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      Playlist for Friday, May 15, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Biagio Marini: "Passacalio"

      Irish Baroque Orch/Monica Huggett
      Flights of Fantasy: Early Italian Chamber Music

      Avie AV-2202

      12:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Passacaille, Gigue and Menuet" in G

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

      Archive 453451-2

      12:12 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor," BWV 582

      Canadian Brass
      Perfect Landing

      Opening Day ODR-7450

      12:24 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Bk 1, BWV 846/69

      Fugue No. 6 in d

      Léon Berben, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      12:26 am

      Ernst Boehe: "Aus Odysseus' Fahrten"

      "Odysseus Heimkehr"

      Rheinland-Pfalz Phil/Werner Andreas Albert
      Ernst Boehe: Symphonic Poems, Vol 2

      CPO 999908-2

      12:55 am

      Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite XI in D

      "Sarabande"

      Ludger Rémy, hc
      The Strasbourg Manuscript

      CPO 999750-2

      1:00 am

      Pablo de Sarasate: Two Spanish Dances, Op 21

      #1, "Malagueña"

      Rachel Barton, v; Samuel Sanders, p
      SARASATE, P.: Spanish Dances / Serenade andalouse / Miramar / Introduction and Tarantella / Muiniera

      Dorian DOR-90183

      1:05 am

      Ernesto Lecuona: "Andalucía, Suite Española"

      Louise Bessette, p
      Reflections on Spain

      Analekta AN2-9963

      1:28 am

      Marin Marais: "Marche Tartare"

      Marku Luolajan-Mikkola, viga; Annamari Pölhö, hc
      Marais 'Suite d'un Gout Etranger'

      Marquis Classics 81207-2

      1:30 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March in D, K. 237

      Salzburg Mozarteum Orch/Hans Graf

      Capriccio 10253

      1:34 am

      Josef Myslivecek: Cello Concerto in C

      Wendy Warner, vc; Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall
      Haydn & Myslivecek Cello Concertos

      Cedille CDR-90000142

      1:55 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klavierstück in D, K. 15bb

      Lera Auerbach, p

      Lyric Records 103

      2:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Fidelio," Op 72

      Overture

      Consortium Classicum
      Chamber Music for Winds Vol. 2

      CPO 999437-2

      2:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-Flat, WoO 38

      Trio Parnassus
      Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 4

      MDG Recordings 3031054-2

      2:20 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Trinklied", WoO 109

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p

      Teldec 6.42130

      2:22 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concerto in a, Op 82

      David Oistrakh, v; Russian State Sym/Kiril Kondrashin

      Omega OCD-1025

      2:43 am

      Lera Auerbach: Piano Trio

      Lincoln Trio
      Notable Women

      Cedille CDR-90000126

      2:55 am

      Adolphe Adam: "Griselidis"

      March of the Gardeners

      Sofia Phil Orch/Dario Salvi
      Griselidis

      Naxos 8.574621-22 (2)

      3:00 am

      Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")

      Sonata III, "The Nativity"

      Köln Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel
      Die Rosenkranz-Sonaten

      DG Archiv 431656-2

      3:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069

      Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
      Music of the Baroque

      Mintel Archive 5

      3:24 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Fugue No. 16 in g

      Angela Hewitt, p
      Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

      Hyperion CDA-67741/4 (4)

      3:26 am

      Johannes Brahms: String Sextet #2 in G, Op 36

      Heifetz & Baker, v's; Primrose & Majewski, vi's; Piatigorsky 7 Rejto, vc
      Piatigorsky 7 Rejto,
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 41: Dvořák: Quintet, op. 81 / Brahms: Sextet, op. 36

      RCA 7965-2-RG

      3:55 am

      Johannes Brahms: Eight Songs, Op. 57

      "Strahlt zuweilen auch ein mildes Licht"

      Olaf Bär, br; Geoffrey Parsons, p
      Brahms Lieder

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49723-2

      4:00 am

      George Whitefield Chadwick: Five Piano Pieces

      The Frogs"

      Peter Kairoff, p
      American Character - Piano Music of George Whitefield Chadwick

      Albany TROY-745

      4:05 am

      George Whitefield Chadwick: Symphonic Ballad, "Tam O'Shanter"

      BBC Welsh National Orch/Andrew Constantine
      Falstaff

      Orchid Classics ORC-100103 (2)

      4:25 am

      Malcolm Arnold: "Tam O'Shanter" Overture, Op 51

      Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry F Junkin
      Arnold For Band

      Reference Recordings RR-66-CD

      4:33 am

      Malcolm Arnold: Three Shanties, Op 4

      #2

      Nash Ensemble
      The Chamber Music Of Malcolm Arnold – 3

      Hyperion CDA-66173

      4:35 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata #1 in D, Op 12/1

      Barbara Govatos, v; Marcantonio Barone, p
      Ludwig Van Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano

      Bridge 9389-A/D (4)

      4:55 am

      Adolphe-Charles Adam: "Giselle"

      Act 2: Ensemble des Wilis

      London Sym Orch/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Adam: Giselle

      Sony SK-42450

      5:00 am

      music continues...

      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.

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 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

      Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

      This week, Bill looks at the life and musical development of one of Hungary’s greatest composers. A musician’s musician, Bartok was supported by many of the great conductors of his era. Paul Sacher, who led the Basel Chamber Orchestra, asked him to write the Divertimento for Strings. Serge Koussevitsky and Fritz Reiner invited him to compose the Concerto for Orchestra. At the end of the week, we’ll hear Benny Goodman perform "Contrasts" for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, a piece he requested from Bartok.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Anna Deavere Smith (5/4/1995)

      Born in 1950, Anna Deavere Smith frequently credits Studs Terkel's book "Working" for revealing to her the dramatic power of spoken language, and for inspiring her groundbreaking plays such as "Fires in the Mirror" and "Let Me Down Easy." The visionary and prolific actor and author spoke with Studs on WFMT in May 1995