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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Three Piano Pieces, Op 2

      #1, Etude in c-sharp/D-Flat

      American Sym Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / Scriabin: Etude In C-Sharp Minor

      Vanguard OVC-8012

      12:05 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata #4 in F-Sharp, Op 30

      John Ogdon, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th century Vol 72: John Ogdon

      Philips 456913-2 (2)

      12:12 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #22 in F, Op 54

      Alfred Brendel, p
      Piano Sonatas Op. 53 "Waldstein" 54 & 101 Andante Favori

      Philips 438472-2

      12:25 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Kurz ist der Schmerz, und ewig ist die Freude," WoO 163

      Berlin Singakademie/Dietrich Knothe
      Beethoven Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93525 (85)

      12:26 am

      Jan Hugo Vorisek: Sinfonia in D

      Prague Chamber Orch/Oldrich Vlcek
      Vorisek: Symphony In D Major, Variations De Bravoure, Introduction Et Rondeau Brillant

      Supraphon 103868-2

      12:53 am

      Edward MacDowell: Twelve Virtuoso Studies, Op 46

      #11, Impromptu

      Malcolm Frager, p
      Edward MacDowell and Company

      New World NW-206

      1:00 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "Les Huguenots"

      Aria, "O beau pays...A ce mot seul s'anime"

      Joan Sutherland, s; Royal Opera House Orch/Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
      The Art Of The Prima Donna

      London 414450-2 (2)

      1:05 am

      F W Arnold: "Potpourri on themes from Les Huguenots"

      Jan Boland, f; John Dowdall, g
      Giuliani, Hummel, et al.- A Potpourri of 19th-Century Salon Music on period instruments

      Titanic TI-161

      1:19 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: Song, "Scirocco"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Karl Engel, p

      DG Archiv 2533295

      1:20 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18

      Evgeny Kissin, p; London Sym Orch/Valery Gergiev
      Evgeny Kissin- A Musical Portrait

      RCA 60567-2-RC (2)

      1:55 am

      Kazimierz Serocki: Four-Trombone Suite

      "Corale"

      Alessi, Hartman, Lawrence, Bollinger, tb
      Four Of A Kind

      Summit DCD-123

      2:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E

      Air with variations, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"

      New Mexico Brass Quintet
      New Mexico Brass Quintet

      Crystal CD-563

      2:04 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on "See the Conquering Hero Comes," WoO.45

      Mischa Maisky, vc; Martha Argerich, p
      Cellosonaten Opp. 69 & 102 / Variationen

      DG 437514-2

      2:16 am

      Manuel Ponce: Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Handel

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Ponce * Balada Mexicana * Osorio

      ASV CDDCA-874

      2:22 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Amaryllis" Suite

      Gavotte

      Royal Phil/Sir Yehudi Menuhin
      Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks/ Amaryllis Suite/ Suite From The Water Music

      MCA Classics MCAD-6186

      2:24 am

      Paul Hindemith: "Mathis der Maler" (1934-5)

      London Sym Orch/Jascha Horenstein
      Strauss, R: Tod und Verklärung

      Chandos CHAN-8533

      2:53 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #4 in B-Flat

      Capella Istropolitana/Oliver Dohnanyi
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: 11 Dances, "Mödlinger Tänze" / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets (Capella Istropolitana, Dohnányi)

      Naxos 8.550433

      3:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Fantaisie-Impromptu" in c-sharp minor, Op.66

      Maria-Joao Pires, p
      Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Fantasie Op. 49, Fantasie-Impromptu Op. 66, Berceuse Op. 57

      DG 457585-2

      3:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

      Yan Pascal Tortelier, v; Ulster Orch
      Violin Favourites

      Chandos CHAN-8792

      3:14 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Triptyqye," Op. 136

      Philippe Graffin, v; Pascal Devoyon, p

      Hyperion CDA-67100

      3:27 am

      Pierre Beauchant: Triptic Dance

      Nancy Lendrim, h, Jody Guinn, h
      Short Stories - Music For Harp Duo By Carlos Salzedo

      Azica ACD-71226

      3:28 am

      Hans Gál: "Triptych," Op 100

      Northern Sinfonia/Kenneth Woods
      Violin Concerto, Violin Concertino, Triptych for Orchestra

      Avie AV-2146

      3:54 am

      Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D

      Rondeau

      Edward Carroll, tr; William Neil, o
      Sound The Trumpet!: English Ceremonial Music for Trumpet, Organ and Percussion

      Newport Classic NCD-60038

      4:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Partita No. 6 in e, BWV 830

      Overture

      Jean Louis Steuerman, p
      The 6 Partitas BWV 825-830

      Philips 416616-2 (2)

      4:05 am

      Irving Fine: Partita for Wind Quintet

      New York Woodwind Quintet

      Boston Skyline BSD-139

      4:19 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Partita No. 5 in G, BWV 829

      No. 3, "Corrente"

      Maria Tipo, p

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54464-2

      4:21 am

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Suite in D

      Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler

      Capriccio 10218/9 (2)

      4:54 am

      Huss: Two Pieces

      #2, Etude, "The Rivulet"

      Brian Kovach, p
      Huss: Piano Music

      Albany TROY-287

      5:00 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Samson and Delilah"

      Aria, "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"

      David Hickman, cornet; American Serenade Band/Henry Charles Smith
      The Golden Age Of Brass, Vol. 2

      Summit DCD-121

      5:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Samson and Delilah"

      Fantasy on two themes

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Jean-Yves Thibaudet * Aria--Opera Without Words

      London B0008431-02

      5:11 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Samson and Delilah"

      "Bacchanale"

      National Opera Orch/Paul Freeman

      Pro Arte CDS-3670

      5:18 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "L'Étoile du Nord"

      Ballet Suite

      Barcelona Sym Orch/Michal Nesterowicz
      MEYERBEER, G.: Ballet Music from the Operas (Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, Nesterowicz)

      Naxos 8.573076

      5:27 am

      Giacomo Meyerbeer: "L'Africaine"

      Entr'acte to Act 5

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Darrell Ang
      MEYERBEER, G.: Overtures and Entr'actes from the French Operas (New Zealand Symphony, Darrell Ang)

      Naxos 8.573195

      5:29 am

      Sigismond Thalberg: Fantasy on Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots", Op 20

      Michael Ponti, p

      Vox CDX-5047 (2)

      5:41 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Overture

      Plovdiv Phil/Russlan Raytchev

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-190466

      5:53 am

      Richard Flury: Three Pieces for Violin & Piano

      #2, "Serenade"

      Sibylle Tschopp, v; Isabel Tschopp, p
      Swiss Composers 2

      Musica Helvetica MHCD-90.2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Peeters and Finzi." Belgian composer Flor Peeters and Gerald Finzi of Great Britain perhaps don’t receive as much attention as some of their 20th century compatriots. Host Peter DuBois shares wonderful sacred choral and organ music from both gentlemen.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Dolly" Suite, Op. 56

      I. "Berceuse"

      Reykjavik Wind Quintet
      French Wind Music

      Chandos CHAN-9362

      7:03 am

      Fannie Charles Dillon: "Birds at Dawn," Op. 20, No. 2

      Sarah Cahill, p
      The Future is Female, Vol. 1

      First Hand Records FHR-131

      7:06 am

      Scott Joplin: "When Your Hair is Like the Snow"

      Chicago Brass Quintet
      American Voices

      Centaur CRC-3159

      7:10 am

      Hubert Parry: "Lady Radnor's Suite"

      English String Orch/William Boughton
      The Spirit of England

      Nimbus NI-5210/3

      7:27 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Petite Suite de Concert," Op. 77

      Virginia Eskin, p
      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Petite Suite, Ballade, Spirituals

      Koch 3-7056-2

      7:40 am

      Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 'Mysterious Mountain'; Prokofiev: Lt. Kijé Suite; Stravinsky: Fary's Kiss Divertimento

      RCA 61957-2

      8:01 am

      Cécile Chaminade: "Sérénade espagnole," Op. 150

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p
      Itzhak Perlman - Greatest Hits Vol 2

      EMI CDC5-56957-2

      8:03 am

      Anonymous Spanish: "Tres morillas m'enamoran"

      Jan Garbarek, sx; Hilliard Ensemble
      Officium Novum

      ECM 2125

      8:07 am

      Eric Whitacre: "Three Songs of Faith"

      No. 3, "i thank You God for most this amazing day"

      Polyphony/Stephen Layton
      Eric Whitacre * Cloudburst and Other Choral Works

      Hyperion CDA-67543

      8:14 am

      Alexander Borodin: "Prince Igor"

      Polovtsian Dances

      Paris Conservatory Orch/René Leibowitz
      An Evening of Opera - René Leibowitz

      Chesky CD-61

      8:26 am

      Edward Elgar: Four Dances for Winds (1879)

      Athena Ensemble
      Elgar: Music For Wind Quintet, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-6554

      8:39 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in C minor, BWV 999

      "Pour la lute"

      Lang Lang, p
      Piano Book 2

      DG 4878193

      8:41 am

      Florence Price: Piano Concerto in D minor

      Karen Walwyn, p; New Black Music Repertory Ensemble/Leslie Dunner
      Symphony in E Minor

      Albany TROY-1295

      9:01 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068

      II. "Air on the G string"

      Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Dvořák
      The Best of J.S. Bach

      Naxos 8.556656

      9:06 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "Sinfonia concertante" in B-Flat

      II. "Andante"

      Soloists; Chamber Orch of Europe/Roger Norrington
      Steven Isserlis, cello,
      Haydn: Cello Concertos In C & D, Sinfonia Concertante

      RCA 68578-2

      9:11 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Württemberg" Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat, Wq 49/2

      Bruno Procopio, hc
      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas, Wq. 49

      Paraty 515501 (2)

      9:25 am

      Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Oboe Concerto in C

      Albrecht Mayer, ob; Potsdam Chamber Academy
      Albrecht Mayer: Lost and Found

      DG 4792942

      9:45 am

      Maddalena Casulana: "Morir non può il mio core"

      Palaver Strings
      Ready or Not

      Azica ACD-71342

      9:48 am

      Franz Schubert: Vocal scene, "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen," D 965

      Fatma Said, s; Sabine Meyer, cl; Malcolm Martineau, p
      Lieder

      Warner 2173245977

      10:01 am

      Howard Hanson: "Merry Mount," Op. 31

      Suite

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Symphonic Music of Howard Hanson

      Telarc CD-80649

      10:17 am

      Florence Price: "Memory Mist"

      Kirsten Johnson, p
      Florence Price: Piano Music

      Guild GM2CD-7828

      10:21 am

      Eric Ewazen: Oboe Concerto, "Down a River of Time"

      Linda Strommen, ob; Sejong Soloists
      Sejong Plays Ewazen

      Albany TROY-577

      10:46 am

      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 56

      I. Allegro

      Leonore Piano Trio
      Henry Charles Litolff: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

      Hyperion CDA-68305

      10:58 am

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

      VIII. "Bourrée"

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Handel: Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902216

      11:00 am

      Clarice Assad: "Constellation"

      Harumi Rhodes, v; Clarice Assad, p
      Takács Assad Libro

      Yarlung YAR-59691

      11:13 am

      Richard Strauss: "Don Quixote," Op. 35

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Steven Ansell, vi; Boston Sym Orch/Andris Nelsons
      Strauss Alliance

      DG 4862040

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Friedrich von Flotow: "Martha"

      Overture

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel
      Great Comedy Overtures

      Naxos 8.573418

      12:09 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Missa Solemnis" in D, Op. 123

      Gloria

      Soloists; Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Gwynne Howell, bass,
      Beethoven: Missa Solemnis * Sir Georg Solti

      Decca 425844-2 (2)

      12:29 pm

      Kevin Puts: "Network"

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Paavo Järvi
      American Portraits

      Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Media CSOM-945

      12:36 pm

      John Dowland: "Fine knacks for ladies"

      King's Singers, Consort of Musicke/Anthony Rooley
      Madrigal History Tour

      EMI CDM7-69837-2

      12:38 pm

      Duke Ellington: "Solitude"

      Lara Downes, p
      A Billie Holiday Songbook

      Steinway & Sons 30026

      12:42 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Konzertstück" in D, D 345

      Paul Guggenberger, v; Ensemble Wien
      Schubert: 12 German Dances, Rondo, Overture, Concerto

      Sony SK-48386

      12:53 pm

      Charles-Marie Widor: Introduction and Rondo, Op. 72

      Michael Collins, cl; Noriko Ogawa, p
      La clarinette parisienne

      BIS 2497

      1:01 pm

      Libby Larsen: "Deep Summer Music"

      Colorado Sym/Marin Alsop
      Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music, Solo Symphony / Marin Alsop

      Koch 3-7520-2

      1:09 pm

      Lawrence Ashmore: "Four Seasons" (Suite of English Folk Songs)

      Richard Stoltzman, cl; Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter
      Finzi: Bagatelles, Op. 23 & Clarinet Concerto in C-Minor, Op. 31 & Ashmore: Four Seasons

      RCA 60437-2-RC

      1:32 pm

      John Psathas: "Waiting for the Aeroplane"

      Dan Poynton, p
      Rhythm Spike

      Rattle RAT-D008

      1:40 pm

      William Lawes: "Royall Consort" No. 6 in D

      Phantasm Viol Consort
      William Lawes: The Royal Consorts

      Linn CKD-470 (2)

      1:46 pm

      Manuel Ponce: "Estrellita"

      Charlie Siem, v; Carolina Jaya-Ratnam, p
      Charlie Siem

      Warner 67804-2

      1:50 pm

      Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6, No. 3

      I Solisti Italiani
      Corelli: 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6

      Denon CO-74168/9 (2)

      2:01 pm

      Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto

      Charles Neidich, cl; I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
      Composers in New York

      Chandos CHAN-9848

      2:18 pm

      Edward Elgar: "Sospiri," Op. 70

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      Classical Chill

      Naxos 8.520101

      2:24 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18, No. 2

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto, quasi presto"

      Chicago Sym Orch Brass Quintet
      Concert in Brass

      Audiophile AP-21

      2:31 pm

      Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 14, "Feuilles mortes"

      Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
      Debussy: La Mer / Sir Simon Rattle

      EMI CDC5-58045-2

      2:34 pm

      Gabriel Fauré: "Sicilienne," Op. 78

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Mariko Anraku, h
      Beau Soir: French and Japanese Melodies for Flute & Harp

      EMI CDC5-57740-2

      2:39 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53, "Caractéristique"

      III. "Scherzo burlesque"

      Stuttgart Radio Sym Orch/Neville Marriner
      Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 & 2

      Capriccio 10227

      2:44 pm

      Lennon-McCartney: "Come Together"

      Miloš, g; Chris Hill, db
      Blackbird: The Beatles Album

      Mercury B0024425-02

      2:47 pm

      Carter Pann: "Differences"

      David Ying, vc; Elinor Freer, p
      Composers in the Loft

      Cedille CDR-90000100

      3:01 pm

      Giuseppe Torelli: Sinfonia in C

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      The Italian Job

      Avie AV-2371

      3:10 pm

      Samuel Barber: "Agnus Dei" (from Op. 11)

      Polyphony/Stephen Layton
      American Polyphony

      Hyperion CDA-67929

      3:19 pm

      Michael R. Oldham: "The Egon Schiele Pieces"

      V. "Preacher" and VI. "Self-Portrait at St. Sebastian"

      Michael R. Oldham, p
      A Closer Look Reveals

      Michael R. Oldham A Closer Look Reveals

      3:26 pm

      Benny Goodman: "Stompin' at the Savoy"

      String Fever/Marin Alsop
      It Don't Mean a Thing

      Naxos 8.572834

      3:30 pm

      Gioachino Rossini: "L'inganno felice"

      Overture

      Prague Sinfonia/Christian Benda
      Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.570934

      3:37 pm

      Nancy Dalberg: String Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 14

      Nordic String Quartet
      Nancy Dalberg: The String Quartets

      Dacapo 6.220655

      4:04 pm

      Antonio Salieri: Sinfonia, "Il Giorno Onomastico"

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Salieri: Symphonies & Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-9877

      4:23 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Coriolan" Overture, Op. 62

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Fritz Reiner • Chicago Symphony Orchestra* ‎- Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

      RCA RCD1-5403

      4:31 pm

      Brandon Spencer: "Dance of Love"

      Lawrence Brownlee, t; Kevin J. Miller, p
      Rising

      Warner 5419756371

      4:34 pm

      Brandon Spencer: "I Know My Soul"

      Lawrence Brownlee, t; Kevin J. Miller, p
      Rising

      Warner 5419756371

      4:39 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons: Autumn," RV. 293

      Enrico Onofri, v; Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini
      Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni, Il Cimentro Dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione, Vol. 1

      Teldec 97671-2

      4:52 pm

      Caleb Vaughn-Jones: Cello Sonata in C

      II. "Garden Route"

      Caleb Vaughn-Jones, vc; Hsin-I Huang, p
      Two Worlds Called Home

      Ravello RR-8071

      5:00 - 7:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2026

      The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

      Live from the Hunter Pavilion--Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony and Violin Concerto featuring violinist María Dueña, conducted by Marin Alsop.

      5:00 pm

      Hector Berlioz: "Rêverie et caprice," Op. 8

      María Dueñas, v; Berlin German Sym Orch/Mihhail Gerts
      Paganini: 24 Caprices

      DG 4865708

      5:08 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Fiesta CD Grab Bag We are having a ball trying to keep up with our ever-expanding musical collection as composers and performers around the world joyously overwhelm us with their creations. We’re consistently amazed by their level of talent and artistry and are thrilled this week to share their music with our listeners.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      The Art of Emanuel Feuermann – Program 2

      Recordings of the great cellist Emanuel Feuermann.