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Playlist for Saturday, November 15, 2025
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in d, Kk 434 (L 343)
David Schrader, forte-p
Scarlatti on Fortepiano
12:04 am
Antonio Soler: Harpsichord Quintet #2 in F
David Schrader, hc; Verrette, Shelton, v's; Slowik, vi; Rozendaal, vc
Slowik,
Soler: Harpsichord Quintets Nos. 1-3
12:27 am
Susann McDonald: Toccata (Sabre Dance)
Sarah Bullen, h
The Essential Harp
12:28 am
Walter Piston: Symphony #6 (1955)
Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
PISTON: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 6
12:54 am
Samuel Scheidt: Suite for Brass
Allemande
German Brass,Enrique Crespo
1:00 am
Gustav Mahler: "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Der Tamboursg'sell"
Andreas Schmidt, br; Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Leonard Bernstein
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn * Popp/Schmidt
1:05 am
Richard Wagner: "Rienzi"
Overture
New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein: Wagner, The Royal Edition
1:17 am
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C "con molti stromenti," R 558
New York Phil members/Leonard Bernstein
Vivaldi * The Four Seasons * Bernstein
1:27 am
Alan Shulman: "Hatikvah" (arr. 1949)
NBC Sym Orch/Leonard Bernstein
The Music of Alan Shulman
1:29 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 87 in A
New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
Haydn: The 6 "Paris" Symphonies
1:54 am
Leonard Bernstein: "On the Town"
"The Great Lover"
Israel Phil/Leonard Bernstein
Divertimento, A Musical Toast, Slava!, Facsimile, On The Town
2:00 am
Louis Ganne: "Les Saltimbanques"
Overture
Luxembourg Radio TV Sym Orch/Paul Bonneau
Johann Strauss: Concert De Gala
2:05 am
Maurice Ravel: "Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)"
Suite
Katia, Marielle Labèque, p
Jeux D'enfants / Ma Mère L'Oye / Dolly Suite
2:22 am
Leo Délibes: "Lakmé"
Ballet: "Terana"
Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson
2:55 am
music continues...
7:00 - 11:00 am
7:00 am
Weekend Mornings
With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.
11:00 am
11:00 am
Introductions
Eddie Zhou, 17, piano. Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Beethoven "Hammerklavier" Sonata, 1st mvt; Scriabin Fantaisie in B minor, Op. 28; Vine Piano Sonata No. 1, 2nd mvt.
12:00 - 4:00 pm
12:00 pm
From Bayreuth Festival
Wagner's Lohengrin
Piotr Beczala (Lohengrin); Mika Kares (Heinrich der Vogler); Elza van den Heever (Elsa of Brabant); Ólafur Sigurðarson (Friedrich von Telramund); Miina Liisa Värelä (Ortrud); Michael Kupfer-Radecky (King’s Herald); Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra; Christian Thielemann, conductor. Sung in German.
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
Conductor and soprano Christine Brandes joins WFMT to preview Chicago Opera Theater's upcoming production of "Falstaff" by Antonio Salieri.
6:00 - 8:00 pm
6:00 pm
The Music of The American Revolution
A Preview of the PBS Documentary Film
Directors Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein join WFMT to discuss the impoortance of music in their new film, and to the give a taste of the broad range of sounds and colors that help bring the film to life. The American Revolution, A Film By Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt premieres November 16 on WTTW. Visit wfmt.com for an extended version of this compelling conversation.
6:05 pm
Weekend Evening Music
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
Live from St. Tim's Coffeehouse in Skokie: The Oh Boys (Chicagoans Kieran McCabe, Zachary Stevenson & Shaun Whitley) are just here to have a good time, and so is the audience.
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
Hearth and home in folk music featuring songs about houses plus a little homespun, downright silly humor.
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