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      Playlist for Sunday, September 27, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: Four Waltzes (1958)

      No. 2, Waltz Scherzo (fr "The Bolt")

      Phillipa Davies, f; Ian Brown, p
      Piano Quintet, Piano Trio No. 2, 4 Waltzes

      Virgin 59312-2

      12:02 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: Four Waltzes (1958)

      No. 3, Waltz (fr "The Gadfly")

      Phillipa Davies, f; Michael Collins, cl; Ian Brown, p
      Piano Quintet, Piano Trio No. 2, 4 Waltzes

      Virgin 59312-2

      12:05 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No. 25 in g minor, K. 183

      Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Rafael Kubelik
      Haydn/ Mozart: Symphonies

      Orfeo C-206891-A

      12:23 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: "Dances of the Dolls"

      Romance

      Israela Margalit, p

      Koch 3-7159-2

      12:25 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K. 550

      Northern Sinfonia/Heinrich Schiff
      Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 and 40, Eine kleine Nachtmusik

      Virgin 59692-2

      12:55 am

      Fernandez, Oscar Lorenzo: Song, "Samaritana da floresta"

      Phyllis Curtin, s; Ryan Edwards, p

      Vanguard SVC-114

      1:00 am

      Scriabin, Alexander: Rêverie, Op 24

      USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
      Scriabin: Symphony No. 2, Rêverie

      Russian Disc RDCD-11057

      1:05 am

      Scriabin, Alexander: Piano Sonata #5 in F-Sharp, Op 53

      Chitose Okashiro, p
      Préludes Livres I & II

      Pro Piano PPR-224502

      1:20 am

      Shostakovich, Dmitri: Preludes, Op. 34

      No. 10 in c-sharp

      Tchaikovsky Chamber Orch/Lazar Gosman
      Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra

      CBS MK-45529

      1:22 am

      Mussorgsky, Modest: "Pictures at an Exhibition"

      Montreal Sym Orch
      Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No. 1-10, Night on the Bare Mountain/ Khovanshchina- Prelude/ Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Eater Festival Overture

      London 417299-2

      1:54 am

      Poulenc, Francis: Song Cycle, "Le travail du peintre"

      "Georges Braque"

      Pierre Bernac, br; Francis Poulenc, p
      Poulenc: Melodies

      Adès 202942

      2:00 am

      Stanford, Charles Villiers: "Londonderry Air"

      James Griffett, t; Clifford Benson, p

      Cameo 2001

      2:05 am

      Bridge, Frank: An Irish Melody, "The Londonderry Air" (1908)

      Delme String Quartet
      Bridge: Music For String Quartet

      Chandos CHAN-8426

      2:13 am

      Arnold, Malcolm: Four Irish Dances, Op 126

      #3, Piacevole

      Philharmonia Orch/Bryden Thomson
      Arnold: Dances

      Chandos CHAN-8867

      2:15 am

      Sibelius, Jean: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

      Leonidas Kavakos, v; Lahti Sym Orch/Osmo Vänskä
      Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47 (Both Versions)

      BIS CD-500

      2:54 am

      Trad, Irish: Folksong, The Lark in the Clear Air

      Felicity Lott, s, Graham Johnson, p
      Dame Felicity Lott & Graham Johnson * Summertime

      Black Box BBM-3007

      3:00 am

      Brumby, Colin: "Paean" (1982)

      Sydney Sym Orch/Patrick Thomas
      50: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Australian Youth Orchestra

      ABC Classics 442374-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No. 47 in G

      Monadnock Festival Orch/James Bolle
      Haydn Symphonies Nos. 45, 65, and 35

      Albany TROY-018-2

      3:33 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cello Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012

      V. "Gavotte I"

      Paul Tortelier, vc
      Solo Cello Suites

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47092-2

      3:34 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune"

      Susan Milan, f; English Chamber Orch/Paul Tortelier
      French Impressions

      Virgin 90707-2

      3:44 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Tzigane"

      Ulster Orch/Yan-Pascal Tortelier, v
      Debussy: Fantaisie/ Danses ..

      Chandos CHAN-8972

      3:54 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Don Quichotte à Dulcinée"

      No. 3, "Chanson à boire"

      Stephen Roberts, br; Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Ravel: Bolero

      Chandos CHAN-9202

      4:00 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: "Rusalka," Op. 114

      "Deprived of my youthful spirit"

      Lucia Popp, s; Munich Radio Orch/Stefan Soltesz

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49319-2

      4:04 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Symphony #6, "Fantaisies symphoniques" (1951-3)

      Czech Phil/Jiri Belohl vek
      Janacek: Sinfonietta · Martinu: Symphonie No. 6 · Suk: Scherzo

      Chandos CHAN-8897

      4:32 am

      Smetana, Bedrich: Polka in E, Op. 8/3

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      An Anthology of Czech Piano Music, Vol. 6: Bedrich Smetana

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9152

      4:34 am

      Foerster, Josef Bohuslav: Wind Quintet, Op 95

      Aulos Wind Quintet
      Music By Janácek, Foerster & Haas

      Koch CD-310051

      4:54 am

      Handel, George Frideric: Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E

      III. "Courante"

      Murray Perahia, p
      Murray Perahia Plays Handel And Scarlatti

      Sony SK-62785

      5:00 am

      Byrd, William: Motet, "Christus resurgens"

      The Cardinall's Musick
      Music For Holy Week And Easter

      ASV CDGAU-214

      5:05 am

      Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

      St Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
      Classics For All Seasons - Autumn

      Telarc CD-80327

      5:21 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 3 in f

      Takako Nishizaki, v; Jenö Jandó, p
      Violin Miniatures

      Naxos 8.550306

      5:23 am

      Schubert, Franz: Adagio and Rondo in A, D 438

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

      Teldec 46448-2

      5:36 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Rondo in B-Flat, WoO 6

      Robert Levin, forte-p; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/J E Gardine
      The Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2 - Rondo WoO 6

      DG Archiv 453438-2

      5:47 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Rondo in g, Op 94

      Peter Bruns, vc; Dresden Staatskapelle/Michael Helmrath
      Bach: Transcriptions And Variations

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.478

      5:55 am

      Powell, John: "At the Fair: Sketches of American Fun" (1907)

      "Merry-go-round"

      Nicholas Ross, p
      John Powell: Early Piano Works. In the South, Op. 16

      Centaur CRC-2828

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Comes Autumn Time." As Fall has officially begun this week, host Peter DuBois focuses on the wonders of nature, of creation, and the changing seasons, with great sacred choral and organ music, and stirring hymns.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:01 am

      Andrew York: "Sunburst"

      Jason Vieaux, g
      Play

      Azica ACD-71287

      7:06 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, BWV 530

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Chris Thile, man; Edgar Meyer, db
      Bach Trios

      Nonesuch 558933-2

      7:20 am

      Clara Schumann: Variations on a Theme by Robert, Op. 20

      Angela Cheng, p
      Piano Music of Clara and Robert Schumann

      Radio Canada Int'l MVCD-1087

      7:30 am

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

      New Philharmonia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Mendelssohn: Symphony Nos. 3 and 4

      EMI CDM7-69660-2

      8:00 am

      John Mundy: "In Midst of Woods/The Blackbird"

      Piffaro
      Waytes: English Music for A Renaissance Band

      Navona NV-5823

      8:03 am

      Amy Beach: "From Blackbird Hills," Op. 83

      Lara Downes, p
      America Again

      Sono Luminus DSL-92207

      8:06 am

      Lennon-McCartney: "Blackbird"

      Avanti Guitar Trio
      Avanti Guitar Trio March 2023 Concert

      Avanti Guitar Trio

      8:11 am

      Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso in A, Op. 2, No. 6

      Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krček
      Geminiani: Concerti Grossi, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.553019

      8:19 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Birds"

      Atlanta Sym Orch/Louis Lane
      Classical Zoo

      Telarc CD-80443

      8:38 am

      Scott Joplin: "The Chrysanthemum"

      Benjamin Loeb, p
      WFMT Autumn Mix

      Naxos/WFMT (Autumn Mix)

      8:44 am

      Claire Cowan: "Hansel and Gretel"

      "Entry of the Dew Fairies" to Act I Finale

      New Zealand Sym Orch/Hamish McKeich
      Royal New Zealand Ballet * Hansel and Gretel * Music by Claire Cowan

      (Claire Cowan) (2020)

      9:00 am

      Traditional: "Whistling Molly"

      Oregon Guitar Quartet
      Something Wondrous Fair

      Cube Squared C2R-601

      9:05 am

      Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor, "Devil's Trill"

      Finale

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; David Schrader, hc
      Instrument of the Devil

      Cedille CDR-90000041

      9:11 am

      Giacomo Puccini: "Capriccio sinfonico"

      Welsh National Opera Orch/Carlo Rizzi
      Puccini Symphonic Suites Imagined by Carlo Rizzi

      Signum SIGCD-778

      9:25 am

      Georges Bizet: "Jeux d'enfants," Op. 22

      Hyeyeon Park & Wu Han, p
      Music@Menlo 2021: Gather

      Music@Menlo 2021

      9:46 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "The Bartered Bride"

      Overture

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      New World Symphony and Other Orchestral Masterworks

      RCA 62587-2

      9:54 am

      Fanny Mendelssohn: "Das Jahr"

      October, "Allegro con spirituoso"

      Ulrich Urban, p
      Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr

      Koch 3-6719-2

      10:00 am

      Judd Greenstein: "City Boy"

      NOW Ensemble
      Dreamfall

      New Amsterdam NWAM-064

      10:12 am

      George Gershwin: "Dayful of Song" (arrangement of 7 songs)

      Dallas Sym Orch/Andrew Litton, p
      Dayful of Song - Music of Gershwin

      Delos DE-3216

      10:25 am

      Emilie Mayer: Cello Sonata in A Major

      Raphaela Gromes, vc; Julian Riem, p
      Fortissima

      Sony 19802932902

      10:50 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Creatures of Prometheus," Op. 43

      Finale, "Allegretto"

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus

      DG 419608-2

      10:57 am

      Margaret Bonds: "The Bells"

      Rochelle Sennet, p
      Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. 6

      Albany TROY-1965-68

      11:03 am

      Errollyn Wallen: Dances for Orchestra

      BBC Concert Orch/John Andrews
      Errollyn Wallen Orchestral Works

      Resonus RES-10358

      11:28 am

      José Luis Merlin: "Progresiones para Pauline"

      Michelle LaPorte, f; Gerry Saulter, g
      Siempre Vivo! South American Songs, Preludes & Dances

      Centaur CRC-3549

      11:36 am

      Antonín Dvořák: "Slavonic Dances," Op. 46

      Nos. 1-4

      Cleveland Orch/George Szell
      Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

      Sony SBK-89845

      11:58 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C, BWV 772

      Till Fellner, p
      Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias; French Suite No. 5

      ECM 2043

      12:00 - 6:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Niccolò Paganini: "Moto perpetuo," Op. 11

      Michael Rabin, v, Columbia Sym Orch/Donald Voorhees
      The Early Years

      Sony MHK-60894

      12:04 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in g minor, Op. 6, No. 6

      Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz
      Freiburger Barockorchester: Edition

      RCA-DHM 77295-2

      12:19 pm

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 1

      "El Corpus Christi en Sevilla"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p
      Iberia, Navarra, Suite española

      Decca 417887-2 (2)

      12:28 pm

      Elbio Barilari: "Canyengue"

      KAIA String Quartet
      New Latin American Music For Guitar And String Quartet

      Delmark DE-5029

      12:37 pm

      Thom Yorke: "Suspirium"

      Jess Gillam, sx; Jess Gillam Ensemble
      Jess Gillam: Time

      Decca 4851062

      12:41 pm

      Percy Grainger: "Handel in the Strand" (Clog Dance)

      BBC Phil/Richard Hickox
      Grainger: Vol. 6 - Orchestral Works 2 'The Warriors'

      Chandos CHAN-9584

      12:46 pm

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D, "Miracle"

      II. "Andante"

      London Phil Orch/Eugen Jochum
      Haydn: The 12 'London' Symphonies

      DG 437201-2 (4)

      12:54 pm

      Joni Mitchell: "Both Sides, Now"

      Ingrid Jensen, tr; Canadian Brass
      Canadiana

      Linus 270596

      1:01 pm

      Vincent Youmans: "Tea for Two"

      Jean Yves-Thibaudet & Michael Feinstein, p's
      Gershwin Rhapsody

      Decca 4870075

      1:06 pm

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "Tahiti Trot," Op. 16 (after Youmans' "Tea for Two")

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
      Shostakovich: The Jazz Album

      Decca 433702-2

      1:11 pm

      music continues...

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Berlioz "Harold in Italy," Op. 16; "Symphonie fantastique," Op. 14; Klaus Mäkelä, conductor; "Les francs-juges" Overture, Op. 3; Georg Solti, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Carlos Prieto & Edison Quintana For many decades, Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto and Uruguayan pianist Edison Quintana have been one of the greatest chamber duos in the world. On this episode of Fiesta, we share Latin American and Spanish music, as recorded by these two masters.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      An historic performance of Puccini’s Tosca from the Met (1956)

      Puccini "Tosca;" Renata Tebaldi (Tosca); Richard Tucker (Cavaradossi); Leonard Warren (Scarpia); Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor. Live performances from the Metropolitan Opera, 1956.