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      Playlist for Thursday, July 9, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      John Alden Carpenter: "Adventures in a Perambulator"

      #4, "The Lake"

      Ukraine National Sym Orch/John McLaughlin Williams
      CARPENTER: Adventures in a Perambulator / Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

      Naxos 8.559065

      12:05 am

      John Alden Carpenter: "Krazy Kat" (1921)

      Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose
      John Alden Carpenter: Complete Ballets

      BMOP Sound 1100

      12:17 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Fancy Free"

      Three Dances: Galop, Waltz & Danzon

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein: On The Town, Fancy Free, On The Waterfront

      Sony SMK-47530

      12:23 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Thirteen Anniversaries"

      "For Stephen Sondheim"

      Lara Downes, p
      For Lenny

      Sony 84284011251

      12:25 am

      Louise Farrenc: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 39

      Karin Hendel, v; Ewa Warykiewicz, p
      Andree, Viardot, Boulanger

      Zuk Records 324

      12:54 am

      Louise Farrenc: "Vingt Études de Moyenne Difficulté," Op. 42

      No. 12

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc - Complete Piano Works, Vol 1

      Grand Piano GP-912-13 (2)

      1:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in C, K. 373

      Baiba Skride, v; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen
      Baiba Skride * W A Mozart & M Haydn Violin Concertos

      Sony SK-97749

      1:05 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Rondo à la Mazurka, Op. 5

      Daniil Trifonov, p

      London B0018271-02

      1:13 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Chansons polonaises"

      #5, "Le dernier mazour"

      Nicolai Gedda, t; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64087-2 (4)

      1:15 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Les Biches"

      Ulster Orch/Yan-Pascal Tortelier
      Milhaud: Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit, Poulenc, Ibert

      Chandos CHAN-9023

      1:35 am

      Morton Gould: "Apple Waltzes"

      American Sym/Morton Gould
      Morton Gould Conducts His Burchfield Gallery And Apple Waltzes

      RCA RCD1-5019

      1:55 am

      George Antheil: "Valentine Waltzes" (1949)

      #3

      Martha Anne Verbit, p
      Bad Boy Of Music

      Albany TROY-146

      2:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Song, "Die Verlassene"

      Arleen Auger, s; Walter Olbertz, p
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      2:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 70 in D

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
      Haydn * The Complete Symphonies * Antal Dorati

      London 4781221 (33)

      2:20 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Cinq pièces en Trio"

      #5

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      20th Century French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      2:22 am

      Zygmunt Stojowski: Piano Concerto #2 in A-Flat, Op 32

      Jonathan Plowright, p; BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins
      The Romantic Piano Concerto 28

      Hyperion CDA-67314

      2:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      no.4 in e minor

      Martha Argerich, p
      24 Preludes Op. 28, Preludes No. 25 Op. 45, No. 26 Op. Posth

      DG 453906-2

      3:00 am

      Ferruccio Busoni: "Symphonic Suite," Op. 34

      II. "Gavotte"

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Arturo Tamayo

      Capriccio 10480

      3:05 am

      Bach/Busoni: (Organ) Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532

      Peter Rosel, p
      Bach: Busoni Transcriptions- Chaconne, Prelude And Fugue, BWV 532, Toccata, BWV 564 And Chorale Settings

      Berlin Classics BC-1088-2

      3:17 am

      Johannes Brahms: Organ Chorale Preludes, Op 122, transcribed for piano

      "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen"

      Paul Jacobs, p
      Legendary Busoni Recordings

      Arbiter 124 (2)

      3:21 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Festive and Commemorative Music," Op. 109

      I. "Unsere Väter hofften auf dich"

      Millar Brass Ensemble/Bruce C Briney
      Wagner, Tull, Bach, Brahms, Et Al

      Crystal CD-433

      3:22 am

      Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 54

      Angela Hewitt, p; Berlin German Sym Orch/Hannu Lintu
      Schumann: Piano Concerto, Introduction And Allegro Appassionato, Introduction And Concert-Allegro

      Hyperion CDA-67885

      3:54 am

      Johannes Brahms: Organ Chorale Preludes, Op 122, transcribed for piano

      "Herzlich thut mich erfreuen"

      Paul Jacobs, p
      Legendary Busoni Recordings

      Arbiter 124 (2)

      4:00 am

      William Schmidt: Suite #2, "Folksongs"

      Los Angeles Brass Society

      WIM WIMR-6

      4:05 am

      William Grant Still: "Folk Suite" #1

      Alexa Still, f; Susan DeWitt Smith, p; New Zealand String Quartet

      Koch 3-7192-2

      4:12 am

      American Trad: Folksong, Rocky Top

      Duquesne University Chbr Singers/Brady R. Allred
      My Song In The Night

      Duquesne University DUQCS-04-2

      4:14 am

      Roy Harris: Symphony #4, "Folk-Song Symphony"

      Colorado Sym Orch and Chorus/Marin Alsop
      HARRIS: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4

      Naxos 8.559227

      4:55 am

      Roy Harris: American Ballads

      "Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair"

      Richard Zimdars, p
      Violin Sonata & Complete Piano Works

      Albany TROY-105

      5:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Twelve Piano Pieces (Etudes), Op. 40

      #9, Waltz

      Mikhail Pletnev, p
      Tchaikovsky: Piano Pieces, Op. 40, 5, 7, 8

      Melodiya SUCD-1000048

      5:05 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

      II. "Andante cantabile"

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Lorin Maazel
      Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante

      Sony SK-48382

      5:14 am

      Peteris Vasks: "Cantabile" (1979)

      I Fiamminghi/Rudolf Werthen
      Vasks: Symphony “Stimmen” (“Voices”), Musica Dolorosa, Lauda, Cantabile

      Telarc CD-80457

      5:20 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Water Music"

      "Bourrée"

      Boston Baroque Orch/Martin Pearlman
      Handel: Music For The Fireworks, Water Music

      Telarc CD-80594

      5:22 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat, K. 543

      Scottish Chamber Orch/James Loughran

      MCA Classics MCAD-25194

      5:55 am

      Easley Blackwood: Seven Bagatelles, Op 36 (1993)

      #1 in A

      Easley Blackwood, p
      Blackwood Plays Blackwood

      Cedille CDR-90000038

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

      6:04 am

      Domenico Caudioso: Mandolin Concerto in G

      Julien Martineau, m; Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini
      Come una volta

      Naïve V-5455

      6:18 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat

      Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Lev Markiz
      Mendelssohn: Symphonies (Complete)

      Brilliant Classics 93777 (7)

      6:33 am

      Pixinguinha: "I X O" ("Um a Zero")

      Paquito D'Rivera, cl; Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, g's
      Dances from the New World

      GHA 126069

      6:37 am

      Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento

      Yevgeny Kutik, v; Timothy Bozarth, p
      Music from the Suitcase

      Marquis MAR-81453

      7:05 am

      George Macfarren: Concert Overture, "Chevy Chace"

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      Victorian Concert Overtures

      Hyperion CDA-66515

      7:13 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Serenade for Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 50

      Craig Ogden, g; Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
      English Guitar Concertos

      Chandos CHAN-9963

      7:19 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

      IV. Finale, "Allegro energico e passionato"

      London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop
      Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances Nos. 2, 4-9

      Naxos 8.570233

      7:32 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Pines of Rome"

      "The Pines of the Janiculum; The Pines of the Appian Way"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Pines Of Rome - Fountains Of Rome - La Mer

      RCA 68079-2

      7:46 am

      Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 1

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances I & III, Three Botticelli Pictures, The Birds

      DG 437533-2

      8:04 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "Berlin" Symphony No. 1 in C, Wq 174

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      CPE Bach Symphonies From Berlin to Hamburg

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902317

      8:14 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Sextet in C

      I. "Allegro"

      English Concert members
      JC Bach: 3 Quintets, Sextet

      Archiv 423385-2

      8:22 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Sones en la Giralda (Fantasía sevillana)"

      Isabelle Moretti, h; Royal Seville Sym Orch/Edmon Colomer
      Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

      Valois V-4815

      8:32 am

      Edgar Meyer: "Short Trip Home"

      Joshua Bell, v; Sam Bush, m; Mike Marshall, g; Edgar Meyer, db
      Edgar Meyer, double bass,
      Short Trip Home

      Sony SK-60864

      8:37 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "The Firebird"

      "Danse infernale" to Finale (1911 version)

      Orch de Paris/Klaus Mäkelä
      Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird

      Decca 4853946

      8:51 am

      Richard Strauss: "Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders"

      Chicago Pro Musica
      The Medinah Sessions

      Reference RR-2102 (2)

      9:03 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Grand Fantasy on Polish Airs," Op. 13

      Emanuel Ax, p; Age of Enlightenment Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Grand Fantasia, Grande polonaise

      Sony SK-63371

      9:19 am

      Max Reger: Serenade in G, Op. 141a

      Robert Willoughby, f; Marilyn McDonald, v; John Tartaglia, vi
      Pierne: Sonata da Camera; Reger: Serenade; Roussel: Trio

      Gallante GG-1003

      9:36 am

      Aaron Copland: "The Red Pony" Suite

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Music For Films

      RCA 61699-2

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "La Cetra" Concerto No. 1 in C, R. 181

      Rachel Podger, v; Holland Baroque Society
      Vivaldi - La Cetra

      Channel Classics CCSSA-33412 (2)

      10:11 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Roméo et Juliette," Op. 17

      Love Scene (Adagio)

      Chicago Sym Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Romeo & Juliet, La damnation de Faust

      Seraphim 69020-2

      10:29 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-Flat, Hess 47

      Beethoven Project Trio
      The Beethoven Project Trio

      Cedille CDR-90000118

      10:42 am

      Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107

      Timothy Hutchins, f; CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
      Concierto Pastoral

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5171

      10:51 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Symphony in F, W CInc4

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      JC Bach: Symphonies, Op. 8

      CPO 999383-2

      11:00 am

      Amy Beach: Symphony in E minor, Op. 32, "Gaelic"

      Finale, "Allegro di molto"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Barber, Beach: Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-8958

      11:11 am

      François-Adrien Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C (in Three Tempi)

      Valérie Milot, h; Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie
      Handel, Boieldieu, Mozart: Concertos pour harpe

      Analekta AN2-9990

      11:34 am

      William Grant Still: "Three Visions"

      No. 2, "Summerland"

      Lara Downes, p
      The Bedtime Sessions

      Flipside FL-0011

      11:38 am

      Billy Joel: "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"

      Lara Downes, p
      The Bedtime Sessions

      Flipside FL-0011

      11:42 am

      Percy Grainger: "Green bushes" (Passacaglia on an English Folksong)

      English Chamber Orch/Steuart Bedford
      Salute to Percy Grainger

      Decca 425159-2

      11:51 am

      Franz von Suppé: "The Beautiful Galatea"

      Overture

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Leonard Bernstein: The Royal Edition No. 17 of 100

      Sony SMK-61830

      12:01 pm

      Jaromír Weinberger: "Schwanda the Bagpiper"

      Polka and Fugue

      Chicago Gargoyle Brass & Organ Ensemble
      Flourishes, Tales and Symphonies: Music for Brass and Organ

      MSR Classics MS-1598

      12:09 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Fantasiestücke," Op. 73

      Nicholas Daniel, ob; Julius Drake, p
      Robert & Clara Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano

      Chandos CHAN-20295

      12:23 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Rodrigo"

      Overture in B-Flat

      Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
      Handel in Hamburg

      Hyperion CDA-67053

      12:40 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Jephtha"

      Chorus, "How dark, o Lord, are thy decrees"

      Music of the Baroque Cho & Orch/Jane Glover
      Handel: Jephtha – Live in Chicago

      Reference Recordings FR-755

      12:49 pm

      Henriëtte Bosmans: Concert Piece for flute and chamber orchestra

      Jacques Zoon, f; Netherlands Radio Chamber Orch/Jac van Steen
      Henriëtte Bosmans

      NM Classics 92095

      1:01 pm

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      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Voices from the East

      A single bell rings steadily, creating a calm, meditative mood. Gradually, the strings join in, playing canonic scales that shimmer through the music. This first piece in Voices from the East is 'Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten' by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Over the week, we’ll explore music by composers from the Baltic states, travel to Chistopol in western Russia, and finish in Georgia. You’ll hear works by Arvo Pärt, Sofia Gubaïdulina, and Giya Kancheli. Come join us on this musical journey!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Prokofiev Selections from "Romeo and Juliet;" Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.