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      Playlist for Sunday, August 2, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Henryk Wieniawski: "Polonaise de concert (Polonaise brillante" #1 in D), Op 4

      Marat Bisengaliev, v; John Lenehan, p
      WIENIAWSKI: Violin Showpieces

      Naxos 8.550744

      12:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, H VIIa:1

      Rainer Küchl, v; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer
      Haydn Violin Concertos

      Nimbus NI-5518

      12:26 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: "Katharinen-Tänze"

      No. 4

      Boskovsky Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky
      The Willi Boskovsky Collection Vol. 2, The Charm of Old Vienna

      Vanguard OVC-8016

      12:27 am

      William Grant Still: "Danzas de Panama"

      Oregon String Quartet

      Koch 7546-2

      12:40 am

      Ernesto Lecuona: "Danzas Afro-Cubanos"

      Thomas Tirino, p
      Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 3

      BIS CD-794

      12:54 am

      Leo Brouwer: "Danza Caracteristica" (1957)

      Steven Novacek, g
      Guitar Music Of The Americas

      Ambassador ARC-1007

      1:00 am

      Roman HOFSTETTER: String Quartet, Op 3/5 (formerly attributed to Haydn)

      "Andante cantabile (Serenade)"

      Guildhall String Ensemble
      Strings: The Definitive Collection

      RCA 61275-2

      1:05 am

      Michael Haydn: String Quintet in G, P 109

      L'Archibudelli
      Haydn: String Quintets B-Flat Major, C Major, G Major

      Sony SK-53987

      1:29 am

      Napoleon Coste: Five Guitar Studies

      #5 in g

      Andrés Segovia, g
      The Segovia Collection, Vol. 7: Guitar Etudes

      MCA Classics MCAD-42073

      1:31 am

      Gustav Holst: "Indra", Op. 12 (1903)

      Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      HOLST, G.: Symphony, "The Cotswolds" / Walt Whitman, Overture / Indra / Japanese Suite / A Winter Idyll (Ulster Orchestra, Falletta)

      Naxos 8.572914

      1:47 am

      Leo Délibes: "Lakmé"

      Ballet Music

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Dances From The Opera

      Vox CDX-5130 (2)

      1:54 am

      Ernest Chausson: Seven Songs, Op 2

      #3, "Les Papillons"

      Ann Murray, ms; Graham Johnson, p

      Hyperion CDA-67321/2 (2)

      2:00 am

      Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata in F, Op 4/7

      Accademia Bizantina/Carlo Chiarappa
      Opera omnia

      Koch 350202 (3)

      2:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C, R 181a ("La Cetra," Op 9/1)

      Simon Standage, v; Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      La Cetra - 12 Concertos, Op.9

      L'Oiseau Lyre 421366-2 (2)

      2:13 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Motet, "Vos aurae per montes", R 634

      "Alleluia"

      Suzie LeBlanc, s; Teatro Lirico Ensemble/Stephen Stubbs
      Salve Regina / laudate Pueri / o Qui Coeli / vos Aurae

      Atma ACD-22225

      2:15 am

      Ernest Bloch: Violin Concerto

      Totenberg, v; Vienna State Opera Orch/Golschmann
      Bloch: Violin Concerto, Trois Poemes Juifs

      Vanguard OVC-4046

      2:55 am

      Edward Elgar: Five Intermezzos

      #1, "Nancy"

      Athena Ensemble
      Elgar: Music For Wind Quintet, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-6553

      3:00 am

      Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D

      Tafelmusik Baroque Orch/Jeanne Lamon
      Baroque Favorites

      Reference Recordings RR-2101 (2)

      3:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

      Ensemble/Gustav Leonhardt
      Brandenburg Concertos- Vol. 1

      Seon SB2K-62946 (2)

      3:16 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"

      "La réjouissance"

      Canadian Brass
      Fireworks! Baroque Brass Favorites

      RCA 68257-2

      3:18 am

      Edvard Grieg: Symphony in c (1864)

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Okko Kamu
      Symphony In C Minor / Overture "In Autumn"

      BIS CD-200

      3:55 am

      Franz Liszt: "Années de pèlerinage:" 1st Year, Switzerland (1848-54)

      No. 3, "Pastorale"

      Joseph Villa, p

      Second Hearing GS-9006

      4:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Pavane pour une infante défunte"

      Markus Klinko, h; Benoit Fromanger, f

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54884-2

      4:05 am

      Erik Satie: "Aperçus désagréables" (1908-12)

      Aldo Ciccolini, p; Gabriel Tacchino, p

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49713-2

      4:10 am

      Erik Satie: "Two Posthumous Preludes"

      Royal Opera House Orch/John Lanchbery
      Monotones • Jack In The Box • Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire • Two Preludes

      Angel S-37580

      4:17 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Trois mouvements perpétuels" (1918)

      Bennett, Daniel, Campbell, Gough, Watkins, et al
      William Bennett, flute,
      French Woodwind Music, Volume 2

      Cala CACD-1018 (2)

      4:24 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Pastourelle" for "L'éventail de Jeanne" (1927)

      French National Orch
      Poulenc: Aubade, Les Biches, Etc.

      London 452937-2

      4:26 am

      Joseph Rheinberger: Piano Concerto in A-Flat, Op 94

      Michael Ponti, p; Berlin Sym Orch/Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach

      Vox CDX-5065 (2)

      4:54 am

      Gyorgy Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Winds

      #6

      Wincenc, f; Bennett, ob; McGill, cl; Godburn, bn; VerMeulen, fh
      McGill,
      Carol Wincenc, flute,

      Music@menlo 2009

      5:00 am

      Paul Creston: Marimba Concertino, Op 21

      1st mvt

      Charles Owen, marimba; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      First-Chair Encores, Volume 2: Showpieces For Philadelphis's First-Chair Virtuosos

      CBS MS-6977

      5:05 am

      Jean-Michel Damase: "Petits dialogues"

      Duo Arparimba
      Duo Arparimba: Music for Harp and Marimba

      Koch 3-1582-2

      5:13 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)"

      "The Swan"

      Evelyn Glennie, marimba
      Her Greatest Hits

      RCA 47629-2 (2)

      5:16 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Le rouet d'Omphale," Op. 31

      Malmö Sym Orch/Marc Soustrot
      SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Symphonies, Vol. 2 - Symphony No. 3 / Symphony in A Major / Le rouet d'Omphale (C.A. Landström, Malmö Symphony, Soustrot)

      Naxos 8.573139

      5:25 am

      Russian Trad: Folksong, Dunya The Spinner

      State Siberian Cho
      N/A

      Westminster WGM-8320

      5:27 am

      Serge Prokofiev: "Romeo and Juliet" Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis

      National Sym/Mstislav Rostropovich
      Prokofiev: Romeo und Julia Suiten 1 & 2

      DG 410519-2

      5:54 am

      Serge Prokofiev: Ten Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 75

      II. "Scene"

      Bella Davidovich, p
      Romeo And Juliet - Excerpts, Sonata No.3 Op. 28 / Sonata, Waltz, 2 Poèmes, 3 Mazurkas

      Philips 412742-2

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Summertime." Summer is now upon us – a time for relaxation, refreshment, and reflection. Host Peter DuBois shares music to help set the tone for this sacred season of renewal.

      6:58 am

      Nadia Boulanger: "Cantique (Lux aeterna)"

      Lucienne Renaudin Vary, tr; Monte Carlo Phil Orch/Sascha Goetzel
      Piazzolla Stories

      Warner 0190295155636

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Robbie Ellis.

      7:01 am

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

      Carion
      Nielsen's Footsteps

      Odradek ODRCD-321

      7:12 am

      music continues...

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      1:30 pm

      Ravinia Festival 2026

      Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk

      This special performance by violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk features the lush Romanticism of duo sonatas by Franz Schubert and Edvard Grieg. Recorded June 5, 2026 in the Martin Theatre.

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Sopranos Adia Evans and Emily Richter and pianist Michael Banwarth perform arias and songs by Samuel Barber, Richard Strauss, and Billy Strayhorn in the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio. Hosted by Candice Agree.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Roussel "Bacchus and Ariadne" Suite No. 2; Ravel "Pavane for a Dead Princess;" Jean Martinon, conductor; Milhaud "Le Boeuf sur le toit," Op. 58; Gershwin "An American in Paris;" Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring;" Klaus Mäkelä, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Brazil – Baroque to Classical During its colonial times, Brazil was a very wealthy area of the Portuguese empire, supporting intense musical activity in the region. Fiesta presents music composed in Brazil during the 18th and 19th centuries by composers such as Luis Alvares Pinto, José Mauricio Nunes García, and Sigismund von Neukomm.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      The Art of Michael Rabin – Program 2

      Recordings of the great American violinist Michael Rabin.