAVEZ, C. / GINASTERA, A. (Latin American Ballets)

      Dorian DOR-90211

      1:31 am

      Loewe, Carl: "Lied eines Vögeleins in der Oasis," Op. 10

      Ingeborg Danz, s; Cord Garben, p
      Loewe: Lieder & Balladen Complete Edition

      CPO 777355-2 (21)

      1:32 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044

      Richard Egarr, hc; Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze
      Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, Triple Concerto BWV 1044

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907283.84 (2)

      1:54 am

      Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: "Polonaise" in E-Flat, Wq 116/2

      Ana-Marija Markovina, p
      CPE Bach Edition

      Brilliant Classics HC-21100 (60)

      2:00 am

      Respighi, Ottorino: Six Piano Pieces

      III. "Notturno"

      Magdalena Hoffmann, h
      Nightscapes

      DG 4861734

      2:04 am

      Respighi, Ottorino: "Adagio con variazioni"

      Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Moscow Phil/Gennady Rozhdestvensky

      Russian Disc RDCD-11104

      2:17 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Canon, "Heil dem Tag," K. 347

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Mozart: Complete Edition

      Brilliant Classics 92540 (170)

      2:18 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quintet No. 2 in C, K. 515

      Talich String Quartet, Karel Rehak, vi
      Quintettes A Cordes K. 515 & 516

      Calliope CAL-3231.3 (3)

      2:54 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Six German Dances, K. 567

      No. 10

      Slovak Sinfonietta/Taras Krysa
      Mozart: Complete Edition

      Brilliant Classics 92540 (170)

      3:00 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Transcendental Etudes" (1851)

      No. 3, "Paysage"

      Russell Sherman, p
      Liszt: Transcendental Etudes

      Albany TROY-028-2

      3:05 am

      Brouwer, Leo: "Cuban Landscape with Rain"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Latin

      Telarc CD-80593

      3:12 am

      Gershwin, George: "Cuban Overture"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      An American Salute

      RCA 6806-2-RG

      3:21 am

      Lecuona, Ernesto: "Andalucía, Suite Espagnole"

      "Malagueña"

      Katia Labéque, p; Marielle Labéque, p
      Espana!

      Philips 438938-2

      3:25 am

      Nin-Culmell, Joaquín: "Tonadas" (1956-61)

      "Muñeira"

      Paul Galbraith, g
      Guitar Music - NIN-CULMELL, J.M. / FRASER, M.K. / CONSTANTINIDIS, Y. / MORENO, T.F. / BARTOK , B. / GRIEG, E. (Galbraith)

      Delos DE-3236

      3:27 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Metamorphosen"

      West German Radio Sym Orch/Semyon Bychkov
      Ein Heldenleben | Metamorphosen

      Avie AV-0017

      3:54 am

      Strauss, Richard: Five Songs, Op. 32

      #4, "O süsser Mai!"

      Lucian Krasznec, t; Nina Schumann, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      4:00 am

      Poulenc, Francis: "Trois mouvements perpétuels" (1918)

      Schmidt Verdery Duo
      Reverie: French Music For Flute And Guitar

      Newport Classic NC-60010

      4:05 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Valses nobles et sentimentales"

      Royal Phil/André Previn
      Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole/ Alborada del gracioso/ Le Tombeau de Couperin/ Valses Nobles et Sentimentales/ Pavane pour une infante defunte

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47468-2

      4:23 am

      music continues...

      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.

      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

      Pianist Mateusz Mikolajczak performs music by Grażyna Bacewicz, Frédéric Chopin, and Franz Liszt, 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

      Peter’s Picks

      Host Peter van de Graaff shares some of his favorite music. We'll wander the continents and the ages, sampling everything from Bach to Bax, Purcell to Piston, and a few less-known works along the way.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      17th-century Fantasias

      Viola da gamba player Lucile Boulanger and the ensemble Consort Les Lucioles present the complete Fantaisies (Fancies) for viol consort by Henry Purcell, alongside works from his English contemporaries William Lawes, John Jenkins, Orlando Gibbons, and Christopher Simpson. Recorded live in concert on May 24, 2026 at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique in Paris.