Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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      Playlist for Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Tournier, Marcel: "Images," Suite #4

      No. 3, "La danse du Moujik"

      Magdalena Hoffmann, h
      Nightscapes

      DG 4861734

      12:04 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Images," Set 2

      Ivan Moravec, p
      Ivan Moravec Plays Debussy

      MMG MCD-10003

      12:18 am

      Tailleferre, Germaine: String Quartet

      Pacifica String Quartet
      French Impressions: Chmaber Music by Chausson & Tailleferre

      Cedille CDR-90000238

      12:28 am

      Tailleferre, Germaine: "Galliarde" (1973)

      Raymond Mase, tr; Marcia Eckert, p
      Tailleferre: Musicque De Chambre

      Cambria CD-1085

      12:30 am

      Spohr, Ludwig (Louis): Clarinet Concerto #2 in E-Flat, Op 57

      Ernst Ottensamer, cl; Slovak Radio Sym/Johannes Wildner
      SPOHR: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81

      Naxos 8.550689

      12:54 am

      Weber, Carl Maria von: Six Waltzes (1812)

      #2

      Michael Endres, p

      Oehms Classics OC-357 (2)

      1:00 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Lohengrin"

      Bridal chorus, "Treulich geführt"

      Vienna State Opera Cho, Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
      Lohengrin

      London 421053-2 (4)

      1:05 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 1

      New York Phil/Giuseppe Sinopoli
      Wagner - Sinopoli

      DG 419169-2

      1:15 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Lohengrin"

      Prelude to Act 3

      New York Phil/Giuseppe Sinopoli
      Wanger - Sinopoli

      DG 419169-2

      1:18 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Tout n'est qu'images fugitives"

      Thomas Hampson, br; Geoffrey Parsons, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55047-2

      1:20 am

      Farrenc, Louise: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 33

      Neave Trio

      Chandos CHAN-20139

      1:55 am

      Farrenc, Louise: Etudes, Op. 26

      No. 6

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc - Complete Piano Works, Vol 1

      Grand Piano GP-912-13 (2)

      2:00 am

      Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on "Greensleeves" (1934)

      Philharmonia Orch/Morton Gould
      A Musical Christmas Tree

      RCA 7931-2-RG

      2:05 am

      Somervell, Arthur: Violin Concerto in g

      Anthony Marwood, v; BBC Scottish Sym/Malcolm Brabbins
      The Romantic Violin Concerto 5

      Hyperion CDA-67420

      2:38 am

      Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: "Fantasia" in D, Wq 117/14

      Ana-Marija Markovina, p
      CPE Bach Edition

      Brilliant Classics HC-21100 (60)

      2:39 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D, BWV 1028

      Jordi Savall, vi da gamba; Ton Koopman, hc
      J S Bach: Die Sonaten für Viola da gamba und Cembalo

      Alia Vox AV-9812

      2:54 am

      Marais, Marin: "La Minaudière"

      Marku Luolajan-Mikkola, viga; Annamari Pölhö, hc
      Marais 'Suite d'un Gout Etranger'

      Marquis Classics 81207-2

      3:00 am

      Scharwenka, Xaver: Two Dances, Op 40

      #1

      Evelinde Trenkner, p

      Orion ORS-76230

      3:05 am

      Scharwenka, Philipp: String Quartet in d, Op 117

      Mannheim String Quartet
      Scharwenka: Chamber Music

      MD+G Recordings 3360889-2

      3:29 am

      Holst, Gustav: "Morris Dance Tunes"

      "Country Gardens"

      New Zealand Chamber Orch/Nicholas Braithwaite
      Holst: Works for Chamber Orchestra

      Koch 3-7058-2

      3:30 am

      Scharwenka, Xaver: Theme and Variations, Op 48

      Evelinde Trenkner, p

      Orion ORS-76230

      3:55 am

      Holst, Gustav: "Morris Dance Tunes"

      "Constant Billy"

      New Zealand Chamber Orch/Nicholas Braithwaite
      Holst: Works for Chamber Orchestra

      Koch 3-7058-2

      4:00 am

      Gounod, Charles: "Faust"

      "Oh Dieu! que de bijoux!" (Jewel Song)

      Anna Moffo, s; Rome Opera Orch/Tullio Serafin
      Arias From Faust, La Bohème, Dinorah, Carmen, Semiramide, Turandot, Lakmé

      RCA 63530-2

      4:05 am

      Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: "Jewels of the Madonna"

      Suite

      Paris Conservatory Orch/Nello Santi

      London STS-15362

      4:21 am

      Vitols, Jazeps: "Dargakmeni (Jewels)," Op 66

      Valdis Zarins, v; Latvian National Sym Orch/D. Yablonsky
      VITOLS : Orchestral Works

      Marco Polo 8.223756

      4:32 am

      Rorem, Ned: "Day Music"

      "Pearls"

      Frank Almond, v; Brian Zeger, p

      Innova 763

      4:34 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: "Lieutenant Kijé " Suite, Op. 60

      Los Angeles Phil/André Previn
      Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kije

      Telarc CD-80143

      4:54 am

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      7:00 pm

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      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 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      Haydn Trio in A major, Hob. XV:18; Wu Han, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Mendelssohn Double Concerto in D minor; Benjamin Beilman, solo violin; Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, violins; Wu Han, piano; Richard O'Neill, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Blake Hinson, double bass.

      11:00 pm