Monday, February 23, 2026

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      Playlist for Monday, February 23, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Armida"

      Overture

      Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
      SALIERI: Armida

      Aparté AP-244 (2)

      12:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Sinfonia Concertante" in E-Flat, K. 297b

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Sinfonie Concertanti K. 297b And 364

      DG 429784-2

      12:35 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Armida"

      "Gavotta"

      Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
      SALIERI: Armida

      Aparté AP-244 (2)

      12:37 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Le boeuf sur le toit," Op. 58

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

      Mercury 434335-2

      12:55 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Les Soirées de Pétrograde," Op. 55 (1919)

      No. 11, "La Limousine"

      Györgyi Dombradi, ms; Lambert Bumiller, p
      Milhaud: Mélodies

      CPO 999408-2

      1:00 am

      Cecile Chaminade: "Scarf Dance"

      Daniell Revenaugh, p
      Piano Favorites

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54129-2

      1:05 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Rapsodie espagnole"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Jean Martinon
      Ravel--Rapsodie Espagnole * Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No 2 * Others--Chicago Symphony * Martinon

      RCA 63683-2

      1:19 am

      Lee Dionne: "Zortziko / Fandango"

      Merz Trio
      Mel Bonis

      Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0148

      1:21 am

      Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet in C, Op 30/6 (G 324), Musica notturna...di Madrid

      Casals String Quartet, Eckart Runge, vc
      Boccherini * La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid * Cuarteto Casals

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902092

      1:35 am

      Enrique Arbós: Pequena suite espanola

      Madrid Sym Orch/Jesus Lopez-Cobos
      Enrique Fernandez Arbos: Orchestral Works

      Verso VRS-2027 (2)

      1:54 am

      Manuel de Falla: "Siete canciones populares españolas"

      "Polo"

      Sharon Isbin, g; Isabel Leonard, ms
      Alma Española

      Bridge 9491

      2:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Snow Maiden," Op. 12 (Incidental Music to Ostrovsky's Play

      Prologue

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Alpesh Chauhan
      Tchaikovsky: Snow Maiden

      Chandos CHSA-5331

      2:05 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Hungarian Studies," Op 38

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Complete Piano Music Vol III

      Arena AR-07008

      2:15 am

      Bela Bartók: Nine Hungarian Peasant Songs for Orchestra

      Hungarian Peasant Dances

      BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard
      Bela Bartók

      Onyx 4213

      2:24 am

      Bela Bartók: "Hungarian Sketches"

      No. 2, "Bear Dance"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Concerto For Orchestra / Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta / Hungarian Sketches

      RCA 61504-2

      2:25 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      The Heifetz Collection, Volumes 11-15: The Concerto Collection

      RCA 67896-2

      2:55 am

      Edwin GRASSE: Wellenspiel

      Jascha Heifetz, v, Emanuel Bay, p
      The Decca Masters, Vol. 1: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

      MCA Classics MCAD-42211

      3:00 am

      Cecile Chaminade: "Air de Ballet," Op 30

      Eric Parkin, p
      Chaminade: Piano Works

      Chandos CHAN-8888

      3:05 am

      Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto (1933)

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Zürich Tonhalle Orch/David Zinman

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57563-2

      3:25 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Histoires"

      #2, "Le Petit Ane Blanc (The Little White Donkey)"

      Shunske Sato, v; Takashi Sato, p
      Preludes: Favorite Miniatures * Shunské Sato, Violin * Takashi Sato, Piano

      Live Notes WWCC-7520

      3:26 am

      Edward Elgar: "Chanson de Nuit," Op 15/1

      Nigel Kennedy, v; Stephen Isserlis, vc; Peter Pettinger, p
      Salut D'Amour & Other Elgar Favourites

      Chandos CHAN-8380

      3:30 am

      Gustav Holst: "A Song of the Night," Op. 19, No. 1

      Janice Graham, v; English Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths
      Holst * Double Concerto * St Paul's Suite

      Naxos 8.570339

      3:38 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Night Ride and Sunrise," Op. 55

      Royal Stockholm Phil/Paavo Järvi
      Lemminkäinen Suite / Luonnotar / Nightride And Sunrise

      Virgin Classics 45213-2

      3:53 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op 119

      #3, Intermezzo in C

      Lars Vogt, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57543-2

      4:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 15 in a minor, "Rakoczy March"

      Misha Dichter, p
      The 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies

      Philips 416463-2 (2)

      4:05 am

      David Popper: "Hungarian Rhapsody," Op 68

      Maria Kliegel, vc; Esterhàzy Orch/Gerhard Markson
      POPPER: Romantic Cello Showpieces

      Naxos 8.554657

      4:13 am

      Tibor Serly: Rhapsody for Viola & Orchestra (1947-48)

      Rivka Golani, vi; Budapest Sym Orch/András Ligeti
      Viola Concertos

      Conifer CDCF-189

      4:22 am

      Béla Bartók: Rhapsody No. 2

      Mark Kaplan, v; Bruno Canino, p
      Bartok: Violin Works

      Arabesque Z-6649

      4:33 am

      Zoltán Kodály: "Háry János"

      "The Old Woman"

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Zoltan Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite/ Dances Of Galanta And Marosszek

      Philips 462824-2

      4:35 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338

      Sinfonia Varsovia/Emmanuel Krivine

      Denon CO-79784

      4:54 am

      Peter Warlock: "Capriol" Suite

      #2, "Pavane"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      TCHAIKOVSKY, P.: The Nutcracker Suite / PRAETORIUS, M.: Terpsichore / WARLOCK, P.: Capriol Suite (arr. for guitar quartet) (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

      Delos DE-3132

      5:00 am

      Johann Sr Strauss: "Wiener-Carneval Walzer"

      Vienna Waltz Ensemble
      Flourish

      Denwa DC-102

      5:04 am

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

      London Sym/André Previn
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique * 3 Overtures * Bernstein * Previn

      EMI CDM7-64630-2

      5:13 am

      David Popper: Spanish Carnival

      Janos Starker, vc; Shigeo Neriki, p
      POPPER, D.: Cello Music (Romantic Cello Favorites) (Starker)

      Delos DE-3065

      5:17 am

      Oskar Morawetz: "Carnival Overture" (1946)

      Winnipeg Sym Orch/Kazuhiro Koizumi
      Carnival Overture / “Mozartina” Suite / Dances Of Galánta / Legend

      Radio Canada Int'l SM-5039

      5:23 am

      Antonin Dvorák: "Carnival" Overture, Op. 92

      Royal Phil/John Farrer
      Dvorak: Nature, Life and Love

      ASV CDDCA-794

      5:33 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: "Children's Carnival"

      #2, "Columbine"

      Sahan Arzruni, p
      Childhood Memories: Music for Younger Pianists

      New World 80590-2

      5:34 am

      Franz Krommer: Octet-Partita in F, Op 57

      Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54383-2

      5:53 am

      Francois Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 1 (1713): 4e ordre in F

      #4, "Le réveil-matin"

      Equale Brass
      Bacchanales

      Nimbus NIM-5004

      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

      Michael Praetorius: "Dance Suite"

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      6:15 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387, "Spring"

      IV. Finale, "Molto allegro"

      Emerson String Quartet
      Mozart: String Quartets K. 387 & 421

      DG 439861-2

      6:21 am

      Charles Gounod: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat

      IV. Finale, "Allegro leggiero assai"

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Gounod: Symphonies 1 & 2, Faust Ballet Music

      Philips 462125-2

      6:31 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Sinfonia No. 3 in G

      Hansjörg Schellenberger, ob; I Solisti Italiani
      Italian Baroque Oboe Concerti / HansJörg Schellenberger

      Denon CO-75338

      6:38 am

      Clara Schumann: "Quatre Pièces fugitives," Op. 15

      Angela Cheng, p
      Piano Music of Clara and Robert Schumann

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1087

      6:52 am

      Georges Auric: "Ouverture"

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

      Mercury 434335-2

      7:04 am

      Anthony Holborne: Pavans, Galliards, Almaines and Other Short Airs

      Five Pieces: The Marie-Golde; Patiencia; The Choise; Last Will and Testament; The New-Yeres Gift

      Empire Brass
      Royal Brass

      Telarc CD-80257

      7:14 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 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

      Johannes Brahms, Part II

      This is the second of two weeks exploring the music and life of the great German master. Brahms’s love of Hungarian Roma music and folksongs allowed him to create music that speaks to our inner souls. Scholars believe Brahms discarded more works than he published, so let us treasure the music we have from him.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      The Grammy-winning, Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore) performs live in the Levin Studio. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Joshua Bell, violin; Strauss "Don Juan," Op. 20; Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, “Classical;” Stravinsky "The Firebird" Suite; Alan Gilbert, conductor.