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      Playlist for Thursday, March 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 48

      No. 1 in c

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Chopin

      Sony 19075822932

      12:05 am

      Joseph Joachim: "Notturno," Op 12

      Daniel Hope, v; Royal Stockholm Phil/Sakari Oramo
      Daniel Hope * The Romantic Violinist * A Celebration of Joseph Joachim

      DG B0015312-02

      12:15 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Festive and Commemorative Music," Op. 109

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      A Banquet Of Voices

      Collegium COLCD-123

      12:23 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 14 in d

      Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Classic Abbado

      DG 4792549

      12:25 am

      Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in a (1914)

      Joachim Piano Trio
      French Piano Trios, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.550934

      12:54 am

      George Gershwin: "Three-Quarter Blues"

      Bill Perconti, sx; James March, p
      Duo 1 Point 5

      Crystal CD-653

      1:00 am

      Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 11

      No. 2 in g

      Jean-Pierre Armengaud, p
      Clara Schumann: Piano Music, Vol. 1

      Grand Piano GP-930

      1:05 am

      Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Symphonie Nr. 1 / Ouvertüre, Scherzo Und Finale

      DG 431161-2

      1:22 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Trio

      II. Scherzo

      Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
      Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet

      Chandos CHAN-20242

      1:24 am

      Louis Vierne: "Carillon de Westminster"

      Christopher Herrick, o
      Organ Fireworks XII * Christopher Herrick

      Hyperion CDA-67612

      1:30 am

      Joseph Jongen: "Tryptique," Op 103

      Monte Carlo Phil/Pierre Bartholomée
      Joseph Jongen

      Cypres CYP-1635

      1:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      No. 8 in f-sharp

      Seong-Jin Cho, p
      Seong-Jin Cho

      DG 4795332

      2:00 am

      Zdenek Fibich: Romance in B-Flat, Op 10

      Josef Suk, v; Prague Sym/Vaclav Smetacek
      Romance * Josef Suk

      Supraphon SU-4000-2

      2:05 am

      Leos Janácek: Ballad, "The Fiddler's Child"

      Prague Phil/Jiri Belohlávek
      Janacek

      London 4834080 (2)

      2:18 am

      Josef Suk: Piano Pieces, Op 7

      #2, "Humoreska"

      Ivan Moravec, p
      Piano Music of Smetana, Korte, Suk

      Nonesuch 79146-2

      2:20 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat, K. 482

      Alicia de Larrocha, p; English Chamber Orch/Sir Colin Davis
      Piano Concertos No. 22 & No. 26 "Coronation" "Krönungskonzert"

      RCA 61698-2

      2:55 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klavierstück in C, K. 15b

      Lera Auerbach, p

      Lyric Records 103

      3:00 am

      music continues...

      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.

      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

      Arias and Barcarolles

      Taking a cue from President Eisenhower’s famous remark to Leonard Bernstein, “I like music with a theme, not all them arias and barcarolles,” this week features a mix of arias, overtures, barcarolles, and other melodic delights that deserve more airtime.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" selections; Kurt Masur, conductor; Koussevitzky Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra; Eugene Levinson, double bass; Zubin Mehta, conductor; Shostakovich Symphony No. 14; Teresa Kubiak, soprano; Bushkin Isser, bass; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.