Saturday, April 18, 2026

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      Playlist for Saturday, April 18, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Nicolo FONTEI: Song, "Felice nascità di core amante"

      Pamela Murray, s; Favella Lyrica
      A New Sappho: Barbara Stozzi and Fontei

      Koch 3-7491-2

      12:05 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, p's
      Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos- Suites Nos. 1 and 2 Op. 5 17, Etude-Tableau Op. 33, Symphonic Dances Op. 45, Russian Rhapsody, Corelli Variations Op. 42

      London 444845-2 (2)

      12:39 am

      Leo Délibes: "Le Roi s'amuse"

      Pavane

      Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63379-2

      12:41 am

      Francesco Maria Veracini: "Ouverture" (Suite) #5 in B-Flat

      Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
      Concerti "Per L'Orchestra Di Dresda"

      DG Archiv 447644-2

      12:55 am

      Costanzo ANTEGNATI: Canzon No. 9 a 4, La Battera

      New York Trumpet Ensemble

      Pantheon FSM-68901

      1:00 am

      Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Caprice, "Midnight in Seville"

      John Arpin, p

      Pro Arte CDD-515

      1:05 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Sinfonia sevillana," Op 23

      London Phil/Enrique Bátiz

      EMI CDC7-49542-2

      1:29 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 1

      "El Corpus Christi en Sevilla"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p
      Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espanola

      London 417887-2 (2)

      1:38 am

      Joaquin Turina: "Mujeres de Sevilla", Op 89 (1935)

      #3, "La macarena de garbo"

      David Buechner, p
      Turina: Mujeres Española

      Connoisseur CD-4186

      1:40 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 21 in A, K. 134

      London Phil Sym/Leinsdorf
      Mozart: Symphonies 16-20

      MCA Classics MCAD2-9812 (2)

      1:54 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Corrente"

      Robin Hill, g; Peter Wiltschinsky, g

      ASV CDWHL-2094

      2:00 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Villageoises" (Petites pièces enfantines)(1933)

      Pascal Rogé, p
      Nocturnes, Suites, 6 Improvisations, Intermezzi, Villageoises

      London 425862-2

      2:04 am

      André Grétry: "Danses villageoises"

      Orch de Liège/Paul Strauss
      Music of Gretry

      Seraphim S-60268

      2:20 am

      Anatol Liadov: "Eight Russian Folksongs," Op 58

      #8, Village Dance-Song

      Mexico City Phil/Enrique Bàtiz
      The Enchanted Lake & Other Orchestral Works

      ASV CDDCA-657

      2:22 am

      Johannes Brahms: Serenade no.2 in A, Op.16

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin
      Brahms: Serenade No 2, Haydn Variationen

      RCA 7920-2-RC

      2:54 am

      Santiago de Murcia: "Otros canarios"

      Paul O'Dette, g
      ¡Jácaras!- 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music Of Santiago De Murcia

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907212

      3:00 am

      Hugo Alfvén: Gustav II Adolf, Op 49

      "Elegy"

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Stig Westerberg
      Swedish Highlights

      Caprice CAP-21340

      3:05 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52

      Helsinki Phil/Paavo Berglund

      EMI/Ang CDFB5-68643-2 (2)

      3:33 am

      Emil Sjögren: "Erotikon", Op 10

      #4

      Gerald Robbins, p
      KJERULF: Piano Works- Wiegenlied, Menuett, Caprice, Impromptu, Albumblatt, Alegro, Springtanz, Sechs Skizzen, Scherzo/ SJOGREN: Erotikon, op. 10; Five Pieces for Piano

      Genesis GCD-115

      3:35 am

      Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G, Op. 13

      Ivan Zenaty, v; Antonin Kubalek, p
      GRIEG, E.: Violin Sonats Nos. 1-3

      Dorian DOR-90234

      3:55 am

      Geirr Tveitt: Suite #2, "A Hundred Folk Tunes from Hardanger," Op 151

      #20, "Strong ale to the mountain farm"

      Stavanger Sym Orch/Ole Kristian Ruud
      100 Folk-Tunes From Hardanger, Suites 1 & 2

      BIS CD-987

      4:00 am

      Alessandro A. Scarlatti: Concerto grosso #5 in d

      Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v
      Concerti & Sinfonie

      Virgin 45495-2

      4:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, "Italian"

      Age of Enlightenment Orch/Charles Mackerras

      Virgin 90725-2

      4:33 am

      Gasparo ZANNETTI: La Mantovana

      London Early Music Group/James Tyler
      La Mantovana- Italian Airs And Dances Of The Early Barroque

      Nonesuch H-71392

      4:34 am

      Carl Nielsen: "At the Coffin of a Young Artist"

      Slovak Chamber Orch/Bohdan Warchal

      Opus 93502114

      4:38 am

      Franz Liszt: "Am Grabe Richard Wagners"

      Kronos String Quartet
      At The Grave Of Richard Wagner

      Nonesuch 79318-2

      4:41 am

      Richard Wagner: "Rienzi"

      Overture

      Royal Phil/Leopold Stokowski
      The Sound of Stokowski and Wagner

      RCA 88691916852 (14)

      4:53 am

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      7:00 - 11:00 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.

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Cellist Serge Kalinovsky and pianist Lyudmila Lakisova perform music by Astor Piazzolla, Alfredo Piatti, Claude Debussy, Clara Schumann, and Bohuslav Martinů. Originally aired June 8, 2024.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Saariaho's Innocence

      Jacquelyn Stucker (Bride); Kathleen Kim (Mother-In Law); Joyce DiDonato (Waitress); Miles Mykkanen (Bridegroom); Rod Gilfry (Father-In-Law); Stephen Milling (Priest); Lucy Shelton (Teacher); Vilma Jää (Markéta); Beate Mordal (Lily); Julie Hega (Iris); Simon Kluth (Anton); Camilo Delgado Díaz (Jerónimo); Marina Dumont Anastassiadou (Alexia); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Susanna Mälkki.

      2:30 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with composer and conductor Christopher Tin whose new version of the finale to Puccini's "Turandot" was featured in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts in Hinsdale: Emma's Revolution is the award-winning activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow known for fearless, truth-telling lyrics and infectious, signable melodies.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Honoring Mother Earth with songs about our planet and a few lullabies as well.