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Playlist for Friday, December 5, 2025
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Fritz Kreisler: "Zigeuner Capriccio (Gypsy Caprice)"
Caroline Goulding, v; Christopher O'Riley, p
Caroline Goulding
12:05 am
Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)
"Treasure Waltz"
Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
Strauss Waltzes
12:13 am
Richard Strauss: "Festliches Präludium," Op. 61
Philadelphia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch
12:24 am
Richard Strauss: Five Songs, Op. 15
#4, "Aus den Liedern der Trauer"
Markus Eiche, t; Wolfram Rieger, p
Strauss: Complete Songs
12:26 am
Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Violin Sonata
Joseph Silverstein, v; Gilbert Kalish, p
Music of Amy Beach/ Arthur Foote/ Arthur Farwell/ Preston Ware Orem
12:55 am
Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 63
No. 2 in f
Vassily Primakov, p
Chopin: 21 Mazurkas
1:00 am
Franz Schubert: Impromptus, D 899 (Op. 90)
No. 3 in G-flat
Barry Douglas, p
Schubert: Works for Solo Piano, Volume 2
1:05 am
Missy Mazzoli: "Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)"
Joshua Bell, v; Kaprálová Orch
1:07 am
George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess" Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Joshua Bell, v; London Sym Orch/John Williams
Gershwin Fantasy
1:28 am
George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"
"Summertime"
Jascha Heifetz, v; Brooks Smith, p
Selections From The Heifetz Collection
1:29 am
Antonin Dvorák: "Czech Suite," Op 39
Padova Chamber Orch/David Golub
Dvořák: Czech Suite, Nocturne, Serenade for Strings
1:55 am
Bohuslav Martinu: "Borova" (Seven Czech Dances) (1929-30)
#2
Radoslav Kvapil, p
Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu
2:00 am
Aaron Jay Kernis: "Too Hot Toccata"
Grant Park Orch/Carlos Kalmar
Symphony in Waves: Music of Aaron Jay Kernis /Grant Park Orchestra
2:05 am
Gerald Finzi: Grand Fantasia and Toccata, Op 38
Philip Fowke, p; Royal Liverpool Phil/Richard Hickox
2:21 am
Charles Widor: Organ Symphony #5 in F
Toccata
Pierre Cochereau, o
2:26 am
Lili Boulanger: "Cortège" (1914)
Joseph Roche, v; Paul Freed, p
Chamber Works by Women Composers
2:28 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
2:55 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20
Dance of the Little Swans
Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
3:00 am
Alexina Louie: "Scenes from a Jade Terrace" (1988)
"Warrior"
Susan Chan, p
East West Encounter
3:05 am
Fritz Kreisler: "Tambourin chinois," Op 3
Maxim Vengerov, v; Shanghai Sym/Long Yu
Gateways
3:09 am
Albert Ketèlby: "In A Chinese Temple Garden"
Palm Court Theatre Orch/Anthony Godwin
The Grand Passions of Ketelbey
3:15 am
Johann, Sr Strauss: Chinese Galop, Op 20
Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
Ein Straussfest II
3:16 am
Igor Stravinsky: "Pulcinella"
Australian Chamber Orch/Christopher Lyndon Gee
3:54 am
Francesco D'Ana: "Non pigliar madona"
Concentus Musicus Patavinus/Giovanni Toffano
Musiche strumentali del Rinascimento Veneto
4:00 am
Richard Wagner: "Tannhäuser"
Pilgrim's Chorus, "Heil! Der Gnade Wunder"
Canadian Brass, Berlin Phil, Bayreuth Festival Brass/Edo de Waart
Wagner for Brass
4:05 am
Richard Wagner: "Tannhäuser"
Overture and Venusberg Music
Vienna Phil/Sir Georg Solti
Tannhäuser
4:26 am
Eduard Strauss: Polka schnell, Hectograph, Op 186
Vienna Wind Quintet
Strauss in Vienna - Famous Waltzes, Marches and Polkas for Wind Quintet
4:28 am
Joseph Anton Steffan: Clavier Concerto in B-Flat
Andreas Staier, forte-p; Concerto Köln
Concertos For Fortepiano
4:55 am
Scottish Anon 17th c: The Lady Margaret Wemyss Book
"General Lelly's Goodnight"
Ronn McFarlane, l
Lute Recital: McFarlane, Ronn - GRIEVE, D. / BECK / LESSLIE (Highland King - The Scottish Lute, Vol. 2)
5:00 am
Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes, Op.34
no.1 in A-flat, "Valse brillante"
Zoltán Kocsis, p
The 19 Waltzes / Die 19 Walzer
5:05 am
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
London Phil/Bernard Haitink
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 & 9
5:36 am
Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes, Op. 34
No. 10 in c-sharp
Lydia Mordkovitch, v; Marina Gusak-Grin, p
Lydia Mordkovitch - Poème: Music For Violin & Piano
5:38 am
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso in d ("La Follia)," after Corelli, Op 5/12
La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken
5:49 am
George Frideric Handel: Sarabande on "La Follia"
Alexandre Lagoya, g
5:54 am
Tomas Luis de Victoria: "Ave Maria"
Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
VICTORIA: Masses
6:00 - 10:00 am
6:00 am
Morning Program
6:00 am
Hosted by Dave Schwan.
6:04 am
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"
I. "Lebhaft"
Philharmonia Orch/Christian Thielemann
Schumann - Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish"
6:15 am
Richard Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
II. Scherzo. Presto
New Jersey Chamber Music Society
Strauss: Piano Quintet, Op. 13; Dohnányi: Sextet, Op. 37
6:23 am
Franz Lehár: "Gold and Silver" Waltzes, Op. 79
Dresden Staatskapelle/Christian Thielemann
New Year's Eve in Dresden 2010 * Die Lustige Witwe * Fleming * Maltman
6:31 am
Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 2, No. 4
Thirteen Strings Chamber Orch/Kevin Mallon
Beck: 6 Symphonies, Op. 2
6:42 am
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D 959
IV. Finale, Rondo
Stephen Kovacevich, p
Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 959, Moments musicaux D.780
7:04 am
George Frideric Handel: "An Occasional Oratorio"
Overture, Allegro, Adagio, March
Berlin Academy for Ancient Music/Justin Doyle
Handel: Coronation Anthems
7:14 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-Flat, Op. 1, No. 1
I. "Allegro"
Luminos Piano Trio
Music Institute of Chicago Academy 2022-23 Chamber Recordings
7:22 am
Dmitri Shostakovich: "Festive Overture," Op. 96
Philharmonic Brass/Tugan Sokhiev
Overture!
7:31 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Sanctus and Benedictus
Soloists; Vienna State Opera Cho, Vienna Phil/Georg Solti
René Pape, bass,
Mozart: Requiem, KV 626
7:38 am
Anton Arensky: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35
Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
Camerata Tchaikovsky/Yuri Zhislin
Russian Colours
8:04 am
Peter Boyer: "Celebration Overture"
London Phil Orch/Peter Boyer
Boyer: Symphony No. 1, Silver Fanfare, Festivities, Three Olympians, Celebration Overture
8:23 am
Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Pirates of Penzance"
Overture
St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
Gilbert and Sullivan: Overtures
8:31 am
Antonio Vivaldi: Two-Mandolin Concerto in G, R. 532
J Martineau & A Schivazappa, m's; Toulouse Capitole Orch/W Ng
O Sole Mio
8:44 am
Daniel-François Auber: "Gustave III, ou le Bal Masqué"
Overture
English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
Auber: Le Domino Noir; Gustave III, ou Le Bal Masqué
8:55 am
Johann Strauss II: Quadrille on Verdi's "Un ballo in Maschera," Op. 272
Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
New Year's Concert 1988
9:04 am
Thomas Arne: Symphony No. 1 in C
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery
Boyce: Symphonies No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Arne: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4
9:13 am
Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No. 1 in F, Op. 18
I. "Allegro vivace"
Rembrandt Trio
Chaminade, Ravel, Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios
9:21 am
Edvard Grieg: "Sigurd Jorsalfar," Op. 22
Homage March
Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse triste, Swan of Tuonela; Grieg: Lyric Suite
9:31 am
Reinhold Glière: Horn Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 91
I. "Allegro"
Hermann Baumann, hn; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
Hermann Baumann plays Glière, Saint-Saëns, Dukas, Chabrier
9:43 am
Manuel de Falla: Four Spanish Pieces
"Montañesa; Andaluza"
Brazilian Guitar Quartet
Spanish Dances
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
10:00 am
Midday with Lisa Flynn
Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.
10:00 am
Aram Khachaturian: "Masquerade" Suite
Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, Masquerade Suite, Gayaneh
10:34 am
music continues...
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
The Sweet Spot
As Bill explains: 'I’ve spent my life as a classical musician devoted to the great body of standard repertoire, which began about 1685 with the birth of Bach and Handel and continued through Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven on to the present. I loved that music as a youngster and I still do, but there are occasions, especially when I’m least expecting it, when music composed roughly between 1550 and 1650 will take my breath away.' Madrigalists and other Italian composers, giants like Palestrina (born 500 years ago), the Gabrielis, and Orlando di Lasso. We will be listening to Renaissance composers from France, Spain, Germany, and England.
11:00 pm
11:00 pm
Best of Studs Terkel
Rosemary Clooney and Michael Feinstein (10/26/1992)
Two celebrated champions of the Great American Songbook – jazz singer Rosemary Clooney and singer and pianist Michael Feinstein – were in Chicago in late 1992 to perform at the former Shubert Theater. While in town, they stopped by WFMT for an hour of music and conversation with Studs Terkel.
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