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      Playlist for Monday, July 27, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Sally Greenaway: "Poems I, II, III"

      Sally Walker, f; Emily Granger, h
      Something Like This

      Avie AV-2626

      12:05 am

      Andre Caplet: "Conte fantastique"

      Elizabeth Hainen, h; IRIS Orch/Michael Stern
      Les Amis: Debussy & Caplet

      Avie AV-2285

      12:22 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "In the Blue Mountains-A Fairy Tale Suite," Op 44

      #1, "Night"

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer-Grondahl: Complete Piano Music, Vol. IV

      Arena AR-07015

      12:24 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25, "Für Elise"

      Alexis Weissenberg, p

      EMI/Ang CDM7-69336-2

      12:26 am

      Jan Hugo Vorisek: Symphony in D

      Czech National Sym/Paul Freeman
      Vorisek: Symphony in D * Mass in Bb

      Cedille CDR-90000058

      12:54 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Egmont," Op.84

      V. Lied: "Freudvoll und Leidvoll"

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p
      Lieder Vol. I

      Teldec 6.41997

      1:00 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Forest Scenes," Op. 66

      "The Phantom Tells His Tale of Longing"

      Waka Hasegawa, p
      Undiscovered Piano Works: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Metropolis MR-1301

      1:04 am

      Arnold Bax: "The Happy Forest"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/John Wilson
      Made in Britain

      Avie AV-2194

      1:14 am

      Bedrich Smetana: "Má vlast (My Fatherland)"

      "From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests"

      Milwaukee Sym Orch/Zdenek Macal
      Smetana: Ma Vlast

      Telarc CD-80265

      1:27 am

      Othmar Schoeck: "Unter Sternen," Op. 55

      No. 9, "Aus den Waldliederen II"

      Roman Trekel, br; Christoph Keller, p
      Othmar Schoeck Complete Edition, Vol 8

      New Classical Adventure 234405 (12)

      1:28 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 1 in b, BWV 1002

      Christian Tetzlaff, v
      Christian Tetzlaff * J S Bach: Sonatas & Partitas

      Hänssler Classic 5287318 (2)

      1:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

      "Bourée"

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:00 am

      Hugo Alfvén: Festival Music, Op 25

      Swedish Radio Sym Orch/Stig Westerberg

      Caprice CAP-21340

      2:05 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: Symphony in C, VB 139

      Swedish Chamber Orch/Petter Sundkvist
      KRAUS: Symphonies

      Naxos 930195

      2:18 am

      Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"

      "March of the Janissaries" (ballet)

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

      Virgin 91496-2

      2:20 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

      Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

      Chandos CHAN-20329

      2:55 am

      Clara Schumann: Six Songs, Op. 23

      No. 6, "O Lust, o Lust"

      Susan Gritton, s; Eugene Asti, p
      The Songs of Clara Schumann

      Hyperion CDA-67249

      3:00 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in F, "Alster"

      Overture

      Tafelmusik
      Baroque Delights

      Analekta AN2-9760

      3:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in B-Flat, K. 378

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Emanuel Bay, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 9: Chamber Music Collection I

      RCA 88765440152 (9)

      3:23 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Kuolema", Op. 44

      "Scene VI"

      Lahti Sym Orch/Osmo Vänskä
      Karelia - Complete Score / Kuolema - Incidental Music

      BIS CD-915

      3:25 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Karelia" Overture, Op. 10

      Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Jukka-Pekka Saraste
      Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, "Karelia" Overture and Suite, "Finlandia"

      RCA 7765-2-RC

      3:33 am

      Alexander Glazunov: "Karelian Legend", Op 99

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Anthology of Russian Symphony Music, Vol. 17

      Melodiya SUCD-1000027

      3:54 am

      Ludwig Senfl: "Ich weiss nit"

      Folger Consort
      Carmina Burana and other Spirited songs from the German Middle Ages

      Bard BDCD1-8901

      4:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Opera, "L'Olimpiade"

      Overture

      Modo Antiquo/Federico Maria Sardelli
      Vivaldi: Opera Overtures

      Brilliant Classics 94030

      4:05 am

      Nardini: Violin Concerto in G

      Giuliano Carmignola, v; Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon
      Concerto Italiano * Giuliano Carmignola * Venice Baroque Orchestra * Andrea Marcon

      Archive 4776606

      4:22 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in D, Kk 161 (L 417)

      John Browning, p
      Keyboard Sonatas

      MHS 513732-H

      4:23 am

      Rudolf Forst: Homage to Ravel

      Elizabeth Richter, h
      Looking Glass River: Music For Solo Harp

      Beneficence 102

      4:27 am

      Raimundo Penaforte: "An Eroica Trio"

      2nd mvt, "Maurice"

      Eroica Trio

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57033-2

      4:36 am

      Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand

      Yuja Wang, p; Zurich Tonhalle Orch/Lionel Bringuier

      DG B0023931-02

      4:53 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Wiegenlied" Op.49, no.4, "Lullaby"

      Leonidas Kavakos, v; Yuja Wang, p

      London B0020329-02

      5:00 am

      Kevin Volans: "Walking Song"

      Marieke Schneemann, f; Menno Van Delft, hc
      Volans: Music for Wind Ensemble

      Chandos CHAN-9563

      5:05 am

      Aaron Copland: "Old American Songs" Set 1

      Chicago Brass Quintet
      American Voices

      Centaur CRC-3159

      5:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Karl Münchinger
      Munchner Conducts Bach

      London 414505-2 (2)

      5:34 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 16, "Herr Gott, dich loben wir" (Lord God, we praise you)

      Chorus, "Herr, Gott, dich loben wir"

      King's College Cho Cambridge, Leonhardt Consort/Leonhardt
      J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 4 - BWV 12-14, 16

      Teldec 8.35030 (2)

      5:35 am

      George Templeton Strong: "Chorale on a Theme of Leo Hassler" (1929)

      Moscow Sym Orch/ Adriano
      STRONG: Symphony No. 2, 'Sintram' / Chorale

      Naxos 8.559018

      5:42 am

      Norman Dello Joio: "Introduction and Fantasies on a Chorale Tune"

      Debra Torok, p
      Norman Dello Joio: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 3 - Family Album, Five Images, Stage Parodies

      Albany TROY-359

      5:54 am

      Aaron Copland: "Old American Songs" Set 2

      V. "Ching-a-ring Chaw"

      Marilyn Horne, ms; English Chamber Orch/Carl Davis
      Marilyn Horne * Beautiful Dreamer

      London 417242-2

      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.

      6:04 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 6, No. 5

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      JC Bach: Symphonies, Op. 6

      CPO 999298-2

      6:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (after A Marcello)

      Víkingur Ólafsson, p
      Johann Sebastian Bach

      DG 4835022

      6:24 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in B-Flat, Wq 171

      III. Finale, "Allegro assai"

      Guy Fishman, vc; Handel & Haydn Society
      C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerti

      New Focus FCR-915

      6:32 am

      Julius Röntgen: Serenade for Seven Wind Instruments in A, Op. 14 (1876)

      IV. Allegro molto vivace

      Viotta Ensemble
      The Romantic Era in the Netherlands

      NM Classics 92035

      6:39 am

      Charles Avison: Concerto grosso No. 6 in D, after Domenico Scarlatti

      Café Zimmermann
      Charles Avison: Concertos in Seven Parts Done from the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti

      Alpha 031

      6:53 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 74

      III. "Alla Polacca"

      Arthur Stockel, cl; Luxembourg Phil Orch/Leo McFall
      Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Clarinet Quintet

      Aparté AP-354

      7:03 am

      Béla Bartók: "Romanian Folk Dances"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Divertimento/ Romanian Folk Dances/ Mladi

      DG 415668-2

      7:11 am

      Carlos Simon: "Memory of Summer"

      Carlos Simon, p
      Together

      Decca 4854768

      7:15 am

      Traditional American: "Amazing Grace"

      Randall Goosby, v; Carlos Simon, p
      Together

      Decca 4854768

      7:20 am

      Rayburn Wright: "Shaker Suite"

      Canadian Brass; New York Phil & Boston Sym Brass/Lukas Foss
      Red, White, and Brass

      Philips 434276-2

      7:32 am

      Enrique Granados: "Danzas españolas," Op. 37 (Op. 5)

      No. 5, "Andaluza (Playera)"

      Julian Bream, g
      Julian Bream: My Favorite Albums

      RCA 61848-2

      7:37 am

      Joan Manén: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. A-7, "Concierto español"

      I. Allegretto ben moderato

      Mark Kaplan, v, Barcelona Sym Orch/Lawrence Foster
      Lalo: Symphony Espagnole/ Manen: Concierto Espagnol

      Koch 3-7531-2

      7:51 am

      Louise Héritte-Viardot: Piano Quartet No. 2 in D, Op. 11, "Spanish"

      IV. "Divertimento: Allegro giocoso"

      Matous Michal, v; Lawrence Neuman, vi; David Cunliffe, vc; Victor Santiago Asuncion, p
      Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano,
      Rush Hour Concerts: French Romantic Piano Quartets (July 30, 2024)

      Classical Music Chicago

      8:03 am

      Georges Auric: "Ouverture"

      London Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
      Dorati Conducts Satie, Milhaud, Auric, Françaix, Fetler

      Mercury 434335-2

      8:12 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: Waltzes, Op. 110

      "Since We Met" from "War and Peace"

      São Paulo Sym Orch/Marin Alsop
      Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 / Waltz Suite / São Paulo Symphony/Alsop

      Naxos 8.573518

      8:20 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47

      Nos. 3-5

      Takács Quartet
      Dvorák: String Quartets, Op. 96 "The American" & 105; 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47

      Decca 430077-2

      8:32 am

      John Field: Divertissement No. 1 in E

      Míceál O'Rourke, p; London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Field: Piano Concertos

      Chandos CHAN-9534

      8:39 am

      Franz Schubert: Octet in F, D 803

      IV. Andante and Variations

      S Meyer, cl; B Schneider, hn; D Jensen, bn; K E Sundquist, db; Modigliani Quartet
      Knut Erik Sundquist, double bass,
      Schubert: Octet

      Mirare MIR-438

      8:51 am

      Franz Schubert: Overture in C, "In the Italian Style," D 591

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Chailly
      Musa Italiana

      Decca 4852944

      9:04 am

      Richard Strauss: Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86

      V: "Le Trophée"

      Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
      Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Divertimento after Couperin

      DG 435871-2

      9:15 am

      Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44

      Emanuel Ax, p; Cleveland Quartet
      Schumann: Piano Quintet & Quartet / Ax

      RCA 6498-2-RC

      9:45 am

      Ernest Chausson: "Soir de fête," Op. 32

      BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Chausson: Symphony in B-Flat, Viviane, Soir de fête, La tempête

      Chandos CHAN-9650

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      10:00 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in G minor

      Anna Shelest, p
      Donna Voce

      Sorel Classics SCCD-015

      10:18 am

      music continues...

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)

      Nadia Boulanger taught and influenced an entire generation of musicians, from Aaron Copland and Ástor Piazzolla to Philip Glass and Quincy Jones. This week, Bill shares some of her compositions and performances alongside those of her prolific students.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61; Stravinsky "The Firebird," Concert Suite from the Ballet; Simon Rattle, conductor.