Monday, March 16, 2026

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      Playlist for Monday, March 16, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Tobias Krebs: "Suite panamericana"

      III. "Kind of Latin"

      Guitarra a Seis

      Naxos 8.551475

      12:05 am

      Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin American Dances

      Utah Sym Orch/Keith Lockhart
      Utah Symphony: Symphonic Dances

      Reference RR-105

      12:21 am

      Aaron Copland: "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

      12:32 am

      Augustìn Barrios Mangoré: Danza Paraguaya No. 1

      David Russell, g
      David Russell- Music Of Barrios

      Telarc CD-80373

      12:34 am

      Francesco Maria Veracini: "Sonate Accademiche," Op 2

      Violin Sonata #6 in A

      John Holloway, v; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, hc; Jaap ter Linden, vc
      FRANCESCO MARIA VERACINI: SONATAS

      ECM 1889

      12:54 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in d, Kk 34 (L 7)

      Scott Ross, hc
      Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works

      Erato 45309-2 (34)

      1:00 am

      George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"

      "Bess, you is my woman now"

      Jenny Lin, p
      Get Happy

      Steinway & Sons 30011

      1:05 am

      George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"

      "Summertime"

      Lincoln Mayorga, p; New York Harmonie Ensemble/Steven Richman
      Gershwin by Grofé

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907492

      1:09 am

      George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"

      "A Woman Is A Sometime Thing"

      Randall Goosby, v; Zhu Wang, p

      Decca B0033878-02

      1:11 am

      Franz Schubert: "Grand Duo" in C, D 812

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      8 Symphonien · Rosamunde · Grand Duo

      DG 423651-2 (5)

      1:55 am

      Johannes Brahms: Six Songs, Op. 3

      No. 3, "Liebe und Frühling II"

      Juliane Banse, s; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Lieder - Complete Edition Vol. 1

      CPO 999441-2

      2:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55, "Eroica"

      III. "Scherzo"

      Cleveland Orch/George Szell

      CBS MYK-37222

      2:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations and Fugue in E-Flat, Op.35, "Eroica"

      Emanuel Ax, p
      Variations

      Sony 42086-2

      2:31 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Pastorale (Song Without Words)"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Barber of Seville Overture

      GHA 126016

      2:33 am

      Paul GILSON: Symphonic Overture No. 3

      Moscow Sym/Frédéric Devreese
      Paul Gilson

      Marco Polo 8.223809

      2:48 am

      Louise Farrenc: Overture No. 1 in e, Op. 23

      Insula Orchestra/Laurence Equilbey
      Farrenc

      Erato 5419752210

      2:55 am

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

      No. 20

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

      Grand Piano GP-912-13 (2)

      3:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "January (By the Hearth)"

      Tampere Phil/Leonid Grin
      TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Seasons (The) / Hamlet Entr'actes

      Ondine ODE-782-2

      3:05 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "June (Barcarolle)"

      Valery Afanassiev, p
      Piano Works

      Denon CO-18044

      3:11 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, “Spring”

      Monica Huggett, v; Raglan Baroque Players/Nicholas Kraemer

      Virgin 90803-2 (2)

      3:20 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 8, RV 294, "Spring"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Israel Phil
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47319-2

      3:31 am

      Stanislaw Moniuszko: Song, "The Four Seasons"

      Teresa Zylis-Gara, s; Christian Ivaldi, p

      Rodolphe RP-12424

      3:33 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “Autumn”

      Salvatore Accardo, v; Orch of Naples
      Le Quattro Stagioni, Concertos For 3 & 4 Violins

      Philips 422065-2

      3:45 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “Winter”

      Enrico Onofri, v; Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini
      Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni, Il Cimentro Dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione, Vol. 1

      Teldec 97671-2

      3:54 am

      Mischa LEVITZKI: Waltz in A, Op 2

      Stephen Hough, p
      The Piano Album 1 * Stephen Hough

      Virgin 59509-2

      4:00 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"

      Overture

      Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
      Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden

      Virgin 91496-2

      4:05 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: "Scherzo con variazioni", VB 193

      Jacques Després, p
      KRAUS: Piano Music

      Naxos 8.555771

      4:17 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "Scherzando" No. 5 in E, H II:37

      Berlin Haydn Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56577-2

      4:24 am

      Haydn Wood: "An 18th Century Scherzo"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 3

      Naxos 8.555069

      4:30 am

      Benjamin Britten: Scherzo

      David Munrow Recorder Consort
      The Art Of The Recorder

      Angel SB-3861 (2)

      4:32 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Henry Mancini: The Greatest Hits

      RCA 68483-2

      4:54 am

      Anthony Plog: "Animal Ditties" VI

      "Guppies"

      Powers Wind Quintet, Sue Ann Martin, n
      Brementown Musicians. Jon Deak: The Bremen Town Musicians

      Centaur CRC-2774

      5:00 am

      Bastiano Chilese: Canzon in Echo a 8 (1608)

      Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall
      Battaglie And Lamenti 1600-1660: Monteverdi, Peri, Fontei, Strozzi

      Alia Vox AV-9815

      5:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Italian Concerto" in F, BWV 971

      Davitt Moroney, hc
      Bach: Italian Concerto, Overture In The French Style

      Virgin 59272-2

      5:18 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.2 in b minor, BWV 1067

      II. Rondeau

      Israel Flute Ensemble
      From Bach to Piazzolla: Arrangements and Original Music for Flute Ensemble. J.S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in b minor, BWV 1067

      Centaur CRC-2748

      5:19 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Violin Concerto #1 in D, Op 6

      Mark Kaplan, v; London Sym Orch/Mitch Miller
      Paganini and Wieniawski: Violin Concertos

      Arabesque Z-6597

      5:54 am

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      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Pacific Overtures I

      Join Bill for a trip around the Pacific Rim! From Australia, we'll hear Aboriginal music alongside pieces by Percy Grainger and Peter Sculthorpe. In New Zealand, we'll hear Māori music, featuring Dame Gillian Whitehead and Kiri Te Kanawa. Then, we'll continue sailing west to South America, where we'll encounter music from Argentina and Chile. It's a two-part show, so tune in next week to see where else we go!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Pianist Inon Barnatan performs works by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin. Original broadcast March 25, 2024.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      Danish National Symphony Orchestra

      Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Schubert Entr'acte No. 3 from "Rosamunde;" Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op 70; Elim Chan, conductor.