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      Playlist for Friday, June 12, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Scott Joplin: "Bethena"- A Concert Waltz

      Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet
      Cooler By the Lake

      Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet

      12:04 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Clarinet Quartet in E-Flat

      Fabrizio Meloni, cl; Andrea Pecolo, v; Luca Ranieri, vi; Mario Finotti, vc
      Hummel Edition

      Brilliant Classics 95792 (20)

      12:35 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Song, "Als Luise die Briefe," K 520

      Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, ms; Peter Serkin, p
      Lorraine Hunt Lieberson: Recital at Ravinia

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907500

      12:36 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Souvenir d'un lieu cher," Op. 42

      Gil Shaham, v; Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev
      Meeting In Moscow: Violin Concertos

      DG 457064-2

      12:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "The Love for Three Oranges"

      March

      Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p
      The Fiddler of the Opera

      DG 447640-2

      1:00 am

      Niccolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1

      #24 in a

      Marina Piccinini, f
      Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24

      Avie AV-2284 (2)

      1:05 am

      Franz Lehár: Melodies from "Paganini"

      Montreal Musica Camerata
      Salon Viennois

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1112

      1:17 am

      Niccolo Paganini: "Sonata per la Gran Viola e Orchestra," Op 35

      David Aaron Carpenter, vi; Helsinki Phil/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Berlioz: Harold in Italy * Paganini: Sonata per la Gran Viola * Carpenter * Helsinki PO * Ashkenazy

      Ondine ODE-1188-2

      1:30 am

      Fritz Kreisler: "Polichinelle" (Serenade)

      I Salonisti
      Orient Express

      London 425200-2

      1:31 am

      Franz Schreker: "Overture to A Grand Opera"

      BBC Philharmonic/Vassily Sinaisky
      Schreker: Orchestral Works Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-9951

      1:55 am

      Anton Zemlinsky: Lieder, Op 2

      #7, "Vor der Stadt"

      Andreas Schmidt, br; Cord Garben, p
      Zemlinsky: Lieder

      DG 427348-2 (2)

      2:00 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54

      No. 1, "Shepherd's Boy"

      Andrei Gavrilov, p
      Grieg: Lyric Pieces

      DG 437522-2

      2:05 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Lyric Suite," Op. 54

      Malmö Sym/Bjarte Engeset
      GRIEG, E.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 6 - From Holberg's Time / Lyric Suite / Melodies (Malmo Symphony, Engeset)

      Naxos 8.572403

      2:21 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 62

      No. 4, "The Brook" ("Baekken")

      Andrey Gugnin

      Hyperion CDA-68424

      2:22 am

      Sparavalo: Bosnian song, "Clear Water"

      Cavatina Duo
      Cavatina Duo: The Balkan Project

      Cedille CDR-90000117

      2:29 am

      Amy (Mrs HHA) Beach: Variations on Balkan Themes, Op 60

      Virginia Eskin, p
      Amy Beach, Arthur Foote: Music For Piano

      Northeastern NR-223-CD

      2:44 am

      Alojz Srebotnjak: "Danses macédoniennes" (1975)

      Les Vents de Montréal/Jacques Lacombe

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1105

      2:54 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 4 in F, BWV 809

      Allemande

      Francesco Tristano, p
      Bach: The 6 English Suites

      Naive V-8828

      3:00 am

      Johann Ludwig Krebs: Chorale Prelude, "Komme heiliger Geist, Herre Gott"

      Timothy Valentine, ob; Edwin Swanborn, o
      Chorale Preludes and Fantasias

      Northeastern NR-211-CD

      3:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia in G, BWV 572

      David Schrader, o
      J S Bach: Fantasies & Fugues

      Cedille CDR-90000012

      3:13 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in G, BWV 577, "The Jig"

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler

      DG 2584001

      3:16 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Fuga a` 3"

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      3:18 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78, "Organ"

      Bernard Gavoty, o; ORTF National Orch/Jean Martinon
      Saint-Saens: Complete Symphonies

      MHS 525324-f (2)

      3:54 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Song, "La Coccinelle"

      François Le Roux, br; Graham Johnson, p
      Songs By Camille Saint-Saëns

      Hyperion CDA-66856

      4:00 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Introduction: "Maestoso ed adagio"

      I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro

      Vanguard SVC-133

      4:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 39 in g

      English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Haydn: 'Sturm and Drang' Symphonies Vol. 1

      DG Archiv 427661-2

      4:22 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross"

      Finale, "Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)"

      I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro

      Vanguard SVC-133

      4:24 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387

      Guarneri String Quartet
      Mozart: Six Quartets Dedicated To Haydn

      RCA 60390-2 (3)

      4:54 am

      Robert Schumann: "Kinderszenen," Op. 15

      No. 1, "Of Foreign Lands and Peoples"

      Ruth Laredo, p
      My First Recital

      Ess.a.y CD-1006

      5:00 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Giulio Cesare"

      Aria, "Da tempeste il legno infranto"

      Joan Sutherland, s; London New Sym Orch/Richard Bonynge
      Handel: Arias

      London 467238-2

      5:05 am

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in b, Op. 6, No. 12

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

      DG 471758-2 (3)

      5:17 am

      Zoltán Kodály: "Háry János"

      "The Jewish Family"

      Budapest Festival Orch/Ivan Fischer
      Zoltan Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite/ Dances Of Galanta And Marosszek

      Philips 462824-2

      5:19 am

      Zoltán Kodály: "Háry János" Suite, Op. 35a

      Minneapolis Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
      Antal Dorati • Kodály • Bartók

      Mercury 432005-2

      5:41 am

      Erkel: "Sarolta"

      Suite

      Istvan Kassai, p
      Erkel

      Marco Polo 8.223318

      5:55 am

      Erkel: "Hungary"

      Millar Brass Ensemble/Stephen Squires
      MILLAR BRASS ENSEMBLE: World Anthems

      Delos DE-3199

      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.

      6:03 am

      Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphony in E-Flat, Op. 2, No. 4

      Thirteen Strings Chamber Orch/Kevin Mallon
      Beck: 6 Symphonies, Op. 2

      Naxos 8.573323

      6:15 am

      Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Septet in D minor, Op. 74

      Finale, "Vivace"

      Linos Ensemble
      Mozart, Hummel: Quintet & Septet

      Calig CAL-50895

      6:23 am

      Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 2

      III. Scherzo

      Helsingborg Sym Orch/Andrew Manze
      Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

      CPO 777671-2

      6:31 am

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

      Arabella String Quartet
      Bologne: Six Concertante Quartets

      Naxos 8.574360

      6:42 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonia (Overture) in D, Op. 18/4

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Kenneth Montgomery
      C.P.E. Bach & J.C. Bach: Concertos & Symphonies

      EMI CDK5-65733-2

      6:53 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Sonata romántica"

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Norbert Kraft, g
      Romantic Works for Guitar

      Chandos CHAN-9033

      7:04 am

      Jules Massenet: "Cendrillon"

      Suite

      Hong Kong Phil Orch/Kenneth Jean
      Massenet: Esclarmonde Suite, Suite No. 1, Cendrillon Suite

      Marco Polo 8.223354

      7:15 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "La Cenerentola"

      Overture

      Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Rossini: Overtures, Andante e tema con variazioni

      Warner 24344

      7:24 am

      Erik Satie: "Je te veux"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      The Magic of Satie

      Decca 470290-2

      7:32 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Petrushka"

      I. "The Shrovetide Fair"

      Chicago Sym Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Carlo Maria Giulini: The Chicago Recordings

      EMI 85974-2 (4)

      7:44 am

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

      Wind Suite: "Das klinget so herrlich; Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden; Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen; O Isis und Osiris"

      Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel
      The magic flute; The abduction from the seraglio / Amadeus Ensemble/Julius Rudel

      Musicmasters MMD-60141-F

      7:54 am

      Compay Segundo: "Chan Chan"

      Sarahbanda/Sarah Willis, hn
      Sarahbanda

      Alpha 1099

      8:03 am

      Witold Lutosławski: "Dance Preludes"

      Eduard Brunner, cl; Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Witold Lutosławski
      Lutosławski Conducts Lutosławski: Cello Concerto, Concerto for Oboe and Harp, Dance Preludes

      Philips 416817-2

      8:13 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Valse-Scherzo" in C, Op. 34

      Midori, v; London Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1; Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Valse-Scherzo

      Philips 420943-2

      8:21 am

      Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in G, D 894

      IV. Finale, "Allegretto"

      Maurizio Pollini, p
      Schubert - Maurizio Pollini, Daniele Pollini

      DG 4866398

      8:30 am

      Florence Price: Octet for Brasses and Piano

      Onyx Brass; Viv McLean, p
      Transatlantic

      Chandos CHAN-20399

      8:42 am

      William Schuman: "Newsreel"

      Milwaukee Sym Orch/Lukas Foss
      American Festival

      Pro Arte CDD-102

      8:50 am

      Mark O'Connor: String Quartet No. 3, "Old-Time"

      IV. Finale

      Ida Kavafian & Mark O'Connor, v's; Paul Neubauer, vi; Matt Haimovitz, vc
      Matt Haimovitz, cello,
      Mark O'Connor * String Quartets Nos 2 & 3

      Omac 14

      9:03 am

      Igor Stravinsky: "Le Baiser de la fée"

      Divertimento

      London Sinfonietta/Riccardo Chailly
      Stravinsky: Divertimento, Fanfare for a New Theatre, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, Suites Nos. 1 and 2

      Decca 417114-2

      9:28 am

      Thomas Morley: Four Dances

      Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
      Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

      Delos DE-3132

      9:37 am

      John Williams: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"

      "Adventures on Earth"

      City of Prague Phil Orch/Nic Raine
      Six Star Wars Films

      Silva SILCD-1182

      9:49 am

      Stewart Goodyear: "Callaloo"

      Piano Solo; "Soca"

      Stewart Goodyear, p; Chineke! Orch/Wayne Marshall
      Stewart Goodyear: Callaloo & Piano Sonata - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

      Orchid Classics ORC-100100

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Henry Purcell: "King Arthur"

      Suite

      Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Sound The Trumpet (Royal Music of Purcell & Handel)

      EMI 40329-2

      10:15 am

      Jean Sibelius: "Cortège"

      Turku Phil Orch/Leif Segerstam
      Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, Overture in E major, Scène de ballet, Cortège, Menuetto

      Naxos 8.573300

      10:23 am

      César Franck: "Symphonic Variations"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p; London Phil Orch/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
      Ravel, Fauré, Franck - Piano Concertos, Fantaisie / Symphonic Variations

      Decca 417583-2

      10:41 am

      Carl Joseph Toeschi: Sextet in B-Flat

      I. Andante grazioso-Allegro

      Freiburg Baroque Orch members
      Mozart's Mannheim

      DG 4863502

      10:51 am

      Max Bruch: Romance in F, Op. 85

      Janine Jansen, vi; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Mendelssohn & Bruch: Concertos & Romance

      Decca B0007260-02

      11:00 am

      Peter Boyer: "Radiance"

      London Sym Orch/Peter Boyer
      Boyer: Balance of Power - Orchestral Works

      Naxos 8.559915

      11:11 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 1

      Lang Lang, p
      Lang Lang: Live in Vienna

      Sony 71901 (2)

      11:33 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Samson and Delilah," Op. 47

      "Bacchanale"

      Minnesota Orch/Eiji Oue
      Exotic Dances from the Opera

      Reference RR-71

      11:42 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Fidelio," Op. 72

      Prisoners' Chorus, "O welche Lust"

      Atlanta Sym Cho & Orch/Robert Shaw
      Grand and Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses

      Telarc CD-80333

      11:51 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat, Op. 20

      IV. "Tema con variazioni: Andante"

      New Vienna Octet
      Beethoven: Septet Op. 20 & Trio Op. 11 / New Vienna Octet

      Decca 414576-2

      12:00 pm

      David Popper: "Hungarian Rhapsody," Op. 68

      Civitas Ensemble
      Alla Zingarese

      Cedille CDR-90000179

      12:10 pm

      Antonio Rosetti: Symphony in G minor, M.A42

      Concerto Köln
      Rosetti: Symphonies

      Teldec 98420-2

      12:27 pm

      John Williams: "Indiana Jones"

      Raiders March

      Berlin Phil/John Williams
      John Williams: The Berlin Concert

      DG B0034852-02

      12:34 pm

      Pablo de Sarasate: "Carmen" Fantasy, Op. 25 (after Bizet)

      Augustin Hadelich, v; West German Radio Sym Orch/Cristian Măcelaru
      Recuerdos

      Warner 9029631076

      12:50 pm

      Richard Strauss: Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86

      V: "Le Trophée"

      Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
      Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Divertimento after Couperin

      DG 435871-2

      1:01 pm

      Mikhail Glinka: "A Life for the Tsar"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Siegfried Köhler
      Russian Dances

      Vox PVT-7202

      1:12 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 60 in C, H XVI:50

      Paul Lewis, p
      Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 47, 54, 59 and 60

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902371

      1:32 pm

      Ruth Gipps: Horn Concerto, Op. 58

      Martin Owen, hn; BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3

      Chandos CHAN-20284

      1:51 pm

      music continues...

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Haydn and Mozart Quartets

      When Haydn first started composing for the string quartet, the first violinist was the star, actually standing in front of the other three seated players. Ninety-nine Haydn string quartets later, the form had evolved into four equal voices. Bill will share with us the brief time in history when Mozart and Haydn enjoyed each other’s company, playing and composing string quartets together.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Ursula K. Le Guin (6/30/1991)

      Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was one of the United States’ most honored and respected authors. Much loved for her science fiction and fantasy, Ms. Le Guin joined Studs to discuss her book "Searoad."