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      Playlist for Thursday, July 23, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Bainton: "And I Saw A New Heaven"

      The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
      A New Heaven * The Sixteen * Harry Christophers

      London B0013009-02

      12:05 am

      Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op 47

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Britten Conducts English Music For Strings

      London 425160-2

      12:19 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Piece in a

      Sontraud Speidel, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn

      ARS Produktion ARS-38615

      12:21 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 3 in e

      Robert Prosseda, p; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Mendelssohn Discoveries * Symphony No 3 * Piano Concerto No 3 * Prosseda

      London 4781525

      12:42 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, H XVIII:10

      Anton Holzapfel, o; dolce risonata/Florian Wieninger
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      12:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Das Orgelbüchlein," BWV 599/644

      "Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'," BWV 634

      Lionel Rogg, o (Silbermann instrument, Arlesheim, Switzerland)
      Bach: L'Œuvre D'Orgue

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-290772.83 (12)

      1:00 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons in Buenos Aires)"

      "Verano porteño (Summer)"

      Daniel Barenboim, p; Rodolfo Mederos, bandoneon; Hector Console, db
      Tangos Among Friends

      Teldec 13474-2

      1:05 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons in Buenos Aires)"

      "Otoño Porteño (Autumn)"

      Daniel Barenboim, p; Rodolfo Mederos, bandoneon; Hector Console, db
      Tangos Among Friends

      Teldec 13474-2

      1:10 am

      Astor Piazzolla: Six Tango Etudes for Flute Solo

      #5

      Patrick Gallois, f
      Piazzolla For Two - Tangos For Flute And Guitar

      DG 449185-2

      1:12 am

      Anton Zemlinsky: Symphony #2 in B-flat

      Gürzenich Orch/James Conlon

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56473-2

      1:55 am

      Anton Zemlinsky: Six Waltz Songs, Op 6, on folk texts from Tuscany

      #5, "Blaues Sternlein"

      Chen Reiss, s; Jewish Chamber Orch Munich/Daniel Grossmann
      Jewish Vienna

      Onyx 4253

      2:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K 330

      2ns mvt, "Andante cantabile"

      Dmitry Paperno, p
      Uncommon Encores

      Cedille CDR-90000007

      2:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 19 in E-Flat, K. 132

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      The Symphonies

      L'Oiseau Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      2:30 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Sinfonias, BWV 787-801

      No. 12 in A

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10210

      2:32 am

      Ignatz Waghalter: "Rhapsodie," Op. 9

      Irmina Trynkos, v; Royal Phil/Alexander Walker
      Ignatz Waghalter

      Naxos 8.572809

      2:43 am

      Béla Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1

      Gil Shaham, v; Chicago Sym/Pierre Boulez

      DG 459639-2

      2:54 am

      Bernard Andrès: Algues, 7 Pieces

      #1

      Barbara Mahler, f, Delaine Fedson, h
      N/A

      Peridot PP-7922

      3:00 am

      Oskar Nedbal: Serenade, Op 6/2

      Vladislav Linetzky, v; Carlsbad Sym Orch/Douglas Bostock
      Scherzo Capriccioso

      Classico CD-192

      3:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G, H XV:25

      Vienna Piano Trio
      Haydn Piano Trios

      Nimbus NI-5535

      3:19 am

      Mikalojus Ciurlionis: Prelude in D

      Rokas Zubovas, p

      Celestial Harmonies 13264-2

      3:21 am

      Eduard Tubin: Symphony #3 (1942)

      Swedish Radio Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Symphonies Nos. 3 And 8

      BIS CD-342

      3:54 am

      Joseph Nicholas JN Royer: Pièces de Clavecin

      "Les Matelots"

      Mark Kroll, hc
      Vertigo: Harpsichord Music of 18th Century France

      Newport Classic NCD-60051

      4:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068

      II. Air

      Moscow Virtuosi, Vladimir Spivakov, v
      The Bells Of St. Genevieve And Other Baroque Delights

      RCA 61002-2

      4:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in e, R 278

      Moscow Virtuosi/Vladimir Spivakov, v
      Vivaldi: Concerto, Op. 8, Nos. 1-4, "The Four Seasons"; Concerto in E Minor, RV 278; Concerto in A Minor, RV 357

      RCA 60369-2-RC

      4:23 am

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto in C, Op 48

      Gil Shaham, v; Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Meeting In Moscow: Violin Concertos

      DG 457064-2

      4:37 am

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op 26

      #5, Gavotte (Scherzo)

      Philharmonia Orch/Charles Groves

      Denon CO-73534

      4:39 am

      Havergal Brian: Comedy Overture, "The Jolly Miller" (1962)

      BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Lionel Friend
      BRIAN : Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 18

      Marco Polo 8.223479

      4:44 am

      Arnold Bax: Overture to a Picaresque Comedy (1930)

      Scottish National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
      BAX: Symphony No. 4 / Nympholept

      Naxos 8.555343

      4:53 am

      Dmitri Kabalevsky: "The Comedians," Op 26

      #2, Galop

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Russian Orchestral Works

      Sony SBK-62647

      5:00 am

      Francisco Tárrega: "Capricho arabe"

      Mattias Jacobsson, g
      Mattias Jacobsson: Invocación

      Avie AV-2254

      5:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Caprice arabe," Op. 96

      Julian Reynolds, p; Peter Lockwood, p

      Globe GLO-5152

      5:13 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Caprice andalous", Op. 122

      Dong-Suk Kang, v; Polish National Radio Sym/Antoni Wit
      SAINT-SAENS: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Caprice Andalous

      Naxos 8.550752

      5:24 am

      Sergio Assad: "Andalucia"

      Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, v; Sergio & Odair Assad, g's; Jamey Haddad, per
      Jamey Haddad,
      Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg + Sérgio And Odair Assad

      Nonesuch 79505-2

      5:28 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "La Follette"

      Sergio Assad, Odair Assad, g's
      Play Rameau, Scarlatti, Couperin, Bach

      Nonesuch 79292-2

      5:30 am

      Richard Strauss: Wind Suite in B-Flat, Op. 4

      National Chamber Players/Lowell Graham
      Strauss, Brahms, Reger

      Klavier K-11114

      5:53 am

      Charles Ives: Song, "Mists"

      Detroit Chamber Winds/H Robert Reynolds

      Koch 3-7182-2

      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

      George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D, HWV 371

      James Ehnes, v; Andrew Armstrong, p
      Mythes

      Onyx 4234

      6:17 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "Straussiana" (1953)

      Northwest German Phil/Werner Andreas Albert
      Korngold: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

      CPO 999146-2

      6:24 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet, Op. 143

      IV. Finale

      Sharon Isbin, g; Pacifica Quartet
      Souvenirs of Spain & Italy

      Cedille CDR-90000190

      6:31 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Le roi malgré lui"

      "Danse slave"

      Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet
      Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, Joyeuse marche, Fête polonaise, Danse slave; Lalo: Rapsodie, Scherzo, Le Roi d'Ys ouverture

      Decca 433720-2

      6:37 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rondo brillant" in B minor, D 895

      Stella Chen, v; Henry Kramer, p
      Stella x Schubert

      Platoon PLAT-17190

      6:52 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Waltz

      Chicago Sym Orch/Morton Gould
      Tchaikovsky Waltzes

      RCA 60134-2-RV

      7:03 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 11 in D, K. 84

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Mozart: The Complete Symphonies

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      7:13 am

      Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D

      III. "Nocturne"

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

      DG 435757-2 (2)

      7:23 am

      George Gershwin: "Girl Crazy"

      Overture

      Grant Park Orch/David Loebel
      Independence Day Eve at Grant Park

      Grant Park Music Festival CD-1

      7:31 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

      III. Finale, Rondo

      Leon Fleisher, p; Cleveland Orch/George Szell
      Beethoven * - Leon Fleisher, Cleveland Orchestra *, George Szell - Piano Concerts No. 1 & No. 3

      CBS M3K-42445

      7:41 am

      Amilcare Ponchielli: "Il Convegno"

      Larry Combs & Eddie Daniels, cl's; Chicago String Quartet; Brad Opland, db
      Crossing the Line

      Summit DCD-1022

      7:53 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "La scala di seta"

      Overture

      Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Rossini: Overtures, Andante e tema con variazioni

      Warner 24344

      8:02 am

      Chick Corea: Piano Concerto No. 1

      Part Three

      London Phil Orch/Chick Corea, p
      corea.concerto

      Sony SK-61799

      8:14 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Symphonie fantastique," Op. 14

      IV. "March to the Scaffold"

      Orch de Paris/Klaus Mäkelä
      Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Ravel: La valse

      Decca 4870959

      8:22 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Cinq pièces en trio"

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      8:31 am

      Edward German: "Merrie England" Suite

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Adrian Leaper
      German: Merrie England Suite, Nell Gwyn: Overture and 3 Dances, Gipsy Suite, Romeo and Juliet

      Marco Polo 8.223419

      8:39 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Quintet in E, Op. 15

      I. "Mässiges Zeitmass"

      Goldner String Quartet; Piers Lane, p
      Bartók & Korngold: Piano Quintets

      Hyperion CDA-68290

      8:52 am

      Emile Waldteufel: "Estudiantina" Waltzes, Op. 191

      Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski
      Waldteufel: The Skaters' Waltz

      Nimbus NI-5264

      9:04 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: "Konzertstück" in D minor, Op. 114

      Thea King, cl; Julian Farrell, basset hn; English Chamber Orch Winds
      Classic Champagne - Salon Music for Wind Instruments

      EMI CD-CFP-4555

      9:14 am

      Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"

      I. "Langsam, schleppend"

      Baltimore Sym Orch/Marin Alsop
      Mahler: Symphony No. 1

      Naxos 8.572207

      9:32 am

      Henriëtte Bosmans: Concert Piece for flute and chamber orchestra

      Jacques Zoon, f; Netherlands Radio Chamber Orch/Jac van Steen
      Henriëtte Bosmans

      NM Classics 92095

      9:42 am

      Richard Strauss: "Don Juan," Op. 20

      New York Phil/Kurt Masur
      Don Juan / Vier Letzte Lieder / Tod Und Verklärung

      Teldec 25990-2

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Alberto Ginastera: "Estancia," Op. 8

      Ballet Suite (Four Dances)

      Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel
      Fiesta * Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela * Gustavo Dudamel

      DG B0011340-02

      10:12 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Clavier Sonata in C minor, Op. 17/2

      Ian Hobson, p
      The London Piano School, Volume I: Georgian Classicists

      Arabesque Z-6594

      10:24 am

      Ferdinand Hérold: "Zampa"

      Overture

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel
      Great Comedy Overtures

      Naxos 8.573418

      10:34 am

      Jean Françaix: "L'Horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock)"

      Albrecht Mayer, ob; St Martin's Academy/Mathias Mönius
      Bonjour Paris * Albrecht Mayer

      Decca 4782564

      10:51 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

      Get the Picture?

      Listen to the works of composers inspired by well-known paintings and poems. Pianist Alicia de Larrocha will perform Goyescas, by Enrique Granados, a musical impression of Francisco Goya’s paintings. This week also includes Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Hindemith’s Matthias der Maler, and Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead. Many of these musical works have gone on to further inspire new artistic creations. This week, visual art and music become one!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Bettison "Threaded Madrigals;" Rebecca Young, viola; R Strauss "Don Quixote;" Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Bernard Haitink, conductor; "Ein Heldenleben;" Frank Huang, violin; Alan Gilbert, conductor.