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Playlist for Friday, January 2, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
David N Baker: "Images of Childhood"
II. "Lazy Summer Days"
Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman Introduces: Petering, Petering, Baker, Gemrot, Gemrot (Vol. 8)
12:05 am
Claude Debussy: "Images," Set 1
Seong-Jin Cho, p
Images - Children's Corner - Suite Bergamasque - L'isle Joyeuse
12:21 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Boréades" (1764)
"Entr'acte: Suite des vents"
Collegium 1704/Vaclav Luks
Rameau: Les Boréades
12:23 am
Florence Price: String Quartet in a
Catalyst Quartet
Florence Price
12:55 am
Florence Price: "Three Negro Spirituals"
No. 1, "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray"
Deborah Moriarty; Zhihua Tang, p
Connecting Cultures
1:00 am
Giacomo Puccini: "Manon Lescaut" (1893)
Act 3 Intermezzo
Lyon Opéra Orch/Kent Nagano
Sole & Amore: Puccini Arias
1:05 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b, Op. 61
Andrew Wan, v; Montreal Sym Orch/Kent Nagano
Saint-Saens: Complete Violin Concertos
1:35 am
Jacques Ibert: "Cinq pièces en Trio"
#5
Chicago Chamber Musicians
20th Century French Wind Trios
1:36 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Baryton Trio No. 107 in D
John Hsu, baryton; David Miller, vi; Loretta O'Sullivan, vc
HAYDN, J.: Baryton Trios - Nos. 50, 52, 57, 59, 67, 107
1:50 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: London Trio No. 4 in G, H IV:4
Bernard Goldberg, Jeffrey Khaner, f's; Loren Mallory Hampton, vc
1:54 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, "Here's a health to my true love," H XXXIa:49
Jamie MacDougall, t; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
Haydn Edition
2:00 am
Franz Waxman: "Taras Bulba" (1962)
"The Ride of the Cossacks"
London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
Genius of Film Music 1960s-80s
2:05 am
Franz Waxman: "Tristan and Isolde" Fantasy
Svetlin Roussev, v; Yeol Eum Son, p
Franz Waxman
2:11 am
Richard Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde"
Prelude and "Liebestod"
Frankfurt Radio Sym Orch/Eliahu Inbal
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique" / Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde: Vorspiel Und Liebestod
2:29 am
Heinrich Finck: Uncur
New York Kammermusiker
Chamber Music (Renaissance) - PHILIDOR, P.D. / BUSNOYS, A. / LUZZASCHI, L. / MONTEVERDI, C. (A Renaissance Tour of Europe) (New York Kammermusiker)
2:31 am
Serge Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 94b
Augustin Hadelich, v; Robert Kulek, p
Augustin Hadelich * Robert Kulek * Echoes of Paris
2:54 am
Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87
Act II: "Dumpy's Variation"
Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella / Mazurka
3:00 am
Santiago de Murcia: "Marizapalos"
Paul O'Dette, g
¡Jácaras!- 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music Of Santiago De Murcia
3:05 am
Joaquín Turina: "Danzas fantásticas," Op 22
London Phil/Enrique Bátiz
3:22 am
Carlos Surinach: "Tientos" (1953)
#3, "Tiento de Alegria"
Bronx Arts Ensemble
Carlos Surinach: Ritmo Jondo
3:24 am
Antonin Dvorák: "Die Waldtaube (The Wild Dove)," Op 110
Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Rafael Kubelik
The 9 Symphonies
3:43 am
Stephen Foster: "Old Folks at Home"
Arthur Woodley, b-br; New York Harmonie Ensemble, Collegiate Chorale/Steven
Dvorák Discoveries
3:50 am
Stephen Foster: "Old Folks' Quadrilles"
Paula Robison, f; Krista Feeney, v; John Feeney, db
By the Old Pine Tree
3:54 am
Stephen Foster: "Katy Bell"
Jan De Gaetani, ms; Leslie Guinn, br; Robert Sheldon, tr; Gilbert Kalish, p
Robert Sheldon,
Songs By Stephen Foster
4:00 am
Claude Debussy: "L'isle joyeuse"
Werner Haas, p
Complete Piano Music Volume 1
4:05 am
Marcel Poot: "A Cheerful Overture"
Belgian Radio/TV Phil/Alexander Rahbari
Flemish Romantic Music
4:09 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in e, "Trauer"
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Symphonies No. 44 "Trauer-Symphonie" • No. 77
4:32 am
George Frideric Handel: "Acis and Galatea"
"Happy We"
Atlanta Sym & Cho/Robert Shaw
Grand and Glorious: Great Operatic Choruses
4:34 am
Gabriel Pierné: Piano Concerto in c, Op 12
Stephen Coombs, p, BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Ronald Corp
The Complete Works For Piano And Orchestra
4:54 am
Giovanni Kapsberger: Ciachone
Paul O'Dette, chittarone
Kapsberger: Il Tedesco Della Tiorba, Pieces For Lute
5:00 am
Giuseppe Verdi: "Rigoletto"
Final duet, "V'ho ingannato...Lassù in cielo"
Andrea Rost, s; Renato Bruson, br; La Scala Orch/Riccardo Muti
Verdi: Rigoletto - Highlights
5:05 am
Mauro Giuliani: "Variazioni Concertanti," Op 130
Robin Hill, Peter Wiltschinsky, g's
The Art of Robin Hill and Peter Wiltschinsky
5:14 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.1 in D, Op.12/1
Pamela Frank, v; Claude Frank, p
Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" & Op. 12/1
5:35 am
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Song Cycle, "Along the Field"
No. 1, "We'll to the woods no more"
Catherine Malfitano, s; Joseph Malfitano, v
Songs My Father Taught Me
5:37 am
Zoltán Kodály: "Dances of Galánta"
Hungarian State Sym/Adam Fischer
Háry János; Dances of Galánta; Peacock Variations
5:54 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Nais"
"Loure"
Orchestra Of The 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
Rameau: Orchestral Suites- Nais and Zoroastre
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.
6:03 am
André Grétry: "Céphale et Procris"
"Suite de ballet"
Orch National de Bretagne/Stefan Sanderling
Grétry: Suites & Overtures
6:15 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: "Henry VIII"
"Ballet et divertissement"
Royal Air Force College Band/Jun Märkl
Saint-Saëns: Music for Wind Ensemble
6:31 am
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 26
IV. Finale, "Allegro"
M Nowak, v; K Budnik, vi; Y Okamoto, vc; K Zimmerman, p
Krystian Zimerman, piano,
Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3
6:41 am
Emmanuel Chabrier: "Suite pastorale"
Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner
Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, etc.
7:03 am
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia for Strings in F, F 67
Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
WF Bach: Symphonies, Harpsichord Concerto
7:20 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro"
Charles Neidich, basset cl; Orpheus Chamber Orch
The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours
7:31 am
Richard Wagner: "The Flying Dutchman"
Overture
Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
Wagner Overtures and Preludes
7:43 am
Germaine Tailleferre: Harp Concertino
Gillian Benet, h; Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta
The Women's Philharmonic: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Tailleferre, Boulanger
8:03 am
Carlos Guastavino: "Jeromita Linares"
Pablo Cohen, g; Camerata Bariloche
Impresiones
8:16 am
Antonín Dvořák: "Scherzo capriccioso," Op. 66
Berlin Phil/Rafael Kubelík
Dvořák: The 9 Symphonies / Rafael Kubelik
8:31 am
Lerner & Loewe: "My Fair Lady"
"I Could Have Danced All Night"
Karita Mattila, s; Tapiola Sinfonietta/Pekka Savijoki
Excellence - The Artistry of Karita Mattila
8:33 am
Traditional Irish: "Lord of the Dancing Day"
RTÉ Children's Cho, Celtic Ayres/Blánaid Murphy
Cór: Traditional Irish Songs arranged for chorus and instruments by David Mooney
8:38 am
Ron Nelson: "Courtly Airs and Dances"
Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin
Holidays & Epiphanies - The Music of Ron Nelson
8:51 am
Steve Reich: "Vermont Counterpoint"
Flutronix
City of Breath
9:04 am
Johan Halvorsen: "Vasantasena"
"Dance of the Bayadere"
Latvian National Sym Orch/Terje Mikkelsen
Halvorsen: Stage Music Vol. 2
9:09 am
Charles Gounod: "Petite Symphonie" in B-Flat
St. Paul Chamber Orch Winds/Christopher Hogwood
Bizet: L'Arlésienne • Gounod: Petite Symphonie, Symphony No.1
9:30 am
Alexander Borodin: Scherzo in E
Marco Rapetti & Giampaolo Nuti, p's
Borodin Edition
9:37 am
Richard Rodney Bennett: "Country Dances"
Book 1
BBC Scottish Sym Orch/John Wilson
Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
9:48 am
Claude Debussy: "Danses sacrée et profane"
Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Oberlin 21/Bridget-Michaele Reischl
Air Music for harp, flute, and strings
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.
10:00 am
Hosted by Kristina Lynn.
10:00 am
Lilian Elkington: "Out of the Mist"
BBC Sym Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
Edward Elgar - The Spirit of England
10:08 am
Antonín Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11
Ilya Kaler, v; Polish National Radio Sym/Camilla Kolchinsky
Violin Concertos in A minor
10:22 am
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in C, D 279
András Schiff, p
Schubert: Piano Sonatas
10:41 am
Claude Champagne: "Danse Villageoise"
Quebec Sym Orch/Yoav Talmi
Dancing for 100 Years
10:47 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: "Tafelmusik," Book 3
Oboe Sonata in G minor
Katharina Arfken, ob; Guido Larisch, vc; Michael Behringer, hc
The Complete Tafelmusik
11:01 am
Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 3rd Year, Rome
No. 4, "Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este"
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p
The Liszt Project
11:12 am
music continues...
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Mozart Piano Concertos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed numerous concertos, many of which are lively and pleasing to the ear, even when performed by an eight-year-old. The young Mozart was heavily influenced by the music of Johann Christian Bach. In addition to their mutual love for music, JC Bach and Mozart shared a passion for intricate keyboard games. This week features five episodes of exceptional piano performances, with Murray Perahia conducting while soloing Mozart’s early concertos. It also includes performances by Alfred Brendel, Maria João Pires, Rudolf Serkin, and Mitsuko Uchida.
11:00 pm
11:00 pm
Best of Studs Terkel
Born To Live (7/6/1962)
A long-time New Year's broadcast tradition on WFMT, Studs produced this program of interviews, spoken word, and musical responses to the nuclear age with colleague Jim Unrath in 1961. "Born to Live" won the Prix Italia, an award Studs described as "the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for radio and TV documentaries and features."
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