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      Playlist for Sunday, October 11, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Torelli, Giuseppe: Trumpet Sonata in D

      Sandro Verzari, tr; Ensemble/Flavio Colusso

      Bongiovanni GB-10008-2

      12:05 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: Trumpet Concerto in B-Flat, R 548

      Maurice André, Bernard Soustrot, tr; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47012-2

      12:14 am

      Monteverdi, Claudio: "L'Orfeo"

      Toccata (Overture)

      London Early Music Consort/David Munrow
      Early Music Festival

      London 452967-2 (2)

      12:15 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88

      Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Manfred Honeck
      Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 / Janacek: Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa

      Reference FR-710-SACD

      12:54 am

      Sanz, Gaspar: "Lantururu"

      Hopkinson Smith, g
      Encuentro

      Astrée E-8576

      1:00 am

      Ponce, Manuel: Three Preludes for Cello and Piano (1930)

      Diane Bucchianeri, vc; Anna Norberg, p
      Ponce: Chamber Music

      ASV CDDCA-1053

      1:04 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Three Latin-American Sketches"

      New Philharmonia Orch/Aaron Copland
      Copland Conducts Copland: Our Town, The Red Pony Suite, El Salon Mexico, Danzon Cubano, Three Latin American Sketches

      CBS MK-42429

      1:15 am

      Carreño, Inocente: "Margariteña" (1954)

      Simon Bolivar Sym Orch/Maximiano Valdes
      Orchestral Music (Latin American) - GUARNIERI, C. / GINASTERA, A. / REVUELTAS, S. / CARRENO, I. / PLAZA, J.B. (Caramelos Latinos)

      Dorian DOR-90227

      1:28 am

      Lecuona, Ernesto: "El Sombrero de Yarey"

      "Danza"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 2

      BIS CD-774

      1:30 am

      Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat, D. 87

      Casals Quartet
      Schubert: String Quartets

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902121

      1:55 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Trinklied vor der Schlacht", D 169

      London Schubert Chorale, Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 20

      Hyperion CDJ-33020

      2:00 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: "Minuets," Op 28

      Tomas Visek, p
      Piano Music

      Rosa RD-1318

      2:05 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Dvorak * Pieter Wispelwey * Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Channel Classics CCSSA-25807

      2:27 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Finale, "Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)"

      Tàtrai String Quartet

      Hungaroton HCD-12036

      2:29 am

      Françaix, Jean: 11 Variations on a theme by Haydn (1982)

      Mainz Wind Ensemble/Klaus Schöll

      Wergo WER-60143

      2:40 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Concertino (Divertimento) in F, H XIV:9

      Ton Koopman, hc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch
      Complete Harpsichord Concertos: Divertimenti & Concertini

      Philips 446542-2 (2)

      2:46 am

      Françaix, Jean: Piano Concertino

      Ian Hobson, p; Sinfonia da Camera
      Jean Francaix and Camille Saint-Saëns

      Arabesque Z-6541

      2:53 am

      Françaix, Jean: "Five Encores"

      V. "In Case of Delirium"

      Nicole Narboni, p

      Elan0

      3:00 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Waltz in E-flat, Op.18, "Grande valse brillante"

      Bruno Rigutto, p

      Price-Less D-13159

      3:05 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" Op.2

      Garrick Ohlsson, p; Warsaw Phil/Kazimierz Kord
      Chopin The Complete Works

      Arabesque Z-6702-2 (2)

      3:23 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      Serenade, "Deh, vieni alla finestra"

      Ruggero Raimondi, b; Paris Opéra Orch/Lorin Maazel

      CBS MDK-46579

      3:25 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56b

      Stephen Nielson, p; Ovid Young, p

      Resmiranda RES-8014

      3:44 am

      David, Ferdinand: Introduction and Variations on a theme by Schubert, Op 8

      Dieter Klöcker, cl; Slovak Radio Sym Orch/G. Schmalfuss
      Clarinet and Orchestra

      Marco Polo 8.223431

      3:54 am

      Schubert, Franz: Song, "Geheimes," D 719

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p
      Fischer-Dieskau Live in Salzburg * Recitals 1962-1964

      EMI/Ang CMS7-63167-2 (3)

      4:00 am

      Wieck, Marie: Scherzo

      Bichuan Li, p
      In Clara Wieck Schumann's Circle

      Wanui WN-49706-2

      4:02 am

      Wieck, Friedrich: Menuetto and Trio

      Bichuan Li, p
      In Clara Wieck Schumann's Circle

      Wanui WN-49706-2

      4:04 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Introduction and Allegro Appassionato (Konzertstück)," Op. 92

      Christian Zacharias, p; Lausanne Chamber Orch
      Schumann: Piano Concertos

      MD+G Recordings 3401033-2

      4:20 am

      Schumann, Clara: Three Romances, Op. 22

      No. 1, "Was weinst du, Blümlein (Why weep, dear blossom)"

      Korliss Uecker, s, Joane Polk, p
      Completely Clara: Lieder By Clara Wieck Schumann

      Arabesque Z-6624

      4:22 am

      Bargiel: Violin Sonata in f, Op 10 (1854)

      Gudrun Schaumann, v; Christoph Hammer, forte-p
      The Circle of Robert Schumann

      Capriccio 5040 (2)

      4:54 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Act I, Pas d'action

      USSR Radio-TV Large Sym Orch/Gennady Rozhdestvensky

      MCA Classics MLD2-32119 (2)

      5:00 am

      Stenhammar, Wilhelm: Three Choruses

      Accentus Chamber Cho/Eric Ericson

      Naive V-5037 (2)

      5:05 am

      Wirén, Dag: String Serenade, Op 11

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Grieg / Sibelius / Nielsen / Wirén

      Argo 417132-2

      5:20 am

      Righini, Vincenzo: Song, "Vorrei di te fidarmi"

      Patrice Michaels Bedi, s; David Schrader, fortepiano
      Songs of the Classical Age

      Cedille CDR-90000049

      5:21 am

      Righini, Vincenzo: Oboe Concerto in C

      Anthony Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward
      Italian Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553433

      5:25 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Righini's "Venni amore", WoO 65

      John Ogdon, p
      Beethoven: Piano Variations

      EMI/Ang 85761-2 (2)

      5:51 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Six Minuets, WoO 10 (1796)

      #1 in C

      Capella Istropolitana/Ewald Donhoffer
      Beethoven Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93525 (85)

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Happy Birthday!" October is a stellar month for composer birthdays. Host Peter DuBois marks birthdays of a number of choral and organ composers, including Vaughan Williams, Hanson, Howells, Rautavaara, and others.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Four Characteristic Waltzes," Op. 22

      RTÉ Concert Orch/Adrian Leaper
      Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture - Petite Suite

      Naxos 8.555191

      7:16 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Overture: Final section

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Rossini: Overtures

      DG 431653-2

      7:20 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: "Magnolia"

      Part I: "Magnolias; The Deserted Cabin; My Lady Love"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      7:32 am

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      Takács Quartet
      Hough, Dutilleux & Ravel: String Quartets

      Hyperion CDA-68400

      8:01 am

      Burt Bacharach: "I Say a Little Prayer"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc
      Song

      Decca 4853169

      8:03 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"

      Canadian Brass
      Canadian Brass Takes Flight

      Steinway & Sons 30008

      8:06 am

      Traditional: "Morning Has Broken"

      Bryn Terfel, bbr; London Sym Orch/Barry Wordsworth
      Simple Gifts

      DG B0004772-02

      8:10 am

      Gilbert & Sullivan: "Iolanthe"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures

      Philips 434916-2

      8:18 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61

      Finale

      K Branagh, n; Soloists; Ernst Senff Cho, Berlin Phil/C Abbado
      Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (excerpts); Symphony No. 4 in A (Italian)

      Sony SK-62826

      8:25 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Academic Festival" Overture, Op. 80

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Brahms: The Symphonies

      Philips 442068-2 (4)

      8:37 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

      9:01 am

      music continues...

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto in F Minor; Arnold Jacobs, tuba; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Massenet Meditation fr "Thaïs;" Steven Staryk, violin; Jean Martinon, conductor; Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns in F Major, Op. 86; Dale Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, Thomas Howell, Norman Schweikert, horns; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Debussy "Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun;" Donald Peck, flute; Georg Solti, conductor; R Straus "Don Quixote," Op. 35; Samuel Magad, violin; Charles Pikler, viola; John Sharp, cello; Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Sonic Chemistry Host Elbio Barilari picks a series of pieces with a particular sonic chemistry, including music by Cuban Paquito D’Rivera, Brazilians Radames Gnattalli and Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Mexican Federico Ibarra.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Giovanni Sgambati – program 1

      Sgambati Piano Concerto in G Minor; 3 Nocturnes, Op. 20; Suite for Piano, Op. 42; Symphony No. 1; Études de Concert, Op . 10.