Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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      Playlist for Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Set 5

      "Baïlèro"

      Véronique Gens, s; Lille National Orch/Jean-Claude Casadesus
      Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne * 2

      Naxos 6.110065

      12:05 am

      Joseph Canteloube: "Rustiques" for wind trio

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      20th Century French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      12:21 am

      César Franck: "Les Éolides"

      BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Franck: Les Eolides, Symphonic Variations, Symphony in D Minor

      Chandos CHAN-9875

      12:30 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Boréades" (1764)

      "Entr'acte: Suite des vents"

      Collegium 1704/Vaclav Luks
      Rameau: Les Boréades

      Versailles CVS-026 (3)

      12:32 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto #2 in d, Op 22

      Julian Rachlin, v; Israel Phil/Zubin Mehta
      Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3/ Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2

      Sony SK-48373

      12:55 am

      Poldowski: "Colombine"

      Lauralyn Kolb, s; Don McMahon, p
      Songs by Clara Schumann, Poldowski, and Amy Beach

      Albany TROY-109

      1:00 am

      Jeffrey Kaufman: "Essay"

      II. "Berceuse"

      Sheona White, hn; Studio Orch/Kyle Ritenauer

      Phoenix PHCD-190

      1:05 am

      Samuel Barber: Essay No. 2, Op. 17

      Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman
      Adagio • Symphony No. 1 • The School For Scandal • Essays

      Argo 436288-2

      1:16 am

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      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.

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      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      Flutist Adam W. Sadberry and pianist Nathan Cheung perform music by Valerie Coleman and Yuko Uebyashi, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

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      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

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      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      The Symphonies, Part X

      This week, Bill McGlaughlin continues his multi-part exploration of this vibrant, exciting musical form with symphonies written between 1900 and 1920. Bill focuses on rarely-heard works: Alexander Scriabin’s Symphony No. 3 conducted by Riccardo Muti, an important interpreter of the Scriabin color wheel; George Enescu’s Symphony No. 2; and Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.

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      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Evening Music

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      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Le Remède de Fortune

      Vocalist Marc Mauillon and friends (Maud Haering, Angélique Mauillon, Nolwenn Le Guern, and Pierre Hamon) bring us the romantic "Le Remède de Fortune," a narrative poem by Guillame de Machaut (1300-1377), exemplar of the "ars nova" musical style. Recorded live in concert May 17, 2025 at Les Riches Heures de Valère Early Music Festival.

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