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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Vine, Carl: "Slow Movement from Cembalo Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056"

      Kremerata Baltica/Gidon Kremer
      The Art of Instrumentation: Homage to Glenn Gould

      Nonesuch 528982-2

      12:05 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Concerto in g (BWV 1056)

      Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v
      Bach: Concertos

      Virgin Classics 45361-2

      12:15 am

      Locatelli, Pietro: Violin Sonata in d, Op 6/12 (1737)

      Fabio Biondi, v; Europa Galante
      Italian Violin Sonatas

      Virgin 45588-2

      12:28 am

      Geminiani, Francesco: "The Enchanted Forest"

      Part 1: "Andante"

      CBC Vancouver Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      Baroque Masterpieces

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5163

      12:30 am

      Kodály, Zoltán: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, "The Peacock"

      Vienna Phil/Sir Georg Solti
      Enigma Variations, The Peacock, Paganini Variations

      London 452853-2

      12:54 am

      Anonymous 13th century, German: Glogauer Liederbuch

      Pfauenschwanz (Peacock's Tail)

      Folger Consort
      Carmina Burana and other Spirited songs from the German Middle Ages

      Bard BDCD1-8901

      1:00 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34

      No. 2, "The Last Spring"

      English Chamber Orch

      Vanguard SVC-45

      1:05 am

      Grieg, Edvard: "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1, Op. 46

      Czech State Phil/Stephen Gunzenhauser
      GRIEG, E.: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / Lyric Pieces / 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar (CSSR State Philharmonic, Gunzenhauser)

      Naxos 8.550140

      1:20 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Eight Preludes, H 181

      #2, "En forme de scherzo"

      Eleonora Bekova,p
      Martinu: Piano Works

      Chandos CHAN-9655

      1:22 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony in D, K. 250/K 248b (Haffner Serenade)

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Mozart: Six Symphonies after Serenades

      Sony S2K-47260 (2)

      1:55 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Eight Preludes, H 181

      #5, "En forme de Capriccio"

      Eleonora Bekova,p
      Martinu: Piano Works

      Chandos CHAN-9655

      2:00 am

      Suppé, Franz von: "Fatinitza"

      Overture

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Overtures

      RCA RCD1-5479

      2:05 am

      Dauprat, Louis François: Horn Quintet in E-Flat, Op 6/3

      Zbigniew Zuk, fh, Camerata String Quartet
      Il Corno Italiano

      Zuk Records 311

      2:27 am

      Bishop, Henry: Chorus, "Foresters sound the cheerful horn"

      London Pro Cantione Antiqua
      Sweet & Low - Glees & Partsongs

      Conifer CDCF-145

      2:29 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: "Africa," Op. 89

      Jean-Philippe Collard, p; Royal Phil/André Previn
      Saint-Saens: Concerto Pour Piano No. 1

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49757-2

      2:40 am

      Saint-Saens, Camille: "Cadenza for 'Africa'"

      Camille Saint-Saens, p

      Desmar IPA-117

      2:42 am

      SOUSA, John Phillip: Three Quotations (1895)

      Razumovsky Sym Orch/Keith Brion
      SOUSA: On Wings of Lightning

      Naxos 8.559029

      2:55 am

      Burleigh: Four Concert Pieces (1920)

      "Tints"

      Zina Schiff, v; Mary Barranger, p
      BURLEIGH: Music for Violin and Piano

      Naxos 8.559061

      3:00 am

      Chabrier, Emmanuel: "Le roi malgré lui" (1887)

      "Danse slave"

      Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet
      Chabrier: Ansermet

      London 433720-2

      3:05 am

      Franck, César: Violin Sonata in A

      Joshua Bell, v; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Joshua Bell: French Chamber Works

      London 421817-2

      3:32 am

      Franck, Melchior: Brass Suite

      "Allemande"

      Opus 4
      Von Bach Bis Broadway

      Querstand VKJK-0420

      3:33 am

      Martin, Frank: Ballade for Flute and Strings (1941)

      Johannes Walter, f; Dresden Staatskapelle/Siegfried Kurz

      Berlin Classics 0091612-BC

      3:41 am

      Martin, Frank: Ballade (1973)

      Hong-Mei Xiao, vi; Bienne Société d'Orch/Grzegorz Nowak

      Musica Helvetica MHCD-70.2

      3:54 am

      Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: "Te Deum"

      "Prelude"

      Les Arts Florissants Orch/William Christie
      Te Deum - Grand Office des Morts

      Virgin 45733-2

      4:00 am

      Kirchner, Theodor: Novelletten, Op 59

      #3

      Arcadia Trio
      Brahms: Trio H-Dur, Op. 8/1/ Kirchner: Novelletten, Op 59

      Preciosa PREAUL-66015

      4:04 am

      Reinecke, Carl: Symphony #2 in c, Op 134, "Hakon Jarl"

      Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Howard Shelley
      Reinecke: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3

      Chandos CHAN-9893

      4:40 am

      Brahms, Johannes: "Altes Volkslied"

      Die Singphoniker
      Deutsche Volkslieder

      Oehms Classics OC-548

      4:42 am

      Leclair, Jean-Marie: Violin Sonata in a, Op 5/7

      Les Folies Francoises
      Le Tombeau

      Alpha 083

      4:54 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Dardanus" (1739)

      "Air gai en rondeau"

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Rameau: Platée & Dardanus Suites

      Conifer 51313-2

      5:00 am

      Lehár, Franz: "Die lustige Witwe" (The Merry Widow)

      Waltz

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Boston Tea Party

      RCA 68793-2

      5:05 am

      Strauss II, Johann: Waltzes, Du und Du, Op. 367 (fr Die Fledermaus)

      Vienna Phil/Erich Kleiber
      Wiener Philharmoniker Spielen Johann & Josef Strauss 1929–1990

      DG 435335-2 (2)

      5:12 am

      Offenbach, Jacques: "Gaîté Parisienne"

      "Grand Valse"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol 2

      CBS MK-44724

      5:16 am

      Hindemith, Paul: Zwei kleine Klavierstücke (1934)

      Hans Petermandl, p
      HINDEMITH : Piano Works Vol. 2

      Marco Polo 8.223336

      5:18 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: Sinfonietta, Op. 5, No. 48

      Chicago Chamber Orch/Dieter Kober
      Prokofiev: Clarinet Concerto, Etc

      Centaur CRC-2154

      5:40 am

      Tcherepnin, Nicolai: "Le Royaume enchanté (The Enchanted Kingdom)," Op 39

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      The Enchanted Kingdom

      DG 447084-2

      5:53 am

      Tcherepnin, Alexander: Ten Bagatelles, Op 5

      #5, Dolce

      Martha Braden, p

      Newport Classic NPD-85521

      6:00 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: "Moscow, Cheremushki," Op. 105

      Dances (Polka; Galop)

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Shostakovich: The Dance Album * Philadelphia Orchestra * Riccardo Chailly

      London 452597-2

      6:05 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No. 2 in c minor, BWV 813

      Sergey Schepkin, p
      Bach: The Six French Suites

      Steinway & Sons 30046 (2)

      6:18 am

      Le Roux, Gaspard: Two-Clavier Suite #6 in f

      "Courante"

      William Christie, hc, Arthur Haas, hc
      Suites Pour Deux Clavecins

      Harmonia Mundi HMA-190399

      6:19 am

      Schnittke, Alfred: "Suite in the Old Style"

      Dmitri Berlinsky, v; Svetlana Gorakhovich, p
      Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher

      Helicon HE-1015

      6:35 am

      Grieg, Edvard: "Holberg" Suite, Op. 40

      Virtuosi di Praga/Oldrich Vlcek
      Grieg: Holberg Suite/ Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances/ Elgar: Serenade In E Minor/ Roussel: Sinfonietta For String Orchestra

      Discover Int'l DICD-920236

      6:54 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 815

      IV. "Gavotte"

      Victoria Drake, h

      Well-Tempered Productions WTP-5161

      7:00 - 9:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      7:02 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 9, No. 2

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      JC Bach - Symphonies Op. 9

      CPO 999487-2

      7:15 am

      Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, "Trout"

      IV. Theme with Variations, "Andantino"

      Takács Quartet members; Joseph Carver, db; Andreas Haefliger, p
      Schubert: Trout Quintet; Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Wolf: Italian Serenade

      Decca 460034-2

      7:24 am

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      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      A rebroadcast of a performance of the first movement of Ginastera's String Quartet No. 1 and Puccini's "Crisantemi" by Meraviglia Quartet (Elle Cho & Lauren Kim, violins; Emily Chen, viola; Lucy Wu, cello). The ensemble formed at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy and performed in the Levin Studio in 2024.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From Vienna State Opera

      Verdi's Luisa Miller

      Roberto Tagliavini (Graf von Walter); Freddie De Tommaso (Rodolfo); Daria Sushkova (Federica); Marko Mimica (Wurm); George Petean (Miller); Nadine Sierra (Luisa); Teresa Sales Rebordão (Laura); Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Michele Mariotti, conductor. Sung in Italian.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      A preview of Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2026-27 season with music director Enrique Mazzola.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Twenty years ago, Terri Hendrix performed on Folkstage. We revisit that concert. The spirited Texas songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recently released her 30-year retrospective, "Pen to Paper."

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Songs featuring “Little Boxes,” big circles, triangles, among other shapes and symbols commemorate Malvina Reynolds’ birth anniversary.