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Playlist for Friday, October 16, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Paganini, Niccolo: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1
#24 in a
Marina Piccinini, f
Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24
12:05 am
Paganini, Niccolo: "Andantino variato"
Andrés Segovia, g
The Segovia Collection Vol. 9: The Romantic Guitar
12:13 am
Ponce, Manuel: "Chapultepec" (1929)
Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
Musica Mexicana, Vol. 6
12:27 am
Handel, George Frideric: Cantata, "Aure soavi e liete"
Aria, "Un'aura flebile"
Stephanie True, s; Contrasto Armonico/Marco Vitale
Italian Cantatas
12:29 am
Brahms, Johannes: Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
Murray Perahia, p
Murray Perahia * Brahms * Handel Variations * Rhapsodies * Piano Pieces
12:55 am
Reinecke, Carl: "Die wilde Schwäne," Op. 164
Chorus, "Hierher Brüder"
Schwanen- Ensemble/Peter Kreutz
Die wilde Schwäne
1:00 am
Mussorgsky, Modest: "Khovanshchina"
Act 1 Prelude, "Dawn on the Moskva River"
New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
Polovetsian Dances, Favorite Russian Spectaculars
1:05 am
Glazunov, Alexander: Symphony #4 in E-Flat, Op 48
Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier
Glazunov * Symphonies 4 & 7
1:39 am
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai: "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1899-1900)
"Flight of the Bumblebee"
James Galway, f; National Phil/Charles Gerhardt
1:40 am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: "24 Variation on the Song: 'Ich schlief, da träumte mir'," Wq 118
Ana-Marija Markovina, p
CPE Bach Edition
1:54 am
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 117, "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut"
Chorale: "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"
Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
Bach Edition: Complete Works
2:00 am
Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Sleeping Beauty", Op. 66
"Bluebird" pas de deux
Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
Le Baiser De La Fee (The Fairy's Kiss)
2:05 am
Stravinsky, Igor: "Le Baiser de la fée"
Divertimento
Orch de Paris/Semyon Bychkov
Petrouchka / Divertimento "La Baiser De La Fée"
2:30 am
Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Swan Lake," Op. 20
Act II, Dance of the Little Swans
National Phil/Richard Bonynge
Weekend Classics: Ballet Weekend
2:31 am
Stojanovska, Natasha: "Phantasy No. 2"
Natasha Stojanovska, p
2:39 am
Bridge, Frank: Phantasie Trio in c (1907)
Bernard Roberts Piano Trio
2:55 am
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: "Suite de ballet" (1913)
"Passepied"
Nash Ensemble
Ralph Vaughan Williams * The Early Chamber Music * The Nash Ensemble
3:00 am
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7:00 am
WFMT Membership Drive
Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music
Gustav Mahler, Part 1 (1860-1911)
'A symphony should be like the world: it must embrace everything.' With his ten-plus symphonies, Mahler’s world extended horizons beyond anything known to concert audiences. His vision stretched the boundaries of the orchestra, of the symphonic form, and even this radio show! Join us for two full weeks on the symphonies of Gustav Mahler.
11:00 pm
11:00 pm
Best of Studs Terkel
Tito Gobbi (11/10/1971). A conversation with Italian baritone Tito Gobbi (1913–1984) which took place when Mr. Gobbi was in Chicago to direct Rossini's "Barber of Seville" at Lyric Opera.






