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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Twelve Solo Flute Fantasias

      #5 in C

      Jean-Louis Beaumadier, piccolo
      Les Concertos Pour Flûte-Piccolo

      Calliope CAL-9630

      12:05 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia in d

      Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      A New Baroque

      Telarc CD-80403

      12:09 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in E-Flat, Wq 183/2

      Age of Enlightenment Orch/Gustav Leonhardt
      4 Symphonies, Wq. 183 / Symphony No. 5, Wq. 182

      Virgin 61794-2 (2)

      12:19 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Tafelmusik," Bk 3

      Conclusion in B-Flat

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried Von Der Goltz

      Harmonia Mundi 902042.45 (4)

      12:21 am

      Ernest Chausson: Piano Trio in g, Op 3

      Les Musiciens
      Chausson

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901115

      12:55 am

      Léo Délibes: "Coppélia"

      "Gigue"

      Rotterdam Phil/David Zinman
      Essential Ballet

      Philips 438763-2 (2)

      1:00 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Suite mignonne," Op. 98a

      Tapiola Sinfonietta/Tuomas Ollila
      Sibelius: Presto in D major for string orchestra, etc.

      Ondine ODE-952-2

      1:05 am

      Erkki Melartin: Violin Concerto, Op 60

      John Storgards, v; Tempere Phil/Leif Segerstam
      Melartin

      Ondine ODE-923-2

      1:35 am

      Selim Palmgren: "Vocalise en forme de Menuet"

      Raymond Mase, tr; Diana Mase, p
      Vocalise

      Summit DCD-185

      1:36 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Six Minuets, WoO 10 (1796)

      #2 in G

      Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York/Richard Kapp
      Greatest Hits Of 1790

      CBS MK-37216

      1:39 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #10 in G, Op 14/2

      Dirk Herten, p
      Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      White 4 (10)

      1:55 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 German Dances, WoO 8

      #5

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Beethoven: 12 Dances

      Philips 438706-2 (2)

      2:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: Polka schnell, Vergnugungszug, Op. 281

      Ensemble Wien-Berlin
      Concert à la Carte

      Sony SK-42175

      2:02 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Pizzicato Polka", Op. 449

      Ensemble Wien-Berlin
      Concert à la Carte

      Sony SK-42175

      2:05 am

      Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44

      M Argerich, p; D Schwarzberg, v; L Hall, v; N Imai, vi; M Maisky, vc
      Mischa Maisky, cello,
      Schumann: Klavierquartett

      EMI/Ang ZDCB5-55484-2 (2)

      2:35 am

      Clara Schumann: "Three Fugues on Themes by JS Bach"

      #1

      Jozef De Beenhouwer, p
      Clara Schumann: Piano Works, Vol 3

      Partridge 1131-2

      2:37 am

      Kaija Saariaho: "Dreaming Chaconne" (2010)

      Wilhelmina Smith, vc
      Works for Solo Cello

      Ondine ODE-1294-2

      2:40 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004

      V. "Chaconne"

      Yale Cellos/Aldo Parisot
      VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Bachianas brasileiras Nos. 1 and 5 / BACH, J.S.: Air / Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (Yale Cellos)

      Delos D/CD-3041

      2:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Das Orgelbüchlein," BWV 599/644

      "Alle Menschen müssen sterben" BWV 643

      Simon Preston, o
      Bach: Orgelbüchlein

      DG 431816-2

      3:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      no.15 in D-flat, "Raindrop"

      Joseph Cooper, p
      The World Of Joseph Cooper

      London 433878-2

      3:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltzes, "Morgenblätter," Op. 279

      Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta
      1995 New Year's Concert

      Sony SK-66860

      3:16 am

      Paul Hindemith: "Neues vom Tage" (1928)

      Overture

      Cologne Radio Sym Orch/Othmar Maga

      Thorofon CTH-2044

      3:24 am

      Josef Strauss: Polka schnell, Eingesendet, Op 240

      Vienna Phil/Lorin Maazel
      Gala New Year's Concert In Vienna

      DG 2532002

      3:26 am

      Louise Farrenc: "Nonetto," Op. 38

      Bernold, Leleux, Guyot, Cazalet, Audin, Sutre, Da Silva, Salque, Pasquier
      Philippe Bernold, flute,
      Romain Guyot, clarinet,
      Louise Farrenc - Chamber Music

      Naive V-5033

      3:55 am

      Cecile Chaminade: Song, "Je voudrais"

      Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p
      Chaminade * Mélodies * Anne Sofie von Otter

      DG 471331-2

      4:00 am

      Friedrich von Flotow: "Martha"

      "The Last Rose of Summer"

      Erna Berger, s; Peter Anders, t; Berlin State Opera Orch/Johannes Schüler

      BASF BQ-21549

      4:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Fantasy on "The Last Rose of Summer," Op 15

      Daniel Paul Horn, fortepiano
      Fantasies: Music of Schubert and Mendelssohn

      Titanic TI-236

      4:12 am

      Arnold Bax: Three Pieces for Small Orchestra (1928)

      #2, "Irish Landscape"

      English Chamber Orch/Jeffrey Tate

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64200-2

      4:21 am

      Irish Trad: Sackow's (Jig)

      Jordi Savall, viga, Andrew Lawrence-King, h
      The Celtic Viol

      Alia Vox AVSA-9865

      4:23 am

      Hamilton Harty: "An Irish Symphony"

      Ireland National Sym/Proinssias O'Duinn
      HARTY: Irish Symphony (An) / With the Wild Geese / In Ireland

      Naxos 8.554732

      4:54 am

      Scottish Trad: The Reel of Tullochgorum

      Jordi Savall, viga, Andrew Lawrence-King, h
      The Celtic Viol

      Alia Vox AVSA-9865

      5:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A mighty fortress is our God)"

      Opening chorus, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"

      Tölz Boys' Cho, Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      Bach: Famous Choruse

      Teldec 92626-2

      5:05 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in d, Op 107, "Reformation"

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Piano Concertos #1, Op. 25 and #2, Op. 40; Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra

      Teldec 71104-2 (4)

      5:30 am

      Max Reger: Thirty Little Chorale Preludes, Op 135a

      #5, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"

      Heinz Lohmann, o
      Reger: 30 Little Chorale Preludes, Op. 135a

      MHS 1464

      5:32 am

      F W Arnold: "Potpourri on themes from Les Huguenots"

      Jan Boland, f; John Dowdall, g
      Giuliani, Hummel, et al.- A Potpourri of 19th-Century Salon Music on period instruments

      Titanic TI-161

      5:45 am

      John Knowles Paine: Fantasia on "Eine feste Burg," Op 13

      Richard Morris, o (St Joseph's Old Cathedral, Buffalo, NY)
      Fugues, Fantasia, And Variations (19th Century American Concert Organ Music)

      New World 80280-2

      5:53 am

      Bernard Herrmann: "Currier and Ives Suite"

      #1, "The Whirlwind Skater"

      New Zealand Sym Orch/James Sedares

      Koch 3-7224-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Lent 1." Host Peter DuBois shares music of introspection and reflection to begin the 40-day season of Lent in preparation for Holy Week yet to come.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Eric Whitacre: "Goodnight Moon"

      Hila Plitmann, s; London Sym Orch/Eric Whitacre
      Water Night

      Decca B0016636-02

      7:07 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "William Tell"

      Ballet music: "Pas de six"

      La Scala Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Rossini: Guglielmo Tell

      Philips 422391-2 (4)

      7:13 am

      Ina Boyle: Phantasy for violin and chamber orchestra

      Daniel Hope, v; Thessaloniki State Sym Orch/Daniel Geiss
      Irish Roots

      DG 4865806

      7:22 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in F, K. 439b/3

      Chicago Sym Orch Winds
      Mozart: Music for Basset Horns

      CBS M2K-42144 (2)

      7:44 am

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 6 in D-flat

      Martha Argerich, p
      The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours

      DG 4794648

      7:52 am

      James Stephenson: "Fantasie"

      John Bruce Yeh, cl; Patrick Godon, p
      Liquid Melancholy: Clarinet Music of James Stephenson

      Cedille CDR-90000176

      8:02 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/John Wilson
      Made in Britain

      Avie AV-2194

      8:11 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Estrellita"

      Catherine Van Handel, bn; Eduard Laurel, p
      Bassoon Soirée: From Latin America to Paris

      Acis APL-53226

      8:14 am

      Astor Piazzolla: "La muerte del ángel"

      Manuel Barrueco, g
      The Sound of Piazzolla

      Warner 0190295831899

      8:20 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Suite française," Op. 248

      Monte Carlo Phil/Georges Prêtre
      Milhaud: Scaramouche, Paris Etc.

      EMI CDM7-69854-2

      8:36 am

      Clara Schumann: Piano Sonata in G minor

      Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
      Romance: The Piano Music of Clara Schumann

      Decca 4850020

      8:56 am

      Traditional Scottish: "Loch Lomond"

      Chanticleer
      Wondrous Love

      Teldec 16676-2

      9:02 am

      Leopold Mozart: "Sinfonia da caccia"

      I. Vivace

      Capella Istropolitana/František Vajnar
      Heroic Horn: Best Loved Classical Music

      Naxos 8.578177

      9:08 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C, R 425

      Avi Avital, m; Venice Baroque Orch
      Vivaldi

      DG 4794017

      9:17 am

      Juan de Lienas: "Magnificat"

      Newberry Consort/Ellen Hargis
      Celestial Sirens II: Music from the Mexican Convent of the Encarnación

      Newberry Consort

      9:31 am

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

      Patrick Gallois, f; CPE Bach Chamber Orch/Peter Schreier
      Flute Concertos from Sanssouci

      DG 439895-2

      9:57 am

      John Dowland: "Fine knacks for ladies"

      King's Singers, Consort of Musicke/Anthony Rooley
      Madrigal History Tour

      EMI CDM7-69837-2

      10:01 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-Flat, Op. 11

      Orion Ensemble
      The Orion Collection: Beethoven und Schumann

      Orion Ensemble (Beethoven and Schumann)

      10:23 am

      Jonny Greenwood: "Phantom Thread"

      "Sandalwood I; House of Woodcock"

      Katherine Tinker, p; London Contemporary Orch/Robert Ames
      Phantom Thread Soundtrack

      Nonesuch 564777-2

      10:31 am

      Jacques Offenbach: "Gaîté Parisienne"

      Suite

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Jaques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne, 5 Overtures

      MMG MWCD-7119

      10:56 am

      Duke Ellington: "In a Sentimental Mood"

      Jason Vieaux, g; Katherine Petersen, p; Eric Snoza, db
      Live from WFMT: Fifth House Ensemble (December 4, 2017)

      WFMT

      11:01 am

      Joseph Brackett: "Simple Gifts"

      Cantus
      That Eternal Day

      Cantus Recordings CTS-1210

      11:04 am

      Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring"

      Suite

      Los Angeles Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Barber: Adagio; Copland: Appalachian Spring

      DG 4776352

      11:32 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Miroirs"

      "Alborada del gracioso"

      ChromaDuo
      Ravel & Debussy: Music for Two Guitars

      Naxos 8.573286

      11:41 am

      Richard Rodgers: "Carousel"

      Waltz

      Stephen Hough, p
      Stephen Hough's New Piano Album

      Hyperion CDA-67043

      11:48 am

      Joe Hisaishi: "Howl's Moving Castle"

      Symphonic variation on "Merry-Go-Round Of Life;" "Cave of Mind"

      Phil Cobb, tr; Royal Phil Orch/Joe Hisaishi
      Joe Hisaishi: A Symphonic Celebration

      DG 4877352

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Ruth Gipps: Oboe Sonata No. 1, Op. 5a

      Juliana Koch, ob; Michael McHale, p
      Piper of Dreams – Ruth Gipps Chamber Music

      Chandos CHAN-20290

      12:12 pm

      Daniel-François Auber: "Le premier jour de bonheur"

      Overture

      Gothenburg Opera Orch/B Tommy Andersson
      Auber: Overtures

      Sterling CDS-1039-2

      12:20 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, "Great"

      Fugue

      Washington Saxophone Quartet
      Looking Bach: Baroque and Before

      Americus AMR-20181095

      12:25 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      For Thy Pleasure

      Delos DE-3205

      12:28 pm

      Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony No. 1

      Virginia Sym Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call

      Naxos 8.559722

      12:51 pm

      Christoph Willibald Gluck: "Orpheus and Eurydice"

      "Mélodie"

      Dmitry Paperno, p
      Uncommon Encores

      Cedille CDR-90000007

      12:55 pm

      David Del Tredici: "Ballad in Yellow" (after Lorca)

      Marc Peloquin, p
      Gotham Glory

      Naxos 8.559680

      1:01 pm

      Karol Szymanowski: "Nocturne and Tarantella," Op. 28

      Ilya Kaler, v; Warsaw Phil Orch/Antoni Wit
      Szymanowski: Violin Concertos Nos 1 and 2

      Naxos 8.557981

      1:14 pm

      José Pablo Moncayo: "Huapango"

      Mexican Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Ponce: Violin Concerto; Galindo: Sones de Mariachi; Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas; Moncayo: Huapango

      EMI CDC7-49785-2

      1:23 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante"

      Nikita Magaloff, p
      50x Waltz

      Decca 4787305

      1:28 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 93 and 101 'The Clock'

      DG 429776-2

      1:56 pm

      Leopold Godowsky: "Java Suite"

      "Gardens of Buitenzorg"

      Marc-André Hamlin, p
      WFMT: 70 Essential Years

      WFMT (70 Essential Years)

      2:01 pm

      František Janoska: "The Four Seasons in Janoska Style" (after Vivaldi)

      Spring

      Janoska Ensemble
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons in Janoska Style

      DG 9487617

      2:16 pm

      Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp

      Philippa Davies, f; Lawrence Power, vi; Lucy Wakeford, h
      Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Sonatas "pour divers instruments", String Quartet

      Hyperion CDA-68463

      2:34 pm

      Alyssa Morris: "Where the Colors Fall"

      Chamber Winds of South Dakota/Don Linn
      Moxie

      Aerocade AM-017

      2:46 pm

      Jules Massenet: "Thaïs"

      Meditation

      Maxim Vengerov, v; Vag Papian, p; Virtuosi Violin Ensemble
      Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums

      Warner 5099998443529

      2:52 pm

      Philip Glass: "Orbit"

      Matt Haimovitz, vc
      Orbit: Music for Solo Cello 1945-2014

      Pentatone PTC-5186542

      3:00 pm

      Antonín Dvořák: String Serenade in E, Op. 22

      Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo
      Grieg - Dvořák - Tchaikovsky

      Archetype 60105

      3:30 pm

      Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat

      Barry Tuckwell, hn; London Sym Orch/István Kertész
      Strauss: The Concertos

      Decca 460296-2 (2)

      3:52 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat, K. 375

      I. "Allegro maestoso"

      Chamber Orch of Europe Wind Ensemble/Alexander Schneider
      Mozart: Serenades for Wind Instruments / Alexander Schneider/The Chamber Orchestra of Europe

      ASV CDCOE-802

      4:00 pm

      Gao Ping: "Wanderings"

      No. 3

      Michael Houstoun, p
      Outside the Window - Piano Music by Gao Ping

      Rattle RAT-D161

      4:06 pm

      Gao Ping: "Farewell, Waltz"

      Michael Houstoun, p
      Outside the Window - Piano Music by Gao Ping

      Rattle RAT-D161

      4:13 pm

      Richard Rodgers: "My Funny Valentine"

      Harry Watters, tb; Salt River Brass/Patrick Sheridan
      The Great American Songbook

      Soundset 1070

      4:20 pm

      Jacques Ibert: Two Interludes (1946)

      Aureole
      Aureole plays Debussy, Ibert, Ravel, Devienne, Fauré

      Koch 3-7102-2

      4:27 pm

      music continues...

      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; Daniil Trifinov, 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

      Hidden Jewels by Camargo Guarnieri Mozart Camargo Guarnieri spent most of his career under the shadow of his name and of fellow Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos. Like his countryman, Guarnieri brought the music of Brazil to the concert stage through symphonies, operas, dance music and song. After all, with a name like Mozart, what else could you be but a composer?

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Stokowski Live – program 1 of 3

      Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C; Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis; Scriabin "Poem of Ecstasy."