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      Playlist for Friday, October 30, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Boccherini, Luigi: String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 32/1

      4th mvt, "Allegro vivace"

      Borciani Quartet
      Boccherini

      Naxos 8.555042

      12:05 am

      Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario: Guitar Sonata, "Hommage à Boccherini," Op 77

      Julian Bream, g

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55362-2

      12:24 am

      Boccherini, Luigi: String Quartet in E-Flat, Op. 32/1

      3rd mvt, "Grave"

      Borciani Quartet
      Boccherini

      Naxos 8.555042

      12:25 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: String Serenade in E, Op. 22

      Metamorphosen Chamber Orch/Scott Yoo
      Metamorphosen

      Archetype 60105

      12:54 am

      Farr, Gareth: "Love Songs"

      III. "For Charlotte"

      Henry Wong Doe, p

      Trust MMT-2070

      1:00 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony in D, K. 87/K 74a

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      The Symphonies

      L'Oiseau Lyre 452496-2 (19)

      1:05 am

      Dett, Robert Nathaniel: "Enchantment"

      Clipper Erickson, p
      R. Nathaniel Dett

      Navona NV-6013

      1:24 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Twelve German Dances, K. 586

      No. 5 in A

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Mozart: Deutsche Tänze

      Sony SK-46696

      1:25 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191

      David Mcgill, bn; Cleveland Orch/Christoph von Dohnànyi
      Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Oboe Concerto, Bassoon Concerto

      London 466247-2 (2)

      1:44 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen," Op.66

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p

      CBS M2K-42446 (2)

      1:55 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Terzette, "La libertà," K. 532

      Julie Kaufmann, s; Rudolf Jansen, p
      Mozart: Arias, Vocal Ensembles, Canons

      Philips 422523-2 (8)

      2:00 am

      Rossini, Gioachino: "The Barber of Seville"

      Cavatina, "Largo al factotum"

      Leo Nucci, br; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orch/Giuseppe Patané
      The Greatest Opera Show on Earth

      London 458118-2 (2)

      2:05 am

      Bochsa, Robert Nicholas Char: Rondeau on a Theme from Rossini's 'Barber of Seville'

      Isabelle Moretti, h
      Cantare: La Voix de la Harpe * Isabelle Moretti * Felicity Lott

      Naive V-5186

      2:12 am

      Rossini, Gioachino: "The Barber of Seville"

      Overture

      Philharmonia/Riccardo Muti
      Overtures

      EMI CDC7-47118-2

      2:19 am

      Fauré, Gabriel: "Songs Without Words," Op 17

      #3

      Kathryn Stott, p
      Faure: Piano Music

      Hyperion CDA-67064

      2:20 am

      Stravinsky, Igor: "Petrouchka"

      Orch/Igor Stravinsky
      Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Petrushka, Le Sacre Du Printemps

      CBS MK-42433

      2:54 am

      Stravinsky, Igor: Double Canon, "Raoul Dufy in memoriam" (1959)

      Isabelle Faust, v; Les Siècles members

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902718

      3:00 am

      Orr, Charles Wilfrid: A Cotswold Hill Tune

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones
      ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.554186

      3:05 am

      Lane, Philip: Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (1978)

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music Discoveries

      ASV CDWHL-2126

      3:16 am

      Howells, Herbert: "Paradise Rondel"

      London Sym Orch/Richard Hickox
      Howells: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

      Chandos CHAN-9410

      3:26 am

      Morley, Thomas: "Crewell you pull away too soone"

      The City Musick

      Avie AV-2364

      3:28 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: English Suite No. 6 in d minor, BWV 811

      Glenn Gould, p
      Glenn Gould Plays Bach / The English Suites Complete

      CBS M2K-42268 (2)

      3:54 am

      Holborne, Anthony: "The Cecilia Almain"

      The City Musick

      Avie AV-2364

      4:00 am

      Haydn, Michael: "Die Hochzeit auf der Alm"

      Sinfonia

      Salzburger Hofmusik/Wolfgang Brunner
      Michael Haydn

      Profil PH-06061

      4:05 am

      Haydn, Franz Josef: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat

      Paul Merkelo, tr; Oxford Phil/Marios Papadapoulos
      The Enlightened Trumpet

      Sony 80463

      4:20 am

      Turrin, Joseph: "Escapade"

      Mary Elizabeth Bowden, tr; Alexandra Carlson, p
      Radiance

      Summit DCD-655

      4:25 am

      Arnold, Malcolm: "Trapeze" (1956)

      Prelude

      BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba
      Arnold Film Music Vol 2

      Chandos CHAN-9851

      4:26 am

      Bliss, Arthur: String Quartet #1 in B-Flat

      Maggini String Quartet
      BLISS: String Quartets / Conversations

      Naxos 8.557108

      4:55 am

      Ireland, John: "We'll to the Woods No More"

      "In Boyhood"

      John Mark Ainsley, t; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of John Ireland

      Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2)

      5:00 am

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

      Lang Lang, p
      The Chopin Album

      Sony 48960-2

      5:05 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes, Op. 70

      No. 2 in f

      Richard Raymond, p
      Chopin: Piano Waltzes

      Analekta FL2-3158

      5:08 am

      Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes, Op. 64

      No. 1 in D-Flat, "Minute"

      Ruth Laredo, p
      My First Recital

      Ess.a.y CD-1006

      5:10 am

      Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29, "Polish"

      Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons
      The Symphonies

      Chandos CHAN-10392 (6)

      5:55 am

      Lutoslawski, Witold: "Six Children's Songs"

      #3, "Kitten"

      Urszula Kryger, s; Polish National Radio Sym/Antoni
      LUTOSLAWSKI, W.: Double Concerto for Oboe and Harp / Dance Preludes / Chain I (Polish National Radio Symphony, Wit)

      Naxos 8.555763

      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.

      6:04 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047

      Michael Laird, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock
      Panorama: Bach

      Archiv 413629-2 (4)

      6:17 am

      Louise Farrenc: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 33

      III. Minuetto

      Linos Ensemble
      Farrenc: Piano Trios and Sextet

      CPO 777256

      6:24 am

      Vincent d'Indy: "Sérénade et Valse," Op. 28

      Iceland Sym Orch/Rumon Gamba
      d'Indy: Orchestral Works, Volume 6

      Chandos CHSA-5157

      6:31 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

      Overture

      Royal Phil Orch/Colin Davis
      Mozart: Symphony No 40, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Etc / Davis

      Seraphim 69027-2

      6:37 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

      Finale, "Rondo alla turca"

      Murray Perahia, p
      Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 11 & 15

      Sony SK-48233

      6:41 am

      Fazıl Say: "Alla Turca Jazz" (Fantasia on Mozart's K. 331)

      Roberto Plano, p

      WFMT (2009)

      6:44 am

      Dave Brubeck: "Blue Rondo à la Turk"

      Janoska Ensemble
      The Big B's

      DG 4540390

      6:50 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219, "Turkish"

      III. Finale, Rondeau

      St. Paul Chamber Orch/Pinchas Zukerman, v
      Mozart: Violin Concerti Nos. 3 & 5 / Pinchas Zukerman

      CBS MK-37290

      7:04 am

      Frederick Delius: "A Song Before Sunrise"

      Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
      Delius: Miniatures

      EMI CDC7-47610-2

      7:11 am

      Radamés Gnattali: Sonata for cello and guitar

      Edmond Carlier, vc; Odair Assad, g
      Fuga y misterio

      GHA 126027

      7:23 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53, "Caractéristique"

      II. "Valse"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2, The Tempest

      Chandos CHAN-9454

      7:32 am

      Aaron Copland: "Old American Songs" Set 1

      No. 4, "Simple Gifts"

      Thomas Hampson, br; St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff
      Long Time Ago

      Teldec 77310-2

      7:33 am

      Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring"

      "Variations on a Shaker melody"

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      American Adagios

      Telarc CD-80503

      7:39 am

      Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11

      I. "Allegro molto"

      Scottish Chamber Orch/Charles Mackerras
      Brahms Serenades 1 & 2

      Telarc CD-80522

      7:53 am

      Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F

      II. "Assez vif, très rythmé"

      Juilliard String Quartet
      A Century of French Music

      Sony 88875192862

      8:04 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "La boutique fantasque" (after Rossini)

      Suite

      Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
      Ballet For Band

      Mercury 434322-2

      8:16 am

      Gioachino Rossini: String Sonata No. 1 in G

      Ensemble Explorations
      Rossini: Sonate a Quattro

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-901776

      8:30 am

      William Bolcom: "Graceful Ghost" Rag

      Spencer Myer, p
      William Bolcom: Piano Rags

      Steinway & Sons 30041

      8:34 am

      William Bolcom: "Poltergeist" Rag

      Spencer Myer, p
      William Bolcom: Piano Rags

      Steinway & Sons 30041

      8:38 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Peter’s Picks

      Host Peter van de Graaff shares some of his favorite music. We'll wander the continents and the ages, sampling everything from Bach to Bax, Purcell to Piston, and a few less-known works along the way.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      The Brothers Gershwin (2/6/1979)

      In this WFMT broadcast from 1979, complete with the snap and crackle of well worn record albums, Studs explores the work of composer George Gershwin (1898–1937) and lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983).