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      Playlist for Sunday, January 4, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Leopold Godowsky: "Alt Wien"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p
      Itzhak Perlman: Encores

      Angel SZ-37560

      12:02 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Ciganske Melodie (Gypsy Melodies)," Op 55

      #4, "Songs my mother taught me"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47467-2

      12:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, "Prague"

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      The Symphonies

      L'Oiseau Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      12:36 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C, K. 248

      "Kyrie"

      Soloists; Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Mozart: Complete Masses

      Brilliant 96648

      12:38 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Humoresques," Op. 101

      No. 7 in G-flat, "Poco lento e grazioso"

      Lorin Maazel, v; Barton Weber, p
      Virtuoso Violin

      RCA 68414-2

      12:41 am

      Richard Wagner: "Tannhäuser"

      Act 2 Music (Symphonic Synthesis)

      Pittsburgh Sym Orch/Lorin Maazel
      Tannhäuser Without Words

      Sony SK-47178

      12:54 am

      Luciano Berio: Duetti for two violins, Vol I (1979-83)

      #33, "Lorin (Maazel)"

      Accademia Bizantina

      Denon CO-75448

      1:00 am

      Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op 21

      No. 1 in a

      Jean-Pierre Armengaud, p
      Clara Schumann: Piano Music, Vol. 1

      Grand Piano GP-930

      1:05 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio #2 in C, Op 87

      Myra Hess, p; Josef Szigeti, v; Pablo Casals, vc
      Brahms: Piano Trio No.2/ Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1

      Sony SMK-66571

      1:36 am

      Robert Schumann: "Spanische Liebeslieder," Op. 138

      Prelude, "in Bolero tempo"

      Christoph Berner, p; Camillo Radicke, p
      Robert Schumann * Spanische Liebeslieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902050

      1:38 am

      Mana-Zucca: "Bolero de Concert," Op. 72/2

      Nanette Kaplan Solomon, p
      Badinage: The Piano Music of Mana-Zucca

      Albany TROY-1580

      1:41 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Boléro"

      Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel
      Boléro * Kunzel * Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

      Telarc CD-80703

      1:55 am

      François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 4 (1730): 22e ordre in D/d

      "Le Croc-en-jambe"

      Carole Cerasi, hc
      Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord

      Metronome METCD-1100 (10)

      2:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"

      I. Adagio

      Béla Fleck, banjo; Gary Hoffman, vc; Edgar Meyer, db
      Bela Fleck: Perpetual Motion

      Sony SK-89610

      2:05 am

      Friedrich Witt: Septet in F

      Consortium Classicum
      Chamber Works For Winds & Strings: Friedrich Witt, Carl Friedrich Zu Lowenstein-wertheim-freudenberg

      CPO 777486-2

      2:28 am

      Jacques Ibert: Symphonic Suite, "Paris" (1930)

      "Parade Foraine"

      Mahattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      Vive Ibert! (Jacques Ibert Orchestral Works)

      Newport Classic NPD-85531

      2:30 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Escales (Ports of Call)" (1922)

      Los Angeles Phil/André Previn
      French Classics - Various Composers

      Philips 426255-2

      2:45 am

      Adolphus Hailstork: "An American Port of Call"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 2

      Cedille CDR-90000061

      2:54 am

      Adolphus Hailstork: "Bassoon Set"

      No. 1

      Lecolion Washington, bn
      Karen Walwyn: Dark Fires, Vol. 2

      Albany TROY-1038

      3:00 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Athalie"

      War March of the Priests

      Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler
      Marches In Hi-Fi

      MHS 514551-F

      3:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 102

      Howard Shelley, p
      Felix Mendelssohn

      Hyperion CDA-68368

      3:17 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 8

      No. 3 in D-Flat

      Sarah Cahill, p
      The Future is Female, Vol 1, In Nature

      FHR FHR-131

      3:21 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Song, Verlust

      Wolfang F Holzmair, br, Rosario Marciano, p
      Lieder By Women Composers From The Classical Period To Modern Times Vol. 1: From Maria Walpugis to Clara Schumann

      MHS 512350

      3:22 am

      Eduard Tubin: Symphony #1 in c (1934)

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Symphony No. 1 • Balaika Concerto • Music For Strings

      BIS CD-351

      3:54 am

      Samuel Scheidt: "Galliard Battaglia"

      Canadian Brass
      Canadian Brass Takes Flight

      Steinway & Sons 30008

      4:00 am

      Hajime Komatsu: "Four Japanese Folk Songs" Suite No. 2

      II. "Nanbu Ushioi Uta"

      Apollo Chamber Players
      Blurred Boundaries

      Navona Records NV-6038

      4:05 am

      Michio Miyagi: "Haru No Umi"

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Lily Laskine, h
      Sakura: Japanese Melodies For Flute And Harp

      CBS MK-34568

      4:12 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: "Etudes-Tableaux," Op. 33

      No. 6 in E-flat

      Sviatoslav Richter, p

      Melodiya VDC-508

      4:14 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 44

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vasily Petrenko
      Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3, Caprice Bohémien, Vocalise

      EMI 6 79019 2

      4:55 am

      English Anon 17th c: "The Miller of the Dee"

      Broadside Band/Jeremy Barlow
      Popular Tunes In 17th Century England

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-1901039

      5:00 am

      Knudage Riisager: "Primavera" Overture, Op 31

      Aarhus Sym Orch/Bo Holten
      Riisager: Symphonic Edition, Vol. 2 (Aarhus Symphony, Holten) - Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 / Concerto for Orchestra / Primavera Overture

      Dacapo 8.226147

      5:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, "Emperor"

      Lindsays
      Cello Concerto / 8 Songs For Cello And Orchestra

      ASV CDDCA-1076

      5:34 am

      Burleigh: "Six Fancies" (1917)

      "Dew"

      Zina Schiff, v; Mary Barranger, p
      BURLEIGH: Music for Violin and Piano

      Naxos 8.559061

      5:35 am

      Burleigh: "Four Rocky Mountain Sketches," Op 11

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p
      American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud Powell

      Cedille CDR-90000097

      5:45 am

      Henry Thacker Burleigh: "Plantation Melodies, Old and New"

      Apollo Chamber Players

      Navona Records NV-6038

      5:55 am

      Florence Price: "Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint"

      No. 3, "Little David, Play on Yo' Harp"

      Catalyst Quartet
      Florence Price

      Azica ACD-71346

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Epiphany, Shine forth!" Music for Epiphany goes beyond portraying the arrival of the Three Kings to the manger, and makes known the arrival of the Savior to all nations. Host Peter DuBois shares music of proclamation and celebration as the Christmas season draws to a close.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Traditional Chinese: "Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy New Year)"

      Brandon Cheng, vc
      Introductions: An Introductions Christmas (December 25, 2021)

      WFMT

      7:02 am

      Traditional American: "Amazing Grace"

      Randall Goosby, v; Carlos Simon, p
      Together

      Decca 4854768

      7:05 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: "Das Jahr"

      January, "A Dream", "Adagio quasi una fantasia"

      Ulrich Urban, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr

      Koch 3-6719-2

      7:10 am

      Marianna Martines: Sinfonia in C

      Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta
      Baroquen Treasures

      Newport Classic NCD-60102

      7:26 am

      Traditional American: "Bright Morning Stars"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      American Reflections

      MSR Classics MS-1660

      7:32 am

      Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99

      Daniel Müller-Schott, vc; Francesco Piemontesi, p
      Johannes Brahms: The Cello Sonatas

      Orfeo ORF-C979201

      8:01 am

      John Williams: "The Fabelmans"

      "The Journey Begins" (after Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 48 in C, Hob. XVI:35)

      Studio Orch/John Williams
      The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Sony G010004911337T

      8:08 am

      Charlotte Sohy: "Histoire sentimentale," Op. 34

      Avignon-Provence National Orch/Debora Waldman
      Charlotte Sohy, Compositrice de la Belle Epoque

      La Boîte à Pépites BAP01.03

      8:21 am

      music continues...

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Tenor Daniel Luis Espinal, baritone Sankara Harouna, and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias and songs in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11; Yulianna Avdeeva, piano; Panufnik "Heroic" Overture; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13, "Winter Dreams;" Tugan Sokhiev, conductor; Wagner Prelude to "Tristan and Isolde;" Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      A Kaleidoscope of 20th Century Latin American Music Fiesta showcases a variety of great 20th century Latin American composers. Featuring José Pablo Moncayo from Mexico, Mozart Camargo Guarnieri from Brazil, as well as the living Argentine composer Esteban Benzecry.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Furtwängler conducts Brahms

      In the second of two programs featuring performances of Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting Brahms, Henry Fogel shares Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4.