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      Playlist for Sunday, July 12, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Alexander Borodin: String Quartet no.2 in D

      III. "Nocturne"

      Isaac Stern, v; Orch/Frank Brieff
      Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Encores With Orchestra

      Sony SMK-64537

      12:05 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 9

      Peter Katin, p
      Chopin: Nocturnes and Impromptus

      Olympia OCD-254-A/B (2)

      12:22 am

      Eduard Napravnik: "Notturno (La Réminiscence de Chopin)"

      Jonathan Plowright, p
      Hommage à Chopin * Jonathan Plowright, Piano

      Hyperion CDA-67803

      12:28 am

      Jean Françaix: Divertimento for Flute and Piano (1953)

      "Notturno"

      Susan Levitin, f; Gerald Rizzer, p

      Mark MCD-1939

      12:30 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Boris Godunov"

      Symphonic Synthesis

      BBC Phil/Mathias Bamert
      Stokowski's Mussorgsky: A Night On The Bare Mountain, Pictures At An Exhibition, Entr'acte to Khovanschina/ Godunov: Symphonic Synthesis

      Chandos CHAN-9445

      12:54 am

      Modest Mussorgsky: "Sorotchinsky Fair"

      "Gopak"

      Chicago Brass Quintet
      Chicago Brass Quintet

      Crystal S-211

      1:00 am

      Franz Schubert: Polonaise in B-Flat, D 580

      German Chamber Phil/Thomas Zehetmair, v
      Thomas Zehetmair: The Teldec Recordings

      Teldec 46448-2

      1:05 am

      Mauro Giuliani: "Grand Duo Concertant" in A, Op 85

      James Galway, f; Kazuhito Yamashita, g
      Italian Serenade

      RCA 5679-2-RC

      1:25 am

      Orazio VECCHI: Madrigal, Clorinda

      Guttler Brass Ensemble
      N/A

      Capriccio 10068

      1:26 am

      Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in d, Op. 104

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Paavo Berglund
      Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 6

      Finlandia 14951-2

      1:55 am

      Huss: "Three Bagatelles"

      #2, "Albumblatt"

      Brian Kovach, p
      Huss: Piano Music

      Albany TROY-287

      2:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in g, BWV 542

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Karl Münchinger

      Intercord INT-160.824

      2:04 am

      Edvard Grieg: "Holberg" Suite, Op. 40

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Karl Münchinger
      Les Petits Riens / Holberg Suite

      London STS-15044

      2:22 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, by whom my soul)"

      Duet, "Wir eilen mit schwachen (We hurry with weak yet eager steps)"

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Karl Münchinger
      Klassik-Festival

      Intercord INT-160.824

      2:25 am

      George Frideric Handel: "Water Music" Suite No. 1 in F

      "Bourrée" and "Hornpipe"

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Karl Münchinger
      Wassermusik · Feuerwerksmusik

      London 417743-2

      2:27 am

      César Franck: Violin Sonata in A

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kathryn Stott, p
      Paris La Belle Époque

      Sony SK-87287

      2:53 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Fancy Free"

      Galop

      Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler
      Fiedler at the Ballet

      RCA 62577-2

      3:00 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Masonic Funeral Music" in c, K. 477

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Dennis Russell Davies
      Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 23, 27, 21/ Masonic Funeral Music/ Symphony No. 40 in G Minor

      ECM 1565/66 (2)

      3:05 am

      Aaron Copland: "Quiet City"

      Chris Gekker, tr; Stephen Taylor, eh; St Luke's Orch/Dennis Russell Davi
      Copland: Music For The Theater, Music for Movies, Quiet City, Clarinet Concerto

      Musicmasters MMD-60162-L

      3:15 am

      Lou Harrison: "Seven Pastorales" (1952)

      "To My Mother"

      Brooklyn Phil/Dennis Russell Davies
      Glanville-Hicks, Lou Harrison, Riley: Works for Piano & Orchestra

      Musicmasters 67089-2

      3:17 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence"

      Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Dennis Russell Davies
      TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings; Souvenir of Florence

      MD+G Recordings 3211008-2

      3:55 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Egmont," Op.84

      X. "Victory Symphony"

      Orch of St Luke's/Dennis Russell Davies

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49927-2

      4:00 am

      Percy Grainger: "Youthful Rapture"

      Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
      English Idyll

      Philips 442530-2

      4:05 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Song of the Black Swan"

      Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; John Lenehan, p
      Cello Song

      Philips 434917-2

      4:08 am

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

      "The Swan"

      Mats Lidström, vc; Bengt Forsberg, p

      Hyperion CDA-67095

      4:11 am

      Jean Sibelius: Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22

      No. 2, "The Swan of Tuonela"

      Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons
      Sibelius: Symphony No 2, The Swan Of Tuonela, Valse Triste, Andante Festivo

      EMI/Ang CDC7-54804-2

      4:19 am

      Orlando Gibbons: Madrigal, "The Silver Swan"

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      Lighten Our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day

      Collegium CSCD-502

      4:21 am

      Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C, Op. 17

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Schumann: Fantasy/ Liszt: Transcendental Études

      RCA 68262-2

      4:54 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Zoroastre"

      "Gavotte en Rondeau"

      Orchestra Of The 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
      Rameau: Orchestral Suites- Nais and Zoroastre

      Glossa GCD-921106

      5:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott (We thank you, God)"

      Sinfonia

      Leon Goossens, ob; Gerald Moore, p
      A Tribute to Gerald Moore

      Angel S-36640

      5:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott (We thank you, God)"

      Sinfonia

      La Stravaganza Cologne/Andrew Manze

      Denon CO-78965/66 (2)

      5:09 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006

      "Praeludium"

      Frederick Moyer, p

      Jupiter J-106

      5:12 am

      Erlebach: Overture (Suite) #4

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      Overtüren

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901852

      5:29 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in e, BWV 1006

      Gigue

      Beverly Johnston, marimba
      Marimbach- Bach Arranged for Marimba Solo

      Radio Canada Int'l 2-1033

      5:30 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Dawn in a Tropical Forest"

      Czecho Slovak Radio Sym/Roberto Duarte
      VILLA - LOBOS : Genesis / Erosao / Amazonas

      Marco Polo 8.223357

      5:40 am

      Richard Wagner: "Götterdämmerung"

      Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

      Orch de Paris/Daniel Barenboim
      Mad About Wagner

      DG 445769-2

      5:54 am

      Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach: "Passamezzo antico"

      Elena Polonska, h; La Camerata
      Musiques Pour Harpe Au Moyen-Age

      Vox PVT-7146

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Oh, Canada and… Vive le France!" Host Peter DuBois explores sacred choral and organ music from Canada and France, as well as a few works influenced by those two countries.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "Symphonie concertante" in C, Op. 9, No. 1

      Yury Revich & Libor Ježek, v's; Czech Chamber Phil Orch/Michael Halász
      Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphonies concertantes; Symphony in G major

      Naxos 8.574306

      7:15 am

      Turlough O'Carolan: "George Brabazon"

      Ronn McFarlane, l
      The Celtic Lute

      Sono Luminus DSL-92225

      7:16 am

      Turlough O'Carolan: "Maurice O'Connor"

      Patrick Ball, Celtic harp
      Celtic Harp: The Music of Turlough O'Carolan

      Fortuna CDFOR-005

      7:19 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op. 97, "Archduke"

      Daniel Barenboim, p; Pinchas Zukerman, v; Jacqueline Du Pré, vc
      Beethoven: Piano Trios (complete) / Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline Du Pré

      EMI CMS7-63124-2 (3)

      8:01 am

      Richard Strauss: Dance Suite after Couperin

      "Gavotte; Tourbillon; Allemande; March"

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Rudolf Kempe
      Kempe conducts Richard Strauss. 3, Orchestral works & concertos

      EMI CMS7-64350-2 (3)

      8:15 am

      Sérgio Assad: "Jobiniana No. 1"

      Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, g's
      Alma Brasileira

      Nonesuch 79179-2

      8:21 am

      Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 21

      Uriel Tsachor, p
      Clara Schumann: Préludes et Fugues - Romances - Scherzi

      EMS SBCD-2600

      8:34 am

      Gioachino Rossini: "La Cenerentola"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Orch/Carlo Maria Giulini
      Rossini: Overtures

      EMI CDM7-69042-2

      8:43 am

      Alyssa Morris: "Four Personalities"

      No. 4, "Red"

      Courtney Miller, ob; Ayako Yoda, p
      Modern Fairy Tales

      Centaur CRC-3421

      8:46 am

      Ruth Gipps: "Cringlemire Garden," Op. 39

      BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3

      Chandos CHAN-20284

      8:53 am

      Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor

      III. "Allegretto grazioso"

      Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
      Hahn: Piano Quintet; Songs; Piano Quartet

      Chandos CHAN-20326

      9:01 am

      Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore"

      Five Dances

      Collegium Terpsichore/Fritz Neumeyer
      Dance Music of the High Renaissance

      Boston Skyline BSD-118

      9:14 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "L'amant anonyme"

      Act II, Scene 5: Ballet 2

      Haymarket Opera Orch/Craig Trompeter
      L'Amant Anonyme

      Cedille CDR-90000217

      9:17 am

      Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges): "L'amant anonyme"

      Quartet, "Aimons-nous sans cesse"

      Soloists; Haymarket Opera Orch/Craig Trompeter
      Michael St. Peter, tenor,
      L'Amant Anonyme

      Cedille CDR-90000217

      9:20 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 74, No. 1

      Angeles String Quartet
      Haydn: Complete String Quartets

      Philips 464650-2 (21)

      9:46 am

      Giovanni Palestrina: Motet, "Alma Redemptoris Mater"

      New College Choir Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
      Nativitas: A Celebration of Peace at Christmas

      Erato 19350-2

      9:50 am

      Giuseppe Maria Cambini: "Sinfonia concertante" No. 5 in B-Flat

      Barbara Ferrara, ob; Maria De Martini, bn; Academia Montis Regalis/Luigi Mangiocavallo
      Cambini Sinfonie

      Opus 111 OPS-30244

      10:05 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Valsa da dor"

      Nelson Freire, p
      Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends

      Decca B0017179-02

      10:10 am

      Franz Liszt: "Mephisto Waltz" No. 1 ("Dance in the Village Inn")

      Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
      Liszt: Tone Poems, A Faust Symphony

      EMI CDFB5-68595-2 (2)

      10:22 am

      Leroy Anderson: "Plink, Plank, Plunk"

      St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites

      RCA 68048-2

      10:26 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, "Waldstein"

      Maurizio Pollini, p
      Beethoven: Sonaten Opp. 31/2, 53, 79, 81a

      DG 427642-2

      10:50 am

      Morley Calvert: "Monteregian Hills" Suite

      Chicago Brass Quintet
      Virtuoso Brass

      Facet 8006

      11:00 am

      Alan Hovhaness: "The Garden of Adonis," Op. 245

      Eugenia Zukerman, f; Yolanda Kondonassis, h
      Music of Alan Hovhaness

      Telarc CD-80530

      11:16 am

      Montague Ring: "Carnival" (Suite of Five Dances)

      Rochelle Sennet, p
      Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. 2

      Albany TROY-1910-12

      11:30 am

      Eric Whitacre: "All Seems Beautiful to Me"

      Voces8/Eric Whitacre
      Home

      Decca 4853970

      11:36 am

      Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber

      London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Hindemith: Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'; Violin Concerto; Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Weber

      Decca 433081-2

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      music continues...

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      John Stafford Smith "The Star-Spangled Banner;" Copland "Appalachian Spring" Suite; Barber "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," Op. 24; Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano; Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue;" James P. Johnson "Victory Stride;" Michelle Cann, piano; "Charleston;" Marin Alsop, conductor; Gould Spirituals for Orchestra; Ives Variations on "America;" Morton Gould, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Baroque Music from the New World The music written and performed in Latin America during the Colonial period (16th to early 19th centuries) has become more popular in recent years. However, even before those treasures were rediscovered, several composers from the region showed their interest in exploring the strong connections between Spanish and European music from the past and Latin American music. Elbio shares Baroque music written in Boliva and 20th century music from Spain and Latin America inspired by this music.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      The Art of Emanuel Feuermann – Program 1

      Recordings of the great cellist Emanuel Feuermann.