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WFMT Schedule

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      Playlist for Saturday, July 11, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Ruins of Athens," Op. 113

      Overture

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Essential Beethoven

      DG D-210385 (2)

      12:05 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Consecration of the House" Overture, Op 124

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" , Overture Op. 124

      Philips 416385-2

      12:16 am

      Thomas Robinson: "A Toye"

      Ronn McFarlane & William Simms, l's
      Lute Duo Recital: McFarlane, Ronn / Simms, William - JOHNSON, J. / MARCHANT, J. / DANYEL, J. (Two Lutes: Lute Duets from England's Golden Age)

      Sono Luminus DSL-92155

      12:17 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #13 in E-Flat, Op 27/1, "Sonata quasi una Fantasia"

      Paul Lewis, p
      Beethoven * Complete Piano Sonatas * Paul Lewis

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-2901902.11 (10)

      12:33 am

      Marion Bauer: "Fantasia quasi una sonata", Op 18

      Irina Muresanu, v; Virginia Eskin, p
      Bauer: Prelude and Fugue, Op. 43 - Six Preludes

      Albany TROY-465

      12:54 am

      John Dowland: "My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home"

      Ronn McFarlane & William Simms, l's
      Lute Duo Recital: McFarlane, Ronn / Simms, William - JOHNSON, J. / MARCHANT, J. / DANYEL, J. (Two Lutes: Lute Duets from England's Golden Age)

      Sono Luminus DSL-92155

      1:00 am

      A Zarzycki: Mazurka in G, Op 26

      Wanda Wilkomirska, v; Paul Dan, p
      Polnische Violinmusik

      Ambitus AMB-97830

      1:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, "Prague"

      Salzburg Mozarteum Orch/Hans Graf

      Capriccio 10269

      1:37 am

      Eduard Strauss: Polka schnell, Mit Extrapost, Op 259

      Vienna Phil/Lorin Maazel
      Prosit Neujahr!

      DG 2532059

      1:39 am

      Johann Strauss II: Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes from "The Gypsy Baron"

      Leon Fleisher, p
      Leon Fleischer: Recital

      Sony SK-48081

      1:51 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Jubelfest-Marsch," Op. 396

      Vienna Phil/Willi Boskovsky
      Marches célèbres

      London 421634-2

      1:54 am

      Francisco Tárrega: "Estudio brillante"

      Eduardo Fernàndez, g
      Eduardo Fernández

      London 417618-2

      2:00 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: "Bal Masqué", Op 22

      Moravian Phil/Hector Valdivia
      Music by Amy Beach. Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60c for two pianos

      Centaur CRC-2990

      2:05 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Un ballo in maschera"

      Prelude

      La Scala Orch/Antonino Votto

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66862-2

      2:09 am

      Percy Fletcher: "Bal masqué"

      New London Orch/Ronald Corp
      British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2

      Hyperion CDA-66968

      2:15 am

      Francis Poulenc: Capriccio after "Le Bal masqué"

      Katia, Marielle Labèque, p's
      Poulenc * Concerto pour Deux Pianos et Orchestre * Milhaud * Scaramouche

      Philips 426284-2

      2:20 am

      Berthold Goldschmidt: "Last Chapters" (1931)

      "A Masked Ball in the Mountains"

      Ars Nova Ensemble Cho/Peter Schwarz
      Berthold Goldschmidt: Last Chapters

      Largo 56620-2

      2:22 am

      Antonin Dvorák: Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 53

      Itzhak Perlman, v; London Phil/Daniel Barenboim

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47168-2

      2:54 am

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      7:00 - 11:00 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.

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      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      An encore presentation of the performance by the then 16-year-old pianist Clara Zhang recorded February 17, 2024 in the Levin Performance Studio.

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      12:00 - 2:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From The Royal Ballet and Opera in London

      Janáček's The Makropulos Affair

      Aušrinė Stundytė (Emilia Marty); Sean Panikkar (Albert Gregor); Johan Reuter (Baron Jaroslav Prus); Henry Waddington (Dr. Kolenatý); Peter Hoare (Vítek); Daniel Matoušek (Janek); Alan Oke (Count Hauk-Šendorf); Heather Engebretson (Kristina); Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra; Jakub Hrůša, conductor. Sung in Czech.

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      2:00 - 4:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

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      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Highlights from the 2025 Last Night at the Proms featuring soprano Louise Alder, the BBC Singers, and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Elim Chan. The 2026 Proms season runs from July 17 to September 12.

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      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

      Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Dohnányi Sextet in C major, Op. 37; David Shifrin, clarinet; Stefan Dohr, horn; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Soyeon Kate Lee, piano.

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      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

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      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: The Limeliters performed at the Byron Colby Barn of Prairie Crossing, Grayslake, Illinois July 22, 2000. We replay this raucous show on the birth anniversary of longtime band member Alex Hassilev.

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      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Commemorating the principled life of Ida B. Wells on the 160th anniversary of her birth while honoring those who work for the betterment of us all.

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