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      Playlist for Saturday, October 10, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Anonymous, Medieval: Codex Calixtinus

      Kyrie trope, "Cunctipotens genitor"

      Anonymous 4
      Miracles of Sant'iago: Music From The Codex Calistinus

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907156

      12:05 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No. 96 in D, "Miracle"

      London Phil/Eugen Jochum
      12 "London" Symphonies

      DG 437201-2 (4)

      12:27 am

      Anonymous 17th century, English: A Jig (Grimstock)

      Musicians of Swanne Alley
      In The Streets and Theatres of London: Elizabethan Ballads and Theatre Music

      Virgin 90789-2

      12:29 am

      Coates, Eric: "London Suite"

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Adrian Leaper
      Eric Coates

      Marco Polo 8.223445

      12:44 am

      Blezard, William: Battersea Park Suite

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      The Best Of British Light Music

      ASV CDWHL-2131

      12:54 am

      Anonymous 16th century, English: Bony sweet boy

      Lyle Nordstrom, pandora
      In The Streets and Theatres Of London: Elizabethan Ballads and Theater Music

      Virgin 90789-2

      1:00 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152

      #9, "The Soldier's Dream"

      Jens Hamann, br; Brahms Trio
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:05 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Wind Octet in E-Flat, Op 103

      Leipzig Radio Sym Orch Wind Players

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:26 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152

      "When eve's last rays"

      Eberhard Büchner, t; Brahms Trio
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      1:28 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: Piano Trio No. 2 in e, Op. 67

      Merling PIano Trio
      Postcards in E

      MSR Classics MS-1319

      1:54 am

      Gliere, Reinhold: "The Red Poppy"

      "Restaurant"

      St Petersburg State Sym/Andre Anichanov
      GLIERE: Red Poppy (The) (Complete Ballet)

      Naxos 8.553496-7 (2)

      2:00 am

      Bizet, Georges: "L'Arlésienne" incidental music

      Act 2: Pastorale

      Louvre Musicians/Marc Minkowski

      Naive V-5130

      2:03 am

      Bizet, Georges: "L'Arlésienne" incidental music

      Act 1: "Farandole"

      Louvre Musicians/Marc Minkowski

      Naive V-5130

      2:05 am

      Bizet, Georges: "L'Arlésienne"

      Suite

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      La France!

      ASV CDQS-6118

      2:22 am

      Bennett, Richard Rodney: "Suite française"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music Discoveries 4

      ASV CDWHL-2131

      2:30 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

      II. "Courante"

      András Schiff, p
      Bach: French Suites BWV 812-817, Italian Concerto

      London 433313-2 (2)

      2:32 am

      Krommer, Franz: Clarinet Concerto in E-Flat, Op 36

      Walter Boeykens, cl; New Belgian Chamber Orch/Jan Caeyers
      Krommer/ Hoffmeister: Concertos Pour Deux Clarinettes

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901433

      2:54 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Four Romantic Pieces, Op 75

      #3, Allegro appassionato

      Charles Stier, cl; Molly Newton, p
      Cameos

      Elan CD-82246

      3:00 am

      Handel, George Frideric: "Arminio"

      Overture

      English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
      Handel Overtures Vol. 2

      London CS-6711

      3:05 am

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

      Jan Vogler, vc; Bruno Canino, p
      The Works for Cello and Piano Vol. II

      Berlin Classics 0011672

      3:17 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154

      #12, "He promised me at parting"

      Victoria de los Angeles, s; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p

      EMI/Ang ZDMD5-65061-2 (4)

      3:19 am

      Sullivan, Arthur: Symphony in E, "The Irish"

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Charles Groves
      Gilbert & Sullivan: Operettas

      EMI/Ang CDC5-74468-2 (16)

      3:55 am

      Warlock, Peter: "Capriol" Suite

      #6, "Mattachins" (Sword Dance)

      Summit Brass
      A Summit Brass Night

      Summit DCD-500

      4:00 am

      music continues...

      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.

      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      WFMT features talented young classical musicians from around the Chicago area. Please visit wfmt.com for details on today’s program.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From National Centre for the Performing Arts

      Verdi's La traviata

      Ekaterina Bakanova (Violetta Valery); Shi Yije (Alfredo Germont); Liao Changyong (Giorgio Germant); Zhang Yajie (Flora Bervoix); Jin Zhengjian (Gastone); Mei Jie (Baron Douphol); Zhao Ming (Marchese d'Obigny); Guan Zhijing (Doctor Grenvil); NCPA Chorus and Orchestra; Yu Long, conductor. Sung in Italian.

      2:30 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      A remembrance of Romanian soprano Ileana Cotrubas (1939–2026), who was widely acclaimed for her portrayals of the fragile Romantic heroines, most notably Violetta in "La traviata," and Mimì in "La bohème."

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from St. Tim's Coffeehouse in Northfield: WFMT presents Nashville’s delightful and insightful husband-and-wife duo, The Twangtown Paramours.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      A cavalcade of covers and treasured recordings by John Prine on his 80th birth anniversary. Also, a nod to the late Chicago music icon Oscar Brown, Jr., on his centenary.