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      Playlist for Friday, July 11, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Alessandro Scarlatti: Cello Sonata No. 1 in d

      Ophélie Gaillard, vc; Pulcinella
      Ophélie Gaillard * Dreams

      Aparté AP-326

      12:05 am

      Anna Bon: Clavier Sonata #5 in b

      Sarah Cahill, p
      The Future is Female, Vol 1, In Nature

      FHR FHR-131

      12:18 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in D, Op 6/1

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6

      DG Archiv 423626-2 (2)

      12:30 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in D, Kk 53 (L 261)

      Hédi Salànki, hc

      Price-Less D-16565

      12:32 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Pines of Rome"

      Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orch/Daniele Gatti
      Roman Trilogy

      Conifer 51292-2

      12:55 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Saudades do Brasil," Op. 67

      No. 7, "Corcovado"

      Windscape Wind Quintet
      The Roaring 20s

      Arabesque Z-6732

      1:00 am

      Ed Bland: "Sunday School" (2001)

      Judith Olson, p
      Urban Counterpoint

      Cambria CD-1256

      1:05 am

      William Grant Still: Symphony #3, "Sunday"

      N Arkansas Sym Orch/Carlton Woods
      Still: Symphony No. 3, Festive Overture

      Cambria CD-1060

      1:26 am

      Aaron Copland: "Sunday Afternoon Music"

      Leo Smit, p
      The Complete Music For Solo Piano

      Sony SM2K-66345 (2)

      1:28 am

      Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata (Duo) in A, D 574

      Gidon Kremer, v; Valery Afanassiev, p
      Rondo D 895 - Duo D 574 - Fantasie D 934

      DG 431654-2

      1:55 am

      Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet

      No. 4, "Cabaret"

      Gidon Kremer, v; Kremerata Baltica
      Tango Ballet

      Teldec 22661-2

      2:00 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Il mondo alla rovescia"

      Overture

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

      MHS 5195659

      2:04 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concert Rondo in D, K. 382

      Malcolm Bilson, p; English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
      The Piano Concertos

      DG Archiv 415990-2

      2:13 am

      Antonio Salieri: Flute and Oboe Concerto in C

      Susan Milan, f; David Theodore, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hick
      Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto, Oboe Concerto/ Salieri: Flute & Oboe Concerto

      Chandos CHAN-9051

      2:35 am

      American Trad: Folksong, "Black Sheep"

      St Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      Bushes & Briars

      MSR Classics MS-1606

      2:37 am

      John Rutter: "Suite Antique"

      City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
      Fancies

      Collegium COLCD-117

      2:54 am

      John Rutter: "A Gaelic Blessing"

      Polyphony/Stephen Layton
      Rutter: Requiem

      Hyperion CDA-66947

      3:00 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Two Piano Pieces, Op 92

      #1, "The Hermit Thrush at Eve"

      Joanne Polk, p
      Amy Beach: Under the Stars- Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

      Arabesque Z-6704

      3:04 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Theme and Variations, Op 80

      Carol Wincenc, f; Green Mountain Festival Quartet
      American Flute Quintets

      Bridge 9373

      3:27 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Song, "June," Op 51/3

      D'Anna Fortunato, ms; Virginia Eskin, p
      Dark Garden

      Northeastern NR-9004-CD

      3:28 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Euryanthe"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Weber: Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-8766

      3:37 am

      Hans Pfitzner: "Das Käthchen von Heilbronn", Op 17 (1905)

      Overture

      Berlin Deutsche Oper Orch/Christian Thielemann
      Pfitzner * Strauss

      DG 449571-2

      3:54 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Favorite Waltzes for Empress Marie Louise"

      #9

      Eva Schieferstein, p
      Weber: Schieferstein - Valses favorites pour l'impératrice

      Koch 3-6731-2

      4:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Menuet antique"

      Robert Casadesus, p
      Robert Casadesus: The Complete Piano Music of Maurice Ravel

      Sony MH2K-63316 (2)

      4:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 12 Minuets, K. 568

      Vienna Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky

      London STS-15275/9 (5)

      4:29 am

      Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet in E, Op.11 no.5, G 275

      "Minuet"

      Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp
      Jewels of the Classics

      RCA 61935-2

      4:33 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Six Minuets, WoO 10 (1796)

      Igor Kipnis, forte-p

      Epiphany EP-1

      4:44 am

      Francis Johnson: "Victoria Gallop"

      Chestnut Brass Company
      The Music Of Francis Johnson And His Contemporaries: Early 19th-Century Black Composers

      Musicmasters 7029-2-C

      4:45 am

      Samuel Barber: String Serenade, Op. 1

      San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra
      Barber: Horizon, Capricorn Concerto, Knoxville and Summer Music

      Koch 3-7206-2

      4:54 am

      Samuel Barber: Song, "In the Dark Pinewood"

      Thomas Hampson, br; John Browning, p
      Complete Songs Of Samuel Barber (Secrets Of The Old)

      DG 435867-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      George Frederick GF Pinto: Rondo in E-Flat

      Míceál O'Rourke, p
      Pinto: Piano Music

      Chandos CHAN-9798

      5:05 am

      Joseph Holbrooke: "Ulalume", Op 35

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Adrian Leaper
      HOLBROOKE : Orchestral Works

      Marco Polo 8.223446

      5:18 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Miroirs"

      "Une barque sur l'océan"

      French National Orch/Eliahu Inbal
      Ma Mere L'Oye, Pavane

      Denon CO-71798

      5:26 am

      Ennemond Gaultier: Lute Suite in d

      6th mvt, Courante

      Hopkinson Smith, l
      Piéces De Luth

      Astrée E-8703

      5:27 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 8 in B-Flat, D. 112

      Sorrel Quartet
      Schubert: String Quartets

      Chandos CHAN-9700

      5:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "ɐtudes," Op. 10

      No. 5 in G-flat, "Black Key"

      John Browning, p

      EMI/Ang CDM5-67017-2

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      6:04 am

      Lukas Foss: Three American Pieces

      No. 3, "Composer's Holiday"

      Nikki Chooi, v; Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      American Classics - Lukas Foss

      Naxos 8.559938

      6:07 am

      Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Pablo Ferrández, vc; Lambert Orkis, p
      Brahms: Double Concerto; Clara Schumann: Piano Trio

      Sony 19658741102

      6:18 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 1

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music/Mayumi Hirasaki
      Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op. 6, 1-6

      Pentatone PTC-5187234

      6:32 am

      Leopold Kozeluch: Wind Sextet No. 3 in E-Flat

      Consortium Classicum
      Leopold Kozeluch: Divertimenti für Bläser

      Orfeo C-442981-A

      6:45 am

      Claude Debussy: "La plus que lente"

      Vilde Frang, v; José Gallardo, p
      Homage

      Warner 0190295805326

      6:50 am

      Josef Strauss: Waltz, "Sphärenklänge," Op. 235

      Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      New Year's Concert 2009

      Decca B0012569-02 (2)

      7:03 am

      Fela Sowande: "African Suite"

      I. "Joyful Day"

      London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman
      Black Composers Series 1974-1978, Vol. 7

      Sony 19075862152 (10)

      7:12 am

      Alberto Ginastera: "Danzas argentinas," Op. 2

      No. 2, "Danza de la moza donosa"

      Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr; Monte Carlo Phil String Quartet
      Piazzolla Stories

      Warner 0190295155636

      7:17 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26

      Charles Owen, p
      Fauré: The Complete Barcarolles

      Avie AV-2240

      7:23 am

      Jens Kruger: "Appalachian Concerto"

      VI. Finale, "The New Country"

      Kruger Brothers; Kontras Quartet
      The Kruger Brothers and Kontras Quartet Live in Concert (January 9, 2018)

      WFMT

      7:31 am

      Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber

      II. "Turandot, Scherzo"

      San Francisco Sym/Herbert Blomstedt
      Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler, Symphonic Metamorphosis, Trauermusik

      Decca 421523-2

      7:39 am

      Michael Haydn: Symphony in A, P 6

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Contemporaries of Mozart - Michael Haydn

      Chandos CHAN-9352

      7:55 am

      Antonio Bazzini: "La Ronde des lutins," Op. 25

      Vadim Repin, v; Alexander Markovich, p
      Vadim Repin, Alexander Markovich - Tutta Bravura

      Erato 25487-2

      8:03 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Ruy Blas," Op 95

      Overture

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Mendelssohn: Overtures

      Berlin Classics 0091572-BC

      8:11 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "The Firebird"

      Three Dances

      Jenny Lin, p
      Stravinsky: Solo Piano Works - Jenny Lin

      Steinway & Sons 30028

      8:25 am

      Antonín Dvořák: String Quintet No. 2 in G, Op. 77

      I. "Allegro con fuoco"

      Calidore String Quartet; Xavier Foley, db
      2023 Winter Chamber Music Festival: Calidore String Quartet with Xavier Foley (January 6, 2023)

      Northwestern University

      8:38 am

      Eduard Tubin: Suite on Estonian Dances (1974)

      IV. Finale, "Horn Tunes"

      Mark Lubotsky, v; Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Eduard Tubin: Prélude sollenel, Violin Concerto No. 1, Suite on Estonian Dances

      BIS CD-286

      8:44 am

      Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sinfonia in G

      Paillard Chamber Orch/Jean-François Paillard
      Pachelbel: Canon, 2 Suites for Strings; Fasch: Concerto for Trumpet, 2 Symphonies

      RCA RCD1-5468

      8:55 am

      Eric Coates: "The Dam Busters March"

      BBC Phil/John Wilson
      Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Volume 3

      Chandos CHAN-20164

      9:05 am

      Pablo de Sarasate: "Zigeunerweisen," Op. 20

      Civitas Ensemble, Gipsy Way Ensemble
      Alla Zingarese

      Cedille CDR-90000179

      9:16 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio in G, K. 496

      Finale, "Allegretto"

      Arion Trio
      Mozart: Piano Trios, Clarinet Trio

      Pantheon D-24827 (2)

      9:26 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Madama Butterfly"

      Aria, "Un bel di"

      BBC Concert Orch/Barry Wordsworth
      Opera Without Words

      Decca 473371-2

      9:33 am

      August Klughardt: Wind Quintet. Op. 79

      III. "Andante grazioso"

      Quintet Attacca
      Live from WFMT: Quintet Attacca (November 14, 2005)

      WFMT

      9:37 am

      George Frideric Handel: Suite from the operas "Florindo" and "Daphne"

      Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
      Handel in Hamburg

      Hyperion CDA-67053

      9:54 am

      Bruce Broughton: "Fanfares, Marches, Hymns & Finale"

      IV. "Finale"

      Bay Brass
      Sound the Bells!

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-807556

      10:00 am - 3:00 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

      Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D

      III. "Nocturne"

      Brodsky Quartet
      Borodin: String Quartet No. 2/ Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3

      Teldec 46319-2

      10:10 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "African Suite," Op. 35

      Chineke! Orch/Kevin John Edusei
      Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor

      Decca 4853322

      10:30 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 3 in D

      London Phil Orch/Willi Boskovsky
      Essential Liszt

      EMI CDM7-69011-2

      10:39 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Pièces de clavecin en concerts": Quatrième concert

      Trio Settecento
      A French Soirée

      Cedille CDR-90000129

      10:51 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin and Cello Concerto in A, R. 546, "All'inglese"

      Federico Guglielmo, v; Giovanni Sollima, vc; Il Pomo d'Oro
      Al-Bunduqiyya - The Lost Concerto

      Erato 5419791752

      11:01 am

      Evencio Castellanos: "El Río de las Siete Estrellas"

      Venezuela Sym Orch/Jan Wagner
      Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua / El rio de las siete estrellas / Avilena Suite

      Naxos 8.572681

      11:17 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54

      Seong-Jin Cho, p
      Chopin: PIano Concerto No. 2; Scherzi

      DG 4860435

      11:28 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia in G, BWV 572

      Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Frederick Fennell
      Music for Wind Band

      Telarc CD-80038

      11:35 am

      William Grant Still: "Pastorela"

      Zina Schiff, v; Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still: Summerland

      Naxos 8.559867

      11:48 am

      Aaron Copland: "El Salón México"

      Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
      The Latin Album

      RCA 63717-2

      12:01 pm

      Michael R. Oldham: "The Egon Schiele Pieces"

      II. "Self-Portrait 1914"

      Michael R. Oldham, p
      A Closer Look Reveals

      Michael R. Oldham A Closer Look Reveals

      12:03 pm

      Michael R. Oldham: "The Egon Schiele Pieces"

      IV. "Embrace"

      Michael R. Oldham, p
      A Closer Look Reveals

      Michael R. Oldham A Closer Look Reveals

      12:05 pm

      Michael R. Oldham: "The Egon Schiele Pieces"

      VII. "The Dancer Moa"

      Michael R. Oldham, p
      A Closer Look Reveals

      Michael R. Oldham A Closer Look Reveals

      12:08 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: Two-Trumpet Concerto in C, R. 537

      Benjamin Raymond & Marianne Boies, tr's; Les Violons du Roy/Mathieu Lussier
      Vivaldi: Concertos

      Atma ACD2-2602

      12:15 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

      IV. Finale

      NFM Wrocław Phil/Giancarlo Guerrero
      Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Academic Festival Overture

      CD Accord ACD-277

      12:34 pm

      Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore"

      Suite in D

      Christopher Parkening, g
      Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius

      EMI CDC5-55052-2

      12:47 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      "Notte e giorno; Ah, chi mi dice; Madamina; Giovinette; Là ci darem la mano"

      Athena Ensemble
      Mozart: Don Giovanni for Wind Ensemble

      Chandos CHAN-6597

      1:01 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5, "Lark"

      Danish String Quartet
      Haydn & Brahms: String Quartets

      Avi Music 8553264

      1:19 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Feuersnot," Op. 50

      Love Scene

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Andris Nelsons
      Strauss Alliance

      DG 4862040

      1:27 pm

      Tomaso Albinoni: Two-Oboe Concerto in F, Op. 9, No. 3

      Hans Peter Westermann & Helmut Hucke, ob's; Capella Clementina/Helmut Müller-Brühl
      Concerti Barocchi

      Koch 3-1615-2

      1:40 pm

      Anton Bruckner: "Abendzauber"

      phil Blech Wien/Anton Mittermayr; Olivier Latry, o
      Live from Vienna

      DG 4857171

      1:48 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Caprice andalous," Op. 122

      María Dueñas, v; Berlin German Sym Orch/Mihhail Gerts
      Paganini: 24 Caprices

      DG 4865708

      2:00 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: "The Noon Witch," Op. 108

      Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle
      Dvořák: Tone Poems

      EMI CDC5-58019-2 (2)

      2:15 pm

      Florence Price: "Scenes in Tin Can Alley"

      Josh Tatsuo Cullen, p
      Scenes in Tin Can Alley

      Blue Griffin BGR-615

      2:27 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 11

      Nikolai Demidenko, p; Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 10 - Weber

      Hyperion CDA-66729

      2:48 pm

      John Barry: "Deadfall" film music

      Romance for Guitar and Orchestra

      Milan Zelenka, g, City of Prague Phil Orch/Nic Raine
      The Classic Film Music of John Barry, Vol. 2

      Silva SSD-1055

      3:00 - 10:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      3:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26 & 29

      Archiv 431679-2

      3:24 pm

      Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor

      IV. "Adagietto"

      Budapest Festival Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Solti: A Passion for Music

      Decca 4758525 (5)

      3:37 pm

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Il Trovatore"

      Ballet suite

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier
      Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from the Operas

      Naxos 8.572818-19 (2)

      4:00 pm

      Darius Milhaud: "Le boeuf sur le toit," Op. 58

      Fernand Iaciu, v; Lille National Orch/Jean-Claude Casadesus
      Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel; Le boeuf sur le toit

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901473

      4:17 pm

      Mikhail Glinka: "Jota aragonesa" (Spanish Overture No. 1)

      Nicholas Walker, p
      Balakirev: Piano Music Vol. 2

      ASV CDDCA-1048

      4:29 pm

      Miklos Rózsa: "Double Indemnity"

      Suite

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares
      Miklós Rózsa: Double Indemnity, The Killers, Lost Weekend

      Koch 3-7375-2H1

      4:56 pm

      Samuel Barber: "Sure on This Shining Night," Op. 13, No. 3

      Ronn McFarlane, l; Carolyn Surrick, viga
      A Star in the East

      Flowerpot Productions A Star in the East

      5:00 pm

      Robert Schumann: Introduction and Concert Allegro in D minor, Op. 134

      Jan Lisiecki, p; Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Jan Lisiecki: Schumann

      DG 4795327

      5:13 pm

      Ernest Bloch: "Abodah: A Yom Kippur Melody"

      Danbi Um, v; Amy Yang, p
      Much Ado – Romantic Violin Masterpieces

      Avie AV-2615

      5:19 pm

      Vicente Martín y Soler: "La Capricciosa Corretta"

      Act I Minuet

      Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
      Martín y Soler: La Capricciosa Corretta

      Naïve E-8887 (2)

      5:19 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: Wind Serenade in D minor, Op. 44

      IV. Finale, "Allegro molto"

      London Phil Orch/Christopher Hogwood
      Dvořák: Serenades Op. 22 & 44 / Christopher Hogwood

      Decca 417452-2

      5:26 pm

      Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

      Christian Tetzlaff, v; Danish National Sym Orch/Thomas Dausgaard
      Sibelius: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra

      Virgin 45534-2

      6:00 pm

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Romance, Op. 39

      Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p
      Music by Composers of African Descent

      BCM+D Records 888295594394

      6:12 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Egmont," Op. 84

      Overture

      Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
      Beethoven: Overtures

      Telarc CD-80358

      6:22 pm

      Malcolm Williamson: "Our Man in Havana"

      Suite

      Iceland Sym Orch/Rumon Gamba
      Malcolm Williamson - Orchestral Works Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-10359

      6:44 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

      III. Finale, "Allegro vivacissimo"

      Midori, v; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1

      Sony SK-68338

      6:54 pm

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      Overture

      Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons
      World Encores

      EMI CDC5-56576-2

      7:00 pm

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op 26

      National Phil/Leonard Slatkin
      Leonard Slatkin - Conducts Russian Showpieces

      RCA 5661-2-RC

      7:16 pm

      Alex Shapiro: "Perpetual Spark"

      Fifth House Ensemble
      Fifth House Ensemble - Excelsior

      Cedille CDR-90000148

      7:30 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2025

      The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

      Live from Ravinia--opening night of the CSO's annual summer residency, conducted by Marin Alsop. Carlos SImon "Amen;" Rachmaninoff "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini;" Bruce Liu, piano; Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring."

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Invitation to the Dance II

      Experience five hours of beautiful music composed for dramatic performances, including stage plays, opera, and ballet.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Alfred Brendel (4/28/1994)

      A vital presence on the most prominent international stages for over half a century, Alfred Brendel (b. 1931) was Studs Terkel's guest in 1963. This program is a rebroadcast from 1994.