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      Playlist for Sunday, August 30, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Rachmaninoff, Sergei: "Aleko" (1893)

      Dance of the Men

      Philharmonia Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

      Chandos CHAN-9081

      12:04 am

      Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Fourteen Songs, Op. 34

      No. 14, "Vocalise"

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Ian Brown, p
      Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski

      EMI/Ang CDC5-57916-2

      12:11 am

      Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Preludes, Op. 32

      No. 7 in F

      Maxim Philippov, p
      Silver Medalist: 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907292

      12:13 am

      Giannini, Vittorio: Piano Concerto (1934)

      Gabriela Imreh, p; Bournemouth Sym Orch/Daniel Spalding
      GIANNINI, V.: Symphony No. 4 / Piano Concerto (Imreh, Bournemouth Symphony, Spalding)

      Naxos 8.559352

      12:54 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Les Tourbillons"

      Gustav Leonhardt, hc
      Masterpieces Of French Harpsichord Music: Rameau, La Roux, Royer, Duphly

      RCA 77924-2-RC

      1:00 am

      Handel, George Frideric: "Xerxes"

      "Largo (Ombra mai fu)"

      Mormon Tabernacle Cho, Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      The Great Choruses Of Bach And Handel

      CBS M2X-39102 (2)

      1:05 am

      Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Trumpet Concerto in E (1803)

      Maurice André, tr; Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Jean-Pierre Wallez
      Concerto Pour Trompette/ Concerto Pour 3 Trompettes/ Concerto Pour Trompette

      Erato ECD-88007

      1:26 am

      Fantini, Girolamo: Sonata No. 5, detta del'Adimari

      Richard Giangiulio, tr, Paul Riedo, o
      Pistons and Pipes

      Crystal CD-666

      1:28 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Quiet City"

      William Lang, tr; Michael Winfield, eh; London Sym/Aaron Copland

      Sony SM3K-46559 (3)

      1:37 am

      Hindemith, Paul: Clarinet Sonata

      Hansjörg Schellenberger, eh; Ferenc Bognár, p
      Kleine Kammermusik • Sonaten

      Sony SK-64400

      1:50 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Scherzo Humoristique, The Cat and the Mouse"

      Noel Lester, p
      Purrfectly Classical

      Centaur CRC-2511

      1:54 am

      Wolf, Hugo: Song, "Mouse-Catching Rhyme"

      Deidra Palmour, ms; Noel Lester, p
      Purrfectly Classical

      Centaur CRC-2511

      2:00 am

      Widor, Charles Marie: Organ Symphony #5 in F, Op 42/1

      Finale, "Toccata"

      Marie-Claire Alain, o (Orléans Cathedral, France)
      Famous Music for Organ

      Erato ECD-88111

      2:05 am

      Fine, Irving: "Toccata concertante" (1948)

      Moscow Radio Sym/Joel Spiegelman
      FINE, I.: Music for Orchestra / Diversions / Symphony / Blue Towers / Toccata concertante (Moscow Radio Symphony, Spiegelman)

      Delos DE-3139

      2:16 am

      Nancarrow, Conlon: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano (1935)

      Mia Wu, v
      Continuum Performs Nancarrow

      Musicmasters 7068-2-C

      2:18 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata no.9 in A, Op.47, "Kreutzer"

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Vladimir Ashkenazy, p

      London 458618-2

      2:55 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Dardanus" (1739)

      "Air gracieux pour les Plaisirs"

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Rameau: Platée & Dardanus Suites

      Conifer 51313-2

      3:00 am

      Nicolai, Otto: "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

      Aria, "Horch, die Lerche"

      Fritz Wunderlich, t; Bavarian State Opera Orch/Robert Heger

      EMI/Ang CMS7-69348-2 (2)

      3:04 am

      Vaughan Williams, Ralph: "The Lark Ascending"

      Tasmin Little, v; BBC Sym/Sir Andrew Davis

      Teldec 73127-2

      3:19 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: Album for the Young, Op. 39

      #22, "Song of the Lark"

      I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
      Tchaikovsky: Children's Album/ L. Mozart: Toy Symphony

      Chandos CHAN-9098

      3:20 am

      Goldmark, Karl: Piano Trio in e, Op 33 (1879)

      Bartos Trio

      Hungaroton HCD-31709

      3:54 am

      Zelenka, Jan Dismas: "Reiterfanfare" #1

      Hubert Laws, f; Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp
      Baroque Trumpetissimo

      Ess.a.y CD-1035

      4:00 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Castor et Pollux"

      Chaconne

      Musique des Lumiéres/Jean-Christophe Frisch
      Rameau: Castor et Pollux

      Astrée E-8624 (2)

      4:04 am

      Purcell, Henry: "Chacony" in g

      Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
      Chaconne

      DG Archiv 453418-2

      4:12 am

      Handel, George Frideric: Chaconne

      Ronald Patterson, v; Roxanna Patterson, vi

      MMG MCD-10047

      4:19 am

      Anonymous, Spanish: Chaconne

      Luciano Sgrizzi, hc
      The Pleasures of Cervantes: Vocal And Instrumental Music Of Spain, 15th, 16th & 17th Centuries

      Nonesuch H-71116

      4:20 am

      Menotti, Gian-Carlo: Piano Concerto in F (1945)

      Earl Wild, p; Sym of the Air/Jorge Mester

      Vanguard SVC-3

      4:54 am

      Schubert, Franz: Song, "An die Laute," D 905

      Margaret Price, s; Graham Johnson, p
      Schubert: 21 Famous Lieder

      Forlane UCD-16698

      5:00 am

      Diepenbrock, Alphons: Chorus, "Auf dem See"

      Netherlands Chamber Cho/Uwe Gronostay
      Vox Neerlandica II

      NM Classics 92065

      5:05 am

      Diepenbrock, Alphons: "Academische Feestmars"

      Dutch National Youth Wind Orch/Jan Cober

      NM Classics 92080

      5:13 am

      Brahms, Johannes: "Academic Festival" Overture, Op. 80

      Houston Sym/Christoph Eschenbach
      Brahms: Symphony No. 1 and 2, Academic Festival Overture, Haydn Variations

      Virgin Classics 61360-2 (4)

      5:24 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Gaudeamus igitur-Paraphrase"

      Leslie Howard, p
      The Complete Liszt Piano Music

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      5:33 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Le bourgeois gentilhomme," Op. 60

      "The Fencing Master"

      Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Paavo Järvi

      Pentatone PTC-5186060

      5:35 am

      Lully, Jean-Baptiste: "Le bourgeois gentilhomme"

      Suite

      Tempesta di Mare
      Comédie et Tragédie, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-0805

      5:53 am

      Lully, Jean-Baptiste: "Le mariage forcé"

      Premier Air

      New York Kammermusiker/Ilonna Pederson
      A Baqroque Celebration

      Dorian DOR-90189

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Gloria in Excelsis Deo." In this archival program from 2002, Richard Gladwell, the original creator and host of With Heart and Voice, shares settings of the Gloria in Excelsis Deo by Max Reger, Antonio Vivaldi, Herbert Howells, W A Mozart and more!

      6:58 am

      Traditional Danish: "Where were you so late last night?"

      Danish String Quartet
      Last Leaf

      ECM 2550

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 65

      No. 6, "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"

      Slovak State Phil/Stephen Gunzenhauser
      Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Lyric Pieces, 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar

      Naxos 8.550140

      7:08 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: "Das Jahr"

      June, Serenade

      Ulrich Urban, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr

      Koch 3-6719-2

      7:16 am

      Florence Price: Symphony No. 1 in E minor

      Chineke! Orch/Roderick Cox
      Chineke! Orchestra: Florence Price

      Decca 4853996

      7:56 am

      music continues...

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      1:30 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2026

      Danish String Quartet

      The acclaimed quartet presents Mozart's Divertimento in F major, K. 138 and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73. Recorded August 5, 2026 in the Martin Theatre.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Janáček Sinfonietta; Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Copland "Dance" Symphony; Morton Gould, conductor; Mussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition;" Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor; J Strauss, Jr. "Rosen aus dem Süden," Op. 388; "Der Zigeunerbaron," Op. 418; "Unter Donner und Blitz," Op. 324; Fritz Reiner, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      The Latin Side of Daniel Barenboim From Manuel de Falla to Astor Piazzolla, Albeniz to Ginastera and Villa-Lobos, conductor Daniel Barenboim has often shown his taste for Spanish and Latin American music. Fiesta shares some of our favorite recordings from Maestro Barenboim.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Eugen Jochum conducts Bruckner

      Eugen Jochum conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 8, "Te Deum," and Psalm 150.