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      Playlist for Tuesday, March 3, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Five Variations in D on "Rule Britannia," WoO 79

      Cédric Tiberghien, p
      Beethoven: Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 2

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902435.36 (2)

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on "God Save the King"

      Olli Mustonen, p
      Beethoven: Piano Variations

      London 436834-2

      12:12 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Ruins of Athens," Op. 113

      "Turkish March"

      Jascha Heifetz, v; André Benoist, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 1: The Acoustic Recordings 1917 - 1924

      RCA 61732-2 (3)

      12:14 am

      Clement: Violin Concerto in D

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Royal Phil/José Serebrier
      Beethoven & Clement Violin Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000106

      12:55 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in d, Op 5/7

      I. Preludio, "Vivace"

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; David Schrader, hc; JM Rozendaal, vc
      Instrument of the Devil

      Cedille CDR-90000232

      1:00 am

      Alberto Hemsi: Quintet, Op. 28

      II. "Burlesca"

      ARC Ensemble

      Chandos CHAN-20243

      1:05 am

      Richard Strauss: "Burleske" in D minor

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Herbert Blomstedt

      London B0004645-02

      1:24 am

      Duke Ellington: Reflections in D

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Conversations With Bill Evans

      London 455512-2

      1:32 am

      Fats Waller: Alligator Crawl

      Canadian Brass
      More Greatest Hits

      RCA 5628-2-RC

      1:33 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio, Fugue, Op 81

      Pacifica Quartet
      Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets * Pacifica Quartet

      Cedille CDR-90000082 (3)

      1:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Bk 2, BWV 870/91

      Fugue No. 20 in a

      Léon Berben, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:00 am

      Sephardic Trad: Paxarico tu te llamas

      Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall
      Diaspora Sefardi (Romances and Musica Instrumental)

      Alia Vox AV-9809 (2)

      2:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.2 in b minor, BWV 1067

      Marc Hantaï, f; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      Bach, J S: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4, BWV1066-1069

      Alia Vox AVSA-9890 (2)

      2:31 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 183, "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun"

      Chorale, "Helft mir Gott's Güte preisen"

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:33 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Rhapsody, Op 14

      Slovak Phil/Zdenek Kosler
      DVORAK: Slavonic Rhapsodies Op. 45, Nos. 1 - 3

      Naxos 8.550610

      2:50 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Humoresques," Op. 101

      No. 7 in G-flat, "Poco lento e grazioso"

      Leonidas Kavakos, v; Enrico Pace, p
      Virtuoso

      Decca 478 9377

      2:54 am

      Robert Nathaniel Dett: Characteristic Suite, "In the Bottoms"

      No. 3, "Humoresque"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      My Cup Runneth Over - The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      3:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: Two Motets, Op 74

      #2, "O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf"

      RIAS Chamber Cho/Marcus Creed
      Brahms: Geistliche Chormusik

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901591

      3:05 am

      Jiri Benda: Symphony #12 in A

      Salieri Chamber Orch/Tamas Pal
      Benda-Complete Symphonies

      Chant du Monde LDC-2781050/51 (2)

      3:16 am

      Johannes Brahms: Five Songs, Op 72

      #5, "Unüberwindlich"

      Jan De Gaetani, ms; Gilbert Kalish, p
      Brahms Songs

      Arabesque Z-6141

      3:18 am

      Johannes Brahms: String Quartet #3 in B-Flat, Op 67

      Shanghai String Quartet
      BRAHMS, J.: String Quintet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 3 (Steinhardt, Shanghai String Quartet)

      Delos DE-3198

      3:55 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Le Temple de la gloire"

      "Air très gai"

      Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5229

      4:00 am

      Bartolomé De selma y salaverde: "Canzon terza"

      Byron Schenkman, hc; Ingrid Matthews, v
      Canzoni da sonar

      Centaur CRC-2529

      4:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto in F, R 99

      Camerata Köln
      Concerti Da Camera, Vol 1

      RCA-DHM 77033-2-RC

      4:13 am

      Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso in A, Op 2/6

      La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken

      RCA-DHM 77010-2-RG

      4:20 am

      Italian Anon 16th c: Paduana del re

      Calliope
      Calliope Festival: An Italian Renaissance Revel

      Nonesuch 79069-1

      4:22 am

      William Alwyn: Symphony #2 (1953)

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

      MHS 5372127 (3)

      4:53 am

      Gaspar Sanz: "Giga al Aire Ingles"

      Hopkinson Smith, g
      Encuentro

      Astrée E-8576

      5:00 am

      Franz Liszt: Six Grand Etudes After Paganini

      #2 in E-Flat

      Jooyoung Kim, p

      MSR MS-1636

      5:05 am

      Ludwig (Louis) Spohr: Violin Concerto #12 in A, Op 79

      Hoelscher, v; Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Christian Fröhlich
      Louis Spohr

      CPO 999187-2

      5:21 am

      Joaquin Turina: "Bailete," Op 79

      #1, "Entrada"

      David Buechner, p
      Turina: Mujeres Española

      Connoisseur CD-4186

      5:23 am

      Joaquin Turina: "La oración del torero"

      Pacifica String Quartet
      Souvenirs of Spain and Italy

      Cedille CDR-90000190

      5:31 am

      Manuel de Falla: "El Amor Brujo"

      Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Anthology Of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 1: 1935-1950

      Radio Nederland MCCL-97018 (14)

      5:55 am

      Oscar Esplá: "Cinco Canciones playeras españolas"

      #3, "Las 12"

      Victoria de los Angeles, s; Lamoureux Orch/Antoni Ros-Marb

      EMI/Ang ZDMD5-65061-2 (4)

      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

      Franz Schubert: Overture in C, "In the Italian Style," D 591

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Chailly
      Musa Italiana

      Decca 4852944

      6:12 am

      Hugo Wolf: "Italian Serenade" in G

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Wagner, Sibelius, Puccini, Wolf, Turina, Dvořák, Berlioz

      DG 431680-2

      6:21 am

      Richard Strauss: "Aus Italien," Op. 16

      IV. Finale, "Neapolitanisches Volksleben (Neapolitan Life)"

      Berlin Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Strauss: Don Juan, Aus Italien

      Philips 422399-2

      6:31 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "Brazilian Impressions"

      III. Finale, "Song and Dance"

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
      Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Roman Festivals

      Telarc CD-80356

      6:36 am

      Alberto Nepomuceno: "Suíte antiga," Op. 11

      English Chamber Orch/Neil Thomson
      Serenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra

      Naxos 8.574405

      6:50 am

      Gioachino Rossini: Wind Quartet No. 6 in F

      Aulos Wind Quintet
      Aulos-Bläserquintett - Vol. VI - Virtuoso Romantic Music

      Koch CD-310087

      7:04 am

      Jules Massenet: Orchestral Suite No. 5, "Scènes napolitaines"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Jean-Yves Ossonce
      Massenet: Orchestral Suites Nos. 4 - 7

      Naxos 8.553125

      7:17 am

      Niccolò Jommelli: Periodical Overture

      Concerto Köln/Pablo Heras-Casado
      El Maestro: Farinelli

      Archiv 4792050

      7:24 am

      Josef Suk: Ballad and Serenade, Op. 3

      No. 2, Serenade

      Christoph Stradner, vc; Charles Owen, p
      Turn of the Century Cello

      Dorian DIS-80145

      7:32 am

      Georges Bizet: "Carmen"

      Toreador Song

      José van Dam, b-br; John Alldis Cho, London Phil Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      The World's Greatest Opera Album

      Decca 458118-2 (2)

      7:39 am

      Kemal Belevi: "Suite Chypre"

      Silvia Grasso, v; Livio Grasso, g
      Belevi: Cypriana - Works for Violin & Guitar

      Naxos 8.579104

      7:52 am

      Alexander Borodin: "In the Steppes of Central Asia"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Pops Caviar - Russian Orchestral Fireworks

      RCA 68132-2

      8:04 am

      Augusta Holmès: "Ouverture pour une comédie"

      Rheinland-Pfalz State Phil/Samuel Friedmann
      Augusta Holmès: Orchestral Works

      Marco Polo 8.223449

      8:15 am

      Hubert Parry: "Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy"

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      Victorian Concert Overtures

      Hyperion CDA-66515

      8:27 am

      Alfred Reed: "Punchinello," Overture to a Romantic Comedy

      Tokyo Kosei Wind Orch/Alfred Reed
      The Wind Music of Alfred Reed

      Kosei KOR-3550

      8:36 am

      Louise Farrenc: Piano Quintet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 30

      IV. Finale. "Allegro"

      Ensemble Louise Farrenc
      Farrenc - Firsova - Bonis: Chamber Music

      CPO 555624-2

      8:44 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Divertimento in A

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Telemann: String Concertos

      Archiv 463074-2

      8:55 am

      Claude Debussy: "Suite bergamasque"

      IV. "Passepied"

      Fazıl Say, p
      Oiseaux Tristes

      Warner Classics 5419791488

      9:05 am

      Gordon Jacob: "William Byrd" Suite

      Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
      British and American Band Classics

      Mercury 432009-2

      9:24 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      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

      Arias and Barcarolles

      Taking a cue from President Eisenhower’s famous remark to Leonard Bernstein, “I like music with a theme, not all them arias and barcarolles,” this week features a mix of arias, overtures, barcarolles, and other melodic delights that deserve more airtime.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      Schubert "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock);" Beverly Sills, soprano; Gervase de Peyer, clarinet; Charles Wadsworth, piano; Respighi "Il Tramonto (The Sunset);" Heather Harper, mezzo-soprano; James Buswell, Daniel Phillips, violins; Ida Kavafian, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Britten Quartet No. 3, Op. 94; Amadeus String Quartet.

      11:00 pm