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      Playlist for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: "F-A-E Scherzo (Sonatensatz)"

      Pinchas Zukerman, v; Marc Neikrug, p
      Brahms: Sonatas for Violin and Piano 1 in G Op. 78, 2 in A Op. 100, 3 in D Minor Op. 108, Scherzo in C Minor

      RCA 61697-2

      12:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne in d minor

      Leon Fleisher, p
      George Perle: Eight Pieces (1938-1997)

      Bridge 9429

      12:23 am

      François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 1 (1713): 2e ordre in d/D

      "La Mimi"

      Carole Cerasi, hc
      Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord

      Metronome METCD-1100 (10)

      12:25 am

      Richard Strauss: Dance Suite after Couperin

      Six movements

      Philharmonia Orch/Artur Rodzinski
      Death And Transfiguration / Dance Of The Seven Veils / Dance Suite After Couperin

      Seraphim S-60030

      12:44 am

      Fabien Gabel: "Fantasie in the Style of Richard Strauss"

      Randall Hawes, tb; Kathryn Goodson, p
      Belle Nuit

      Navona Records NV-5983 (2)

      12:55 am

      Richard Strauss: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30

      Introduction: "Sunrise"

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Also Sprach Zarathustra

      DG 447441-2

      1:00 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Nouvelles suite de pièces de clavecin" (1728)

      "La Poule"

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Rameau: Complete Harpsichord Works

      Brilliant 93903 (3)

      1:05 am

      Marin Marais: "Les Folies d'Espagne"

      Purcell Quartet
      La Folia and More

      Hyperion CDA-67035

      1:21 am

      Douglas Lilburn: Two Unpublished Pieces for Guitar

      No. 1

      Gunter Herbig, g
      Prospero Dreaming: New Zealand Guitar Music by Lilburn and Farquhar

      Naxos 8.572185

      1:23 am

      Douglas Lilburn: Symphony #2

      New Zealand Sym/James Judd
      LILBURN: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3

      Naxos 8.555862

      1:54 am

      Douglas Lilburn: "Poco lento" (1956)

      Michael Houstoun, p
      Lilburn: Music for Solo Piano

      Rattle RAT-D040

      2:00 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity"

      The 5 Browns
      The Rite of Spring

      Steinway & Sons 30031

      2:05 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Mars, the Bringer of War"

      French National Orch/Maazel
      The Planets

      CBS MK-37249

      2:13 am

      Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32

      "Venus, the Bringer of Peace"

      Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
      Holst: The Planets

      Telarc CD-80466

      2:22 am

      Clarice Assad: "Constellation"

      Harumi Rhodes, v; Clarice Assad, p
      Takács Assad Libro

      Yarlung YAR-59691

      2:33 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Klavierstck" in C/c, "Lustig, Traurig," WoO 54 (1798)

      Alice Sara Ott, p
      BEETHOVEN, L. van: Bagatelles and Dances

      DG 4864898

      2:35 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op 80 "(Choral Fantasy)"

      Rudolf Serkin, p; Marlboro Festival Cho & Orch/Peter Serkin
      Marlboro Music Festival -- 50th Anniversary * Beethoven, Dvorak & Janacek

      Sony SM2K-89200 (2)

      2:55 am

      Thomas Morley: "Joyne Hands"

      Baltimore Consort
      Chamber Music (Renaissance) – D'ESTREE, J. / JOHNSON, J. / RAVENSCROFT, T. / ALLISON, R. / MORLEY, T. / BYRD, W. / DOWLAND, J.

      Dorian DOR-90142

      3:00 am

      Anton Bruckner: "Abendzauber"

      T Jenkins, t; Turtle Creek Cho, Fort Worth Sym Orch Brass/T Seelig
      The Times of Day

      Reference Recordings RR-67-CD

      3:05 am

      Anton Bruckner: Overture in g minor

      Southwest German Radio Sym Orch/Leopold Hager
      With Schumann: Violin Concerto and Spohr: Symphony No. 3

      Amati SRR-8904/1

      3:16 am

      Rolf Liebermann: Variations on a theme by Anton Bruckner, Op 19 (1986)

      David Korevaar, p

      Koch 3-7552-2

      3:29 am

      Anton Bruckner: "Aequalis" No. 2 for Three Trombones

      Ensemble/Robert Shewan
      Choral Works Of Anton Bruckner

      Albany TROY-063

      3:30 am

      Hans Rott: Symphony in E

      3rd mvt, "Scherzo"

      Cincinnati Philharmonia Orch/Gerhard Samuel
      Symphony In E Major

      Helios CDH-55140

      3:43 am

      Gustav Mahler: "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"

      "Das himmlische Leben"

      Matthias Goerne, br; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Des Knaben Wunderhorn

      London B0000029-02

      3:53 am

      Edwin GRASSE: Wellenspiel

      Joshua Bell, v, Samuel Sanders, p
      The Essential Joshua Bell

      London B0005185-02

      4:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Elégie" No. 1

      Fischer Duo
      Chopin and Liszt: Music for Cello and Piano

      Bridge 9187

      4:05 am

      Ferdinand Hérold: Symphony #2 in D

      Swiss Italian Orch/Wolf-Dieter Hauschild

      Dynamic CDS-282

      4:23 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "Variations brillantes," Op. 12

      Daniel Barenboim, p

      EMI CD-EMX-2117

      4:32 am

      Johann Strauss II: Zampa Galopp, Op. 62a

      Johann Strauss Orch/Christopher Warren-Green
      The Strauss Album

      Black Box BBM-1059

      4:33 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Piano Concerto #2 in B, Op 100

      Stephen Coombs, p; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins
      Glazunov: Piano Concerto No 1 In F Minor, Piano Concerto No 2 In B Major/ Goedicke: Concertstück Op 11 (First Recording)

      Hyperion CDA-66877

      4:54 am

      Fikret Dzhamil Amirov: Six Pieces

      #3, "Dance"

      Manuela Wiesler, f; Roland Pöntinen, p
      The Russian Flute

      BIS CD-419

      5:00 am

      Pablo de Sarasate: Two Spanish Dances, Op 8

      #2, "Habanera"

      Rachel Barton, v; Samuel Sanders, p
      SARASATE, P.: Spanish Dances / Serenade andalouse / Miramar / Introduction and Tarantella / Muiniera

      Dorian DOR-90183

      5:05 am

      Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat" (1918-9)

      Four Dances

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Lorin Maazel
      Stravinsky: The Firebird - Suite / Falla: El amor brujo; El sombrero de tres picos - Dances

      DG 447414-2

      5:25 am

      Edward Elgar: "The Spanish Lady," Op 89

      "Burlesco"

      English String Orch/William Boughton
      The Spirit of England

      Nimbus NI-5008

      5:27 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 57 in F, H XVI:47

      Lola Odiaga, forte-p
      Sonatas, Variations & Transcriptions

      Albany TROY-219

      5:35 am

      Ignaz Pleyel: Symphonie Périodique #6 in F

      Cologne Chamber Orch/Helmut Müller-Brühl

      Koch CD-316038

      5:54 am

      Lili Boulanger: "Trois pièces"

      #2, "Sans vitesse et à l'aise"

      Norman Fischer, vc; Jeanne Kierman Fischer, p
      French Masters

      Northeastern NR-238-CD

      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.

      6:04 am

      Edward Elgar: String Serenade in E minor, Op. 20

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Serenade, Elegy; Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, Greensleeves Fantasia

      DG 419191-2

      6:17 am

      Niccolò Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6

      III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro spirituoso"

      Hilary Hahn, v; Swedish Radio Sym/Eiji Oue
      Paganini * Spohr * Violin Concertos * Hahn * Swedish RSO * Oue

      DG B0007188-02

      6:28 am

      Mason Bates: "Ford's Farm"

      Hilary Hahn, v; Cory Smythe, p
      In 27 Pieces

      DG B0019103-02

      6:33 am

      Jean-Joseph de Mondonville: Sonata in F, Op. 3, No. 2

      Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
      Mondonville: Six Sonates en symphonie, Op. 3

      Archiv 474550-2

      6:41 am

      Darius Milhaud: "La Cheminée du roi René," Op. 205

      Reykjavik Wind Quintet
      French Wind Music

      Chandos CHAN-9362

      6:54 am

      Georges Bizet: "L'Arlésienne"

      Suite No. 1: IV. "Carillon"

      London Sym Orch/Neville Marriner
      Philips Classics: The Stereo Years

      Philips 4788977

      7:04 am

      Aloys Schmitt: "Rondeau brillant," Op. 101

      Ulster Orch/Howard Shelley, p
      The Romantic Piano Concerto - Vol 84

      Hyperion CDA-68389

      7:17 am

      Karl Goldmark: Overture, "In Italien," Op. 49

      Philharmonia Orch/Yondani Butt
      Goldmark: Symphony No. 2

      ASV CDDCA-934

      7:32 am

      Kevin Olson: "Summer Sonnet"

      Chicago a cappella
      Shall I Compare Thee?

      Cedille CDR-90000085

      7:36 am

      music continues...

      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 Memorial Concerts

      Violinist Alejandra Switala and pianist Katherine Petersen perform music by Paul Schoenfield, Mel Bonis, and Florence Price, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      What Else Ya Got?

      Have you ever wondered about those composers who succeeded in writing one smashing piece but were otherwise forgotten? This week, we’ll get to know some of these immortals and their other compositions, including Pachelbel’s Suite in G Major and Dukas’ Symphony in C Major. The program also presents Hermann Baumann in a rare performance of Glière's Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 91.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      The Spanish Palestrina

      Swiss vocal ensemble Corund presents a concert of madrigals and sacred works by Tomás Luis de Victoria, called the greatest of all Iberian composers. Recorded live at Switzerland’s St. Gallen Festival on June 27, 2014.