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      Playlist for Friday, May 29, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Jean-Pierre Duport: Etude #8 in D

      Antonio Meneses, vc
      Capriccioso - Works For Solo Cello

      Avie AV-2328

      12:05 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: Cello Concerto No. 1

      Antonio Meneses, vc; São Paulo Symphony Orch/Isaac Karabtchevsky
      Conciertos Para Violonchelo y Orquesta No.1 & 2

      Naxos 8.574531

      12:27 am

      Gretchen Yanover: "Cello Café"

      Gretchen Yanover, vc's

      Gretchen Yanover

      12:31 am

      Carlos Salzedo: "Rumba"

      Nancy Lendrim, h; Jody Guinn, h
      Short Stories - Music For Harp Duo By Carlos Salzedo

      Azica ACD-71226

      12:33 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh" (1903-5)

      Suite

      London Sym Orch/Gianandrea Noseda
      Rimsky-Korsakov

      LSO Live LSO-0858

      12:55 am

      Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Five Romances, Op. 46

      No. 4, "Don't beleive me, my love"

      Alexey Martynov, t; Aristote Konstantinidi, p
      Rimsky-Korsakov Complete Songs

      Chant du Monde LDC-288038/40 (3)

      1:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Teseo"

      Overture

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Overtures

      DG Archiv 419219-2

      1:05 am

      Johann Christian JC Bach: Flute and Oboe Quintet in D, Op 22/1

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock, fp
      3 Quintets / Sextet

      DG Archiv 423385-2

      1:25 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 115, "Mache dich, mein Geist bereit"

      Chorale, "Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn"

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:27 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty", Op. 66

      Suite

      Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
      Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/ Voyevoda/ Sleeping Beauty

      Delos DE-3196

      1:54 am

      Alberto Williams: "Epigrams," Op. 40

      No. 1 in A

      Valentin Surif, p
      Alberto Williams

      Pretal PRCD-144

      2:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op 119

      No. 4, "Rhapsody in E-Flat

      Murray Perahia, p
      Murray Perahia * Brahms * Handel Variations * Rhapsodies * Piano Pieces

      Sony 79469

      2:05 am

      George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A, Op. 11, No.1

      Royal Scottish Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 2, Symphony No. 2

      Chandos CHAN-8947

      2:18 am

      Frederick Block: Suite for clarinet and piano, Op. 73

      II. "Pastoral"

      Joaquín Valdepeñas, cl; Kevin Ahfat, p

      Chandos CHAN-20358

      2:20 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: "Pastorale," Op 151

      Borealis Wind Quintet
      A LA CARTE- Short Works for Winds

      MSR Classics MS-1128

      2:23 am

      Florence Price: String Quartet in a

      Catalyst Quartet
      Florence Price

      Azica ACD-71346

      2:55 am

      Charles Ives: Song, "Chanson de Florian"

      Mary Ann Hart, ms; Dennis Helmrich, p
      The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 1

      Albany TROY-077

      3:00 am

      Michael Haydn: "Die Hochzeit auf der Alm"

      Duet, "Lobet ihr Kräfte den Schöpfer der Welt"

      Salzburger Hofmusik/Wolfgang Brunner
      Michael Haydn

      Profil PH-06061

      3:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 80 in d

      London Mozart Players/Jane Glover

      MHS 522541-X (2)

      3:28 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Oberon"

      Chorus, "Ehre sei dem mächt'gen Kalifen"

      Vienna Opera Ensemble/Hans Hagen
      Oberon Highlights

      Summit SUM-6010

      3:30 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Euryanthe"

      Overture

      Vienna Phil/Christian Thielemann
      German Overtures

      DG 4745022

      3:38 am

      Robert Schumann: "Märchenbilder," Op. 113

      Argerich, p; Nobuko Imai, vi
      Mischa Maisky, cello,
      Schumann

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57308-2

      3:54 am

      E T A Hoffmann: "Arlequin"

      "Pierrot Runs Off"

      Neuss German Chamber Academy/Johannes Goritzki
      ETA Hoffmann Music for the Stage

      CPO 999606-2

      4:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Suite Algérienne," Op 60

      "Marche Militaire Française"

      London Sym/Yondani Butt
      Saint-Saens

      ASV CDDCA-599

      4:04 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Marche héroïque," Op. 34

      Detroit Sym/Paul Paray
      Marches and Overtures a la Fancaise

      Mercury 434332-2

      4:11 am

      Théodore Lalliet: "Fantasie originale," Op 6

      Patrick McFarland, eh; Beverly Gilbert, p
      Diversions For English Horn

      Arundax 80140

      4:19 am

      Nicholas Jacques LEMMENS: Fanfare

      Michael Murray, o
      Encores À La Française

      Telarc CD-80104

      4:20 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 53

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Royal Scottish National Orch/Teddy Abrams
      Dvorak & Khachaturian

      Avie AV-2411

      4:54 am

      Niccolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1

      #16 in g

      Rachel Barton Pine, v

      Avie AV-2374 (2)

      5:00 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures

      Philips 434916-2

      5:05 am

      David Lyon: Joie de vivre Overture

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      5:12 am

      Ernest John Moeran: Overture for a Masque (1944)

      London Phil/Adrian Boult
      Fugal Overture, Sinfonietta, November Woods

      Lyrita SRCD.247

      5:22 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Vocalises (1958)

      No. 3

      Patrice Michaels Bedi, s; Larry Combs, cl
      Songs by Argento & Vaughan Williams

      Cedille CDR-90000029

      5:24 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

      Reginald Kell, cl; Fine Arts Quartet

      Boston Skyline BSD-135

      5:54 am

      Witold Lutoslawski: "Dance Preludes" (1955)

      #5, Allegro molto

      Gary Gray, cl; Royal Phil/Harry Newstone
      Copland: Clarinet Concerto / Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 / Lutoslawski Dance Preludes / Rossini Variations

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9066

      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 - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      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

      32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      "Pathétique. Moonlight. Appassionata. Hammerklavier." Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his first piano sonata at the age of 25 and his last at 52, and together these 32 sonatas have been called "The New Testament" of music. Artur Schnabel was the first pianist to record a complete set, and since then this feat has been achieved by Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claude Frank, Maurizio Pollini, and Claudio Arrau - twice! We’ll sample as many as we possibly can, and we hope you will share in our wonder and amazement at Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Dr. Evan Davies (3/8/1988)

      A candid discussion with Dr. Evan Davies of Chicago’s Neon Street Center about living with AIDS and his advocacy for others.