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      Playlist for Sunday, October 4, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Romero, Celedonio: "Malagueña"

      Los Romeros
      Spanish Guitar Favourites

      Philips 442781-2

      12:05 am

      Lecuona, Ernesto: "Malagueña"

      Orch/Morton Gould
      Lecuona Sinfonica

      RCA 68922-2

      12:10 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: Flute Concerto in a, R 108

      St Martin's Academy/Angel Romero, g
      Vivaldi: Concertos

      RCA 68291-2

      12:18 am

      Turina, Joaquin: "La oración del torero," Op 34

      Los Romeros
      Spanish Guitar Favourites

      Philips 442781-2

      12:25 am

      Montsalvatge, Xavier: "Cinco canciones negras"

      #5, "Canto negro"

      Victoria de los Angeles, s; Paris Conservatory Orch/Frühbeck de Burgos

      EMI/Ang ZDMD5-65061-2 (4)

      12:27 am

      Lalo, Édouard: Cello Concerto in d

      Jacqueline Du Pré, vc; Cleveland Orch/Daniel Barenboim

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55528-2

      12:53 am

      Poulenc, Francis: "Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne"

      #3, "Hier"

      Elly Ameling, s; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64087-2 (4)

      1:00 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Eugene Onegin"

      "Lensky's Aria"

      Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Rotterdam Phil/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      A Night at the Opera

      EMI/Ang CDC4-57814-2

      1:05 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "Souvenir d'un lieu cher," Op. 42

      #2, Scherzo

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Abbey Road Ensemble/Lawrence Foster

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55475-2

      1:09 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: Piano Pieces, Op. 72

      #16, "Valse à Cinq Temps"

      Mikhail Pletnev, p
      18 Pieces

      DG B0004284-02

      1:11 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

      Czech Phil/Semyon Bychkov
      The Tchaikovsky Project

      London 4834942 (7)

      1:55 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: Piano Pieces, Op. 72

      #12, "L'Espiégle"

      Mikhail Pletnev, p
      18 Pieces

      DG B0004284-02

      2:00 am

      Hérold, Ferdinand: "La Fille mal gardée"

      "Fanny Eissler" Pas de deux

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49403-2

      2:05 am

      Quilter, Roger: "The Rake"

      Suite

      Czecho-Slovak Radio Sym/Adrian Leaper
      Quilter

      Marco Polo 8.223444

      2:15 am

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

      Variations of the Kings

      London Sinfonietta/Oliver Knussen

      Virgin 91103-2 (2)

      2:22 am

      Lanchbery, John: "Tales of Beatrix Potter" film music

      "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"

      Royal Opera House Orch/John Lanchbery

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54537-2

      2:31 am

      Lehár, Franz: The Merry Widow Ballet

      Mazurka

      Adelaide Sym Orch/John Lanchbery
      Highlights From The Merry Widow Ballet, Arranged And Conducted By John Lanchbery, The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra And The Adelaide Singers

      Angel S-37092

      2:33 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata #1 in A, Op 13

      Jascha Heifetz, v; Emanuel Bay, p
      The Heifetz Collection, Volume 4: 1935-1939

      RCA 88765440152 (9)

      2:53 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: Two Songs, Op 27

      #1, "Chanson d'amour"

      Gérard Souzay, br; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64079-2 (4)

      3:00 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Overture

      Royal Phil/Colin Davis

      EMI/Ang CDZ7-62858-2

      3:05 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: "L'incontro improvviso"

      Overture

      Lausanne Chamber Orch/Antal Dorati
      Haydn: L'incontro improvviso

      Philips 6769040 (3)

      3:13 am

      Weber, Carl Maria von: "Abu Hassan"

      Overture

      Hanover Band/Roy Goodman
      Weber: Horn Concertino, Overtures, Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

      Nimbus NI-5154

      3:16 am

      Delius, Frederick: "Hassan" (1920-23)

      Serenade

      Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; John Lenehan, p
      Cello Song

      Philips 434917-2

      3:21 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Aria, "O, wie will ich triumphieren!"

      Ensemble Philidor

      Supraphon SU-3018-2131

      3:22 am

      Beach, Amy: Violin Sonata in a, Op 34

      Pamela Frame, vc; Barry Snyder, p

      Koch 3-7281-2

      3:53 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Five Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op 104

      #2, "Nachtwache" II

      RIAS Chamber Cho/Marcus Creed
      Brahms: Lieder Und Gesänge

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901592

      4:00 am

      Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Clavichord Sonata in D, Wq 61/2

      Gustav Leonhardt, forte-p

      Pro Arte 2PAL-2016 (2)

      4:05 am

      Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Harp Sonata in F

      Marion Hofmann, h
      Virtuoso Harp

      Capriccio 10165

      4:18 am

      Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: "Solfeggietto"

      Ruth White, electronics
      Short Circuits

      Angel S-36042

      4:20 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op.37

      Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      The Beethoven Journey

      Sony 88725-42058-2

      4:55 am

      Johansen, David Monrad: "Pictures from Nordland" Suite #1, Op 5

      #3, "Rensdyr (Reindeer)"

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-56541-2

      5:00 am

      Mascagni, Pietro: "L'Amico Fritz"

      Intermezzo

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Opera Intermezzi * Berliner Philharmoniker * Karajan

      DG 4777163

      5:05 am

      Pizzetti, Ildebrando: Violin Sonata in A (1918-19)

      Yehudi Menuhin, v; Hephzibah Menuhin, p
      The Young Yehudi Menuhin

      Biddulph LAB-067

      5:34 am

      Respighi, Ottorino: "Sèvres de la vieille France"

      I. "Menuet"

      Czech Radio Sym Orch, Bratislava/Adriano
      RESPIGHI: Ballets

      Marco Polo 8.223346

      5:36 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "Il Corsaro"

      Overture

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Verdi: Overtures and Preludes, Volume II

      Sony SK-62373

      5:39 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "I due Foscari"

      Prelude

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Verdi: Overtures and Preludes, Volume II

      Sony SK-62373

      5:41 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Manfred," Op. 115

      Overture

      Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 97 "Rheinish"

      Philips 411104-2

      5:53 am

      Schumann, Robert: Romances and Ballades, Op. 67

      No. 5, "John Anderson"

      Stuttgart Radio Cho/Rupert Huber
      Robert Schumann * Romanzen und Balladen für Chor

      Hänssler Classic CD-93.256

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "World Communion Sunday." Host Peter DuBois shares music that reflects on the sacrament of Holy Communion, and on Christian unity around the world, even as we mark the Feast of St. Francis.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Florence Price: Symphony No. 3 in C minor

      III. "Juba"

      Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Florence Price - Symphonies 1 & 3

      DG 4861900

      7:07 am

      He Zhanhao & Chen Gang: "The Butterfly Lovers"

      I. "Falling in Love"

      Xuefei Yang, g
      40 Degrees North

      EMI 06322-2

      7:17 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde," D 797

      Ballet Music No. 2 in G

      Berlin Phil/Daniel Barenboim
      Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1, 4 & 6, Rosamunde

      CBS M2K-42489 (2)

      7:25 am

      Francesco Geminiani: "The Enchanted Forest"

      CBC Vancouver Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      Baroque Masterpieces

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5163

      8:01 am

      Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat, Op. 51, "Slavonic"

      Kontras Quartet
      All Made of Stories

      MSR Classics MS-1859

      8:35 am

      Traditional English: "Blow away the morning dew"

      King's Singers
      The King's Singers - My Spirit Sang All Day

      EMI CDC7-49765-2

      8:37 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Estrellita"

      James Ehnes, v; Andrew Armstrong, p
      Mythes

      Onyx 4234

      8:41 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Divertimento in D, K. 136

      Berlin Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Mozart: Symphony No. 41; Divertimento, KV.136 / Riccardo Muti

      EMI CDC7-47465-2

      9:01 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Festive Overture," Op. 96

      Philharmonic Brass/Tugan Sokhiev
      Overture!

      Decca 4854171

      9:08 am

      Robert Kajanus: Finnish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 8

      Oulu Sinfonia/Rumon Gamba
      Pictures from Finland

      Chandos CHAN-20401

      9:18 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39

      Seong-Jin Cho, p
      Chopin: PIano Concerto No. 2; Scherzi

      DG 4860435

      9:27 am

      Ethel Smyth: Violin and Horn Concerto

      Steven Moeckel, v; Bruce Heim, hn; Joanna Goldstein, p
      They Persisted

      Centaur CRC-3693

      9:54 am

      Mark O'Connor: "Caprice for Three"

      Mark O'Connor, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db
      Appalachian Journey

      Sony SK-66782

      9:58 am

      Traditional American: "Pompey Ran Away"

      Jake Blount, fiddle; Rhiannon Giddens, minstrel banjo
      The American Revolution, a Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt

      In a Circle Records ICR-035

      10:01 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Suite

      London Sym/André Previn
      Swan Lake • The Sleeping Beauty • The Nutcracker : Highlights

      EMI CDM4-89485-2

      10:25 am

      Joe Hisaishi: "The Wind Rises"

      "A Dream of Flight; The Encounter; A Journey"

      Avi Avital, m; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
      Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration

      DG 4877352

      10:33 am

      Truman Harris: "Flowers"

      Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
      Truman Harris: A Warm Day in Winter

      Naxos 8.559858

      10:42 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in G, Wq 169 (H 445)

      I. "Allegro di molto"

      Rune Most, f; Danish Sinfonietta/David Riddell
      CPE Bach: Flute Concertos

      Bridge 9565

      10:55 am

      Ronn McFarlane: "Where Mountains Meet the Sky"

      Ronn McFarlane, l; Carolyn Surrick, viga
      And So Flows the River

      Flowerpot Productions 2023-01

      11:01 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet, Op. 1

      Catalyst Quartet; Stewart Goodyear, p
      Uncovered, Volume 1

      Azica ACD-71336

      11:28 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

      Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orch/Timothy Reynish
      British Wind Band Classics

      Chandos CHAN-9697

      11:45 am

      Bryce Dessner: "Haven"

      Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p's; David Chalmin & Bryce Dessner, g's
      Bryce Dessner, guitar,
      El Chan

      DG 4818074

      11:54 am

      John Williams: "The Fabelmans"

      "The Journey Begins" (after Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 48 in C, Hob. XVI:35)

      Studio Orch/John Williams
      The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

      Sony G010004911337T

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Omerror Dawson: "Come Unto Me"

      My Brother's Keeper Ensemble
      My Brother's Keeper

      NYFOS Records 198937194456

      12:04 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 46 in E, H XVI:31

      Marc-André Hamelin, p
      Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. II - Marc-André Hamelin

      Hyperion CDA-67710 (2)

      12:17 pm

      George Frideric Handel: "Serse"

      "Largo (Ombra mai fu)"

      Randall Wolfgang, ob; Orpheus Chamber Orch
      100 Classical Masterworks

      DG 4793590

      12:20 pm

      Igor Stravinsky: "Mavra"

      "Chanson russe (Russian Maiden's Song)"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
      Song

      Decca 4853169

      12:24 pm

      Joseph T. Spaniola: "A Solitary Tree"

      Davide Alogna, v; London Sym Orch/Miran Vaupotić
      Symphonic Stradavarius

      Navona NV-6688

      12:31 pm

      Richard Wagner: "Parsifal"

      Act I Prelude

      Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Rafael Kubelík
      Wagner: Parsifal

      Arts Archives 43027-2

      12:44 pm

      Amy Wurtz: "Cyclature"

      Cycle 1, "Invocation"

      Amy Wurtz, p
      Cyclature

      Amy Wurtz (Cyclature)

      12:50 pm

      Amy Beach: "Invocation," Op. 55

      Lisa Friend, f; Rohan De Silva, p
      An American Affair

      Chandos CHAN-20327

      12:54 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Chaconne

      Ronald Patterson, v; Roxanna Patterson, vi
      Duo Patterson - Violin & Viola Duos

      MMG MCD-10047

      1:02 pm

      Violeta Parra: Five "Anticuecas"

      José Antonio Escobar, g
      Guitar Music of Chile

      Naxos 8.570341

      1:18 pm

      Peter Boyer: "Celebration Overture"

      London Phil Orch/Peter Boyer
      Boyer: Symphony No. 1, Silver Fanfare, Festivities, Three Olympians, Celebration Overture

      Naxos 8.559769

      1:26 pm

      Gustav Holst: Six Choral Folk Songs, Op. 36b

      No. 3, "I love my love"

      Holst Singers/Stephen Layton
      Holst: This have I done for my true love

      Hyperion CDA-66705

      1:31 pm

      Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5

      London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop
      Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances Nos. 2, 4-9

      Naxos 8.570233

      1:35 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19

      Maurizio Pollini, p; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, Triple Concerto

      DG 4777244 (3)

      2:04 pm

      Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

      Neave Trio
      In Her Hands

      Chandos CHAN-20368

      2:34 pm

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Pines of Rome"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition; Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome

      RCA RCD1-5407

      2:56 pm

      Francesco Tristano: "Serpentina"

      Francesco Tristano, p
      On Early Music

      Sony 19439917392

      3:00 pm

      William Byrd: "Ave verum corpus"

      ORA Ensemble/Suzi Digby
      Upheld by Stillness

      Harmonia Mundi HMW-906102

      3:04 pm

      Roderick Williams: "Ave verum corpus Re-imagined"

      ORA Ensemble/Suzi Digby
      Upheld by Stillness

      Harmonia Mundi HMW-906102

      3:11 pm

      Noah Bendix-Balgley: "Fidl-Fantazye - A Klezmer Concerto"

      Noah Bendix-Balgley, v; Berlin Phil
      Klezmer Concerto

      Berlin Philharmoniker BPHR-26067

      3:39 pm

      Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor

      II. "Andante"

      Karen Walwyn, p
      Impromptu: Karen Walwyn (February 15, 2011)

      WFMT

      3:46 pm

      John Williams: "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"

      Imperial March

      Berlin Phil/John Williams
      John Williams: The Berlin Concert

      DG B0034852-02

      3:49 pm

      John Williams: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"

      Flying Theme

      Berlin Phil/John Williams
      John Williams: The Berlin Concert

      DG B0034852-02

      3:53 pm

      Miguel Llobet: "Canciones populares catalanas"

      Six Songs

      Eduardo Fernández, g
      The World of the Spanish Guitar

      Decca 417618-2

      4:02 pm

      Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Schumann: Symphonies: No. 1 "Spring" & No. 2 / Nikolaus Harnoncourt

      Teldec 98320-2

      4:39 pm

      Amy Wurtz: "Cyclature"

      Cycle 5, "Tango"

      Alex Reyes, p
      Cyclature

      Amy Wurtz (Cyclature)

      4:48 pm

      David Farquhar: "Ring Round the Moon"

      "Tango"

      Martin Riseley, v; Jian Liu, p
      Ring Round the Moon

      Rattle RAT-D062

      4:53 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Aria, "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"

      Nachtmusique/Eric Hoeprich
      Mozart: Eine Abendserenade

      Glossa GCD-920601

      4:55 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      Champagne Aria, "Finch' han dal vino"

      Samuel Pilafian, tuba; Arizona State University Chamber Orch/Timothy Russell
      Brassy Night at the Opera / Samuel Pilafian

      Summit DCD-190

      4:56 pm

      Edgar Olivero: "Pa Pa Pa" (after Mozart's "The Magic Flute")

      Sarah Willis, hn; Sarahbanda
      Mozart y Mambo

      Alpha 878

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Tenor Daniel Luis Espinal, baritone Sankara Harouna, and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias and songs in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83; Tchaikovsky "Vision" from "The Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66 (encore); Daniil Trifonov, piano; Boulez "Initiale" for Brass Septet; Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70; Klaus Mäkelä, conductor; Dvořák "Carnival" Overture, Op.92; Ravel "Pavane for a Dead Princess;" Fritz Reiner, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Cuban Composer Julián Orbón Born in Spain, Julián Orbón lived and composed in Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and the USA. Aaron Copland referred to Orbón as 'Cuba's most gifted composer of his generation.' We will share some of his most beloved music, including his Preludio and Danza for guitar.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Music by Karl Weigl

      Weigl Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat; Symphonic Prelude to a Tragedy; Symphony No. 5, "Apocalyptic;" Songs for Soprano and String Quartet.