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Playlist for Sunday, August 16, 2026
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
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
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
12:25 am
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 8 in D
Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam/Lev Markiz
The Complete String Symphonies Volume 4
12:56 am
Samuel Scheidt: Sinfonia in d
Wenzinger, Mueller, Kallenberger, viga; Conant, hc
Viga,
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
1:05 am
Anonymous: In a garden so green
Circa 1500 Ensemble
A Handefull of Pleasant Delites: Elizabethan Ballads & Dances * Circa 1500
1:23 am
music continues...
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.
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.
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