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Playlist for Saturday, August 15, 2026
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"
Martha Argerich, p
Steinway Legends: Martha Argerich
12:05 am
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat
Martha Argerich, p; London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos
12:23 am
Franz Liszt: Song, "Der Alpenjäger"
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Daniel Barenboim, p
Lieder
12:24 am
Franz Liszt: "Sursum Corda"
Claudius Tanski, p
Franz Liszt * Piano and Orchestral Works
12:28 am
Edward Elgar: "Sursum Corda," Op 11
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/George Hurst
Elgar: The Black Knight and Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands
12:35 am
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Symphonic Overture, "Sursum Corda," Op. 13
Linz Bruckner Orch/Caspar Richter
The Piano Concertos
12:53 am
Ottorino Respighi: Six Little Pieces
I. "Romanza"
Mary Ann Lenti, p; Tony Lenti, p
Forgotten Piano Duets, Vol. 1
1:00 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Ruins of Athens," Op. 113
Overture
Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", Overtures: "The Creatures Of Prometheus", "The Ruins Of Athens", "Coriolan"
1:05 am
Niels Gade: Piano Sonata in e, Op 28
Elisabeth Westenholz, p
Gade: Piano Works Vol. 1
1:27 am
Geirr Tveitt: Suite #2, "A Hundred Folk Tunes from Hardanger," Op 151
#27, "Beard on Fire!"
Stavanger Sym Orch/Ole Kristian Ruud
100 Folk-Tunes From Hardanger, Suites 1 & 2
1:29 am
Gian Francesco Malipiero: String Quartet #4 (1934)
Venetian String Quartet
1:43 am
Antonio Vivaldi: Two-Violin Concerto in a, R 522 (Op 3/8)
Iranian Radio TV Chamber Orch/Emil Tchakarov
Treasures of the Baroque Era
1:55 am
Alfredo Catalani: "Tempo di valzer (Alla Tedesca)"
Pietro Spada, Giorgio Cozzolino, p's
Martucci: Complete Works for 2 Pianos/ Rendano: Allegro; Catalani: Tempo di Walzer; Serenata
2:00 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 2, BWV 870/91
Prelude & Fugue No. 10 in e minor
Edward Aldwell, p
Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
2:05 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69
Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in c minor
Bob van Asperen, hc
Bach: Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 and 2
2:08 am
Paul Hindemith: "Ragtime"
Philharmonia/José Serebrier
Kammermusik Nr. 3 op. 36 Nr. 2 für obligates Violoncello und zehn Solo-Instrumente
2:12 am
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber (1943)
Philharmonia Orch/Neeme Järvi
Weber: Overtures
2:32 am
Paul Hindemith: "Suite of French Dances" (1958)
"Tourdion"
Philharmonia Orch/José Serebrier
Kammermusik Nr. 3 op. 36 Nr. 2 für obligates Violoncello und zehn Solo-Instrumente
2:34 am
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op 25
Murray Perahia, p; St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata Op. 6, Etc.
2:54 am
Robert Schumann: "Album für die Jugend," Op. 68
No. 13, "Mai, lieber Mai, bald bist du wieder da!"
Leigh Howard Stevens, marimba
Marimba When...
3:00 am
Emil Von Reznicek: "Donna Diana"
Overture
Bamberg Sym Orch/Ferdinand Leitner
Favorite Opera Overtures
3:05 am
Johann Strauss II: "Die Fledermaus"
Overture
Czech Phil/Vaclav Neumann
Champagne Overtures
3:14 am
Franz von Suppé: "Light Cavalry"
Overture
Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
Overtures
3:20 am
Franz Lehár: "Die lustige Witwe" (The Merry Widow)
Overture
Cologne Radio Orch/Helmut Froschauer
Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe
3:28 am
Franz Lehár: "The Land of Smiles"
Aria, "Ich möcht' wieder einmal die Heimat seh'n"
Nancy Gustafson, s; English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
Lehar: Giuditta
3:30 am
Bohuslav Martinu: Two-Piano Concerto (1943)
Clinton-Narboni Duo; Talich Ch Orch/Vladimír Vàlek
MARTINU: WORKS FOR TWO PIANOS
3:54 am
Bohuslav Martinu: "Impromptu" (1956)
Clinton-Narboni Duo
MARTINU: WORKS FOR TWO PIANOS
4:00 am
Jules Massenet: "Les Érinnyes"
"Invocation"
London Sym Orch/Richard Bonynge
4:04 am
Henriette Renié: "Légende (after de Lisle's Les Elfes)"
Susann McDonald, h
Music In The Air
4:13 am
Jules Massenet: Song, "Elégie" (c1869)
Elly Ameling, s; Rudolf Jansen, p; Michel Dispa, vc
On The Wings Of Song
4:17 am
Gabriel Fauré: Songs, Op 18
#1, "Nell"
Barbara Hendricks, s; Michel Dalberto, p
Faure: Melodies
4:18 am
Charles Gounod: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat
St John's, Smith Square, Orch/John Lubbock
Gounod: The Two Symphonies
4:54 am
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Clavier Suite No. 3 in a
"Gigue"
Blandine Verlet, hc
Pièces De Clavecin
5:00 am
Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 5
"Aria (Cantilena)"
James Galway, f; National Phil/Charles Gerhardt
James Galway - Serenade
5:05 am
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar (1940)
No. 1 in e
Turibio Santos, g
Musique Pour 2 Guitares, Vol. 2
5:09 am
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar (1940)
No. 2 in E
Narciso Yepes, g
Guitar Concertos, 12 Etudes
5:12 am
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar (1940)
No. 3 in a
Pepe Romero, g
Villa-Lobos 5 Preludes, Etude No. 1, Suite Populaire Bresillienne
5:18 am
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar (1940)
No. 4 in e
Julian Bream, g
Villa Lobos - Guitar Concerto / Preludes / Etudes
5:21 am
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar (1940)
No. 5 in D
Slava Grigoryan, g
Spirit Of Spain
5:25 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Prelude in c, BWV 999
Richard Egarr, hc
5:26 am
Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach: Harpsichord Concerto #1 in F
Andreas Staier, hc; Freiburg Baroque Orch/Petra Müllejans
CPE Bach * Sei Concerti per il Cembalo Concertato * Andreas Staier * Freiburger Barockorchester
5:40 am
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto #4 in C, Op 99
Michael Korstick, p; North German Radio Phil/Alun Francis
Kabalevsky: Complete Piano Concertos
5:53 am
Serge Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat for the Left Hand, Op. 53
Finale, "Vivace"
Boris Berman, p; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Neeme Järvi
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 4 & 5
6:00 am
George Frideric Handel: Overture in d (Chandos Anthem No. 2)
Scottish National Orch/Alexander Gibson
Elgar: Overtures
6:05 am
George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in d, Op. 3, No. 5
St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op 3 & Op 6
6:15 am
Felix Alexandre Guilmant: "March on a Theme by Handel", Op 15/2
Christopher Herrick, o
Organ Fireworks
6:22 am
George Frideric Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus"
March
St Martin's Academy, Cho/Neville Marriner
Handel: Coronation Anthems
6:23 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on "See the Conquering Hero Comes," WoO.45
Pieter Wispelwey, vc; Lois Shapiro, forte-p
Variations for Violoncello and Pianoforte
6:35 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations in C on Mozart's "Là ci darem la mano," WoO 28
Marilyn Zupnik & Kathryn Greenbank, ob's; Elizabeth Starr, eh
Beethoven & Triebensee: Oboe Trios
6:45 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Lucio Silla," K. 135
Overture
La Cetra/Andrea Marcon
Mozart Overtures * La Cetra * Andrea Marcon
6:53 am
Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonia (Overture) in B-Flat, Op 18/2, "Lucio Silla"
3rd mvt, "Presto"
Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
Six Symphonies Op. 18
7:00 - 9:00 am
7:00 am
Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn
With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.
7:02 am
Clémence de Grandval: Oboe Concerto, Op. 7
III. Finale, "Moderato maestoso"
Lajos Lencsés, ob; Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Andrey Boreyko
Clémence de Grandval: Works For Oboe
7:10 am
Antonín Dvořák: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94
Pieter Wispelwey, vc; Paolo Giacometti, p
Dvořák: Cello Concerto & works by Tchaikovsky, Arensky & Davidov
7:18 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503
III. Finale, "Allegretto"
Alicia de Larrocha, p; English Chamber Orch/Sir Colin Davis
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 25
7:28 am
Philip Lane: Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (1978)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
British Light Music Discoveries 2
7:41 am
Maria Hester Park: Piano Sonata in F, Op. 4, No. 1
Betty Ann Miller, p
Music By Maria Hester Park, Marie Bigot And Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
7:52 am
Emilie Mayer: Symphony No. 6 in E
IV. Finale, "Allegro"
Bremerhaven Phil Orch/Marc Niemann
Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 3
8:00 am
Saturday Morning Listener's Choice
8:00 am
Manuel de Falla: "Nights in the Gardens of Spain"
III. Finale, "En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba"
Josep Colom, p; City of Granada Orch/Josep Pons
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos, etc.
8:10 am
Will Gregory: "Orbit"
Jess Gillam, sx; Jess Gillam Ensemble
Jess Gillam: Time
8:15 am
Léo Delibes: "Sylvia"
Procession of Bacchus
Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Greatest Hits: The Ballet, Vol. 3
8:21 am
Lennon/McCartney: "All You Need is Love"
Canadian Brass
All You Need Is Love
8:26 am
Michael Torke: "Bright Blue Music"
Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
Michael Torke - Color Music / David Zinman
8:36 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
III. Finale, "Allegro con fuoco"
Martha Argerich, p; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, The Nutcracker Suite
8:43 am
Beth Anderson: "September Swale"
Nancy Boston, p
American Women: Modern Voices in Piano Music
8:50 am
John Adams: "Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
San Francisco Sym/Edo de Waart
The Chairman Dances
8:56 am
Sergei Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kijé" Suite, Op. 60
IV. "Troika"
Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky - Lieutenant Kijé - Scythian Suite
9:00 - 11:00 am
9:00 am
Soundtrack
9:00 am
Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare
London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
The Genius of Film Music
9:02 am
James Horner: "The Rocketeer"
"Jenny"
Studio Orch/James Horner
The Rocketeer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
9:09 am
James Horner: "A Beautiful Mind"
Main Theme
Diana Newman, s; Knauer, p; Berlin German Sym Orch/David Newman
Hollywood
9:13 am
James Horner: "The Mask of Zorro"
Zorro's Theme
Studio Orch/James Horner
The Mask Of Zorro (Music From The Motion Picture)
9:16 am
James Horner: "Jumanji"
Prologue and Main Title
Studio Orch/James Horner
Jumanji - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
9:21 am
James Horner: "Wolf Totem"
"Little Wolf"
Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/David Arnold
James Horner: Collage
9:24 am
James Horner: "Apollo 13"
Main Title
Tim Morrison, tpt; Studio Orch/James Horner
Apollo 13 (Music from the Motion Picture)
9:28 am
James Horner: "An American Tail"
"Somewhere Out There"
James Galway, f; The Galway Pops Orch/Jonathan Tunick
Beauty and the Beast: Galway at the Movies
9:31 am
James Horner: "The Amazing Spider-Man"
"The Rooftop Kiss"
Lavinia Meijer, h; Czech Phil/Robert Ziegler
James Horner: The Classics
9:35 am
James Horner: "Braveheart"
Main Title
Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
The Celtic Album
9:41 am
James Horner: "Pas de Deux" (Double Concerto)
Parts 2 and 3
M Samuelsen, v; H Samuelsen, vc; Royal Liverpool Phil/Petrenko
Pas de Deux
10:02 am
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2 in G, "Song of a New Race"
II.-III.
Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
Still, Dawson, Ellington: Orchestral Works
10:15 am
Claude Bolling: Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio
III. Galop
Aaron Tindall, tuba; Shelly Berg, p; Chuck Bergeron, db; Svet Stoyanov, drums
Svet Stoyanov, drum set,
Yellowbird
10:23 am
Claude Debussy: "Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)"
Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin
Ravel: Orchestra Music Vol. 3
10:28 am
Biréli Lagrène: "Made in France"
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Dances for Guitar
10:33 am
George Gershwin: "An American in Paris"
St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
Gershwin: An American In Paris, Rhapsody In BLue, Catfish Row, Cuban Overture
10:53 am
Dave Brubeck: "Kathy's Waltz"
Quartet San Francisco
QSF Plays Brubeck
11:00 am
11:00 am
Introductions
17-year-old violinist Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt and pianist Lyudmila Lakisova present the Chicago premiere of Luise Adolpha Le Beau's Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Major. Recorded in Levin Studio.
11:22 am
Ricardo Castro: "Vals capricho", Op. 1
Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/Christophe Chagnard
Dances for Piano and Orchestra
11:54 am
music continues...
12:00 - 4:00 pm
12:00 pm
From Bavarian State Opera in Munich
Gounod's Faust
Jonathan Tetelman (Faust); Kyle Ketelsen (Méphistophélès); Olga Kulchynska (Marguerite); Florian Sempey (Valentin); Thomas Mole (Wagner); Emily Sierra (Siebel); Dshamilja Kaiser (Marthe Schwerdtlein); Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor. Sung in French.
3:30 pm
Afternoon Music
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
An interview with composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor Damien Sneed in advance of "The Soul Within Us," the program he will host and curate for the Singers Program at the Steans Institute.
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Jeff Black has written hits for others, but this Kansas City native never let Nashville go to his head. He keeps it simple, playing solo on guitar, mandolin and, if there is one, piano. His riveting, witty songs cover a wide range of subjects and emotions.
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
Fifty-seven years after the gathering at Yasgur’s dairy farm, we reflect on Woodstock and other things that happen on farms.
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