Friday, October 23, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      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

      Bloch, Ernest: Piano Quintet No. 2

      Paul Posnak, p; Portland String Quartet
      The Quintets For Piano And Strings

      Arabesque Z-6618

      3:26 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: Song, "A quoi bon entender les oiseaux des bois?"

      François Le Roux, br; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs By Camille Saint-Saëns

      Hyperion CDA-66856

      3:28 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No. 83 in g minor, "The Hen"

      London Mozart Players/Jane Glover

      MHS 522541-X (2)

      3:51 am

      Stanford, Charles Villiers: "The Blue Bird"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      There Is Sweet Music (English Choral Songs, 1890-1950)

      Collegium COLCD-104

      3:55 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Aria, "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"

      Solid Brass
      Opera Highlights (arr. for brass and percussion) - WAGNER, R. / VERDI, G. / MOZART, W.A. / BIZET, G. / PURCELL, H. (Solid Brass)

      Dorian DOR-90108

      4:00 am

      Diepenbrock, Alphons: Song, "L'invitation au voyage"

      Christa Pfeifer, s; Rudolf Jansen, p
      Songs 2

      NM Classics 92051

      4:05 am

      Pierné, Gabriel: "Voyage au Pays du Tendre"

      Vanessa McKeand, h; Carol Wincenc, f; Allegri String Quartet

      Virgin 90721-2

      4:16 am

      Offenbach, Jacques: "Le voyage dans la lune"

      Ballet Music: "Les hirondelles bleues"

      Philharmonia Orch/Antonio de Almeida
      Offenbach: Can Can, Overtures, and Ballets

      Philips 422057-2

      4:18 am

      Handel, George Frederic: "Water Music"

      Suite in F

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 7

      4:55 am

      Moderne, Jacques: Basse dance, "Te bonne grace"

      Ensemble Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre
      Fricassées Lyonnaises

      Astrée E-8567

      5:00 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Chorus, "Die gute Nachricht: Germania," WoO 94

      The Key Ensemble; Turku Phil/Leif Segerstam
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      5:05 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata #9 in E, Op 14/1

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      5:19 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Canon, "Kühl, nicht lau," WoO 191

      Cantus Novus Wien/Thomas Holmes
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      5:20 am

      Kuhlau, Friedrich: Flute Quintet in A, Op 51/3

      Jean-Pierre Rampal, f; Julliard String Quartet
      Kuhlau: Flute Quintets Op.51 Nos.1-3

      CBS MK-44517

      5:41 am

      Ginastera, Alberto: "Estancía" (Ballet Suite, 1943)

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Tangazo (Music Of Latin America)

      Argo 436737-2

      5:54 am

      Ginastera, Alberto: Flute and Oboe Duo, Op 13 (1945)

      Fugue

      John Anderson, ob; Anna Noakes, f
      Ginastera: Chamber Music Volume 5

      ASV CDDCA-1103

      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.

      6:04 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concert Rondo in A, K. 386

      John O'Conor, p; Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Mozart: Piano Concertos 19 & 23, Rondo

      Telarc CD-80285

      6:13 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18, No. 2

      I. "Allegro"

      Miró Quartet
      Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-6, Op. 18

      Vanguard 1655

      6:23 am

      Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Sinfonia in D

      Concerto Köln
      Music of the Bach Sons

      Capriccio 10283

      6:33 am

      Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821

      III. Finale, "Allegretto"

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Schubert: Trout Quintet, Arpeggione Sonata

      Sony SK-61964

      6:43 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Scherzo fantastique," Op. 3

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète, Scherzo Fantastique, The Firebird Suite

      Decca 458142-2

      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.

      7:10 am

      Aaron Copland: "The Cat and the Mouse"

      Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
      Summertime

      Decca B0034124-02

      7:14 am

      John Johnson: "A Dump"

      Jakob Lindberg & Paul O'Dette, l's
      English Lute Duets

      BIS CD-267

      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!

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      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.