Friday, October 23, 2026

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      Playlist for Friday, October 23, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Handel, George Frideric: Nine German Arias, HWV 202-210

      No. 6, "Meine Seele hört im Sehen"

      Emma Kirkby, s; London Baroque

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47400-2

      12:05 am

      Handel, George Frideric: Concerto grosso in G, Op. 3, No. 3

      Handel and Haydn Society/Christopher Hogwood
      Concerti Grossi, Op. 3

      L'Oiseau Lyre 421729-2

      12:12 am

      Handel, George Frideric: "Ariodante"

      Musette

      Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis
      Berenice

      Virgin 50999 (3)

      12:14 am

      Martucci, Giuseppe: Piano Concerto in b-flat, Op 66

      Francesco Caramiello, p; Philharmonia/Francesco d'Avalos
      Piano Concerto No 2; Canzonetta; Gavotta; Giga; Serenata; Minuetto; Momento Musicale

      ASV CDDCA-691

      12:55 am

      Viardot-Garcia, Pauline: Song, "Sérénade"

      Karin Ott, s; Christoph Keller, p
      Songs

      CPO 999044-2

      1:00 am

      Reinecke, Carl: "King Manfred," Op 93

      Act 5: Prelude

      Rhenish Phil/Alfred Walter
      Reinecke

      Naxos 8.555397

      1:04 am

      Reinecke, Carl: "Ballad"

      Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Munich Radio Orchestra/Ivan Repušić

      Warner 0190295392444

      1:13 am

      Kuyper, Elisabeth: Ballad for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 11

      Raphaela Gromes, vc; Deutsches Sym-Orch Berlin/Anna Rakitina
      Fortissima

      Sony 19802932902

      1:20 am

      Grondahl, Agathe Backer: "Idylles," Op 24

      #3

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Complete Piano Music Vol III

      Arena AR-07008

      1:22 am

      Grieg, Edvard: String Quartet in g, Op. 27

      Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti
      Grieg - Music for String Orchestra

      BIS SACD-1877

      1:54 am

      Heise, Peter Arnold: Song, "Arnes sang"

      Jens Sondergaard, br; Christian Westergaard, p
      Heise Song Edition

      Da Capo 8.221101 (11)

      2:00 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Leonore"

      Trio, "Euch wedre Lohn in bessern Welten"

      Soloists; Freiburg Baroque Orch/René Jacobs
      Beethoven: Leonore

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902414/15 (2)

      2:05 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Piano Concerto #5, "Fantasia Concertante"

      Giorgio Koukl, p; Bohuslav Martinu Phil/Arthur Fagen
      Martinu Piano Concertos 3 & 5

      Naxos 8.572206

      2:30 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: "Cinq pièces brèves"

      #3

      Leonardo Trio

      Xlnt Music CD-18003

      2:31 am

      Cherubini, Luigi: "Lodoiska"

      Overture

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8; Méhul: Symphony No. 1; Cherubini: Lodoïska Overture

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902448.49

      2:41 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: "Leonore" Overture no.3 in C, Op.72b

      Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Die Ouvertüren - The Overtures

      DG 429762-2 (2)

      2:54 am

      Guaraldi, Vince: "Skating"

      Canadian Brass
      Christmas Time is Here

      Steinway & Sons 30027

      3:00 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Estampes" (1903)

      "Pagodes"

      San Francisco Ballet Orch/Emil de Cou
      Debussy Rediscovered: Premiere Orchestral Recordings * The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

      Arabesque Z-6734

      3:05 am

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      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am.

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      7:00 am - 7:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Gustav Mahler, Part 2 (1860-1911)

      For a second week, we continue with the life and works of Gustav Mahler. This week features "Kindertotenlieder," sung by Kathleen Ferrier; "Symphony of a Thousand;" and tenor Fritz Wunderlich singing 'The Drinking Song of the Earth's Sorrow' from "Das Lied von der Erde." This is to name just a few highlights- you don’t want to miss this week!

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      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Evening Music

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      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Judy Collins (7/12/1963)

      On the same weekend as the "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell" tour at the Old Town School of Folk Music, WFMT shares music and conversation with the celebrated American creator and interpreter of songs Judy Collins from 1963.

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