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      Playlist for Friday, October 31, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Leo Délibes: "Sylvia"

      Procession of Bacchus

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Greatest Hits * The Ballet * Vol III

      CBS MLK-45660

      12:05 am

      Charles Tomlinson Griffes: "Bacchanale"

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Made In The USA: American Symphonic Music

      Delos DE-3099

      12:09 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Samson and Delilah"

      "Bacchanale"

      Orchestre De Paris/Daniel Barenboim
      Panorama: À la française

      DG 469250-2 (2)

      12:16 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Les Barbares"

      Act II Prelude

      Saint-Étienne Loire Sym/Laurent Campellone
      Les Barbares

      Palazzetto Bru Zane ES-1017 (2)

      12:17 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A, Op.47, "Kreutzer"

      Viktoria Mullova, v; Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
      Beethoven * Violin Sonatas 3 & 9 * Mullova * Bezuidenhout

      Onyx 4050

      12:54 am

      William Grant Still: "Quit Dat Fool'nish"

      Zina Schiff, v; Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still

      Naxos 8.559867

      1:00 am

      John Dowland: "A Dream (Lady Leighton's Paven)"

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907160

      1:05 am

      Edward Elgar: "Falstaff" (Symphonic Study in c), Op 68

      London Phil/Sir Georg Solti
      Enigma Variations / Falstaff

      London 425155-2

      1:40 am

      John Dowland: "What if a Day"

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907160

      1:41 am

      Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Violin Sonata No. 2 in a

      Sophie de Bardonnèche, v; Lucile Boulanger, viga;
      Le Sommeil d'Ulisse

      Alpha 1078

      1:54 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Surprises de l'Amour"

      "Mouvement de Chaconne"

      Les Nouveaux Caractères/Sébastien d'Hérin
      Les Surprises de l'Amour

      Glossa GCD-922701 (3)

      2:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, "Marg'ret's Ghost," H XXXIa:65

      Lorna anderson, s; Jamie MacDougall, t; Eisenstadt Haydn Trio
      Haydn Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95594 (160)

      2:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G, "Surprise"

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer
      Symphonies Nos. 93-104- The London Symphonies

      Nimbus NI-5200/04 (5)

      2:29 am

      Othmar Schoeck: Ten Songs, Op. 24A

      No. 8, "Glöckleins Klage"

      Jürg Dürmüller, t; Julius Drake, p
      Othmar Schoeck Complete Edition, Vol 6

      New Classical Adventure 234405 (12)

      2:30 am

      Jean Sibelius: Suite for Violin and Strings, Op. 117

      Christian Tetzlaff, v; Danish National Sym Orch/Thomas Dausgaard
      Sibelius: The Complete Works For Violin Concerto

      Virgin 45534-2

      2:38 am

      William Grant Still: Violin Suite (1943)

      Zina Schiff, v; Royal Scottish National Orch/Avlana Eisenberg
      William Grant Still

      Naxos 8.559867

      2:55 am

      Burleigh: "Boyhood Recollections" (1925)

      "In Haunted Shadows"

      Zina Schiff, v; Mary Barranger, p
      BURLEIGH: Music for Violin and Piano

      Naxos 8.559061

      3:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

      III. "Sarabande"

      Dmitry Paperno, p
      Through the Years

      Cedille CDR-90000074

      3:05 am

      Richard Wagner: "Siegfried Idyll"

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Andris Nelsons
      Bruckner - Wagner

      DG 4836659 (2)

      3:26 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 2, BWV 870/91

      Prelude No. 19 in A

      Heidrun Holtmann, p
      Well-Tempered Clavier

      Musicaphon M-56922 (4)

      3:27 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Violin Partita No. 2 in D, BWV 1004

      Johnny Gandelsman, v
      BACH, J.S.: Sonatas and Partitas

      In a Circle Records ICR-010 (2)

      3:54 am

      Jean Sibelius: "The Tempest," Op. 109

      "Miranda"

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      The Tempest Suites, Op.109

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.353

      4:00 am

      Albert Lortzing: "Undine"

      Duet, "Oh, kehr zurück"

      Gedda, t; Pütz, s; RIAS Chamber Cho, Berlin Radio Sym/Heger

      EMI/Ang CMS7-63208-2 (2)

      4:05 am

      Otto Nicolai: "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

      Overture

      Bamberg Sym Orch/Karl Anton Rickenbacher

      Virgin 91079-2

      4:13 am

      Cornelius Gurlitt: Toy Symphony, Op 169

      Raymond Lewenthal, p; Ensemble
      Toy Symphonies & Other Fun

      Seraphim S-60365

      4:25 am

      Nino Rota: "Seven Pieces for Children"

      #6

      Danielle Laval, p
      Nino Rota

      Naive V-1003 (2)

      4:27 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "La boutique fantasque"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne / Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque

      RCA 61847-2

      4:54 am

      Nino Rota: "Seven Pieces for Children"

      #7

      Danielle Laval, p
      Nino Rota

      Naive V-1003 (2)

      5:00 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Der Freischütz"

      "Aria"

      Horreaux-Trehard Duo
      Two Guitars at the Opera

      Calliope CAL-9218

      5:05 am

      Carl Maria von Weber: "Grand Duo Concertant" in E-Flat, Op 48

      Andreas Ottensamer, cl; Yuja Wang, p
      Blue Hour

      DG 4836069

      5:21 am

      Anton von Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op 10

      #3

      Ensemble InterContemporain/Pierre Boulez
      Boulez Conducts Webern: Songs & Choruses · 5 Pieces Op. 10 · Concerto · Quartet · Piano Quintet

      DG 437786-2

      5:23 am

      Franz Schubert: Six German Dances, D 820

      American Sym Orch/Leon Botstein

      Koch 3-7307-2

      5:30 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Schatz-Walzer," Op. 418

      Alban Berg String Quartet & Friends

      EMI CDC7-54881-2

      5:37 am

      Luigi Boccherini: Cello Concerto in D, G 476

      Yo-Yo Ma, Baroque-vc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman
      Simply Baroque II

      Sony SK-60681

      5:54 am

      Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in D, Kk 443 (L 418)

      Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
      Baroque Brass

      London 425727-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      6:04 am

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

      Overture

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music/René Jacobs
      Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / René Jacobs

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902068.70 (3)

      6:11 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, "Waldstein"

      I. "Allegro con brio"

      Maurizio Pollini, p
      Beethoven: Sonaten Opp. 31/2, 53, 79, 81a

      DG 427642-2

      6:21 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 3 in D

      London Phil Orch/Willi Boskovsky
      Essential Liszt

      EMI CDM7-69011-2

      6:30 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in A minor, R. 500

      Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels

      Avie AV-2201

      6:41 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Concertante" Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat

      Arabella String Quartet
      Bologne: Six Concertante Quartets

      Naxos 8.574360

      6:52 am

      Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

      No. 1, "Allegro moderato e marcato"

      Royal Phil Orch/Yondani Butt
      Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, Symphonic Dances, Lyric Suite

      ASV CDDCA-722

      7:00 am - 7:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Schubertiade, Part II

      The title refers to home music-making among Franz Schubert’s wide circle of friends, who sang his songs and played his piano pieces and chamber music during house parties. These were evenings among semi-Bohemians, rich with music and conversations. This week we explore the chamber-music compositions of Schubert. Some of these works are very familiar, like the "Trout Quintet," and other works that are less known but equally as wonderful.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Tom Paxton (1/30/1976)

      Born in Chicago on October 31, 1937, Tom paxton has been praised for his perceptive and clever musical voice for more than six decades. In this program from 1976, the American folk legend and topical songwriter shared some conversation and tunes with Studs Terkel.