Saturday, April 25, 2026

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      Playlist for Saturday, April 25, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"

      "La Strombettata"

      Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
      Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden

      Virgin 91496-2

      12:05 am

      Ludvig Norman: Concert Overture in E-Flat, Op 21

      Helsingborg Sym/Hans-Peter Frank
      Ludvig Norman

      Musica Sveciae MSCD-512

      12:14 am

      Richard Strauss: Eight Songs, Op. 10

      No. 1, "Zueignung"

      Jessye Norman, s; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Strauss: Four Last Songs, 6 Orchestral Songs

      Philips 411052-2

      12:16 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Piano Trio No. 3 in f minor, Op. 65

      Beaux Arts Trio
      Complete Piano Trios

      Philips 454259-2 (2)

      12:55 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Silhouettes," Op 8

      #1

      Tomas Visek, p
      Piano Music

      Rosa RD-1318

      1:00 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Nabucco"

      Aria, "Tu sul labbro"

      Ildar Abdrazakov, b; Montreal Metropolitan Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Verdi

      DG 4836096

      1:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato," from "Mosé"

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Patricia Zander, p
      Yo-Yo Ma Plays Paganini, Kreisler, Dvorak

      CBS MK-37280

      1:11 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme, Op 15

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Ian Brown, p
      Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57916-2

      1:24 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 6

      No. 3

      Russell Sherman, p
      Chopin: Mazurkas Nos. 1-51

      Avie AV-2262 (2)

      1:26 am

      Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in e, "Trauer"

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 3

      1:55 am

      John Dowland: "If floods of tears"

      Golden Age Singers/Margaret Field-Hyde
      Julian Bream Plays Dowland and Bach

      DG 4777550 (2)

      2:00 am

      Frederick Delius: Suite for Violin and Orchestra

      "Pastorale"

      Ralph Holmes, v; Royal Phil/Vernon Handley
      Delius: Violin Concerto, Suite, Legende

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9040

      2:05 am

      Frederick Delius: Caprice and Elegy (1930)

      Janos Starker, vc; Philharmonia Orch Members/Leonard Slatkin
      Elgar, Walton: Cello Concertos; Delius

      RCA 61695-2

      2:13 am

      Peter Warlock: "Serenade for Frederick Delius"

      Bournemouth Sym/Norman Del Mar

      EMI CDC7-47812-2

      2:22 am

      Peter Warlock: "Yarmouth Fair"

      Owen Brannigan, b; Ernest Lush, p

      EMI CDM5-65101-2

      2:23 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat, Op 20

      St Martin's Academy Chamber Ensemble
      Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20/ Raff: Octet, Op 176

      Chandos CHAN-8790

      2:54 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: "Dance Sketches"

      #1

      Giorgio Koukl, p
      Eight Preludes • Dance Sketches • Window On The Garden

      Naxos 8.557914

      3:00 am

      Edward Elgar: Imperial March, Op 32

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Charles Groves

      EMI/Ang CDZ7-62528-2

      3:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 53 in D, "L'Impériale"

      La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken

      Virgin 90743-2

      3:27 am

      Girolamo FANTINI: Prima Imperiale

      John Wallace, tr, Philharmonia Orch/Simon Wright
      Trumpet Concertos and Fanfares

      Nimbus NI-5079

      3:29 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54

      No. 3, "March of the Trolls"

      Arthur de Greef, p
      Grieg - The Piano Music In Historic Interpretations

      Simax PSC-1809 (3)

      3:32 am

      Arthur De greef: Fabiniana

      Artur Pizarro, p, Flemish Radio Orch/Yannick Nezet-Seguin
      Flemish Connection V

      Etcetera KTC-4013

      3:54 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43

      No. 1, "Butterfly"

      Arthur de Greef, p
      Grieg - The Piano Music In Historic Interpretations

      Simax PSC-1809 (3)

      4:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Impromptus, D 899 (Op. 90)

      No. 2 in E-Flat

      Idil Biret, p
      BRAHMS, J.: Theme and Variations / Sarabandes / Gavottes (Biret)

      Naxos 8.550958

      4:05 am

      Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata #1 in f, Op 120/1

      Fausto Ghiazza, cl; Milan Giuseppe Verdi Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Orchestral Transcriptions (From Bach, Boccherini, Brahms, Mozart, Purcell And Schubert)

      London 4762830

      4:28 am

      Henry Purcell: "The modification and intrumentation of a famous hornpipe"

      Fausto Ghiazza, cl; Milan Giuseppe Verdi Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Orchestral Transcriptions (From Bach, Boccherini, Brahms, Mozart, Purcell And Schubert)

      London 4762830

      4:29 am

      Aaron Copland: "Letter from Home"

      St Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Aaron Copland: Fanfare For The Common Man/ El Salon Mexico/ Quiet City/ Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo/ Dance Symphony

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64306-2

      4:35 am

      Johannes Brahms: Viola Sonata #2 in E-Flat, Op 120/2

      William Primrose, vi; Rudolf Firkusny, p

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66065-2

      4:53 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "La Vie parisienne"

      Can-Can

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel

      MMG MWCD-7119

      5:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Rinaldo"

      Aria, "Lascia ch'io pianga"

      Magdalena Kozen , ms; Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon
      Magdalena Kozena * Ah! Mio Cor * Handel Arias

      DG Archiv 4776547

      5:04 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069

      La Stravaganza Cologne/Andrew Manze
      Four Ouvertures

      Denon CO-78965/66 (2)

      5:28 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Study in f

      Martin Jones, p

      Nimbus NI-5071

      5:30 am

      Alexander Glazunov: "Ouverture solennelle," Op 73

      Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Russian Overtures

      DG 439892-2

      5:39 am

      Miriam HYDE: "Happy Occasion" Overture (1957)

      West Australian Sym Orch/Richard Mills
      50: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Australian Youth Orchestra

      ABC Classics 442374-2 (2)

      5:44 am

      Franz Schreker: "Fantastic Overture," Op 15

      BBC Phil/Vasili Sinaisky
      Schreker: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-9797

      5:53 am

      Fernando Sor: "Menuets," Op 11

      #2

      Patrick Gaudi, g
      Fernando Sor: Pieces Pour Guitare Par Patrick Gaudi

      Accord 149181

      6:00 am

      Arthur Bliss: Pastorale

      Einar Johannesson, cl; Philip Jenkins, p
      British Clarinet & Piano Music

      Chandos CHAN-9079

      6:05 am

      Wilhelm Bernhard Molique: Flute Concerto in d

      Mathieu Dufour, f; Czech National Sym/Paul Freeman
      Wind Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000080

      6:27 am

      Thibaut de Champagne: Dance: J'aloie l'autrier

      The Dufay Collective
      Music Of The Trouveres

      Chandos CHAN-9544

      6:28 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: "Sonata Pastorale" in A

      Trio Settecento
      An Italian Sojourn

      Cedille CDR-90000099

      6:38 am

      Leopold MOZART: Sinfonia pastorale in G

      New Zealand Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong
      MOZART: Sinfonia di Caccia / Sinfonia Pastorale

      Naxos 8.553347

      6:50 am

      music continues...

      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

      Kashyap Prasad, 18, piano. Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3, 1st & 2nd mvts; Chopin: Etude in B minor, Op. 25, No. 10; Price: Sonata in E minor, 2nd mvt; Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp, Op. 30. Originally broadcast March 3, 2025.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Bellini's La sonnambula

      Nadine Sierra (Amina); Xabier Anduaga (Elvino); Alexander Vinogradov (Rodolfo); Sydney Mancasola (Lisa); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Riccardo Frizza. Sung in Italian. Recorded October 18, 2025.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      A tribute to the late bass-baritone José van Dam (August 25, 1940–February 17, 2026), who was revered for his artistry, intelligence, and humility.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: One night in 2015 at Old Town School of Folk Music, Tom Paxton and Janis Ian performed as a trio with guitarist Robin Bullock. All the hilarity and tenderness was captured for WFMT’s Folkstage.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Stop and smell the roses and listen to songs about flowers, perfume, and other lovely scents for “National Sense of Smell Day.” Really. It’s a thing!