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      Playlist for Friday, September 4, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in D minor, K. 397

      Inna Faliks, p
      Piano Recital: Faliks, Inna - SHCHEDRIN, R. / BACH, J.S. / MOZART, W.A. / CHOPIN, F. / GERSHWIN, G. / CARTER, E. (Polonaise-fantaisie)

      Delos DE-3540

      12:05 am

      Rosetti, Francesco: Oboe Concerto in C

      Lajos Lencses, ob; Slovak Chamber Orch/Bohdan Warchal
      3 Oboe Concertos

      CPO 999062-2

      12:23 am

      Mana-Zucca: "Nostalgia," Op. 187, No. 30

      Nanette Kaplan Solomon, p
      Badinage: The Piano Music of Mana-Zucca

      Albany TROY-1580

      12:25 am

      Wilder, Alec: Horn Sonata #3

      Thomas Bacon, fh; Phillip Moll, p
      Nighthawks

      Summit DCD-170

      12:39 am

      Rosetti, Francesco: Horn Concerto in E-Flat

      Barry Tuckwell, fh; English Chamber Orch

      EMI/Ang CD-EMX-9514

      12:55 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Chorus of the Janissaries

      Scottish Chamber Cho and Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Die Entführung aus dem Serail

      Telarc CD-80544 (2)

      1:00 am

      Albinoni, Tomaso: String Concerto in G, Op 2/8

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      The Rise of the N It V Conc 1690-1740 Vol 1 The Dawn of the Virtuoso

      Avie AV-2106

      1:05 am

      Torelli, Giuseppe: Sinfonia in C

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      The Italian Job

      Avie AV-2371

      1:13 am

      Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in a, Kk 148 (L 64)

      Hédi Salànki, hc

      Price-Less D-16565

      1:14 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88

      Chicago Sym Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Symphonie Nr. 8

      DG 2531046

      1:55 am

      Byrd, William: Mass Propers for Easter Day

      Communion, "Pascha nostrum"

      The Cardinall's Musick
      Music For Holy Week And Easter

      ASV CDGAU-214

      2:00 am

      Mana-Zucca: "Southland Zephyrs," Op. 72, No. 1

      Nanette Kaplan Solomon, p
      Badinage: The Piano Music of Mana-Zucca

      Albany TROY-1580

      2:05 am

      Elgar, Edward: "In the South (Alassio)" Overture, Op. 50

      BBC Sym/Sir Andrew Davis

      Teldec 74888-2

      2:27 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Italian Concerto" in F, BWV 971

      Jory Vinikour, hc
      Bach Harpsichord Works

      Sono Luminus DSL-92239

      2:40 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset," BWV 362

      Chamber Cho of Europe/Nicol Matt
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      2:42 am

      Sinding, Christian: Suite in a, Op 10

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Pittsburgh Sym/André Previn
      The Perlman Edition: Sibelius & Korngold: Violin Concertos / Sinding: Suite

      EMI/Ang 62590-2

      2:55 am

      Grieg, Edvard: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

      No. 16, "Anitra's Dance"

      Empire Brass
      Class Brass

      Telarc CD-80220

      3:00 am

      Frescobaldi, Girolamo: Aria con variazione detta "la Frescobalda"

      Julian Bream, g
      Baroque Guitar

      RCA 61592-2

      3:05 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Konzertstück" in D, D 345

      Accademia Bizantina/Carlo Chiarappa, v

      Koch 350239

      3:15 am

      Diamond, David: Flute, Piano and String Trio Quintet

      Glorian Duo
      David Diamond, Vol. Five - Rounds

      Delos DE-3189

      3:29 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Lute Prelude in c, BWV 999

      Julian Bream, g
      Baroque Guitar

      RCA 61592-2

      3:30 am

      Rebel, Jean-Féry: Ballet, "Les Elémens"

      Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
      Les élémens / Les caractères de la danse / Le tombeau

      Erato 45974-2

      3:54 am

      Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Le Grand Divertissement Royal de Versailles

      "Bourée"

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      L’ORCHESTRE DU ROI SOLEIL

      Alia Vox AV-9807

      4:00 am

      Satie, Erik: "Nouvelles pièces froides" (1906-10)

      Pascal Rogé, p
      Satie: Piano Works

      London 421713-2

      4:05 am

      Françaix, Jean: "Divertissement" for wind trio

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      20th Century French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      4:15 am

      Clerambault, Louis Nicolas: "Le Triomphe d'Iris"

      "Rigaudons"

      Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet
      CLERAMBAULT: Triomphe d'Iris

      Naxos 8.554455

      4:17 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Symphony no.4 in e minor, Op.98

      Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel

      Vanguard SVC-19

      4:55 am

      Persichetti, Vincent: Divertimento for Band (1950)

      March

      North Texas Wind Sym/Eugene Corporon
      Recollections

      Klavier K-11124

      5:00 am

      Soler, Antonio: Clavier Sonata #70 in a

      David Schrader, hc
      Padre Antonio Soler: Harpsichord Sonatas – Volume ll

      Cedille CDR-90000009

      5:05 am

      Nebra, Manuel Blasco De: Piano Sonata No. 6

      Tony Millan, forte-p
      Tony Millan, forte-p

      Almaviva DS-0108

      5:16 am

      Benjamin, Arthur: "North American Square Dance Suite"

      "Salamanca"

      Joshua Pierce, p; Dorothy Jonas, p; Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Kirk Trevor
      Pierce & Jonas

      MSR Classics MS-1652 (2)

      5:18 am

      Ewazen, Eric: "A Western Fanfare"

      Summit Brass
      Summit Brass Live

      Summit DCD-380

      5:22 am

      Copland, Aaron: "Billy the Kid"

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin
      Billy The Kid / Rodeo

      EMI CDC7-47382-2

      5:54 am

      Antheil, George: "La Femme de 100 Tétes"

      "Percussion Dance"

      Gloria Cheng, p
      Piano Dance- A 20th Century Portrait

      Telarc CD-80549

      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

      Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri: Concerti da Chiesa e da Camera

      "Concerto ottavo" in E-Flat

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz
      Concerti Da Chiesa E Da Camera

      RCA-DHM 77352-2 (2)

      6:15 am

      Claude Debussy: "Danses sacrée et profane"

      Bridget Kibbey, h; Music@Menlo string quintet
      Paul Neubauer, viola,
      Scott Pingel, double bass,
      Resonance

      Music@Menlo 2012 (6)

      6:32 am

      Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C, D. 589, "Little"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro moderato"

      London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
      Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6

      EMI 54210-2

      6:42 am

      John Adson: "Courtly Masquing Ayres"

      Nos. 1-8 à 6

      Music of the Waits/Don Smithers
      Dance Music of the High Renaissance, Vol. 2

      Boston Skyline BSD-138

      6:54 am

      Niccolò Jommelli: Periodical Overture

      Concerto Köln/Pablo Heras-Casado
      El Maestro: Farinelli

      Archiv 4792050

      7:05 am

      Henry Hugh Pierson: Overture, "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 86

      English Northern Phil/David Lloyd-Jones
      Victorian Concert Overtures

      Hyperion CDA-66515

      7:16 am

      Edward German: "Romeo and Juliet"

      Pastorale

      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

      7:22 am

      Sergei Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64

      Morning Dance

      Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Excerpts / Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado

      DG 453439-2

      7:25 am

      George Enescu: "Aubade"

      Trio 826
      Mosaic

      Blue Griffin BGR-403

      7:32 am

      Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E

      IV. Finale, "Bewegt, doch nicht schnell"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Bruckner 7

      CSO Resound 901706

      7:47 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "La Cetra" Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat, R. 530

      Sara Deborah Struntz, v; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, v
      Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels

      Avie AV-2201

      7:57 am

      Nikolai Kapustin: 24 Jazz Preludes, Op. 53

      No. 10

      Yuja Wang, p
      Yuja Wang: The Vienna Recital

      DG 4864567

      8:03 am

      Mikhail Glinka: "Jota aragonesa" (Spanish Overture No. 1)

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Neville Marriner
      Ravel: Bolero; Chabrier: España; Glinka: Jota aragonesa; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien

      Philips 410047-2

      8:13 am

      Duke Ellington: "Caravan"

      Russian Renaissance
      Russian Renaissance

      Azica ACD-71333

      8:19 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scottish"

      IV. Finale, "Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso"

      Rotterdam Phil Orch/Lahav Shani
      Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"

      Warner Classics 2173272325

      8:31 am

      Frederick the Great (Friedrich II): Flute Concerto No. 3 in C

      I. "Allegro"

      Patrick Gallois, f; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Peter Schreier
      Flute Concertos from Sanssouci

      DG 439895-2

      8:37 am

      Henry VIII: Suite, "Rose without a Thorn"

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Music for the Courts of Europe

      Decca 417524-2

      8:50 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A, Op. 18, No. 5

      I. "Allegro"

      Jerusalem Quartet
      Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18

      Harmonia Mundi HMC 902207.08 (2)

      9:03 am

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

      DG 447733-2 (3)

      9:16 am

      Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1

      Jenny Lin, p; Southwest German Radio Sym Orch/Jiří Stárek
      Ernest Bloch: Concerto Symphonique, Concerto Grosso No. 1, Scherzo Fantasque

      Hänssler Classic CD-93.192

      9:40 am

      Dobrinka Tabakova: "Suite in Old Style"

      Vaiva Eidukaitytė-Storastienė, hc; Lithuanian Chamber Orch/Maxim Rysanov, vi
      Dobrinka Tabakova * String Paths

      ECM 2239

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Richard Wagner: "Rienzi"

      Overture

      Chicago Sym Orch/Daniel Barenboim
      Wagner Overtures & Preludes, Vol. 2

      Teldec 24224-2

      10:14 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Concertante" Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat

      Arabella String Quartet
      Bologne: Six Concertante Quartets

      Naxos 8.574360

      10:25 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Emperor Waltz," Op. 437

      Vienna Phil/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      New Year's Concert 2003

      DG 474250-2

      10:38 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Variations on Mozart's "Là ci darem la mano," Op. 2

      Orion Weiss, p; The Orchestra Now/Leon Botstein
      Piano Protagonists

      Bridge 9547

      10:56 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      Duet, "Là ci darem la mano"

      de Niese, s; Terfel, bbr; Age of Enlightenment Orch/Mackerras
      Danielle de Niese: The Mozart Album

      Decca B0013277-02

      11:00 am

      Irene Britton Smith: Violin Sonata (1947)

      Dawn Wohn, v; Emely Phelps, p
      Unbounded: Music by American Women

      Delos DE-3599

      11:17 am

      Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia for Strings in F, F 67

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      WF Bach: Symphonies, Harpsichord Concerto

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901772

      11:33 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Ballet Suite

      Monte Carlo Opera Orch, Chorus/Antonio de Almeida
      Rossini: Ballet Music

      Philips 422843-2

      11:52 am

      William Croft: Overture in D for Trumpet and Strings

      Michael Laird, tr; Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
      Sound The Trumpet: Music by Henry Purcell and his Followers

      Hyperion CDA-66817

      12:00 pm

      Denis Sparavalo: Bosnian song, "Clear Water"

      Cavatina Duo
      Cavatina Duo: The Balkan Project

      Cedille CDR-90000117

      12:08 pm

      Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

      Stephen Hough, p; Bergen Phil Orch/Andrew Litton
      Grieg * Liszt * Piano Concertos * Stephen Hough

      Hyperion CDA-67824

      12:39 pm

      John Rutter: "The Quest"

      Cambridge Singers, Royal Phil Orch/John Rutter
      Rutter: The Gift of Life

      Collegium COLCD-138

      12:47 pm

      Richard Strauss: "Capriccio," Op. 85

      Prelude for String Sextet

      Amsterdam Sinfonietta
      Lento religioso

      Channel Classics CCS-36620

      1:00 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 6 in A-Flat

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Schubert - Maurizio Pollini, Daniele Pollini

      DG 4866398

      1:09 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto "a due cori" No. 2 in F

      Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon
      Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a Due Cori

      Sony SK-63073

      1:26 pm

      Rayburn Wright: "Westward Ho"

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

      Philips 434276-2

      1:39 pm

      Francis Poulenc: Flute Sonata

      Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p
      Paris

      EMI CDC5-56488-2

      1:53 pm

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Danse macabre," Op. 40

      François-Marie Drieux, v; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth
      Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems, Le Carnaval des animaux, L'Assassinat du duc de Guise

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902614.15

      2:00 pm

      Bedřich Smetana: "The Bartered Bride"

      Three Dances

      Prague Sym Orch/Jiří Bělohlávek
      Smetana Festival

      Supraphon 110377-2

      2:14 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Panorama: Bach

      Archiv 413629-2 (4)

      2:35 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p
      The Club Album from Yellow Lounge

      DG 4795023

      2:39 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6

      Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p
      Simply Anne-Sophie

      DG B0007189-02

      2:44 pm

      James Stephenson: "The Storyteller"

      Bowden & Dash, tr's; Lam, v; Chicago Youth Sym Orch/Tinkham
      Storyteller: Contemporary Concertos for Trumpet

      Cedille CDR-90000229

      2:53 pm

      Paquito D'Rivera: "Invitación al Danzón"

      Susan Palma-Nidel, f; Edward Arron, vc; Jeewon Park, p
      Elegante: New Flute Music from South America

      Flutewine Productions 616892044949

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      3:00 pm

      John Corigliano: "Gazebo Dances"

      Louisville Orch/Lawrence Leighton Smith
      Music of John Corigliano

      Louisville LCD-008

      3:18 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: Ten Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 75

      Nikolai Lugansky, p
      Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas 4 & 6, Ten Pieces From Romeo and Juliet

      Warner Classics 61255-2

      3:51 pm

      Josef Lanner: "Flüchtige Lust" Waltzes, Op 46

      Ensemble Wien
      Joseph Lanner: Dance Music from Old Vienna

      Sony SK-57974

      3:59 pm

      Alberto Williams: Epigram in F, Op. 40, No. 4

      Valentín Surif, p
      Alberto Williams: Música Para Piano, Volumen 3

      Pretal PRCD-144

      4:00 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D, "Miracle"

      London Phil Orch/Eugen Jochum
      Haydn: The 12 'London' Symphonies

      DG 437201-2 (4)

      4:24 pm

      Béla Bartók: "Romanian Folk Dances"

      James Ehnes, v; Andrew Armstrong, p
      Bartók: Works for Violin & Piano, Volume 2

      Chandos CHAN-10752

      4:30 pm

      Alfred Newman: "Gunga Din" (1939)

      Suite

      Brandenburg Phil Orch/Richard Kaufman
      Historical Romances

      Marco Polo 8.223608

      4:47 pm

      Gabriel Pierné: "Fantaisie-Ballet" in B-Flat, Op. 6

      Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/Christophe Chagnard
      Dances for Piano and Orchestra

      Reference RR-134

      5:00 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Rapsodie espagnole"

      Louis Lortie & Hélène Mercier, p
      Ravel: Piano Music for Four Hands

      Chandos CHAN-8905

      5:15 pm

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Fit for A King

      For centuries, the relationship between a King and his musical subjects has been intimate and deep. From Bach to Bridge, we will listen to this rich and intriguing world of the European court composer. This means listening to some glorious music and, in most cases, giving credit where credit is due to the people who commissioned these works. Bill McGlaughlin will connect Haydn, Scarlatti, and Walton to their savvy patrons, confirming that if you want to command the finest musicians, it helps to be the king.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      This Train, Part 1 (c. 1963)

      Part one of “This Train,” WFMT’s annual remembrance of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Studs joined hundreds of Chicagoans on a train bound for Washington, D.C. He recorded their thoughts and experiences on his portable tape recorder, and wove those historic voices into this award-winning documentary.