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      Playlist for Wednesday, August 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Much Ado About Nothing"

      Garden Scene

      Renaud Capuçon, v; Jérôme Ducros, p
      Capriccio

      Virgin Classics 374087-2

      12:05 am

      Carlos Surinach: "Hollywood Carnival" (1956)

      Bronx Arts Ensemble
      Carlos Surinach: Ritmo Jondo

      New World 80505-2

      12:12 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 2

      Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos
      Albéniz: Iberia (Complete) * Lopez-Cobos * Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

      Telarc CD-80470 (2)

      12:34 am

      Francisco Tárrega: "Estudio de Velocidad"

      David Russell, g

      Opera Tres CDS-1003/4 (2)

      12:35 am

      Chevalier De Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in G, Op. 8

      Lausanne Chamber Orch/Renaud Capuçon, v
      Monsieur de Saint-Georges

      Erato 5419718972

      12:54 am

      Jean-Joseph Mouret: "Sinfonies de Fanfares"

      Rondeau

      Gerard Schwarz, tr; Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp
      Greatest Hits of the Trumpet

      CBS MLK-45525

      1:00 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Twenty-Four Negro Melodies," Op. 59

      X. "Deep River"

      James Oesi, db; Djuwa Mroivili, p
      Adoration

      James Oesi

      1:05 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in f, Op. 2

      Barret; Burke; Beck; Burns; Fadial; Orenstein; Rawls; Whitehouse
      Coleridge-Taylor Chamber Music

      Centaur CRC-2691

      1:31 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Andante festivo" (1922)

      Esther Abrami, v; Louis Philippson, p

      Masterworks 19802874372

      1:33 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105

      Atlanta Sym/Robert Spano
      Sibelius: Symphony No. 6, Symphony No. 7, Tapiola

      ASO Media CD-1004

      1:55 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes, Op. 34

      No. 7 in A

      Vera Gornostaeva, p
      Vera Gornostaeva

      LP Classics 1016

      2:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"

      III. "Clair de lune"

      Isao Tomita, electronics
      Snowflakes Are Dancing

      RCA 63588-2

      2:05 am

      Claude Debussy: "Images", Set 1

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Debussy: Images, Etudes

      London 460247-2 (2)

      2:22 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Paladins"

      "Rigaudon"

      La Chapelle Harmonique/Valentin Tournet
      Rameau - "Les Paladins"

      Chateau de Versailles CVS-054 (3)

      2:24 am

      Fritz Kreisler: "Sicilienne and Rigaudon"

      Joshua Bell, v; Paul Coker, p
      The Best of Joshua Bell

      London B0013372-02 (3)

      2:28 am

      Gang/Hao: Violin Concerto, "The Butterfly Lovers" (1959)

      Joshua Bell, violin; Singapore Chinese Orchestra/Tsung Yeh
      'Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto

      Sony 19658810972

      2:55 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Der Schmetterling," D 633

      Matthias Goerne, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Volume 27

      Hyperion CDJ-33027

      3:00 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Suor Angelica"

      Intermezzo

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64629-2

      3:04 am

      Johannes Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op 117

      #2 in B-Flat

      Vladimir Horowitz, p
      Horowitz - Brahms, Schubert, Liszt

      RCA 60523-2-RG

      3:09 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: Intermezzo (1950)

      Louisville Orch/Robert Whitney
      MARTINU: Symphony No. 5 / Oboe Concerto / Estampes

      First Edition FECD-0018

      3:18 am

      Wilhelm Stenhammar: Intermezzo

      Uppsala Chamber Soloists

      LCM C-115

      3:22 am

      Edward Elgar: Five Intermezzos

      #5

      Athena Ensemble
      Elgar: Music For Wind Quintet, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-6553

      3:23 am

      Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in e minor, Op. 85

      Jacqueline du Pré, vc; London Sym Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47329-2

      3:53 am

      Francois Couperin: "Les goûts réünis, ou nouveaux concerts" (1724)

      13e concert: Prelude

      Jacqueline Du Pré, vc; William Pleeth, vc

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63166-2

      4:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Spirit's Song"

      Judith Nelson, s; Elaine Thornburgh, forte-p
      She Never Told Her Love: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Koch 3-7044-2

      4:05 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: "Potpourri", Op 53

      Red Chamber Music Ensemble
      Chamber Music At Schönbrunn

      Fleur de Son FDS-57983

      4:16 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Ten National Airs with Variations, Op 107

      #7, "Schöne Minka"

      Gregor Weichert, p
      Beethoven: Dix Thèmes Variés, Op. 107

      Accord 200092

      4:23 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Russian Folksong, "Kak pashli"

      New York Vocal Arts Ensemble
      Beethoven: Folk Song Arrangements For Vocal Ensemble

      Arabesque Z-6672

      4:24 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Serenade in C, Op. 48

      Netherlands Chamber Orch/David Zinman
      Favorite Serenades For Orchestra

      Philips 438748-2 (2)

      4:54 am

      Biagio Marini: "La Albana," Sinfonia Breve

      Clemencic Consort
      La Pazzia Senile

      Accord 149178

      5:00 am

      Michel Corrette: Concerto Comique #12, "La Découpure"

      Antiqua Musica Chamber Orch/Jacques Roussel

      World Series PHC-9012

      5:05 am

      Louis-antoine Dornel: Flute Sonata in g

      Hazelzet, Berryman, f, ter Linden, viga, Ogg, hc
      ter Linden,
      Reflections- Dornel

      Glossa GCD-920806

      5:13 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les fêtes d'Hébé"

      "Tambourins 1 & 2"

      Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
      Ombre de Mon Amant * Anne Sofie von Otter * Les Arts Florissants * William Christie

      DG Archiv 4778610

      5:15 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73, "Emperor"

      Berlin Phil/Daniel Barenboim, p
      Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4 and 5

      EMI/Ang CDS7-47974-8 (3)

      5:55 am

      music continues...

      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.

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      Pianist Michael Davidman performs music by Granados, Chopin, Albéniz, and Michael Abels, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      3:00 - 8:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      6:30 pm

      Grant Park Music Festival 2026

      Ohlsson Plays Chopin

      Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero. Juan Pablo Contreras "Mariachitlán;" Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2; Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Tchaikovsky "Capriccio Italien." Hosted by Dave Schwan.

      8:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      String Quartet Composers from Fibich to Sibelius

      This week, Bill broadens his look at the string quartet, focusing on lesser-known late-19th-century composers. He begins with Poème for violin and piano by Czech composer Zdeněk Fibich. Bill says, 'The music is familiar, but the composer may not be.' 'Poème' was the score for one of George Balanchine's first ballets. Fibich was among the European composers born in the mid-19th century featured here, such as Hugo Wolf, Vincent d’Indy, and Ernest Chausson. Bill also adds New England composer Amy Beach to this group.

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Kenneth Cooper

      Early keyboardist Kenneth Cooper is best known for his improvisational skills, his spontaneity, and his rediscovery of 18th-century works, as well as performances of modern works written for the harpsichord. Host Candice Agree surveys his performances of Bach and Handel, selected from his over 100 recordings.

      11:00 pm