Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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      Playlist for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      William Byrd: Fantasia in 6 parts

      Fretwork

      Virgin 90795-2

      12:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Fantasiestücke," Op. 73

      Paul Meyer, cl; Eric le Sage, p

      Denon CO-75960

      12:16 am

      Adriano Banchieri: "Fantaisie" (1603)

      New York Kammermusiker
      Chamber Music (Renaissance) - PHILIDOR, P.D. / BUSNOYS, A. / LUZZASCHI, L. / MONTEVERDI, C. (A Renaissance Tour of Europe) (New York Kammermusiker)

      Dorian DOR-90133

      12:17 am

      Florence Price: Symphony #1 in e

      Fort Smith Sym/John Jeter
      Florence Price: Concerto & Symphony in E Minor

      Naxos 8.559827

      12:55 am

      Edward MacDowell: "From an Old Garden", Op 26

      #2, "The Myrtle"

      Stephen Tharp, t; James Barbagallo, p
      MACDOWELL: Songs (Complete)

      Naxos 8.559032

      1:00 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Fantasy Pieces," Op 45

      No. 2, "Zephyr"

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

      Arena AR-07015

      1:02 am

      Agathe Backer Grondahl: "Fantasy Pieces," Op 45

      No. 4, "Rocking"

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

      Arena AR-07015

      1:05 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1, Op. 46

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Peer Gynt Suites; Piano Concerto

      RCA 60538-2

      1:18 am

      Michel Corrette: "Tambourins"

      Jean-Maurice Capt, ob; Daniel Meylan, o (Abbey de Romainmôtier, Swtzrlnd)

      Cascavelle VEL-1007

      1:20 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Suite d'après Corrette," Op. 161b

      Athena Ensemble
      Darius Milhaud: Music for Wind Instruments

      Chandos CHAN-6536

      1:29 am

      Louis Durey: String Quartet #1 (1917)

      Ensemble Erwartung

      Mandala MAN-4980/81 (2)

      1:45 am

      Francis Poulenc: Brass Sonata (1922)

      Trio Puhallus

      Jase CD-0016

      1:54 am

      Francis Poulenc: Song, "Fancy"

      Elly Ameling, s; Dalton Baldwin, p

      EMI/Ang CMS7-64087-2 (4)

      2:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op. 118

      No. 2, Intermezzo in A

      Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet
      Cooler By the Lake

      Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet

      2:05 am

      Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in a, Op 114

      Eleonora Bekova, p; Elvira Bekova, v; Alfia Bekova, vc
      Brahms: Piano Trio

      Chandos CHAN-9400

      2:33 am

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      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.

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      Pianist Carter Johnson performs music by Béla Bartók, György Kurtág, Robert Schumann, and Ludwig van Beethoven, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      3:00 - 8:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      6:30 pm

      Grant Park Music Festival 2026

      Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

      From the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Calmar. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Olga Kern, piano; Stravinsky "Game of Cards;" Elgar "In the South (Alassio)," Op. 50. Recorded July 3. Hosted by Dave Schwan.

      8:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Get the Picture?

      Listen to the works of composers inspired by well-known paintings and poems. Pianist Alicia de Larrocha will perform Goyescas, by Enrique Granados, a musical impression of Francisco Goya’s paintings. This week also includes Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Hindemith’s Matthias der Maler, and Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead. Many of these musical works have gone on to further inspire new artistic creations. This week, visual art and music become one!

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Napoli illustrissima

      Violinist Eva Saladin, cellist Daniel Rosin, and harpsichordist Johannes Kellerbring perform works by 18th-century Neapolitan composers Mascitti, Matteis, Cailò, Scarlatti, Lonati, and Piani. Recorded live in concert in Basel’s Stadtcasino as part of the Basel Early Music Festival.