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      Playlist for Sunday, August 16, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Introduction: "Maestoso ed adagio"

      Emerson String Quartet
      The Seven Last Words

      DG B0002053-02

      12:05 am

      Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat

      Barry Douglas, p; London Sym Orch/Jun'ichi Hirokami
      Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 and 2, Hungarian Fantasy

      RCA 7916-2-RC

      12:23 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Finale, "Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)"

      Emerson String Quartet
      The Seven Last Words

      DG B0002053-02

      12:25 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 8 in D

      Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam/Lev Markiz
      The Complete String Symphonies Volume 4

      BIS 5481750 (4)

      12:56 am

      Samuel Scheidt: Sinfonia in d

      Wenzinger, Mueller, Kallenberger, viga; Conant, hc
      Viga,

      Ex Libris EL-16981

      1:00 am

      Hans Pfitzner: "Die Rose vom Liebesgarten"

      Blütenwunder

      Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch
      Pfitzner: Palestrina, Das Kathchen von Heilbronn, Die Rose vom Liebesgarten

      Orfeo C-168881-A

      1:05 am

      Anonymous: In a garden so green

      Circa 1500 Ensemble
      A Handefull of Pleasant Delites: Elizabethan Ballads & Dances * Circa 1500

      ASV CDGAU-163

      1:08 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "The Garden of Adonis," Op 245

      Eugenia Zukerman, f; Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Hovhaness

      Telarc CD-80530

      1:23 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Música para un jardín" (1957)

      London Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47869-2

      1:34 am

      Hugo Wolf: Song, "Der Gärtner"

      Felicity Lott, s; Graham Johnson, p

      Hyperion CDA-66937

      1:35 am

      Richard Strauss: "Don Juan," Op. 20

      Suisse Romande Orch/Eliahu Inbal

      Denon CO-18083

      1:54 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      #6, "Mattachins" (Sword Dance)

      Summit Brass
      A Summit Brass Night

      Summit DCD-500

      2:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo in C, Op 51/1

      Radu Lupu, p
      The Piano Concertos / 5 Sonatas / 2 Rondos

      London 4757065 (4)

      2:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "King Stephen," Op 117

      Overture

      Czech Phil/Frantisek Vajnar
      Beethoven: Overtures

      Supraphon 111118-2

      2:12 am

      Mauro Giuliani: Introduction, Theme with Variations and Polonaise in A, Op 65

      Richard Savino, g; Artaria String Quartet
      Boccherini: Quintets VII & VIII for String Quartet & Guitar/ Giuliani: Gran Quintetto, Op. 65

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907069

      2:30 am

      Fernando Sor: "Huit pièces pour guitare seule"

      #6, Menuet in F

      David Starobin, g
      Fernando Sor: Les Plus Belles Pages

      Bridge 9166

      2:31 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Suite

      London Sym/André Previn
      Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker- Highlights

      EMI CDM4-89485-2

      2:54 am

      Karol Szymanowski: "Kurpian Songs", Op 58

      #1, "The Cranes Were Flying"

      Juliana Gondek, s; Reinild Mees, p
      Szymanowski: Complete Songs Voice & Piano

      Channel Classics CCS-19398 (4)

      3:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Études, Op. 52

      No. 6, "En forme de valse"

      Alfred Cortot, p

      Fon‚ 90F12-CD

      3:05 am

      Eugene Ysaÿe: Caprice after the Study by Saint-Saens, Op 52

      Joshua Bell, v; Royal Phil/Andrew Litton

      London 433519-2

      3:13 am

      Eugene Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata in d, Op 27/3, "Ballade"

      Maxim Vengerov, v

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57384-2

      3:19 am

      George Enescu: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 20

      IV. "Menuet grave"

      Romanian Radio TV Orch/Josif Conta
      Enescu: Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Concert Overture

      Marco Polo 8.223144

      3:21 am

      George Enescu: "Suite châtelaine"

      Timisoara Banatul Phil/Remus Georgescu
      Enescu: Romanian Poem/ Romanian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2

      Marco Polo 8.223145

      3:40 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata in G, Op. 168

      David McGill, bn; Peter Serkin, p
      Musique Francaise

      Boston Records BR-1022-CD

      3:54 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes, Op. 34

      No. 24 in d, Allegretto

      Tchaikovsky Chamber Orch/Lazar Gosman
      Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra

      CBS MK-45529

      4:00 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in d, Kk 213 (L 108)

      Albert Fuller, hc

      Helicon Classics HE-1038

      4:05 am

      Charles Avison: Concerto grosso #3 in d, after Domenico Scarlatti

      Café Zimmermann
      Charles Avison * Concertos in Seven Parts Done from the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti

      Alpha 031

      4:15 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in C, Kk 72 (L 401)

      Hédi Salànki, hc

      Price-Less D-16565

      4:16 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.4 in e minor, Op.98

      Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel

      Vanguard SVC-19

      4:54 am

      Luigi Legnani: Caprices, Op 20

      #7, "Prestissimo"

      Raphaella Smits, g
      Legnani: 36 Caprices/ Mertz: 6 Schubertian Songs

      Accent ACC-21146

      5:00 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymn-Tune, "Sine Nomine (For All the Saints)" (1905)

      Trinity College Cho, Cambridge/Richard Marlow; Christopher Allsop, o
      The Vaughan Williams Hymnal

      Conifer 51249-2

      5:05 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

      Nash Ensemble String Quartet
      Ralph Vaughan Williams * The Early Chamber Music * The Nash Ensemble

      Hyperion CDA-67381/2 (2)

      5:21 am

      Thomas Canning: Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan

      Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos
      Into The Light: Symphonic Expressions Of Spirit

      Telarc CD-80462

      5:30 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymn, "Firmly I believe and truly"

      Trinity College Cho, Cambridge/Richard Marlow; Christopher Allsop, o
      The Vaughan Williams Hymnal

      Conifer 51249-2

      5:31 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200

      Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham

      EMI/Ang CDM7-69750-2

      5:54 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Die Laube", D 214

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p
      Schubert: Lieder

      DG 437215-2 (9)

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Psalm 23 and More." Host Peter DuBois shares various sacred choral and organ music based on Psalm 23 and others.

      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

      Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in F, Op. 5, No. 4

      Frans Brüggen, r; Gustav Leonhardt, hc; Anner Bylsma, vc
      Frans Brüggen Edition - Vol. 2 • Italian Recorder Sonatas

      Teldec 93669-2

      7:13 am

      Carl Nielsen: Song, "Look about one summer day"

      Ars Nova Copenhagen/Michael Bojesen
      Songs for choir

      Dacapo 6.220569

      7:17 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "La Bohème"

      Suite

      National Opera Orch/Paul Freeman
      Puccini: Opera for Orchestra

      Pro Arte CDS-3671

      7:33 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10

      Anthony McGill, cl; Catalyst Quartet
      Uncovered, Volume 1

      Azica ACD-71336

      8:02 am

      music continues...

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      1:30 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2026

      Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan

      Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan present a program featuring Falla’s "Suite populaire espagnole," several Shostakovich preludes, and sonatas by Chopin and Rachmaninoff. Recorded June 7, 2026 in the Martin Theatre.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11; Dale Clevinger, horn; Wagner "Rienzi" Overture; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Stravinsky "Fireworks," Op. 4; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1; Byron Janis, piano; Fritz Reiner, conductor; Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture, Op. 21; Jean Martinon, conductor; Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Chamber Music by Heitor Villa-Lobos Known mostly for his orchestral, vocal, and guitar music, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos also composed gorgeous chamber music. Including string quartets and duo works with piano, Fiesta presents a selection of some of his often-overlooked gems.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Björling and Sayão sing Romeo and Juliet

      Gounod "Roméo et Juliette;" Jussi Björling (Roméo); Bidú Sayão (Juliette); Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 1947.