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      Playlist for Sunday, May 3, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Scott Joplin: "Harmony Club Waltz" (1896)

      William Albright, p
      Marches, Waltzes, and Rags of Scott Joplin

      Musicmasters 67102-2

      12:05 am

      Scott Joplin: "Bethena: A Concert Waltz"

      Carlyn Lloyd-Ford, f; John Warfel, p

      Tri-L-Co Music TLC-990002

      12:10 am

      Scott Joplin: "Maple Leaf Rag"

      Calico Winds
      Vintage America

      Albany TROY-693

      12:12 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Legends," Op 59

      English Chamber Orch/Rafael Kubelik
      Stabat Mater / Legends

      DG 453025-2 (2)

      12:55 am

      Henry Purcell: "The Fairy Queen"

      Hornpipe I

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Thomas Hengelbrock
      Purcell: Instrumental Suites

      RCA-DHM 77231-2

      1:00 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Macbeth"

      Aria, "Perfidi! All'anglo contra me v'unite!"

      Bryn Terfel, br; Metropolitan Opera Orch
      Opera Arias

      DG 445866-2

      1:05 am

      William Henry Fry: Macbeth Overture

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Tony Rowe
      FRY: Santa Claus Symphony / Niagara Symphony

      Naxos 8.559057

      1:15 am

      Arthur Sullivan: "Macbeth" Incidental Music

      Overture

      English Northern Philharmonia/David Lloyd-Jones

      Hyperion CDA-66515

      1:23 am

      Samuel Arnold: "Macbeth"

      Music before the Play

      Toronto Camerata/Kevin Mallon
      ARNOLD, S.: 6 Overtures, Op. 8 / Macbeth (Incidental Music)

      Naxos 8.557484

      1:25 am

      Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata #3 in B-Flat, Op 107

      Charles Stier, cl; William Bloomquist, p
      The Art of the Romantic Clarinet, Vol. 1

      Elan CD-2224

      1:55 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "La boutique fantasque"

      V. "Can-Can"

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Ancient Airs & Dances Suite III • La Boutique Fantasque • Gli Uccelli • The Birds

      Philips 420485-2

      2:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Introduction: "Maestoso ed adagio"

      Emerson String Quartet
      The Seven Last Words

      DG B0002053-02

      2:05 am

      Seymour Barab: Quartet for Saxophones (1978)

      Chicago Saxophone Quartet
      Chicago Saxophon Quartet

      Centaur CRC-2086

      2:18 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Paris Quartet #6 in e

      Wilbert Hazelzet, f; Trio Sonnerie

      Virgin 91450-2

      2:38 am

      Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Six Quartet Miniatures

      #1, "Shepherd's Dance"

      Ostrobothnian Chamber Orch/Juha Kangas
      NORDGREN, P.H.: Pelimannimuotokuvia / ELLER, H.: 5 Pieces / GRIEG, E.: 2 Nordic Melodies

      Ondine ODE-766-2

      2:40 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 27 in G

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

      MHS 5576550 (5)

      2:54 am

      Richard Strauss: Five Songs, Op. 48

      #3, "Kling!"

      Anja-Nina Bahrmann, s; Nina Schumann, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      3:00 am

      José de Jesus Martinez: Magdalena

      Cuarteto Latinoamericano
      Mexico Cuarteto Latinoamericano: Valses (Mexicanos 1900)

      Dorian DOR-93224

      3:05 am

      Carlos Chávez: "Chapultepec (Obertura Republicana)"

      Simon Bolívar Sym/Keri-Lynn Wilson
      Danzón

      Dorian XCD-90254

      3:13 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Danse des anciens mexicains"

      Mexico State Sym Orch/Enrique B tiz
      Musica Mexicana, Vol. 6

      ASV CDDCA-926

      3:14 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A, Op 81

      Nash Ensemble
      Piano Quintet, Piano Trio

      Virgin 59141-2

      3:54 am

      Anatol Liadov: "Eight Russian Folksongs," Op 58

      #5, "Legend of the Birds"

      Polish National Radio Sym Orch/Johannes Somary
      Jewels From The Court of Imperial Russia

      Newport Classic NPD-85517

      4:00 am

      Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Three Preludes (1919)

      James Tocco, p
      MacDowell: 4 Sonatas/ Griffes: Solo Works

      Gasparo GSCD-231

      4:04 am

      Samuel Barber: "Summer Music," Op. 31

      Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet
      The Original Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet- 20th Century

      Boston Records BR-1062-CD

      4:16 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61

      "Dance of the Clowns"

      Philharmonia Orch/Otto Klemperer
      Klemperer Edition- Mendelssohn

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64144-2

      4:18 am

      Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

      Julian Sitkovetsky, v; Czech Phil/Nikolai Anosov
      Giants of the Violin

      Supraphon SU-30052001

      4:45 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: "Souvenir de Moscow", Op 6

      Dmitri Sitkovetsky, v; Olga Sitkovetsky, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57025-2

      4:53 am

      William Byrd: "Jig"

      Canadian Brass
      English Renaissance Music

      CBS MK-45792

      5:00 am

      Johann Kaspar Mertz: "Kindermärchen", Op 13/8

      David Leisner, g

      Titanic TI-46

      5:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Märchenbilder," Op. 113

      Yuko Inoue, vi; Kathron Sturrock, p
      Romanze: The Romantic Viola

      Black Box BBM-1034

      5:21 am

      Robert Schumann: "Lieder-Album für die Jugend," Op. 79

      No. 22, "Kinderwacht"

      Edith Mathis, s; Christoph Eschenbach, p
      Lieder / Frauenliebe Und Leben Op. 42 / Lieder / Lieder / Lieder / Lieder

      DG 2740266 (3)

      5:23 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Roman Carnival" Overture, Op.9

      London Phil Orch/Thomas Beecham

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64032-2

      5:31 am

      Howard Hanson: Piano Concerto in G, Op 36

      Carol Rosenberger, p; Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Hanson Symphonies: Symphonies No. 7, "A Sea Symphony" & No. 5, "Sinfonia Sacra" / Piano Concerto / Mosaics

      Delos DE-3130

      5:54 am

      Mischa LEVITZKI: Waltz in A, Op 2

      Stephen Hough, p
      The Piano Album 1 * Stephen Hough

      Virgin 59509-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Happy Birthday!" Host Peter DuBois marks the birthdays of some great composers of sacred choral and organ music, including Johannes Brahms, Gabriel Faure, Claudio Monteverdi, William Grant Still, and several others.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Richard Strauss: Wind Sonatina No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 143, "Happy Workshop"

      IV. Finale, Andante und Allegro

      Haffner Wind Ensemble/Richard Hickox
      Strauss: Oboe Concerto, Sonatina No. 2

      Chandos CHAN-9286

      7:17 am

      Traditional American: Folksong, "Black Sheep"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      Bushes & Briars

      MSR Classics MS-1606

      7:19 am

      Florence Price: "Adoration"

      Daniel Hope, v; Zürich Chamber Orch
      America

      DG 4861941

      7:23 am

      Joseph Brackett: "Simple Gifts"

      Cantus
      A Harvest Home

      Cantus Recordings CTS-L04

      7:27 am

      Joachim Nikolas Eggert: Symphony No. 2 in G minor

      Gävle Sym Orch/Gérard Korsten
      Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 / Gävle Symphony/Korsten

      Naxos 8.573378

      8:01 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

      No. 13, "Morning Mood"

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigurd Jorsalfar (Complete Recordings)

      DG 423079-2

      8:05 am

      Michio Miyagi: "Haru No Umi (The Sea in Springtime)"

      Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      Smile

      Koch KICCD-7762

      8:10 am

      Gretchen Yanover: "If brown angels could fly"

      Gretchen Yanover, vc's
      Holding / Movement

      Gretchen Yanover (2024)

      8:13 am

      music continues...

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Soprano Emily Richter, mezzo-soprano Camille Robles and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias and songs by Richard Strauss, Price, Debussy, Massenet, and more in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro" Overture, K. 492; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Liebermann Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 142; Debussy "Syrinx;" Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flute; Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Ying Fang, soprano; Susanna Mälkki, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Astor Piazzolla’s Universal Appeal Astor Piazzolla accomplished his dream of bringing the tango from the dance floor into the concert hall and around the world. In this program, we will listen to Piazzolla’s music performed by an amazing collection of international musicians.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Alfredo Campoli, bel canto violinist

      Alfredo Campoli plays Beethoven Violin Concerto in D; Saint-Saëns "Havannaise;" Elgar Violin Concerto in b; Hubay "Heijire Kati;" Sarasate "Zigeunerweisen."