Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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      Playlist for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Rusalka," Op. 114

      "Song to the Moon"

      Karita Mattila, s; Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Jukka-Pekka Saraste
      Excellence: The Artistry of Karita Mattila

      Ondine ODE-1054-2

      12:05 am

      Alan Thomas: Variations on Dvořák's "Song to the Moon"

      Eugenia Moliner, f; Beilin Han, p
      Song to the Moon

      Azica ACD-71369

      12:22 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Rusalka," Op. 114

      "Polonaise"

      Czech Phil/Vaclav Neumann
      Rusalka Highlights

      Supraphon 110617-2

      12:27 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "The Devil and Kate," Op 112

      Overture

      Prague National Theater Orch/Chalabala

      Artia ALP-177

      12:34 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Biblical Songs," Op 99

      #2, "Thou art my defense and shield"

      Brian Rayner Cook, br; Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Dvorak: Carnival Overture/ Symphonic Variations/Slavonic Rhapsody/Biblical Songs

      Chandos CHAN-9002

      12:35 am

      Daniel Binelli: "Fantasies of Buenos Aires"

      Lincoln Trio
      Daniel Binelli

      Acqua AQLD-407

      12:54 am

      Alberto Ginastera: "Estancia," Op 8

      "Wheat Dance"

      Los Angeles Phil/Gustavo Dudamel
      Fandango

      Platoon O

      1:00 am

      Douglas Lilburn: Five Bagatelles (1942)

      #4, "From the Port Hills"

      Michael Houstoun, p
      Lilburn: Music for Solo Piano

      Rattle RAT-D040

      1:05 am

      Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles, Op 23

      Emma Johnson, cl; Malcolm Martineau, p
      Clarinet Concerto / 5 Bagatelles / Clarinet Concerto / 3 Intermezzi

      ASV CDDCA-787

      1:20 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

      1:22 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Beethoven -Yannick Nézet-Séguin

      DG 4863050

      1:54 am

      Hans Pfitzner: Six Songs, Op. 40

      No. 3, "Sehnsucht"

      Iris Vermilion, ms; Axel Bauni, p
      Pfitzner Songs, Vol 5

      CPO 999491-2

      2:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 27

      No. 1 in c-sharp

      Artur Rubinstein, p
      The Chopin Collection: The Nocturnes

      RCA 5613-2-RC (2)

      2:05 am

      Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D

      Baiba Skride, v; BBC National Orch of Wales/Thierry Fischer
      Stravinsky * Martin / Baiba Skride

      Orfeo C-849121-A

      2:27 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimenti, H XII:18

      Michael Brüssing, baryton
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      2:29 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Notturno No. 5 in C, H II:29

      Vienna Concert-Verein
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      2:39 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Notturno for Four Orchestras, K. 286

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Eine Kleine Nachtmusik · Serenata Notturna · Notturno, K.286

      L'Oiseau Lyre 411720-2

      2:55 am

      Roque Cordero: Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra

      #5, "Nocturno"

      Detroit Sym/Paul Freeman
      African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 2

      Sony 19075862152 (10)

      3:00 am

      Adolf Henselt: 12 Salon Etudes, Op 5

      #1, "Eroica"

      Esther Budiardjo, p
      Henselt Piano Works

      Pro Piano PPR-224541 (2)

      3:03 am

      Adolf Henselt: 12 Salon Etudes, Op 5

      #7, "Elfenreigen"

      Esther Budiardjo, p
      Henselt Piano Works

      Pro Piano PPR-224541 (2)

      3:05 am

      Franz Berwald: "Elfenspiel"

      Royal Phil/Ulf Björlin

      EMI CDM5-65303-2

      3:13 am

      David Popper: "Elfentanz"

      Janos Starker, vc; Shigeo Neriki, p
      POPPER, D.: Cello Music (Romantic Cello Favorites) (Starker)

      Delos DE-3065

      3:16 am

      David Popper: "Elfentanz"

      Yale Cellos/Aldo Parisot
      Cello Music - PACHELBEL, J. / VIVALDI, A. / ALBINONI, T. / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, N. / RACHMANINOV, S. (The Sound of Cellos) (Yale Cellos)

      Delos D/CD-3042

      3:19 am

      George Templeton Strong: "From a Notebook of Sketches"

      "The Elves Blow the Horn"

      Moscow Sym Orch/ Adriano
      Strong

      Naxos 8.559078

      3:20 am

      Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat

      Hermann Baumann, fh; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Horn Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Concertino For Horn

      Philips 412237-2

      3:40 am

      George Gershwin: Second Rhapsody

      David Buechner, p
      Gershwin: Original Works and Transcriptions for Solo Piano

      Connoisseur CD-4191

      3:54 am

      Anon 19th c, American: "Luto's Quickstep"

      Chestnut Brass Company
      Listen to the Mockingbird

      Newport Classic NPD-85516

      4:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Concertino in C, H XIV:3

      Ton Koopman, hc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch
      Complete Harpsichord Concertos: Divertimenti & Concertini

      Philips 446542-2 (2)

      4:04 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-Flat, "Drum Roll"

      Luxembourg European Soloists/Jack Martin Händler
      Haydn Symphonies

      Legacy 89859-2

      4:34 am

      Andre Philidor: Marche de timbales

      Marie-Ange Petit, tym
      Te Deum

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901298

      4:36 am

      William Alwyn: Overture, "Derby Day" (1960)

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Alwyn: Symphony No. 2 · Magic Island

      Chandos CHAN-9093

      4:42 am

      John Ireland: "Comedy Overture"

      London Brass Virtuosi/David Honeyball
      English Music for Brass

      Helios CDH-88013

      4:54 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Lachen und Weinen," D 777

      Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p
      An Die Musik (Favorite Schubert Songs)

      DG 445294-2

      5:00 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in G, Kk 314 (L 441)

      Colin Tilney, hc
      SCARLATTI, D.: Harpsichord Sonatas

      Dorian DOR-90103

      5:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in F, R 485

      Alberto Grazzi, bn; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      7 Concerti For Woodwind And Strings

      DG Archiv 445839-2

      5:14 am

      Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigal, "Se tu fuggi, io non resto"

      Consort of Musicke/Anthony Rooley
      Quinto Libro Dei Madrigali

      L'Oiseau Lyre 4759110

      5:16 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in e-flat, Op. 30

      Borodin String Quartet

      Teldec 90422-2 (2)

      5:54 am

      Ludwig Minkus: La Bayadere

      #37

      London Sym Orch/Richard Bonynge
      50 ballet classics

      MHS 525121-L (2)

      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

      John Rutter: Suite for Strings

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      English String Miniatures, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.554186

      6:17 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat, K. 375

      I. "Allegro maestoso"

      Chamber Orch of Europe Wind Ensemble/Alexander Schneider
      Mozart: Serenades for Wind Instruments / Alexander Schneider/The Chamber Orchestra of Europe

      ASV CDCOE-802

      6:26 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Il Mondo alla Rovescia" ("The World Turned Upside Down")

      Overture

      Mannheim Mozart Orch/Thomas Fey
      Antonio Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.554

      6:32 am

      Giles Farnaby: Suite of Six Dances

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Music from the Royal Court

      Decca B0000807-02 (2)

      6:41 am

      Nino Rota: "Balli (Dances)"

      Ferrara City Orch/Giuseppe Grazioli
      Concerto soirée

      Travelling K-1034

      6:53 am

      Claude Debussy: Three Nocturnes

      "Fêtes"

      Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen
      Debussy: Nocturnes • La Damoiselle Élue / Dawn Upshaw, Paula Rasmussen/Esa-Pekka Salonen

      Sony SK-58952

      7:04 am

      Peter Boyer: "Celebration Overture"

      London Phil Orch/Peter Boyer
      Boyer: Symphony No. 1, Silver Fanfare, Festivities, Three Olympians, Celebration Overture

      Naxos 8.559769

      7:12 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039

      Nadia Labrie, f; Luc Beauséjour, p; Camille Paquette-Roy, vc
      Flute Passion: Bach

      Analekta AN2-8921

      7:25 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am.

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

      Cellist Jenny Bahk and pianist Linda Lee perform music by Lera Auerbach, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, 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

      Pacific Overtures II

      In the second week cruising the Pacific Rim, you’ll hear selections from Chile and Colombia. Then the tour heads up into Mexico, where we’ll hear Silvestre Revueltas and Carlos Chávez, before motoring to the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Then, we'll sail all the way down to the Philippines, to Java, to China, Korea, and Japan, and finally, the Hawaiian Islands.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Tallis Scholars in Tokyo

      As part of its fiftieth anniversary world tour, The Tallis Scholars under the direction of Peter Phillips perform sacred works by Renaissance masters Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Cristóbal de Morales, Gregorio Allegri, Costanzo Festa, Elzéar Genet Carpentras, and Josquin des Prez. Recorded live in concert July 5, 2024 in Tokyo’s Opera City Concert Hall.