Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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      Playlist for Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Anna Amalia: Divertimento

      Sapphire Woodwind Quintet
      Anna Amalia

      Sapphire Woodwind Quintet0

      12:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Wind Divertimento in B-Flat, H II:46

      Ensemble Vienna-Berlin
      Haydn - Danzi - Bozza - Ibert - Villa-Lobos

      CBS MK-39558

      12:16 am

      Mario Pilati: Divertimento for Brass

      IV. "Fanfara"

      Brass Soloists of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra
      Pilati: Four Italian Folk Songs

      Naxos 8.574168

      12:18 am

      Ruth Gipps: Symphony No. 3, Op. 57

      BBC Welsh National Orch/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-20161

      12:54 am

      John Dowland: Galliard

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907160

      1:00 am

      Alfredo Casella: "Foxtrot" (1920)

      Mary Ann Lenti, p; Tony Lenti, p
      Forgotten Piano Duets, Vol. 1

      ACA CM-20009-9

      1:04 am

      Alfredo Casella: Suite in C, Op 13

      Rome Sym/Francesco La Vecchia
      CASELLA, A.: Concerto for Orchestra / Pagine di guerra / Suite (Rome Symphony, La Vecchia)

      Naxos 8.573004

      1:31 am

      Tielman Susato: Branles

      Calliope
      Diversions: Pavannes, Ayres and Dances Of The Renaissance

      Summit DCD-112

      1:32 am

      Franz Liszt: "Transcendental Etudes" (1851)

      "Ricordanza"

      Vadym Kholodenko, p
      Gold Medalist - 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Vadym Kholodenko

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907605

      1:43 am

      Franz Liszt: "Polonaise brillante" after Weber

      Leslie Howard, p; Budapest Sym/Karl Anton Rickenbacher

      Hyperion CDA-67401/2 (2)

      1:54 am

      Franz Liszt: "Responsories and Antiphons"

      "Omnes amici mei"

      Leslie Howard, p
      Responsories and Antiphons

      Hyperion CDA-67161/2 (2)

      2:00 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: "Das Jahr"

      March

      Jennifer Eley, p
      Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto In E Minor/ Schumann: Konzertsatz

      Koch 3-7197-2

      2:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64

      Gil Shaham, v; Philharmonia Orch/Giuseppe Sinopoli
      Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26

      DG 427656-2

      2:35 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "The Love for Three Oranges"

      March

      Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      The Fiddler of the Opera

      DG 447640-2

      2:37 am

      Matthew Locke: Suite #5 in g

      Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
      Virtuoso Recorder Music

      L'Oiseau Lyre 414277-2

      2:47 am

      Henry Purcell: Suite of Theater Music

      Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott
      A Baroque Festival

      Virgin 61304-2

      2:55 am

      Henry Purcell: "The Fairy Queen"

      Act 5, Entry Dance

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      The Fairy Queen & The Prophetess - Orchestral Suites ‎

      Fontalis ES-8583

      3:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "L'isle joyeuse"

      Pavlina Dokovska, p
      Music Of Tribute Vol 2 - Debussy

      Labor LAB-7032-2

      3:05 am

      William Alwyn: Symphonic Prelude, "The Magic Island" (1952)

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Alwyn: Symphony No. 2 · Magic Island

      Chandos CHAN-9093

      3:16 am

      Douglas Lilburn: Tone Poem, "A Song of Islands" (1946)

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Judd
      Lilburn Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.557697

      3:33 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Oberon"

      Chorus, "Für dich hat schönheit sich geschmücket"

      Vienna Opera Ensemble/Hans Hagen
      Oberon Highlights

      Summit SUM-6010

      3:35 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Grand Duo Concertant" in E-Flat, Op 48

      Jon Manasse, cl; Samuel Sanders, p

      XLNT Music CD-18004

      3:55 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Favorite Waltzes for Empress Marie Louise"

      #15

      Eva Schieferstein, p
      Weber: Schieferstein - Valses favorites pour l'impératrice

      Koch 3-6731-2

      4:00 am

      Antony Holborne: Alman, "The Honeysuckle"

      Extempore String Ensemble/George Weigand
      Consort Music of the English Renaissance

      Meridian CDE-84256

      4:03 am

      Antony Holborne: Coranto, "The Fairy Round"

      Extempore String Ensemble/George Weigand
      Consort Music of the English Renaissance

      Meridian CDE-84256

      4:05 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Othello" Overture, Op 93

      Czech Phil/Libor Pesek
      Symphony No. 4, Otherture 'Othello'

      Virgin 91144-2

      4:20 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "Otello"

      Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Rossini Overtures Incl. Otello

      Philips 5361764 (3)

      4:28 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Otello"

      "Esultate"

      Francesco Tamagno, t
      Legendary Tenors (1903-1944)

      Nimbus NI-7856

      4:30 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313

      Julius Baker, f; I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro
      The Virtuoso Flute Vol. 2

      Vanguard SVC-54

      4:55 am

      Domenico Cimarosa: Sonata in A

      Julian Bream, g
      Baroque Guitar

      RCA 61592-2

      5:00 am

      Pietro Mascagni: "L'Amico Fritz"

      Intermezzo

      Trieste Teatro Lirico Orch/Tiziano Severini

      Dynamic CDS-379

      5:05 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Cello Concerto no.9. in B-Flat, G 482

      Jian Wang, vc; Camerata Salzburg
      The Baroque Album

      DG 474236-2

      5:24 am

      Gerald Finzi: "Let Us Garlands Bring," Op 18 (Five Shakespeare Songs)

      #4, "O Mistress Mine"

      Stephen Varcoe, br; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
      Stephen Varcoe / CLS / Hickox - English Orchestral Songs

      Chandos CHAN-8743

      5:26 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet (1912)

      Norbert Blume, vi; English String Quartet
      Phantasy Quintet / String Quartets Nos 1 & 2

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9076

      5:41 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Songs of Travel" (1901-04)

      No. 2, "Let Beauty Awake"

      Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p
      Bryn Terfel * The Vagabond--English Songs by Vaughan Williams * Butterworth U A

      DG 445946-2

      5:43 am

      Charles Villiers Stanford: "Oedipus Rex", Op 29

      Prelude

      Ulster Orch/Vernon Handley
      Stanford: Symphony No.4 · Irish Rhapsody No. 6 · Oedipus Rex

      Chandos CHAN-7002/3 (2)

      5:54 am

      Gerald Finzi: "Let Us Garlands Bring," Op 18 (Five Shakespeare Songs)

      #2, "Who is Sylvia"

      Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p
      Bryn Terfel * The Vagabond--English Songs by Vaughan Williams * Butterworth U A

      DG 445946-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am.

      6:04 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99

      I. Allegretto

      Pepe Romero, g; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Villa-Lobos, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Rodrigo

      Philips 416357-2

      6:12 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in F major, "Il Mezzetino"

      Martin Fröst, cl; Concerto Köln
      Martin Fröst: Vivaldi

      Sony 19075929912

      6:25 am

      Jakov Gotovac: "Ero the Joker"

      Act III, "Kolo"

      Vienna Phil/Rudolf Kempe
      Vienna Philarmonic 'On Holiday'

      Testament SBT-1127

      6:33 am

      Leroy Anderson: Piano Concerto in C

      III. Finale, "Allegro vivo"

      Stewart Goodyear, p; Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      American Piano Classics

      Telarc CD-80112

      6:40 am

      Rayburn Wright: "Westward Ho"

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

      Philips 434276-2

      7:00 am - 7:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Pacific Overtures I

      Join Bill for a trip around the Pacific Rim! From Australia, we'll hear Aboriginal music alongside pieces by Percy Grainger and Peter Sculthorpe. In New Zealand, we'll hear Māori music, featuring Dame Gillian Whitehead and Kiri Te Kanawa. Then, we'll continue sailing west to South America, where we'll encounter music from Argentina and Chile. It's a two-part show, so tune in next week to see where else we go!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      10:00 pm

      Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

      L Boulanger "Trois Morceaux;" Wu Han, piano; Stravinsky "Petrushka;" Lucille Chung, Alessio Bax, pianos; Françaix "L’heure du berger;" Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Sebastian Manz, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Michael Stephen Brown, piano.

      11:00 pm