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      Playlist for Sunday, November 23, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in C, K. 373

      Baiba Skride, v; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen
      Baiba Skride * W A Mozart & M Haydn Violin Concertos

      Sony SK-97749

      12:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

      Rondo alla turca

      Jeanne Galway, f; Sinfonia Varsovia/James Galway, f
      My Magic Flute

      DG B0007148-02

      12:08 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 7 in C, K. 309

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Trio Pasquier

      Querstand VKJK-0216

      12:26 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Études," Op. 25

      No. 6 in g-sharp minor, "Thirds"

      György Cziffra, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century: György Cziffra

      Philips 456760-2 (2)

      12:27 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Les Sylphides"

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Herbert von Karajan - Ballets Celebres

      DG 437404-2 (2)

      12:55 am

      Eduard Strauss: Polka schnell, Hectograph, Op 186

      Vienna Wind Quintet
      Strauss in Vienna - Famous Waltzes, Marches and Polkas for Wind Quintet

      Nimbus NI-5542

      1:00 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Hamlet" (Film Score, 1963), Op. 116a

      Hamlet's Parting from Ophelia

      Russian Phil/Dmitri Yablonsky
      Shostakovich: Hamlet, Op. 116

      Naxos 8.557446

      1:05 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Gadfly" Suite, Op. 97a

      Intermezzo

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Leonid Grin

      Capriccio 10298

      1:12 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Counterplan" film score, Op. 33

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      The Film Album

      London 460792-2

      1:20 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Five Days and Five Nights," Op. 111

      "Liberated Dresden"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      Shostakovich Film Festival

      Pro Arte CDD-551

      1:25 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Gadfly," Op. 97

      "Barrel-Organ Waltz"

      Ukraine National Sym Orch/Theodore Kuchar
      SHOSTAKOVICH: Gadfly Suite (The) / Five Days-Five Nights Suite

      Naxos 8.553299

      1:27 am

      Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in b

      François René Duchable, p
      Liszt: Sonate En Si Mineur - Deux Légendes

      Erato ECD-88091

      1:55 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Les petits riens," K. 299b

      No. 1, "Largo"

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Raymond Leppard
      Mozart: Petite Musique De Nuit KV 525 / Les Petits Riens KV 299b / Sechs Deutsche Tänze KV 571

      Erato ECD-88014

      2:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 2nd Year, Italy (1837-49)

      No. 4, "Sonetto 47 del Petrarca"

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Jorge Federico Osorio: Debussy & Liszt

      Cedille CDR-90000098 (2)

      2:05 am

      Samuel Barber: Essay No. 2, Op. 17

      New York Phil/Thomas Schippers
      Samuel Barber/ Thomas Schippers

      Sony MHK-62837

      2:16 am

      Robert Schumann: "Noveletten," Op. 21

      No. 2 in D, "Ausserst rasch und mit Bravour"

      Michel Block, p
      Schumann: Novelletten Op.21, 3 Encores

      Pro Piano PPR-224514

      2:22 am

      Emil Sjögren: "Poème," Op 40

      Christer Thorvaldsson, v; Elisif Lunden-Bergfelt, p
      Sonatas No. 1-5 For Violin And Piano / Charater Pieces For Violin And Piano

      Musica Sveciae MS-504-06 (3)

      2:29 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Two Poems, Op 39

      #2

      Vladimir Horowitz, p
      Scriabin

      CBS MK-42411

      2:31 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43

      Bella Davidovich, p; Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini

      Philips 410052-2

      2:54 am

      Nicolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1

      #14 in E-Flat, "La Chasse"

      Soovin Kim, v
      Soovin Kim * Niccolo Paganini * 24 Caprices

      Azica ACD-71235

      3:00 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in E, Kk 380 (L 23)

      Netherlands Brass Quintet

      Ottavo OTRC-48609

      3:05 am

      Richard Strauss: "Salome," Op. 54

      "Dance of the Seven Veils"

      Toronto Sym Orch/Andrew Davis
      Vier letzte Lieder

      CBS MK-42019

      3:14 am

      Franz Schreker: Suite, "The Birthday of the Infanta" (after Wilde)

      Hamburg Sym Orch/Arthur Grüber

      Vox CDX-5043 (2)

      3:34 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience

      Duet, "When I Go Out"

      George Baker, br, John Cameron, br, Orch/Malcolm Sargent
      Gilbert & Sullivan: Operettas

      EMI/Ang CDC5-74468-2 (16)

      3:35 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: Characteristic Suite, "In the Bottoms"

      Natalie Hinderas, p
      Piano Music By African American Composers

      CRI CD-629 (2)

      3:54 am

      William Grant Still: "Get on Board"

      Sierra Winds; Carol Urban-Stivers, p
      Get on Board: American Music for Woodwinds by William Grant Still

      Cambria CD-1083

      4:00 am

      Alessandro Stradella: Trumpet Sonata (Concerto) in D

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

      Nimbus NI-5079

      4:05 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Attila"

      Duet, "Uldino, a me dinanzi...Tardo per gli anni"

      Thomas Hampson, br; Sam'l Ramey, b; Munich Radio Orch/Miguel Gomez-Martine
      No Tenors Allowed - Famous Italian Duets for Baritone and Bass

      Teldec 13149-2

      4:14 am

      Franz Liszt: "Battle of the Huns," Symphonic Poem No. 11 (1857)

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Beethoven: Wellington's Victory

      Telarc CD-80079

      4:29 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Attila"

      Chorus, "Del ciel l'immensa volta"

      La Scala Cho and Orch/Riccardo Muti

      EMI/Ang CDR5-69846-2

      4:31 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Bach: Orchestral Suites No 1-4

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901578/9 (2)

      4:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808

      Gavotte II

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Arpàd Sàndor, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 2: 1925-1934

      RCA 61733-2 (3)

      5:00 am

      Max Reger: Preludes and Fugues, Op 117

      #1 in b

      Mateja Marinkovic, v
      Reger: Preludes and Fugues

      ASV CDDCA-876 (2)

      5:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G

      Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner
      Haydn: Symphonies 88 & 95, 101

      RCA 60729-2

      5:26 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Celestis dum spirat aura"

      "Alleluja"

      Emma Kirkby, s; London Baroque
      Sacred Cantatas

      BIS CD-1065

      5:28 am

      Frederick Delius: Violin Concerto

      Yehudi Menuhin, v; Royal Phil/Meredith Davies
      Violin Concerto in B Minor Op. 61

      EMI CDM7-64725-2

      5:55 am

      Jeremiah Clarke: "Prince of Denmark's March" (Trumpet Voluntary)

      Robert Woolley, o
      Blow/ Locke/Purcell/Gibbons: Organ Music

      Chandos CHAN-0553

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Christ the King & Thanksgiving." The Liturgical Year concludes this week with the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King, looking forward to the Second Coming, even as we mark the traditional American holiday of Thanksgiving. Host Peter DuBois helps us celebrate both with great choral and organ music!

      6:58 am

      Anonymous 17th-century Scottish: "The Scots Marche"

      Baltimore Consort
      On the Banks of Helicon: Early Music of Scotland

      Dorian DOR-90139

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      7:01 am

      Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107

      Karl-Bernhard Sebon, f; Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Uroš Lajovic
      Fantaisies Brillantes for Flute and Orchestra

      Koch 3-1613-2

      7:11 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Seong-Jin Cho, p
      Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works

      DG 4866814

      7:18 am

      Amy Beach: Symphony in E minor, Op. 32, "Gaelic"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Barber, Beach: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-8958

      8:00 am

      Traditional Irish: Folksong, "The Lark in the Clear Air"

      Demarre McGill, f; Anthony McGill, cl; Michael McHale, p
      Portraits: Works for Flute, Clarinet & Piano

      Cedille CDR-90000172

      8:05 am

      William Grant Still: "Danzas de Panama"

      Oregon String Quartet
      Oregon Festival of American Music Presents William Grant Still

      Koch 3-7546-2

      8:20 am

      William Dawson: "Negro Folk Symphony"

      III. Finale, "O, Le' Me Shine, Shine like a Morning Star!"

      Seattle Sym/Roderick Cox
      Music of George Walker & William Dawson

      Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1027

      8:30 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Magnolia"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      8:51 am

      Amadeo Roldán: "La Rebambaramba" Suite

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Tangazo - Music of Latin America

      Argo 436737-2

      9:01 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 7

      Barton Pine, v; Rozendaal, vc; Acker, theorbo & g; Schrader, hc & o
      David Schrader, harpsichord and organ,
      Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, Op. 5

      Cedille CDR-90000232

      9:11 am

      Anonymous 14th-century Italian: Three Dances

      John Williams, g
      The Guitarist John Williams

      Sony SK-60586

      9:18 am

      Camilla de Rossi: "Il Sacrifizio de Abramo"

      Sinfonia

      Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta, l
      Baroquen Treasures

      Newport Classic NCD-60102

      9:28 am

      Antonio Soler: Clavier Sonata No. 84 in D

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Piano Español

      Cedille CDR-90000075

      9:31 am

      Antonio Soler: Keyboard Quintet No. 1 in C

      Cuarteto Bretón; Rosa Torres-Pardo, p
      Padre Soler: 6 Quintetos

      Columna Música 1CM-0319

      10:01 am

      Alex Shapiro: "Perpetual Spark"

      Fifth House Ensemble
      Fifth House Ensemble - Excelsior

      Cedille CDR-90000148

      10:08 am

      Claude Debussy: "Petite Suite"

      Quebec Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
      Children's Corner - Debussy Orchestrations

      Atma SACD2-2377

      10:25 am

      Maddalena Sirmen: String Quartet No. 6 in E

      Allegri String Quartet
      Sirmen: The Six String Quartets

      Cala CACD-1019

      10:36 am

      Hector Berlioz: "The Damnation of Faust," Op. 24

      "Menuet des follets"

      Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Love Scene from Romeo & Juliet, The Damnation of Faust, etc.

      Telarc CD-80164

      10:43 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Troubled Water"

      Juliana Soltis, vc; Ruoting Li, p
      American Woman

      Navona NV-6659

      11:01 am

      Scott Joplin: "The Entertainer"

      Kristin Lee, v; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, p
      American Sketches

      First Hand Records FHR-147

      11:03 am

      Enrique Crespo: "Suite Americana" No. 1

      I. "Ragtime"

      Chicago Sym Orch Brass Quintet
      Rush Hour Concerts: CSO Brass Quintet (June 25, 2024)

      Classical Music Chicago

      11:06 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Romance of the Prairie Lilies," Op. 39

      RTÉ Concert Orch/Adrian Leaper
      Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture - Petite Suite

      Naxos 8.555191

      11:13 am

      Ben Shirley: "High Sierra Sonata"

      I. "Buttermilk Morning"

      Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet
      American Stories

      Cedille CDR-90000216

      11:23 am

      Ferde Grofé: "Grand Canyon Suite"

      II. "The Painted Desert"

      Royal Phil Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite, Mississippi Suite

      EMI 49056

      11:32 am

      Paul Schoenfield: "Café Music"

      Eroica Trio
      Eroica Trio

      EMI CDC5-56482-2

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Edward Elgar: String Serenade in E minor, Op. 20

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Serenade, Elegy; Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, Greensleeves Fantasia

      DG 419191-2

      12:13 pm

      Jennifer Higdon: "City Scape"

      "SkyLine"

      Atlanta Sym Orch/Robert Spano
      Jennifer Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra

      Telarc CD-80620

      12:21 pm

      Giacomo Puccini: "Scherzo"

      Milan Verdi Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Puccini Discoveries

      Decca B0002141-02

      12:26 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Solomon"

      Act 3 Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      For Thy Pleasure

      Delos DE-3205

      12:30 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31, No. 1

      Maurizio Pollini, p
      Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 16-20 Pollini

      DG 4794325

      12:51 pm

      Astor Piazzolla: "Vuelvo al Sur"

      Théo Ould, acc; Blanche Stromboni, db; Quatuor Bilitis
      Piazzolla: Balada para un loco

      Alpha 1181

      12:55 pm

      Astor Piazzolla: "Oblivion"

      Théo Ould, acc; Blanche Stromboni, db; Quatuor Bilitis
      Piazzolla: Balada para un loco

      Alpha 1181

      1:01 pm

      Mel Bonis: "Suite en forme de valses"

      Roberto Prosseda & Alessandra Ammara, p
      Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

      Bru Zane BZ-2006

      1:15 pm

      Kevin Puts: "Virelai (after Guillaume de Mauchaut)"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Stéphane Denève
      Kevin Puts: Concerto for Orchestra, Silent Night Elegy & Virelai

      Delos DE-3620

      1:19 pm

      Guillaume de Machaut: "Tres bonne et belle"

      Orlando Consort
      Machaut: Sovereign Beauty

      Hyperion CDA-68134

      1:25 pm

      Gabriel Fauré: "Pelléas et Mélisande," Op. 80

      "Sicilienne"

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

      Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1004

      1:29 pm

      Enrique Granados: "Danzas españolas," Op. 37 (Op. 5)

      No. 1, "Galante (Minueto)"

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Piano Español

      Cedille CDR-90000075

      1:32 pm

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

      Atlanta Sym Orch Strings/Robert Spano
      Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia/Symphony No 5

      Telarc CD-80676

      1:50 pm

      Jean-Joseph Mouret: "Sinfonies de fanfares"

      Rondeau & Fanfares

      Hannes, Wolfgang & Bernhard Läubin, tr's; Simon Preston, o
      Simon Preston, organ,
      Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound

      DG 419245-2

      1:54 pm

      Tristan Coelho: "In Transit"

      Emily Granger, h
      In Transit

      Avie AV-2495

      2:02 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Die Frau ohne Schatten," Op. 65

      Symphonic Fantasy

      Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Die Frau ohne Schatten

      Erato 45997-2

      2:24 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Danse macabre," Op. 40

      Virgil Boutellis-Taft, v; Royal Philharmonic/Jac van Steen
      Incantation

      Aparté AP-234

      2:31 pm

      Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, "Trout"

      IV. Theme with Variations, "Andantino"

      Cleveland Quartet members; Kames Vandemark, db; John O'Conor, p
      Schubert: Trout Quintet, String Quartet No. 13

      Telarc CD-80225

      2:41 pm

      music continues...

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Khachaturian Symphony No. 3 in C Major; Leopold Stokowski, conductor; Williams "Memoirs of a Geisha" Suite, John Williams, conductor; Kodály "Dances of Galánta;" Neeme Järvi, conductor; Franck Symphony in D minor; Pierre Monteux, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Chamber Music from Spain and Brazil Spanish and Latin American chamber music has a strong and original character, defined by folkloric and popular music. Elbio illustrates this synthesis in works by two composers for Catalonia, Eduard Toldrá and Pablo Casals; and two 20th century composers from Brazil, Claudio Santoro and Mozart Camargo Guarnieri.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Erica Morini, the RCA Victor recordings

      The Austrian-American violinist in performances of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto; plus, short pieces by Sarasate, Brahms, Wieniawski, Vivaldi, Schumann, Schubert, and Svendsen.