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      Playlist for Saturday, January 3, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Hector Berlioz: "The Damnation of Faust," Op. 24

      "Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps"

      Baltimore Sym/David Zinman
      Berlioz: La Marseillase, Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Three Excerpts from the Damnation of Faust

      Telarc CD-80164

      12:05 am

      Robert Schumann: "Scenes from Goethe's Faust" (1844-53)

      Overture

      Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Schumann: Szenen Aus Goethes Faust

      London OSA-12100 (2)

      12:13 am

      Amanda Maier: Violin Sonata in b

      Katharina Wimmer, v; Ingrid Wendel, p
      Unheard-of Treasures: Music by Women Composers

      Naxos 8.551438

      12:32 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772/786

      No. 11 in g minor

      Tatiana Nikolaeva, p
      Bach: 15 Inventions and 15 Sinfoniae BWV 772 - 801

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-1905161

      12:34 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 87 in A

      St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Haydn Symphonies

      Philips 412888-2

      12:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      Minuet in g minor

      Igor Kipnis, hc

      CBS MLK-45524

      1:00 am

      Ary Barroso: "Bahia"

      Daniel Barenboim, p; Brazilian Rhapsody Ensemble
      Brazilian Rhapsody

      Teldec 21482

      1:05 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Chôros" No. 5, "Alma Brasileira"

      Sergio & Odair Assad, g's
      Alma Brasileira

      Nonesuch 79179-2

      1:10 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Saudades do Brasil," Op. 67

      No. 1, "Sorocaba"

      Justin Badgerow, p
      Reminiscences of Brazil

      Divine Art 25201

      1:11 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #2 in G, Op. 44

      Elisabeth Leonskaja, p; New York Phil/Kurt Masur
      Tchaikovsky: The Piano Concertos

      Teldec 95069-2 (2)

      1:55 am

      Alexander Scriabin: Etudes, Op 65

      No. 2

      Vladimir Sofronitski, p
      Scriabin Piano Works

      Profil PH-22006 (12)

      2:00 am

      Joseph Boudin de Boismortier: "Les Voyages de l'Amour"

      Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet
      BOISMORTIER: Serenades Francaises / Fragments Melodiques

      Naxos 8.554456

      2:04 am

      Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Clavier Suite in G

      Carole Cerasi, hc
      English Suites BWV 806- 811

      Metronome 1026

      2:13 am

      Pierre Gautier de Marseille: Suite en trio in c

      La Simphonie du Marais/Hugo Reyne
      Symphonies

      Astrée E-8637

      2:30 am

      Andre Campra: "Tancréde"

      "Interméde"

      La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy/Jean-Claude Malgoire
      Campra: Tancrede

      Erato 45001-2 (2)

      2:32 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio #7 in B-Flat, Op 11

      Beaux Arts Trio
      Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios

      Philips 6725035 (7)

      2:54 am

      Othmar Schoeck: "Unter Sternen," Op. 55

      No. 13, "Wir wahnten lange recht zu leben"

      Roman Trekel, br; Christoph Keller, p
      Othmar Schoeck Complete Edition, Vol 8

      New Classical Adventure 234405 (12)

      3:00 am

      Arthur Foote: "Three Character Pieces", Op 9

      #1, "Morning Song"

      Kevin Lawrence, v; Eric Larsen, p
      The Violin Music of Arthur Foote

      New World 80464-2

      3:05 am

      Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto #2 in d, Op 23

      Van Cliburn, p; Chicago Sym Orch/Walter Hendl
      Schumann * MacDowell Piano Concertos

      RCA 60420-2-RG

      3:32 am

      John Knowles Paine: "In the Country", Op 26

      #1, "Woodnotes"

      Denver Oldham, p
      John Knowles Paine: Selected Piano Works

      New World 80424-2 (2)

      3:33 am

      Quincy Porter: Duo for Viola & Harp

      Eliesha Nelson, vi; Douglas Rioth, h
      Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works

      Dorian DSL-90911

      3:43 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Introduction and Allegro"

      Isabelle Moretti, h; Quatuor Parisii

      Naive V-4919

      3:54 am

      Nicanor Abelardo: "Panoramas"

      No. 2, "Planting Rice"

      Norman Menzales, f; chamber ensemble
      Panoramas - Flute Music of the Philippines

      Ravello RR-8113

      4:00 am

      Augustìn Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral

      Sharon Isbin, g
      Road To The Sun: Latin Romances For Guitar

      Virgin 59591-2

      4:05 am

      Joaquin Rodrigo: "Fantasía para un gentilhombre"

      Sharon Isbin, g; Lausanne Chamber Orch/Lawrence Foster

      Virgin Classics 62075-2 (2)

      4:27 am

      Antonio Lauro: "El Marabino" (Valse)

      Sharon Isbin, g
      Journey to the Amazon

      Teldec 19899-2

      4:29 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D, Op 58

      Coenraad Bloemendal, vc; Valerie Tryon, p
      MENDELSSOHN, Felix: Cello Sonata No. 2 / BEN-HAIM, P.: Songs without Words (The Cantorial Voice of the Cello)

      Dorian DOR-90208

      4:54 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Don Quichotte" Suite

      "Sancho Panza Swindled"

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Bach's Coffeehouse

      Avie AV-2520

      5:00 am

      Franz Liszt: Six Grand Etudes after Paganini (1838)

      No. 1, "Tremolo"

      Daniil Trifonov, p
      Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov Plays Liszt

      DG 479 5529 (2)

      5:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Moto perpetuo, Op 11

      St Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Encore!

      RCA 68511-2

      5:09 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Guitar Quartet #2 in C

      Paganini Quartet

      Dynamic CDS-80

      5:28 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Songs, Op. 21

      No. 7, "It is peaceful here"

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; Isata Kanneh-Mason, p
      Sheku

      London B0034635-02

      5:29 am

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

      Daniil Trifonov, p; Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Rachmaninoff Variations / Trifonov

      DG 479 4970

      5:54 am

      Franz Liszt: Six Grand Etudes after Paganini (1838)

      No. 4, "Arpeggio"

      Daniil Trifonov, p
      Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov Plays Liszt

      DG 479 5529 (2)

      6:00 am

      William Walton: "Macbeth" (Incidental Music, 1941)

      Fanfare and March

      Sir John Gielgud, n; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      Walton: Richard III

      Chandos CHAN-8841

      6:05 am

      Daniel-François Auber: "The Crown Diamonds"

      Overture

      Detroit Sym Orch/Paul Paray
      French Opera Highlights

      Mercury 432014-2

      6:13 am

      Hyacinthe Jadin: Piano Sonata in C, Op 3/3

      Richard Fuller, forte-p
      Sonates Pour Pianoforte

      Palatine PL9-0505 (3)

      6:34 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Song, "Ruf vom Berge", WoO 147

      Peter Schreier, t; Walter Olbertz, p
      Beethoven: Lieder Vol. 2

      Berlin Classics BC-2083-2

      6:36 am

      William Walton: "Sinfonia Concertante" (1928)

      Peter Katin, p; London Sym Orch/William Walton
      Scapino / The Quest / Sinfonia Concertante / Capriccio Burlesco

      Lyrita SRCS.49

      6:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Praeludium" No. 6

      Joseph Payne, o
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      7:02 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé"

      Part 3

      Tenebrae, London Sym Orch/Antonio Pappano
      Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

      LSO Live LSO-0899

      7:20 am

      Erik Satie: Three "Gymnopédies"

      Michel Legrand, p
      Erik Satie By Michel Legrand

      Erato 92587-2

      7:31 am

      music continues...

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Zarin Mehta, 16, piano and composer. Mehta "A Misty Dawn," from "Glimpses;" Bach Toccata in G minor, BWV 915; Beethoven Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp, Op. 78; Lyapunov "Lezginka;" AR Thomas "Amalgam" (North American premiere) Falla-Mehta Scenes from "The Three-Cornered Hat" (world premiere).

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Bates' The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

      Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier); Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay); Sun-Ly Pierce (Rosa Saks); Lauren Snouffer (Sarah Kavalier); Edward Nelson (Tracy Bacon); Patrick Carfizzi (Sheldon Anapol); Craig Colcough (Gerhard); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Sung in English. Recorded Fall 2024.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Artists to Watch in 2026 including sopranos Louise Alder, Lisette Oropesa, and Rowan Pierce, countertenor Hugh Cutting, tenor Anthony Léon, and the vocal ensemble Chroma.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Anne Hills entertains the studio audience with songs of Michael Smith from her latest release aptly titled, "Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith."

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Turn the page, turn over a new leaf, and turn the corner on a new year. Nothing is so constant as change, so we’ll change up the playlist for a fresh start to 2026.