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      Playlist for Thursday, July 9, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      John Alden Carpenter: "Adventures in a Perambulator"

      #4, "The Lake"

      Ukraine National Sym Orch/John McLaughlin Williams
      CARPENTER: Adventures in a Perambulator / Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

      Naxos 8.559065

      12:05 am

      John Alden Carpenter: "Krazy Kat" (1921)

      Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose
      John Alden Carpenter: Complete Ballets

      BMOP Sound 1100

      12:17 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Fancy Free"

      Three Dances: Galop, Waltz & Danzon

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Bernstein: On The Town, Fancy Free, On The Waterfront

      Sony SMK-47530

      12:23 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Thirteen Anniversaries"

      "For Stephen Sondheim"

      Lara Downes, p
      For Lenny

      Sony 84284011251

      12:25 am

      Louise Farrenc: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 39

      Karin Hendel, v; Ewa Warykiewicz, p
      Andree, Viardot, Boulanger

      Zuk Records 324

      12:54 am

      Louise Farrenc: "Vingt Études de Moyenne Difficulté," Op. 42

      No. 12

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc - Complete Piano Works, Vol 1

      Grand Piano GP-912-13 (2)

      1:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in C, K. 373

      Baiba Skride, v; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Hartmut Haenchen
      Baiba Skride * W A Mozart & M Haydn Violin Concertos

      Sony SK-97749

      1:05 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Rondo à la Mazurka, Op. 5

      Daniil Trifonov, p

      London B0018271-02

      1:13 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Chansons polonaises"

      #5, "Le dernier mazour"

      Nicolai Gedda, t; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64087-2 (4)

      1:15 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Les Biches"

      Ulster Orch/Yan-Pascal Tortelier
      Milhaud: Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit, Poulenc, Ibert

      Chandos CHAN-9023

      1:35 am

      Morton Gould: "Apple Waltzes"

      American Sym/Morton Gould
      Morton Gould Conducts His Burchfield Gallery And Apple Waltzes

      RCA RCD1-5019

      1:55 am

      George Antheil: "Valentine Waltzes" (1949)

      #3

      Martha Anne Verbit, p
      Bad Boy Of Music

      Albany TROY-146

      2:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Song, "Die Verlassene"

      Arleen Auger, s; Walter Olbertz, p
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      2:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 70 in D

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
      Haydn * The Complete Symphonies * Antal Dorati

      London 4781221 (33)

      2:20 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Cinq pièces en Trio"

      #5

      Chicago Chamber Musicians
      20th Century French Wind Trios

      Cedille CDR-90000040

      2:22 am

      Zygmunt Stojowski: Piano Concerto #2 in A-Flat, Op 32

      Jonathan Plowright, p; BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins
      The Romantic Piano Concerto 28

      Hyperion CDA-67314

      2:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      no.4 in e minor

      Martha Argerich, p
      24 Preludes Op. 28, Preludes No. 25 Op. 45, No. 26 Op. Posth

      DG 453906-2

      3:00 am

      Ferruccio Busoni: "Symphonic Suite," Op. 34

      II. "Gavotte"

      Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Arturo Tamayo

      Capriccio 10480

      3:05 am

      Bach/Busoni: (Organ) Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532

      Peter Rosel, p
      Bach: Busoni Transcriptions- Chaconne, Prelude And Fugue, BWV 532, Toccata, BWV 564 And Chorale Settings

      Berlin Classics BC-1088-2

      3:17 am

      Johannes Brahms: Organ Chorale Preludes, Op 122, transcribed for piano

      "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen"

      Paul Jacobs, p
      Legendary Busoni Recordings

      Arbiter 124 (2)

      3:21 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Festive and Commemorative Music," Op. 109

      I. "Unsere Väter hofften auf dich"

      Millar Brass Ensemble/Bruce C Briney
      Wagner, Tull, Bach, Brahms, Et Al

      Crystal CD-433

      3:22 am

      Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 54

      Angela Hewitt, p; Berlin German Sym Orch/Hannu Lintu
      Schumann: Piano Concerto, Introduction And Allegro Appassionato, Introduction And Concert-Allegro

      Hyperion CDA-67885

      3:54 am

      Johannes Brahms: Organ Chorale Preludes, Op 122, transcribed for piano

      "Herzlich thut mich erfreuen"

      Paul Jacobs, p
      Legendary Busoni Recordings

      Arbiter 124 (2)

      4:00 am

      William Schmidt: Suite #2, "Folksongs"

      Los Angeles Brass Society

      WIM WIMR-6

      4:05 am

      William Grant Still: "Folk Suite" #1

      Alexa Still, f; Susan DeWitt Smith, p; New Zealand String Quartet

      Koch 3-7192-2

      4:12 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 - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      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

      Voices from the East

      A single bell rings steadily, creating a calm, meditative mood. Gradually, the strings join in, playing canonic scales that shimmer through the music. This first piece in Voices from the East is 'Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten' by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Over the week, we’ll explore music by composers from the Baltic states, travel to Chistopol in western Russia, and finish in Georgia. You’ll hear works by Arvo Pärt, Sofia Gubaïdulina, and Giya Kancheli. Come join us on this musical journey!

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Prokofiev Selections from "Romeo and Juliet;" Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor; Jaap van Zweden, conductor.