Monday, April 20, 2026

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      Playlist for Monday, April 20, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Op 8

      #1 in b

      Sylviane Deferne, p
      The Last Rose of Summer

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1122

      12:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in c, Op 66

      Trio Gaspard
      Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios

      Chandos CHAN-20271

      12:32 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 62

      No. 2 in B-Flat

      Daniel Barenboim, p
      Lieder Ohne Worte

      DG 423931-2 (2)

      12:34 am

      Alexander Mackenzie: Overture to "The Cricket on the Hearth," Op 62

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins

      Hyperion CDA-66764

      12:46 am

      Gerald Tyrwhitt, Lord Berners: "Nicholas Nickleby" film music

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth
      Lord Berners: The Triumph of Neptune (Suite)

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65098-2

      12:54 am

      Malcolm Arnold: "Whistle Down the Wind" (Film, 1961): Small suite

      "The Three Kings"

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Arnold: The Film Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-9100

      1:00 am

      Peter Sculthorpe: "Sun Song"

      Adelaide Sym Orch/David Porcelijn
      Peter Sculthorpe

      ABC Classics 454505-2

      1:05 am

      John Ireland: "The Overlanders" (1936)

      Suite

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Ireland: Satyricon/ Tritons/The Overlanders

      Chandos CHAN-8994

      1:27 am

      Johannes Brahms: Eight Songs, Op 57

      #2, "Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst"

      Mitsuko Shirai, ms; Hartmut Höll, p
      Brahms: 21 Lieder

      Capriccio 10204

      1:28 am

      Johannes Brahms: Four Ballades, Op 10

      #2 in D

      Jorge Federico Osorio, p
      Brahms: Ballades and Variations

      ASV CDDCA-616

      1:35 am

      Robert Fuchs: Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 9

      Cologne Chamber Orch/Christian Ludwig
      Robert Fuchs

      Naxos 8.572222

      1:55 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 52

      No. 7, "Wohl schön bewandt"

      Bonney, von Otter, Streit, Bär; Helmut Deutsch, Bengt Forsberg,p
      Helmut Deutsch, piano,
      Liebeslieder Waltzes

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55430-2

      2:00 am

      Cecile Chaminade: Three Pieces, Op. 31

      No. 3, "Bohémienne"

      Duo FAE
      Dissidents of the Gilded Age

      Albany TROY-2006

      2:05 am

      Cecile Chaminade: "Arabesque," Op 61

      Peter Jacobs, p
      Piano Music By Cécile Chaminade – 3

      Hyperion CDA-66846

      2:10 am

      Cecile Chaminade: "Pièces romantiques," Op 55

      #2, "La Chaise à Porteur"

      Roberto Prosseda; Alessandra Ammara, p
      Compositrices

      Palazzetto Bru Zane BZ-2006 (8)

      2:12 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.1 in c minor, Op.68

      Cleveland Orch/George Szell
      Brahms: Symphony No.1, Variations On A Theme By Haydn, 5 Hungarian Dances

      Sony SBK-46534

      2:55 am

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      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

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      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

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      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      The Russian Five

      This group, also known as The Mighty Handful, includes Mily Balakirev, Modest Mussorgsky, César Cui, Alexander Borodin, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Led by Balakirev, they helped create the Russian National School of Composers in Saint Petersburg from 1856 to 1870. Bill introduces each composer and shares important works performed by renowned musicians.

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      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Cellist Brant Taylor and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang, two Chicago-based virtuosos and long-time collaborators, perform works by Bach, Debussy, Piazzolla, and more. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

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      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      San Francisco Symphony

      Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77; Sayaka Soji, violin; Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.

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