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      Playlist for Sunday, December 28, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Jacques Offenbach: Duo in E, Op. 54

      Polonaise

      Maria Kliegel, Werner Thomas, vc's
      Cellicatessen (Violoncello-Duos)

      Signum SIGX12-00

      12:05 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Orpheus in the Underworld"

      Overture

      Luxembourg Radio TV Sym Orch/Jean-Pierre Wallez
      Johann Strauss: Concert De Gala

      Forlane UCD-13151/52 (2)

      12:14 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Lieschen et Fritzschen"

      "Fantasie"

      Orch/Marcel Cariven

      Omega OCD-1034

      12:16 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata in E-Flat, Op 64 (after Piano Trio, Op 3)

      Norman Fischer, vc; Jeanne Kierman, p
      Beethoven: Cello And Piano Complete

      Centaur CRC-3322/23/24/25 (4)

      12:54 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Water Music" Suite No. 1 in F

      "Bourrée" and "Hornpipe"

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks, Water Music

      Argo 414596-2

      1:00 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Suite, "From the Middle Ages" in E, Op 79

      The Troubadour's Serenade

      USSR Sym Orch/Evgeni Svetlanov
      From the Middle Ages, Elegie "To the Memory of a Hero", Slavonic Festival, Wedding Procession

      Melodiya SUCD-1000157

      1:05 am

      Spanish Anon 13th c: "Alavanca de Mudanza"

      Ensemble Alcatraz
      Visions and Miracles

      Nonesuch 79180-2

      1:17 am

      Ferruccio Busoni: Medieval Sketches, Op. 33

      Geoffrey Douglas Madge, p
      Ferruccio Busoni: The Piano Work

      Philips 420740-2 (6)

      1:30 am

      English ANON: Gregorian chant, Alma redemptoris mater

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      Lighten Our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day

      Collegium CSCD-502

      1:32 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313

      Jacques Zoon, f; Boston Baroque Orch/Martin Pearlman
      Mozart: Flute Concertos, Symphony No 41

      Telarc CD-80624

      1:54 am

      Hans Newsidler: "Die prünlein die da fliessen"

      Monika Rost, l
      Songs And Dances For Lute

      Capriccio 10164

      2:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Variations on "Gott erhalte"

      Lola Odiaga, forte-p
      Franz Josef Haydn Keyboard Works, Volume I

      Titanic TI-156

      2:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Song, "Gott, erhalte Franz den Kaiser"

      Oscar Shumsky, v; Milton Kaye, p

      MHS 436772-K (3)

      2:07 am

      Carl Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 73

      Felicja Blumental, p; Vienna Chamber Orch/Helmut Froschauer

      Brana Records BR-0024

      2:34 am

      Carl Czerny: Etudes, Op 740

      #7 in C

      Hans Kann, p

      MHS 973

      2:36 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 11 in E-Flat

      Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd
      Haydn: Symphonies Nos 9 - 12

      Chandos CHAN-8813

      2:54 am

      Hermann Goetz: "Genrebilder", Op 13

      #4

      Adrian Ruiz, p
      GOETZ: Lose Blätter, op.7; Sonatina in F, op. 8, No. 1; Sonatina in E Flat, op. 8, No. 2; Genrebilder, op.13

      Genesis GCD-107

      3:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "Rêverie" (1890)

      Johana Harris, p
      A Living Legacy: Johana Harris Plays Debussy

      MCA Classics MCAD-6260

      3:04 am

      Roy Harris: Lyric Study (1950)

      Paula Robison, f; Timothy Hester, p

      Musicmasters MMD-60195-A

      3:08 am

      Roy Harris: Symphony #3 (1939)

      Dallas Sym Orch/Eduardo Mata
      COPLAND, A.: Billy the Kid Suite / BERNSTEIN, L.: On the Waterfront / HARRIS, R.: Symphony No. 3 (An American Panorama)

      Dorian DOR-90170

      3:26 am

      Aaron Copland: "Sunday Afternoon Music"

      Leo Smit, p
      The Complete Music For Solo Piano

      Sony SM2K-66345 (2)

      3:28 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op 53, "Waldstein"

      Rudolf Serkin, p
      Serkin - The Unreleased Studio Recordings - Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      Sony SM3K-64490 (3)

      3:54 am

      Alec Wilder: Wind Quintet #1

      "Up Tempo"

      New York Wind Quintet

      Boston Skyline BSD-139

      4:00 am

      Edward Elgar: Romance, Op 62

      Julie Price, bn; English Ch Orch/Paul Goodwin
      Elgar, Nursery Suite, Serenade, Dream Children, and Other Works

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907258

      4:05 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Romance in f minor, Op. 11

      Ivan Zenaty, v; Virtuosi di Praga/Oldrich Vlcek
      N/A

      Discover Int'l DICD-920265

      4:18 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Romance

      Meir Rimon, fh; Israel Phil/David Amos
      Dances, Moods, And Romances

      Crystal CD-513

      4:19 am

      Eduard Tubin: Symphony #4 in A, Sinfonia lirica

      Bergen Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Symphony No. 4 • Symphony No. 9 • Toccata

      BIS CD-227

      4:55 am

      Scottish Trad: Adew Dundee

      Baltimore Consort
      Adew Dundee: Early Music Of Scotland

      Dorian DOR-90314

      5:00 am

      Ambroise Thomas: "Le Songe d'une nuit d'été"

      Aria, "Où suis-je?"

      Michael Schade, t; Canadian Opera Company Orch/Richard Bradshaw
      Soirée Française

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5174

      5:05 am

      Erik Satie: "Cinq grimaces pour 'Le songe d'une nuit d'été'"

      Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel
      The Complete Ballets of Erik Satie

      Vanguard OVC-4030

      5:08 am

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

      Berlin German Sym Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      A Midsummer Night's Dream * Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

      London 466098-2

      5:20 am

      Michael White: Scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

      #6, "Puck's Pranks,"

      Julian Gray, Ronald Pearl, g's
      The Magic Circle

      Dorian DIS-80111

      5:21 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Suite Élisabéthaine" for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

      Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      Vive Ibert! (Jacques Ibert Orchestral Works)

      Newport Classic NPD-85531

      5:45 am

      Anonymous: "Greensleeves to A Ground"

      Hesperion XXI
      La Barcha d'Amore * 1563-1685 * Montserrat Figueras * Jordi Savall

      Alia Vox AV-9811

      5:54 am

      Cutting: Variations on "Greensleeves"

      Timothy Walker, g

      Helios CDH-88027

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Christmastide, 'For unto us a Child is born!'" Joyous music of the season continues this week as host Peter DuBois shares choral and organ favorites, both old and new!

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vernon Handley
      Symphony No.6 in E Minor, Symphony No.9 in E Minor, Fantasia On Greensleeves

      EMI CDM7-64613-2

      7:06 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, H XVI:32

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Haydn: Piano Sonatas

      EMI CDC5-56756-2

      7:18 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Peter and the Wolf," Op. 67

      Sting, n; Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, March in B-Flat, Overture on Hebrew Themes, Classical Symphony

      DG 429396-2

      7:46 am

      Florence Price: Octet for Brasses and Piano

      Michael Hawes, tr; brass ensemble; Eugenia Jeong, p
      Florence Price - Her Song

      One Voice Music OVM-01

      8:01 am

      Dani Howard: "Ellipsis"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Paul Urbina
      Dani Howard Orchestral Works

      Rubicon RCD-1125

      8:13 am

      John Jacob Niles: "I wonder as I wander"

      Miró Quartet
      Hearth

      Pentatone PTC-5187495

      8:17 am

      Margaret Bonds: "Fields of Wonder"

      Cantus
      Fields of Wonder

      Signum SIGCD-867

      8:31 am

      Pablo Casals: "Sardana"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; City of Birmingham Sym cellos
      Inspiration

      Decca 4832948

      8:38 am

      music continues...

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Bruckner "Psalm 150;" Ruth Welting, soprano; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Bartók "Cantata profana;" John Aler, tenor; John Tomlinson, baritone; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Brahms "A German Requiem;" Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Bernd Weikl, baritone; Georg Solti, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music from Spain Spain has historic, diverse and strong musical tradition. Fiesta delves into the history of Spanish music starting with medieval music, moving to the 'Golden Century' of Spain, during the Renaissance, and ends with 18th century brilliant baroque music.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Furtwängler conducts Brahms – program 1 of 2

      Brahms Symphony Nos. 1 & 2.