Saturday, February 21, 2026

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      Playlist for Saturday, February 21, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in E-flat, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"

      Ruth Laredo, p
      My First Recital

      Ess.a.y CD-1006

      12:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, Op. 314

      Vienna Phil/Franz Welser-Möst
      New Year's Concert 2013

      Sony 44071-2 (2)

      12:15 am

      Josef Lanner: "Die Neapolitaner" Waltzes, Op 107

      Ensemble Wien
      Dance Music From Old Vienna

      Sony SK-57974

      12:24 am

      Antonio VALENTE: "Tenore grande alla napolitana"

      Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre
      Viva Napoli

      Naive E-8648

      12:25 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, "Italian"

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin

      DG 479 7337 (3)

      12:54 am

      Gasparo Zanetti: "Saltarello"

      Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre
      Viva Napoli

      Naive E-8648

      1:00 am

      Regondi: Etude #10 in A

      David Starobin, g
      David Starobin: Favorite Tracks, Vol. 1

      Bridge 9272

      1:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 84 in E-Flat

      Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
      Haydn * The Complete Symphonies * Antal Dorati

      London 4781221 (33)

      1:29 am

      George Enescu: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 20

      IV. "Menuet grave"

      Monte Carlo Phil/Lawrence Foster
      Suites Pour Orchestre / Orchestral Suites / Orchestersuiten

      Erato ECD-75118

      1:31 am

      George Enescu: "Symphonie Concertante," Op. 8

      Bion Tsang, vc; Royal Scottish National Orch/Scott Yoo
      Bion Tsang

      Sony 80459-C

      1:55 am

      Alfredo Piatti: 12 Caprices, Op 25

      #1

      Carmine Miranda, vc
      12 Caprices

      Navona Records NV-5972

      2:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Der Wanderer," D 493

      Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p
      An Die Musik (Favorite Schubert Songs)

      DG 445294-2

      2:05 am

      Franz Schubert: "Wanderer" Fantasy in C, D 760

      Leslie Howard, p; Budapest Sym/Karl Anton Rickenbacher
      Liszt Complete Piano Works

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      2:27 am

      Franz Schubert: "Ellens Gesang" III: "Ave Maria," D 839

      Leslie Howard, p
      The Complete Liszt Piano Music

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      2:33 am

      Franz Schubert: Song, "Das Rosenband," D 280

      Karim Sulayman, t; Yi-Heng Yang, p
      Where Only Stars Can Hear Us

      Avie AV-2400

      2:35 am

      John Knowles Paine: Violin Sonata, Op 24

      Rafael Druian, v; Benjamin Pasternak, p
      Schuller/Paine

      GM Recordings GM-2021-CD

      2:54 am

      Edward MacDowell: "Woodland Sketches", Op 51

      #1, "To a Wild Rose"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Frederick Fennell
      Fennell Favorites!

      Reference Recordings RR-43-CD

      3:00 am

      Edmond Dédé: Chicago

      Mary Scott Spry, p
      Dede: Mon Pauvre Coeur- Francoise Et Tirtillard- Mefisto Masque

      Naxos 8.559038

      3:05 am

      Robert Kurka: "Music for Orchestra," Op 11

      Grant Park Orch/Carlos Kalmar
      Robert Kurka: Symphonic Works

      Cedille CDR-90000077

      3:19 am

      Virgil Thomson: Portraits for Piano

      Connecticut Waltz: Harold Lewis Cook

      Logan Skelton, p
      Virgil Thomson

      Centaur CRC-2180

      3:20 am

      Ignaz Moscheles: Piano Concerto #5 in C, Op 87

      Ian Hobson, p; Sinfonia da Camera

      Zephyr Z-119-01

      3:55 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Study in f

      Martin Jones, p

      Nimbus NI-5071

      4:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni," K. 527

      Duet, "Per queste tue manine" (K 540b)

      Patrice Michaels Bedi, s; Peter Van De Graaff, b-br; Classical Arts Orch/St
      Divas of Mozart's Day

      Cedille CDR-90000064

      4:05 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin and Viola Duo No. 2 in B-Flat, K. 424

      Vera Beths, v; Jürgen Kussmaul, vi
      Mozart: Grande Sestetto Concertante After K.364, Duos K.423 & 424

      Sony SK-46631

      4:23 am

      Michael Haydn: Symphony in B-Flat, P 28

      Oradea Phil Orch/Ervin Acél
      Haydn: Symphonies

      Olympia OCD-404

      4:34 am

      English ANON 16th c: A Merry Mood

      Robin Hill, g, Peter Wiltschinsky, g

      ASV CDWHL-2094

      4:36 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh"

      Four Dances

      Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Alfred Newman
      Sabre Dance

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65922-2

      4:53 am

      Anton Arensky: 24 Pieces, Op 36

      #6, "Duo"

      Anatoly Sheludiakov, p
      Arensky: Twenty Four Pieces

      Angelok 1 Records ANG-CD-8803

      5:00 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

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

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Evelyn Zhang, guitar

      Evelyn Zhang, a student of Brad Conroy, offers guitar music from Cuba, Venezuela, Austria, Italy, and Brazil.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Puccini's Manon Lescaut

      Mirella Freni (Manon); Peter Dvorsky (Des Grieux); Brian Schexnayder (Lescaut); Italo Tajo (Geronte); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Jeffrey Tate. Sung in Italian. Recorded March 17, 1990. "Artist's Choice" by Asmik Grigorian to spotlight Mirella Freni.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Introducing countertenor Hugh Cutting, a BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the Rising Star Award at the 2025 International Opera Awards.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: On the eve of George Washington’s birthday, we reprise a John McCutcheon performance from February 2003.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Happy Birthday, Rhiannon Giddens! A tribute to a woman who has reshaped our understanding of American folk music history.