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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Delius, Frederick: "A Song Before Sunrise"

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      The Walk To The Paradise Garden / On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring / Summer Night On The River

      Lon 421390-2

      12:04 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30

      Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
      STRAUSS, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra / HOLST, G.: The Planets (Litton)

      Delos DE-3225 (2)

      12:39 am

      Strauss, Richard: Five Songs, Op. 48

      #5, "Winterliebe"

      Anja-Nina Bahrmann, s; Nina Schumann, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      12:40 am

      Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trumpet Concerto in D

      Paul Merkelo, tr; Oxford Phil/Marios Papadapoulos
      The Enlightened Trumpet

      Sony 80463

      12:47 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and mouth and deed and life)"

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

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Albinoni: Adagio/ Pachelbel: Canon

      DG 429390-2

      12:51 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 156, "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe (I stand with one foot in the grave)"

      Sinfonia

      Ray Still, ob; Academy of London/Richard Stamp

      Virgin 90813-2

      12:54 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Wake)"

      Final Chorale, "Gloria sei dir gesungen (May gloria be sung to you)"

      Gächinger Kanrtorei & Stuttgart Bach Ensemble/Helmut Rilling
      Edition Bachakademie Vol 44 - Cantatas

      Hänssler Classic Vol 44

      1:00 am

      Marais, Marin: "Alcyone"

      Overture

      Tempesta di Mare
      Comedie et Tragedie

      Chandos CHAN-0805

      1:03 am

      Marais, Marin: "Alcyone"

      "Premier Air pour les Éoliens"

      Tempesta di Mare
      Comedie et Tragedie

      Chandos CHAN-0805

      1:05 am

      Marais, Marin: Variations on "La Folia"

      Laura Metcalf, vc; Matei Varga, p
      First Day

      Sono Luminus DSL-92201

      1:14 am

      Franck, César: "Symphonic Variations"

      Alexis Weissenberg, p; Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Franck: Symphony in D Minor, Le Chasseur Maudit

      MHS 514417-M

      1:30 am

      Gurlitt, Cornelius: "Humorous Variations on Ach, du lieber Augustin"

      "Variation in the Style of Mozart"

      Douglas Humphreys, p

      Kbyu 9701/02 (2)

      1:31 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat, K. 589

      Shanghai String Quartet
      MOZART, W.A.: String Quartets Nos. 22 and 23 (Shanghai Quartet)

      Delos DE-3192

      1:54 am

      Huang, Hu-Wei: "The Merry Shepherd Boy"

      Lang Lang, p
      Piano Book

      DG 4797528 (2)

      2:00 am

      Sainte-Colombe: Le Resolu

      Les Voix Humaines Baroque Ensemble
      Sainte-Colombe: Concerts a deux violes

      Atma ACD2-2278 (2)

      2:05 am

      D'Erlanger: Violin Concerto in d

      Philippe Graffin, v; BBC Welsh National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
      The Romantic Violin Concerto -- 10

      Hyperion CDA-67838

      2:35 am

      Poulenc, Francis: "Presto" in B-Flat (1934)

      Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49604-2

      2:37 am

      Poulenc, Francis: Piano and Wind Sextet

      The Iowa Ensemble
      Poulenc: Wind and Piano Music

      MSR Classics MS-1540

      2:55 am

      Barthe: Passacaille

      Westwood Wind Quintet
      Sextour à Vent

      Crystal CD-353

      3:00 am

      Grainger, Percy: "My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone" (1912)

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Salute To Percy Grainger

      London 425159-2

      3:05 am

      Grainger, Percy: "Molly on the Shore" (Irish Reel)

      BBC Phil/Richard Hickox
      Grainger: Vol. 6 - Orchestral Works 2 'The Warriors'

      Chandos CHAN-9584

      3:09 am

      Grainger, Percy: "Handel in the Strand" (Clog Dance)(1912)

      Collage
      The Christmas Connection

      Northeastern NR-228-CD

      3:13 am

      Grainger, Percy: "Mock Morris"

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery
      Grainger: Famous Folk Settings

      Chandos CHAN-6542

      3:17 am

      Grainger, Percy: "Shepherd's Hey"

      London Wind Orch/Denis Wick
      Shepherd's Hey: Wind Music of Grainger, Milhaud and Poulenc

      ASV CDWHL-2067

      3:19 am

      Grainger, Percy: "Country Gardens"

      Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra/Timothy Reynish
      Grainger: Vol. 4 - Works for Wind Orchestra 1

      Chandos CHAN-9549

      3:21 am

      Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18

      Christina Ortiz, p; Royal Phil/Moshe Atzmon
      Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2/ Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto/ Litolff: Scherzo

      London 414348-2

      3:54 am

      Dinicu: "Pacsirta"

      Mela Tenenbaum, v; Richard Kapp, p
      Songs Without Words

      Ess.a.y CD-1048

      4:00 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: Five Melodies, Op. 35b

      No. 2, "Lento"

      Joshua Bell, v; Olli Mustonen, p
      Violin Sonatas (Music For Violin And Piano)

      London 440926-2

      4:02 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: Five Melodies, Op. 35b

      No. 3, "Animato, ma non troppo"

      Joshua Bell, v; Olli Mustonen, p
      Violin Sonatas (Music For Violin And Piano)

      London 440926-2

      4:05 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: Five Melodies, Op. 35b

      Laura Gilbert, f; Emma Tahmizian, p
      Flute Sonata, Five Melodies, Vision Fugitives

      Koch 3-7105-2

      4:21 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: "Five Songs Without Words", Op. 35

      No. 4

      Victoria Yevtodieva, s; Yuri Serov, p
      PROKOFIEV, S.: Songs and Romances (Complete)

      Delos DE-3275 (3)

      4:23 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

      Dresden Phil/Herbert Kegel

      Laserlight 15947 (5)

      4:55 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: "Études," Op. 25

      No. 4 in a minor, "Paganini"

      Ian Hobson, p
      Fryderyk Chopin * Volume 7 * Ian Hobson, Piano

      Zephyr Z139-10

      5:00 am

      Scarlatti, Domenico: Clavier Sonata in B-Flat, Kk 544 (L 497)

      Ton Koopman, hc

      Capriccio 10212

      5:05 am

      Vivaldi, Antonio: Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in G, R 545

      Concerto Köln

      Capriccio 10233

      5:14 am

      Strauss, Richard: Duet Concertino

      Nicole Kern, cl; Higinio Arrué, bn; German Chamber Phil/Paavo Järvi
      Richard Strauss * The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen * Paavo Järvi

      Pentatone PTC-5186060

      5:33 am

      Strauss, Richard: Six Songs, Op. 19

      No. 2, "Breit über mein Haupt"

      Jonas Kaufmann, t; Helmut Deutsch, p
      Strauss: Lieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901879

      5:34 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Trio in d, Op 120

      Gabrielli Trio

      Wksu WKSU-002

      5:53 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: Song, "Ici-bas!", Op 8/3

      Gérard Souzay, br; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64079-2 (4)

      6:00 am

      Mahler, Gustav: "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"

      No. 4, "Die zwei blauen Augen"

      Demondrae Thurman, tuba
      Songs of a Wayfarer

      Summit DCD-556

      6:05 am

      Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp minor

      IV. "Adagietto"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein
      Symphony No. 5

      CBS MK-42198

      6:16 am

      Salmenhaara, Erkki: Adagietto (1981)

      Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Ralf Sjoblom
      N/A

      Finland Transcriptions FT-9704

      6:22 am

      Parker, Horatio: "Valse gracile" (1899)

      Josef Hofmann, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century 46: Josef Hoffman

      Philips 456835-2 (2)

      6:23 am

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

      English Chamber Orch/Murray Perahia, p
      Perahia Plays and Conducts Mozart

      CBS MK-42241

      6:54 am

      Mendelssohn, Felix: "Songs Without Words," Op 67

      No. 4 in C, "Spinning Song (The Bee's Wedding)"

      Josef Hofmann, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century 46: Josef Hoffman

      Philips 456835-2 (2)

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 12:00pm.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From National Centre for the Performing Arts

      Wagner's Die Walküre

      Daniel Brenna (Siegmund); Manuela Uhl (Sieglinde); Liang Li (Hunding); Ewa Vesin (Brünnhilde); Egils Silins (Wotan); Okka von der Damerau (Fricka); Xu Xiaoying (Gerhilde); Zhou Fan (Ortlinde); Zhang Yuan (Waltraute); NCPA Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen, conductor. Sung in German.

      3:53 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV 393

      III. Largo

      Sheku & Mariatu Kanneh-Mason, vc's; Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
      River of Music

      Decca 4871265

      3:57 pm

      Enrique Granados: "Danzas españolas," Op. 37 (Op. 5)

      No. 1, "Galante (Minueto)"

      Azulejos Guitar Duo
      Grandos - 12 Danzas Espanolas - Azulejos Guitar Duo

      Naxos 8.579166

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique in advance of her performances with Apollo's Fire next month.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      5:00 pm

      François Couperin: "Pièces en concert"

      Jian Wang, vc; Camerata Salzburg
      The Baroque Album

      DG 474236-2

      5:14 pm

      Maurice Ravel: "Le tombeau de Couperin"

      Kebyart
      Unraveled: Homage to Maurice Ravel

      Linn CKD-779

      5:29 pm

      Elsa Barraine: "The Entombment of Titian"

      WDR Sym Orch/Elena Schwarz
      Elsa Barraine: Symphonies 1 & 2

      CPO 555704-2

      5:40 pm

      Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto

      Romain Descharmes, p; Malmö Opera Orch/Michael Halász
      Fauré - Poulenc: Works for Piano & Orchestra

      Naxos 8.574570

      6:00 pm

      music continues...

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      A showcase of recent never-before-aired Folkstage performances bring the element of surprise to WFMT’s annual on-air membership drive.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      All aboard The Midnight Special during the live and lively WFMT membership drive.