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      Playlist for Sunday, March 1, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "Études," Bk 2

      #10, "Pour le sonorités opposées"

      Mitsuko Uchida, p
      12 Etudes

      Philips 422412-2

      12:05 am

      Claude Debussy: "La Mer"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Debussy la Mer

      RCA 60875-2

      12:30 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Three Shanties, Op 4

      Vega Wind Quintet
      Vega Wind Quintet

      LDR LDRC-1002

      12:36 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "The Sea Wolf" film music

      "Finale"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares
      Tribute to Erich Wolfgang Korngold

      Koch 3-7302-2

      12:38 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 21 in A

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer
      Haydn Symphonies 21-39

      MHS 5576550 (5)

      12:54 am

      Erik Satie: "Gnossienne" #2

      Alexandre Tharaud, p
      Erik Satie * Avant-Dernière Pensées * Alexandre Tharaud

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902017.18 (2)

      1:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Tito Manlio"

      Aria, "Vanne perdida...Fra le procelle"

      Philippe Jaroussky, ct; Ensemble Artaserse
      Heroes

      Virgin 3634122-2

      1:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “Autumn”

      Daniel Hope, v; Zurich Chamber Orch
      For Seasons

      DG 479 6922

      1:15 am

      Cécile Chaminade: "Automne"

      Beth Chandler, f; Paolo Steinberg, p
      Time Place Spirit

      MSR Classics MS-1641

      1:21 am

      Reynaldo Hahn: Song, "L'Automne"

      Martyn Hill, t; Graham Johnson, p
      Hahn: Songs

      Hyperion CDA-66045

      1:23 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18

      Byron Janis, p; Minneapolis Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
      Rachmaninoff

      Mercury 470639-2

      1:54 am

      Serge Bortkiewicz: Preludes, Op 33

      #10, "Patetico"

      Pierre Huybregts, p
      Piano works of Serge Bortkiewicz

      Centaur CRC-2096

      2:00 am

      Richard Strauss: "Schlagobers," Op. 70

      "The Princess"

      Tokyo Metropolitan Sym/Hiroshi Wakasugi

      MHS 514507-L

      2:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #12 in A-Flat, Op 26

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      2:24 am

      Richard Strauss: "Schlagobers," Op. 70

      Dance of the Little Pralines

      Tokyo Metropolitan Sym Orch/Hiroshi Wakasugi
      Strauss: Schlagobers, Ballet Music, Op. 70

      MHS 514507-L

      2:26 am

      Richard Strauss: "Josephslegende," Op. 63

      Suite

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Strauss: Josephslegnede Suite; Symphonia Domestica

      Delos DE-3082

      2:54 am

      Giovanni Kapsberger: Corrente II

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Kapsberger: Il Tedesco Della Tiorba, Pieces For Lute

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907020

      3:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 27

      No. 2 in D-Flat

      Vladimir Sofronitsky, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Vladimir Sofronitsky

      Philips 456970-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Vincent D'Indy: String Sextet, Op 92

      Prat String Quartet; Jean Dupouy, vi; François Michel, vc

      Valois V-4678

      3:26 am

      Jean Françaix: "Le Gay Paris" (1974)

      "Valse"

      Prague Wind Quintet
      Francaix: WIND QUINTET No.1, No.2 - LE GAY PARIS - L'HEURE DU BERGER

      Praga PRD-250126

      3:28 am

      Alexander Borodin: Symphony no.2 in b minor

      Vienna Phil/Rafael Kubelik

      EMI/Ang ZDMB5-68223-2 (2)

      3:55 am

      Bela Bartók: "Hungarian Sketches"

      No. 2, "Bear Dance"

      Equale Brass
      Bacchanales

      Nimbus NIM-5004

      4:00 am

      Oskar Nedbal: Serenade, Op 6/2

      Vladislav Linetzky, v; Carlsbad Sym Orch/Douglas Bostock
      Scherzo Capriccioso

      Classico CD-192

      4:05 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Romance in f minor, Op. 11

      Ivan Zenaty, v; Virtuosi di Praga/Oldrich Vlcek
      N/A

      Discover Int'l DICD-920265

      4:17 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87

      Act 2, No. 21: "Passepied"

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Cinderella / Summer Night - Suite

      DG 445830-2 (2)

      4:19 am

      Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in E-flat, Op. 1

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Symphony In E Flat / "The Firebird" Suite

      DG 453434-2

      4:54 am

      Georges Bizet: "Jeux d'enfants," Op. 22

      VII. "Les bulles de savon" (Soap bubbles)

      Katia, Marielle Labéque, p
      Jeux D'enfants / Ma Mère L'Oye / Dolly Suite

      Philips 420159-2

      5:00 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Nocturnes, Op 33

      #2, "Fleur jetée"

      Sally Pinkas, p
      Gabriel Faure: Complete Nocturnes

      Musica Omnia MO-0109

      5:05 am

      Leos Janácek: Suite for String Orchestra

      Prague Chamber Orch

      Denon CO-78919

      5:24 am

      Johannes Brahms: Waltzes, Op 39

      #15 in A-Flat

      Miloslav Vildner, h; Orch/Jirí Hudec

      Opus 93502073

      5:26 am

      Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata #1 in G, Op 78

      Ilya Kaler, v; Alexander Peskanov, p
      BRAHMS: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Opp. 78, 100 and 108

      Naxos 8.554828

      5:54 am

      Robert Schumann: "Romances and Ballades," Op. 53

      No. 3, "Der arme Peter: Der Hans und die Grete"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Gerald Moore, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-62771-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Lent 12." The texts in the Book of Psalms span the whole of human experience, and during the Lenten season we focus particularly on those of lament, reflection and comfort. Host Peter DuBois shares choral and organ music related to those texts, as well as hymns that enrich the season.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Burt Bacharach: "I Say a Little Prayer"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc
      Song

      Decca 4853169

      7:03 am

      Ola Gjeilo: "Evening Prayer"

      Phoenix Chorale/Charles Bruffy; Ted Belledin, sx; Ola Gjeilo, p
      Northern Lights - Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo

      Chandos CHSA-5100

      7:10 am

      Robert Schumann: "Fantasiestücke," Op. 73

      Jörgen van Rijen, tb; Alma Quartet
      Mirrored in Time

      BIS 2616

      7:23 am

      Caroline Shaw: "and the swallow"

      Voces8
      Nightfall

      Decca 4870458

      7:28 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat, K. 543

      English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
      Mozart Symphonies 39 & 41 * John Eliot Gardiner

      Soli Deo Gloria SDG-711

      8:01 am

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"

      Jacqueline Schwab, p
      I Lift My Lamp: Illuminations from Immigrant America

      Sono Luminus DSL-92257

      8:07 am

      Victor Ewald: Brass Quintet No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 5

      Brass Ring
      Brass Ring - Music For Brass Quintet

      Crystal CD-561

      8:20 am

      José White: Violin Concerto in F-sharp minor

      III. Finale, "Allegro moderato"

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Encore Chamber Orch/Daniel Hege
      Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries

      Cedille CDR-90000035

      8:27 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11

      Nash Ensemble
      Clara Schumann & Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios & String Quartet

      Hyperion CDA-68307

      8:53 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Suite española", Op. 47

      No. 5, "Asturias (Leyenda)"

      Jacob Reuven, m; Eyal Leber, g
      Delicate Delights: Best Loved Classical Mandolin and Lute Music

      Naxos 8.578183

      9:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons: Spring," RV. 269

      Jacob Reuven, m; Sinfonietta Leipzig/Omer Meir Wellber
      The Mandolin Seasons

      Hyperion CDA-68357

      9:10 am

      Hildegard of Bingen: Vocal Symphonia, "O dulcissime amator"

      Sequentia
      Hildegard von Bingen: Voice of the Blood

      RCA-DHM 77346-2

      9:19 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Trumpet Concerto in D

      Alison Balsom, tr; Scottish Ensemble
      Italian Concertos

      EMI 56094-2

      9:29 am

      Francesca Caccini: "Nube gentil"

      Josh Lee, viga; Tenet
      The Secret Lover

      Avie AV-2326

      9:33 am

      Francesca Caccini: "La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina"

      Scene 2, "Chi nel fior di giovinezza"

      Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, s; Mauro Borgioni, bR; Allabastrina, La Pifaresca/Elena Sartori
      Francesca Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d"Alcina

      Glossa GCD-923902

      9:38 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Partita No. 1 in B-Flat, BWV 825

      Francesco Tristano, p
      Bach: The 6 Partitas

      Naïve V-8619

      9:54 am

      Francesco Tristano: Toccata

      Francesco Tristano, p
      On Early Music

      Sony 19439917392

      9:58 am

      Francesco Tristano: "On Cristóbal de Morales' Circumdederunt"

      Francesco Tristano, p
      On Early Music

      Sony 19439917392

      10:01 am

      William Walton: "Crown Imperial"

      Chicago Sym Orch Brass/Jay Friedman
      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live

      CSO Resound 9011101

      10:08 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No. 3

      Frankfurt Radio Sym/Dmitri Kitayenko
      Shostakovich: Ballet Suites 1 & 3, Suites 1 & 2 for Jazz Orchestra

      RCA 68304-2

      10:25 am

      Cécile Chaminade: Flute Concertino, Op. 107

      Sharon Bezaly, f; Hague Residentie Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Great Works for Flute and Orchestra

      BIS 1679

      10:33 am

      Dani Howard: Trombone Concerto

      Peter Moore, tb; Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Michael Seal
      Dani Howard Orchestral Works

      Rubicon RCD-1125

      10:54 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: "Polonaise brillante" No. 1 in D, Op. 4

      James Ehnes, v; Eduard Laurel, p
      James Ehnes in Recital

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1177-2 (2)

      11:01 am

      Florence Price: "The Oak"

      Women's Phil/Apo Hsu
      Price: The Oak, Mississippi River, Symphony No. 3

      Koch 3-7518-2

      11:14 am

      Danish String Quartet: Medley, "Marie Louise; The Chat; Gale Warning"

      Danish String Quartet
      Keel Road

      ECM 2785

      11:23 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      XXXI. Finale, "Make Our Garden Grow"

      Ofra Harnoy, vc's; Mike Herriott, brass
      Portrait

      H&H Records HHR-202301

      11:29 am

      Stephen Sondheim: "Sweeney Todd"

      Fleet Street Suite

      Opus Two
      Sondheim: New Chamber Music Arrangements

      Bridge 9605

      11:43 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor, "Devil's Trill"

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

      Cedille CDR-90000041

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20

      Benjamin Grosvenor, p
      Benjamin Grosvenor: Chopin, Liszt, Ravel

      Decca 4783206

      12:09 pm

      William Grant Still: "Serenade"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still: Summerland

      Naxos 8.559867

      12:16 pm

      Benjamin Britten: Harp Suite, Op. 83

      Valérie Milot, h
      Revelation

      Analekta AN2-9974

      12:32 pm

      music continues...

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Conductor and pianist Chi-Yuan Lin leads pianist Michael Banwarth, and members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in Mahler’s "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" with baritone Sihao Hu, the aria “Vissi d’arte” from Puccini’s "Tosca" with soprano Adia Evans, plus select works by Taiwanese composers Chih-Yun Wang, Tyzen Hsiao, and Ching-Shan Chang. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Beatrice Rana, piano; Tchaikovsky "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" for piano for hands; Lahav Shani, piano; Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D Major, "Classical;" Lahav Shani, conductor; Wagner Orchestral selections from "The Ring Cycle;" Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      18th Century Composers from Spain & Portugal Fiesta introduces rarely heard pieces by Spanish and Portuguese composers from the Baroque and early Classical periods including Manuel Canales, Vicente Baset, and Joao de Souza Carvalho.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Stokowski Live – program 2 of 3

      Leopold Stokowski conducts performances of Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E, Ravel's "Rhapsodie espanole," and Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique."