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      Playlist for Thursday, August 27, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Balakirev, Mily: Mazurka #4 in G-Flat

      Alexander Paley, p
      Balakirev: The Complete Piano Music Vol 5 & 6

      Ess.a.y CD-1032/33 (2)

      12:05 am

      Glazunov, Alexander: Concert Waltz #2 in F, Op 51

      Philharmonia Orch/Svetlanov

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47847-2

      12:15 am

      Poulenc, Francis: "Valse" (1919)

      Pascal Rogé, p
      Piano Works • Ouvres Pour Piano • Klavierwerke / Les Soirées De Nazelles • 3 Mouvements Perpétuels • 3 Novelettes • 9 Improvisations

      London 417438-2

      12:16 am

      Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Symphony No. 7 (1945)

      Sao Paulo Sym Orch/Isaac Karabtchevsky
      VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Complete Symphonies

      Naxos 8.506039 (6)

      12:55 am

      Salzedo, Carlos: "Rumba"

      Nancy Lendrim, h; Jody Guinn, h
      Short Stories - Music For Harp Duo By Carlos Salzedo

      Azica ACD-71226

      1:00 am

      Strauss II, Johann: "Die Fledermaus" Quadrille, Op. 363

      Vienna Wind Quintet
      Strauss in Vienna - Famous Waltzes, Marches and Polkas for Wind Quintet

      Nimbus NI-5542

      1:05 am

      Strauss II, Johann: Die Fledermaus

      Suite

      London Phil/Carl Davis
      Carl Davis Conducts The London Philarmonic

      Virgin 90716-2

      1:32 am

      Grondahl, Agathe Backer: Three Piano Pieces, Op 53

      #2, "Albumblad"

      Natalia Strelchenko, p
      Agathe Backer-Grondahl: Complete Piano Music, Vol. IV

      Arena AR-07015

      1:33 am

      Wirén, Dag: Suite miniature, Op 8b

      Torleif Thedéen, vc; Stefan Bojsten, p
      Dag Wiren: Chamber Music, Vol. 2

      BIS CD-797

      1:41 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Petite Suite"

      Lee Luvisi & Anne-Marie McDermott, p
      DEBUSSY, C.: Chamber Music

      Delos DE-3167 (3)

      1:54 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Les Paladins"

      Air très gai

      La Chapelle Harmonique/Valentin Tournet
      Rameau - "Les Paladins"

      Chateau de Versailles CVS-054 (3)

      2:00 am

      Reznicek, Emil Von: "Donna Diana"

      Overture

      Utah Sym Orch/Joseph Silverstein
      Light Cavalry

      Pro Arte CDD-402

      2:05 am

      Paradis, Maria Theresia von: "Sicilienne"

      Nicola Hall, g
      Virtuoso Guitar Transcriptions

      London 430839-2

      2:08 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Sonata in G, K. 379

      Hilary Hahn, v; Cory Smythe, p
      Hilary Hahn: Retrospective

      DG 479 8295 (2)

      2:27 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Twelve German Dances, K. 586

      No. 10 in F

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Mozart: Deutsche Tänze

      Sony SK-46696

      2:29 am

      Reznicek, Emil Von: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat, "Ironic"

      Bern Sym/Frank Beerman
      Reznicek: Symphonies 2 & 5

      CPO 777056-2

      2:55 am

      Des Prez, Josquin: Madrigal, "El Grillo"

      Hilliard Ensemble

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66492-2

      3:00 am

      Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista: "L'Olimpiade"

      Sinfonia

      Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orch/Myung-Whun Chung
      Italian Overtures

      DG 471566-2

      3:05 am

      Schubert, Franz: Overture in C, "In the Italian Style," D 591

      Hanover Band/Roy Goodman
      Symphonies, Missa Solemnis, Overtures

      Nimbus NI-5172

      3:13 am

      Monteverdi, Claudio: "L'Orfeo"

      Toccata

      Lyon National Opera Orch/Michel Corboz
      MONTEVERDI: L'Orfeo

      Erato ECD-88133 (2)

      3:14 am

      Debussy, Claude: Sonata (#1) in d for Cello and Piano

      Steven Isserlis, vc; Pascal Devoyon, p
      Cello Sonatas

      Virgin 61198-2

      3:25 am

      Debussy, Claude: Sonata (#2) for Flute, Viola and Harp

      Trio Medicis
      Debussy's Corner: Works For Flute, Viola And Harp

      Cypres CYP-1637

      3:42 am

      Debussy, Claude: Sonata (#3) in g for Violin and Piano

      Nathan Milstein, v; Rudolf Firkusny, p

      EMI/Ang CDM5-66872-2

      3:54 am

      Tailleferre, Germaine: "Chansons populaires françaises" (1952-55)

      "Mon père m'a mariée"

      Patrice Michaels, s; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      La vie est une parade

      Cedille CDR-90000070

      4:00 am

      Elgar, Edward: "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches, Op. 39

      No. 5 in C

      London Phil/Sir Georg Solti
      Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp & Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne Overture

      London 417719-2

      4:05 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Sonata no.3 in b minor, Op.58

      Witold Malcuzynski, p

      EMI/Ang ZDMB5-68226-2 (2)

      4:30 am

      Bridge, Frank: "Spring Song"

      Steven Doane, vc; Barry Snyder, p
      Bridge, Britten: Music for Cello and Piano

      Bridge BCD-9056

      4:32 am

      Hadley, Patrick: "One Morning in Spring"

      Philharmonia/Matthias Bamert
      Hadley & Sainton: Choral and Orchestral Works Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-9539

      4:37 am

      Raff, Joachim: "Ode au printemps," Op 76

      Peter Aronsky, p; Basel Radio Sym/Matthias Bamert

      Tudor 7035

      4:55 am

      Argento, Dominick: Six Elizabethan Songs

      #4, "Spring"

      Patrice Michaels Bedi, s; Rembrandt Chamber Players
      20th Century Baroque

      Cedille CDR-90000011

      5:00 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "October (Autumn Song)"

      Siberian Violinists Ensemble/Mikhail Parkhomovsky
      Tchaikovsky: Seasons Op. 37

      Melodiya SUCD-1000201

      5:05 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "June (Barcarolle)"

      Eleonora Bekova, p; Elvira Bekova, v; Alfia Bekova, vc
      Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio · The Seasons

      Chandos CHAN-9719 (2)

      5:10 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "May (Starlit Night)"

      Xiang-Dong Kong, p
      Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Dumka, Op. 59

      RCA 62520-2

      5:15 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "July (Song of the Reaper)"

      Tampere Phil Orch/Leonid Grin
      TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Seasons (The) / Hamlet Entr'actes

      Ondine ODE-782-2

      5:17 am

      Delius, Frederick: "Florida" Suite

      English Sym Orch/William Boughton
      Vaughan Williams and Delius Orchestral Music

      Nimbus NI-5208

      5:54 am

      Clarke, Herbert: Trumpet Voluntary Suite

      "Bourree" & "Hornpipe"

      The Wallace Collection, English String Orch/William Boughton
      Rule Britannia

      Nimbus NI-5155

      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.

      6:04 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53, "Caractéristique"

      IV. "Rêves d'enfant"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2, The Tempest

      Chandos CHAN-9454

      6:16 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Après un rêve," Op. 7, No. 1

      Danbi Um, v; Juho Pohjonen, p
      Poème Mystique

      Avie AV-2743

      6:20 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Schübler Chorale, "Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake)," BWV 645

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Chris Thile, man; Edgar Meyer, db
      Bach Trios

      Nonesuch 558933-2

      6:25 am

      Edward Elgar: "Nursery Suite" (1931)

      No. 1, Aubade (Awake)

      Indianapolis Sym Orch/Raymond Leppard
      Elgar: Dream Children, The Wand of Youth Suites I & II, Nursery Suite, Starlight Express

      Koss KC-1014

      6:30 am

      Traditional Irish: "Dance in the Morning Early"

      James Galway, f; The Chieftains, Orch/Dudley Simpson
      James Galway & The Chieftains - Over The Sea To Skye

      RCA 60424-2

      6:37 am

      Leo Ornstein: "A Morning in the Woods"

      Janice Weber, p
      Explore America

      Naxos 8.559187

      6:44 am

      Lodewijk Mortelmans: "Morning Mood"

      Belgian Radio & TV Phil Orch/Alexander Rahbari
      Flemish Romantic Music

      Marco Polo 8.223418

      6:59 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "The Rake's Progress"

      Act I Prelude

      London Sym Orch/John Eliot Gardiner
      Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

      DG 459648-2 (2)

      7:03 am

      Edward MacDowell: Orchestra Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42

      V. Finale, "Forest Spirits"

      Ulster Orch/Takuo Yuasa
      Edward MacDowell: Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Hamlet and Ophelia

      Naxos 8.559075

      7:09 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "From the Bohemian Forest," Op. 68

      V. "Silent Woods"

      Jan Vogler, vc; The Knights/Eric Jacobsen
      New Worlds

      Sony 88697599782

      7:17 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Tales from the Vienna Woods," Op. 325

      Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti
      2018 New Year's Concert

      Sony 88985477002

      7:31 am

      Eric Coates: "London Suite"

      I. "Covent Garden" (Tarantelle)

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Charles Groves
      Eric Coates - London Suites And The Three Bears - Cinderella Phantasy

      Arabesque Z-8036

      7:36 am

      Eric Coates: "London Suite"

      III. Finale, "Knightsbridge" (March)

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Charles Groves
      Eric Coates - London Suites And The Three Bears - Cinderella Phantasy

      Arabesque Z-8036

      7:41 am

      Jean Françaix: "Le gay Paris"

      Prague Wind Quintet
      Françaix: Le gay Paris; Wind Quintets; L'heure du berger

      Praga PRD-250126

      7:51 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Roman Carnival" Overture, Op. 9

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Overture From "Benvenuto Cellini," Rákóczky March, Roman Carnival Overture

      Sony SMK-47525

      8:03 am

      Marc-Antoine Charpentier: "Le Malade Imaginaire"

      Overture

      Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
      Le Malade Imaginaire

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901336

      8:06 am

      Jan Dismas Zelenka: "Hipocondrie" in A, ZWV 187

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz
      Zelenka, Pisendel: Concerti et al.

      RCA-DHM 77339-2

      8:15 am

      Richard Strauss: Wind Sonatina No. 1 in F, "From an Invalid Worshop"

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Richard Strauss - Sonatinen

      DG 445849-2

      8:28 am

      Clarice Assad: "The Book of Spells"

      Chapter III: "Health and Well-Being; A Spell for Global Healing"

      Merian Ensemble
      The Book of Spells

      Navona NV-6644

      8:33 am

      David Lyon: "Joie de vivre" Overture

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      8:41 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"

      Chorale, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"

      Angela Hewitt, p
      Bach Arrangements

      Hyperion CDA-67309

      8:45 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Freut euch des Lebens (Let Life by Joyful!)," Op. 340

      Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
      New Year's Concert 1988

      DG 423662-2

      8:54 am

      Dave Brubeck: "Joy in the Morning"

      "Dance for Joy"

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
      Into The Light: Symphonic Expressions of Spirit

      Telarc CD-80462

      9:04 am

      Georges Bizet: "L'Arlésienne"

      Suite No. 2

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Bizet: L'Arlesienne, Carmen Suites

      DG 415106-2

      9:24 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956

      I. "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Jansen & Brovtsyn, v's; Grosz, vi; Thedéen & Maintz, vc's
      Torleif Thedéen, cello,
      Janine Jansen plays Schoenberg & Schubert

      Decca 4783551

      9:45 am

      Svend S. Schultz: "Une Amourette" (Little Serenade)

      Carion
      Nielsen's Footsteps

      Odradek ODRCD-321

      9:56 am

      Léo Delibes: "Coppélia"

      Waltz

      Lyon Opera Orch/Kent Nagano
      Delibes: Coppélia (Highlights)

      Erato 96368-2

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

      I. "Allegro maestoso"

      Ingolf Wunder, p; St. Petersburg Phil Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Tchaikovsky and Chopin

      DG 4790670

      10:20 am

      Scott Joplin: "Bethena: A Concert Waltz"

      Agave
      American Originals: A New World, A New Canon

      Acis APL-20445

      10:28 am

      Josef Mysliveček: Sinfonia concertante No. 6 in C

      Concerto Köln
      Il Divino Boemo: Josef Mysliveček Symphonies

      Archiv 4776418

      10:37 am

      Alexander Glazunov: "Poème lyrique" in D-Flat, Op. 12

      Bamberg Sym/Neeme Järvi
      Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 & Poème lyrique

      Orfeo C-157201-A

      10:49 am

      William Grant Still: "Pastorela"

      Alexa Still, f; Susan DeWitt Smith, p
      Still: Summerland

      Koch 3-7192-2

      11:00 am

      Ron Nelson: "Savannah River Holiday"

      Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
      American Visions

      RCA 68786-2

      11:11 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Fantasies for Anna Magdalena Bach"

      Canadian Brass
      Canadian Brass: Bach

      Opening Day B0010559-02

      11:23 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E-Flat, H XV:30

      Beaux Arts Trio
      Haydn: Complete Piano Trios

      Philips 454098-2 (9)

      11:41 am

      William Walton: "Façade"

      Suite

      Winnipeg Sym Orch/Bramwell Tovey
      The Lark Ascending

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5176

      12:00 pm

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

      I. "Allegro"

      Evren Ozel, p; Camerata Chicago/Drostan Hall

      Camerata Chicago May 2, 2026 Concert

      12:17 pm

      Gregorio Allegri: Motet, "Miserere"

      Voces8
      Lux

      Decca B0022601-02

      12:25 pm

      Pietro Locatelli: Four-Violin Concerto in F, Op. 4, No. 12

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
      Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto, Volume 3

      Avie AV-2154

      12:37 pm

      Richard Strauss: Wind Sonatina No. 1 in F, "From an Invalid's Workshop"

      III. "Finale: Allegro molto"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Richard Strauss: Sonata Nos. 1 & 2

      DG 445849-2

      12:52 pm

      Franz von Suppé: "Viennese Jubilee" Overture

      St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Suppe: Overtures

      EMI CDC7-54056-2

      1:00 pm

      Franz Schubert: "Fierrabras," D 796

      Overture

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Schubert: Fierrabras

      DG 427341-2 (2)

      1:10 pm

      Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"

      Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, p
      Fantasie

      Sony 19802889462

      1:23 pm

      Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19

      Dmitri Sitkovetsky, v; London Sym Orch/Colin Davis
      Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

      Virgin 90734-2

      1:46 pm

      Johann Joachim Quantz: Two-Flute Concerto in G

      Jed Wentz & Marion Moonen, f's; Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Concerti "per l'orchestra di Dresda"

      Archiv 447644-2

      2:00 pm

      Antonio Estévez: "17 Piezas Infantiles"

      Nos. 6-10

      Clara Rodríguez, p
      Americas Without Frontiers

      Nimbus NI-6346

      2:07 pm

      Hector Berlioz: "Benvenuto Cellini," Op. 23

      Overture

      Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Le carnaval romain, Benvenuto Cellini: Overture

      Naxos 8.573297

      2:19 pm

      Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34

      Eduard Brunner, cl; Hagen Quartet
      Mozart, Weber: Clarinet Quintets

      DG 419600-2

      2:45 pm

      Jan Dismas Zelenka: Capriccio No. 2 in G

      Das Neu-Eröffnete Orchestre/Jürgen Sonnentheil
      Zelenka: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

      CPO 999458-2

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      3:00 pm

      Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring"

      Suite

      Music@Menlo Ensemble
      Resonance

      Music@Menlo 2012 (6)

      3:26 pm

      Michael Fine: "At the Gate" Concert Overture

      Royal Scottish National Orch/Philip Mann
      Michael Fine: Seasons

      Evidence EVCD-054

      3:36 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Sound the Trumpets

      The trumpet takes center stage this week. Its story stretches back thousands of years and spans many cultures. We’ll listen to the Shofar, a ram’s horn from biblical times, and the ancient trumpets found in Tutankhamun's tomb. And we’ll savor the modern trumpet’s bright sound in music by Bach and Vivaldi, and in the rich and complex symphonic music of Mahler, Ravel, and Stravinsky. Hosted by Peter van de Graaff

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Messiaen "Les Offrandes oubliées;" Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92; Lorin Maazel, conductor.