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      Playlist for Saturday, September 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Corelli, Arcangelo: Sonata da camera in E, Op 2/10

      Purcell Quartet
      Corelli: Sonatas for Strings, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-0515

      12:05 am

      Corelli, Arcangelo: Trio Sonata in c, Op 4/11

      Accademia Bizantina/Carlo Chiarappa
      Opera omnia

      Koch 350202 (3)

      12:12 am

      Corelli, Arcangelo: Oboe Concerto in F

      "Allemanda"

      Gheorghe Zamfir, pan pipe; English Chamber Orch/James Judd
      Baroque Concertos

      Philips 420938-2

      12:14 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: Symphony No. 6 in e-flat minor, Op. 111

      National Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Prokofiev: 6th Symphony; Suite from "The Love For Three Oranges"

      RCA 68801-2

      12:55 am

      Kabalevsky, Dmitri: "Romeo and Juliet" Suite, Op 56

      #3, "Preparations for the Ball"

      Armenian Phil/Loris Tjeknavorian
      Kabalevsky: Suites from Romeo and Juliet, The Comedians & Colas Breugnon

      ASV CDDCA-967

      1:00 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Années de pèlerinage:" 1st Year, Switzerland (1848-54)

      No. 1, "La chapelle de Guillaume Tell"

      Alfred Brendel, p
      Liszt * Années de pèlerinage (Première Année: Suisse) * Isoldens Liebestod * Alfred Brendel

      Philips 420202-2

      1:05 am

      Morlacchi, Francesco: "The Swiss Shepherd"

      James Galway, f; Phillip Moll, p
      Music For My Friends

      RCA 68882-2

      1:14 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Années de pèlerinage:" 1st Year, Switzerland (1848-54)

      No. 9, "Les cloches de Genève (Nocturne)"

      Leslie Howard, p

      Hyperion CDA-67026

      1:21 am

      Swiss Trad: Basel March

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/Elgar Howarth
      In Switzerland

      HNH 4037

      1:25 am

      Trad, Swiss: Zurich March

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble in Switzerland

      Claves Records 4037

      1:27 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)"

      London Sym Orch/Pierre Monteux
      Ravel: Orchestral Favorites

      Philips 442542-2

      1:55 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Kinderszenen," Op. 15

      No. 12, "Child Falling Asleep"

      Daniel Schlosberg, p
      Child's Play

      Centaur CRC-3218

      2:00 am

      Quilter, Roger: Duet, "It was a lover and his lass"

      Felicity Lott, s; Ann Murray, ms; Graham Johnson, p

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54411-2

      2:02 am

      Rutter, John: Folksong setting, "It was a lover and his lass"

      Oriana Singers/William Chin

      Juno 1994

      2:05 am

      Sibelius, Jean: "Rakastava (The Lover)," Op. 14

      Scottish National Orch/Alexander Gibson
      Sibelius: Scenes Historiques

      Chandos CHAN-6591

      2:17 am

      Trad, Yugoslavian: The Unfaithful Lover

      Quink
      Folksongs Of The World

      Telarc CD-80275

      2:18 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Piano Quintet in A, Op 81

      Philippe Entremont, p; Vienna Chamber Orch

      Pro Arte CDD-470

      2:54 am

      Anonymous 17th century, English: Two Lute Pieces

      Christopher Parkening, g
      The Artistry of Christopher Parkening

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54853-2

      3:00 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Pavane pour une infante défunte"

      Budapest Clarinet Quintet
      Clarinet Evergreens

      Naxos 8.553427

      3:05 am

      Crusell, Bernhard Henrik: Clarinet Concerto #1 in E-Flat, Op 1

      Emma Johnson, cl; Royal Phil/Gunther Herbig
      Crusell, Kozeluch and Krommer: Clarinet Concertos

      ASV CDDCA-763

      3:28 am

      Sullivan, Arthur: "Thespis" Ballet Suite

      Introduction

      Dublin RTE Concert Orch/Andrew Penny
      Sullivan: Ballet Music

      Marco Polo 8.223460

      3:30 am

      Vaughan Williams, Ralph: "Suite de ballet" (1913)

      Harriet LeJeune, f; Hilda Freund, p

      Sheridan Music Press SMP-209

      3:36 am

      Handel, George Frideric: "Amaryllis" Suite

      Royal Phil/Yehudi Menuhin
      Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks/ Amaryllis Suite/ Suite From The Water Music

      MCA Classics MCAD-6186

      3:55 am

      Britten, Benjamin: "Prince of the Pagodas," Op. 57

      King of the North

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/Uri Segal

      EMI/Ang CDM7-69422-2

      4:00 am

      Clementi, Muzio: Piano Sonatina, Op 36/5

      Philippe Entremont, p
      Philippe Entremont Plays Sonatinas

      CBS MG-33202 (2)

      4:06 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Sonatine"

      Orpheus Trio

      Vanguard VBD-25002

      4:16 am

      Françaix, Jean: Trumpet and Piano Sonatina

      Gigue

      Ole Edvard Antonsen, tr; Einar Sinebye, p
      Italian Oboe Concertos

      Simax PSC-1041

      4:18 am

      Strauss, Richard: Wind Symphony (Wind Sonatina No. 2), "The Happy Workshop"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Sonatinen

      DG 445849-2

      4:55 am

      De meester, Louis: Toccata

      Pierre Huybregts, p
      Piano Music By Belgian Composers

      Orion ORS-79361

      5:00 am

      Berners, Gerald Tyrwhitt, Lord: Fugue for Orchestra

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth
      Lord Berners: The Triumph of Neptune (Suite)

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65098-2

      5:05 am

      Frederick the Great: Symphony #1 in G

      Manhattan Chamber Orch/Richard Auldon Clark
      Chamber Music of Frederick the Great

      Helicon HE-1003

      5:17 am

      Amalia, Anna: Piano Concerto

      Rosario Marciano, p, Luxembourg Radio Orch/Louis de Froment
      Ballade For Piano And Orchestra/ Concertstuck For Piano And Orchestra/ Concerto For 12 Instruments And Cembalo Obbligato/ Divertimento For Piano And Strings

      Turnabout TV-34754

      5:27 am

      Henry VIII: Suite, "Rose Without A Thorn"

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Music For The Courts Of Europe

      London 417524-2

      5:39 am

      Berners, Gerald Tyrwhitt, Lord: "The Triumph of Neptune" Suite

      5th mvt, "Sunday Morning" (Intermezzo)

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth
      Lord Berners: The Triumph of Neptune (Suite)

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65098-2

      5:41 am

      Hindemith, Paul: "Kleine Kammermusik," Op 24/2

      Bergen Wind Quintet
      Wind Quintets By Barber, Sæverud, Jolivet & Hindemith

      BIS CD-291

      5:54 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Act II, Dance of the Little Swans

      London Sym Orch/Richard Williams

      MCA Classics MCAD-25207

      6:00 am

      Büsser, Henri: "Prélude et Scherzo"

      Susan Milan, f; Ian Brown, p
      Flute Fantaisie

      Chandos CHAN-8609

      6:05 am

      Franck, César: "Quatre Pièces Brèves"

      Bohemia Chamber Phil/Douglas Bostock

      Classico CD-158

      6:19 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Petite Suite"

      Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon
      Borodin: Suite from Prince Igor, petite Suite, Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2, In the Steppes of Central Asia, Requiem

      Cala CACD-1001

      6:32 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 9:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Formed at the Music Institute of Chicago, The Hemingway Quartet (Romeo Vashishth, Elle Cho, Sebastian Manning, violins and viola; Lucy Wu, cello) performs the first movement of Haydn's String Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3, "Emperor," and the second movement of Brahms's String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1. Originally boradcast in September 2025.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From La Scala

      Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

      Boris Pinkhasovich (Enrico Ashton); Rosa Feola (Miss Luca); Piero Pretti (Edgardo di Ravenswood); Leonardo Cortellazzi (Arturo Bucklaw); Michele Pertusi (Raimondo Bidebent); Paolo Antognetti (Normanno); Hyeonsol Park (Alisa); La Scala Chorus and Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci, conductor. Sung in Italian.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with soprano Lucy Crowe recorded at the 2026 Santa Fe Opera festival where she was starring in the title role of Handel's "Rodelinda."

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from the Levin Performance Studio: A very special two-hour preview of the 50th annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival with Chris Vallillo, storyteller Heather Forest, Zoe Mulford, Joy Clark, and Claudia Schmidt.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      We start an hour later this week and pack in a concentrated playlist of September songs.