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      Playlist for Sunday, November 2, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia in G, R 149

      St Andrew's Camerata/Leonard Friedman

      Omega OCD-1012

      12:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Suite in e, BWV 996

      Sharon Isbin, g
      Bach for Guitar

      Erato 825646175185

      12:23 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Song, "Guitares et mandolines"

      François Le Roux, br; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs By Camille Saint-Saëns

      Hyperion CDA-66856

      12:24 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Two-Mandolin Concerto in G, R 532

      Paul Sparks, Nigel Woodhouse, m; St Andrew's Camerata/Leonard Friedman

      Omega OCD-1012

      12:37 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Scènes de ballet"

      London Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Stravinsky In America

      RCA 68865-2

      12:54 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Twelve Etudes, Op 8

      #1

      Alexander Paley, p
      Scriabin: Etudes (Complete)

      Naxos 8.553070

      1:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Impromptus, D 899 (Op. 90)

      No. 3 in G-Flat

      John O'Conor, p
      Impromptus/ Waltzes

      Telarc CD-80337

      1:05 am

      Albert Roussel: Impromptu, Op 21

      Maria Graf, h
      Maria Graf: Recital

      Philips 432103-2

      1:11 am

      George Gershwin: "Impromptu in Two Keys"

      David Buechner, p
      Gershwin: Original Works and Transcriptions for Solo Piano

      Connoisseur CD-4191

      1:13 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto no.1 in e minor, Op.11

      Charles Richard-Hamelin, p; Montreal Sym/Kent Nagano
      Chopin Piano Concertos

      Analekta AN2-9146

      1:55 am

      Orlando Gibbons: Prelude in a

      Edward Parmentier, hc
      Musick as befitts a Quene

      Wildboar WLBR-9102

      2:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)"

      "Entrance March"

      Slovak Radio Sym/Johannes Wildner
      J.Strauss, Jr. Edition - Volume 47

      Marco Polo 8.223247

      2:02 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Eine Nacht in Venedig"

      "Processional March"

      Slovak Radio Sym/Johannes Wildner
      J.Strauss, Jr. Edition - Volume 47

      Marco Polo 8.223247

      2:05 am

      Franz Schubert: Fantasia in f, D 940

      Min Kwon; Robert Lehrbaumer, p
      Schubert Music for Piano Four Hands

      MSR Classics MS-1345

      2:23 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "An die Nachtigall," D 196

      Elly Ameling, s; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 7

      Hyperion CDJ-33007

      2:25 am

      Michael Abels: "Winged Creatures"

      Demarre McGill, f; Anthony McGill, cl; Chicago Youth Sym/Allen Tinkham
      Winged Creatures

      Cedille CDR-90000187

      2:36 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Birds (Gli uccelli)"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Ancient Airs and Dances I & III • Three Botticelli Pictures • The Birds

      DG 437533-2

      2:55 am

      Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Set 4

      "Lou coucut"

      Arleen Auger, s; English Chamber Orch/Yan-Pascal Tortelier

      Virgin 90714-2

      3:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Almira"

      Overture

      Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
      Handel In Hamburg- Music From Almira, Nero, Rodrigo, Daphne And Florindo

      Hyperion CDA-67053

      3:03 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Almira"

      Chaconne

      Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
      Handel In Hamburg- Music From Almira, Nero, Rodrigo, Daphne And Florindo

      Hyperion CDA-67053

      3:05 am

      Reinhard Keiser: Opera, "The Ridiculous Prince Jodelet"

      Sinfonia

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Overtüren

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901852

      3:09 am

      Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso, "La Folia"

      Purcell Band
      La Folia And Other Concertos And Sonatas

      Hyperion CDA-66264

      3:20 am

      Reinhard Keiser: "Croesus"

      "Chaconne"

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music/René Jacobs
      Keiser: Croesus

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901714.16 (3)

      3:22 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

      Erica Morini, v; London Phil/Artur Rodzinski
      Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, 1812, Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 1

      MCA Classics MCAD2-9829 (2)

      3:54 am

      Thomas Ford: "Allemande"

      Narciso Yepes, g; Godelieve Monden, g
      Guitar Duos

      RCA 60764-2

      4:00 am

      Stephen Foster: "I Dream of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair"

      Paula Robison, f; Krista Feeney, v; John Feeney, db
      By the Old Pine Tree

      Arabesque Z-6679

      4:03 am

      Stephen Foster: Song, "My Old Kentucky Home"

      Paula Robison, f
      By the Old Pine Tree

      Arabesque Z-6679

      4:05 am

      Morton Gould: "Stephen Foster Gallery"

      London Phil/Morton Gould

      Crystal Clear CCS-7005

      4:23 am

      Percy Grainger: "Tribute to Foster"

      "Lullaby"

      Martin Jones, p
      Grainger: Dished Up For Piano Vol 4

      Nimbus NI-5255

      4:28 am

      Stephen Foster: "Camptown Races"

      Robert Shaw Chorale
      Stephen Foster Songbook * Robert Shaw Chorale

      MHS 514489-H

      4:30 am

      Franz Berwald: Symphony #4 in E-Flat, "Sinfonie naïve"

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      4 Symphonies

      DG 415502-2 (2)

      4:56 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Bourrée"

      Keith Hooper, ob; Jan Keating, p

      Fireworks FMR-3405

      5:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Snow Maiden," Op. 12 (Incidental Music to Ostrovsky's Play)

      "March of the Tsar Berendey"

      University Musical Society Choral Union, Detroit Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Tchaikovsky: Snow Maiden

      Chandos CHAN-9324

      5:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #30 in E, Op 109

      Claudio Arrau, p
      Piano Sonatas Klaviersonaten Op.53 Waldstein & Op.109 Andante Favori (

      Philips 416145-2

      5:29 am

      Edmund Rubbra: "Fanfare for Europe"

      Locke Brass Consort/James Stobart
      Locke Brass Consort - Fanfare: British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble

      Chandos CHAN-6573

      5:30 am

      Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus

      Suite

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Fledermaus/ Gypsy Baron

      RCA LSC-2130

      5:55 am

      Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus

      Chorus, "Ein Souper heut' uns winkt"

      Philharmonia Cho, Orch/von Karajan
      J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus

      EMI/Ang CHS7-69531-2 (2)

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "All Saints and All Souls." Host Peter DeBois shares sublime music celebrating the great “cloud of witnesses” of those who have passed before us.

      6:57 am

      Traditional Irish: "The Kid on the Mountain"

      Ronn McFarlane, l
      The Celtic Lute

      Sono Luminus DSL-92225

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      7:01 am

      Ernest Chausson: "Poème," Op. 25

      James Ehnes, v; Quebec Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
      French Showpieces

      Analekta FL2-3151

      7:17 am

      Justin Holland: "Sweet Memories of Thee"

      Kevin Cooper, g
      American Originals: A New World, A New Canon

      Acis APL-20445

      7:24 am

      Hamilton Harty: "An Irish Symphony"

      National Sym Orch of Ireland/Proinnsías Ó Duinn
      Harty: An Irish Symphony, With the Wild Geese, In Ireland

      Naxos 8.554732

      7:55 am

      Ailbhe McDonagh: "The Irish Four Seasons"

      III. "Fómhar (Autumn)"

      Lynda O'Connor, v; Anamus/David Brophy
      The Irish Seasons

      Avie AV-2688

      8:01 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37b

      November-December

      Tampere Phil Orch/Leonid Grin
      Tchaikovsky: Seasons Etc

      Ondine ODE-782-2

      8:10 am

      John Knowles Paine: "In the Country", Op. 26

      Denver Oldham, p
      John Knowles Paine: Selected Piano Works

      New World 80424-2 (2)

      8:30 am

      Florence Price: "The Oak"

      Württemberg Phil/John Jeter
      Florence Beatrice Price: Songs of the Oak, Concert Overtures Nos. 1 & 2, The Oak, Colonial Dance, Suite of Dances

      Naxos 8.559920

      8:41 am

      Rosephanye Powell: "When We Sing"

      Cantus
      Alone Together

      Signum SIGCD-924

      8:45 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture, Op. 21

      Age of Enlightenment Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Italian; A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture And Incidental Music

      Virgin 90725-2

      8:57 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op. 67

      No. 4 in C, "Spinning Song (The Bee's Wedding)"

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words

      DG 423931-2 (2)

      9:01 am

      William Byrd: "Nunc Dimittis"

      Stile Antico
      Music for Compline

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907419

      9:09 am

      music continues...

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Soprano Adia Evans, bass-baritone Christopher Humbert, Jr., and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias from Verdi's "Oberto" and Richard Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos;" and songs by Fauré, Menotti, Robert Owens, Lori Laitman, Stephen Schwartz and Ricky Ian Gordon. Recorded in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Emil von Reznicek "Donna Diana" Overture; Tchaikovsky Suites from "The Sleeping Beauty" & "Swan Lake;" Strauss II "Emperor Waltz," Op. 437; Ravel String Quartet in F Major; Stephanie Jeong, So Young Bae, violins; Lawrence Neuman, viola; Kenneth Olsen, cello.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has inspired music in Latin America culture throughout history. Often confused with Halloween in America, the Day of the Dead is about honoring and paying tribute to one’s ancestors. Elbio explores music that celebrates the many facets of this holiday.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Croatian Composer Dora Pejačević (1885–1923)

      Selections include the Cello Sonata in E, the Piano Concerto in G, Intermezzi, Op. 38, and her Symphony in F-Sharp.