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      Playlist for Thursday, March 5, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 48

      No. 1 in c

      Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      Chopin

      Sony 19075822932

      12:05 am

      Joseph Joachim: "Notturno," Op 12

      Daniel Hope, v; Royal Stockholm Phil/Sakari Oramo
      Daniel Hope * The Romantic Violinist * A Celebration of Joseph Joachim

      DG B0015312-02

      12:15 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Festive and Commemorative Music," Op. 109

      Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
      A Banquet Of Voices

      Collegium COLCD-123

      12:23 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"

      No. 14 in d

      Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado
      Classic Abbado

      DG 4792549

      12:25 am

      Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in a (1914)

      Joachim Piano Trio
      French Piano Trios, Vol. 1

      Naxos 8.550934

      12:54 am

      George Gershwin: "Three-Quarter Blues"

      Bill Perconti, sx; James March, p
      Duo 1 Point 5

      Crystal CD-653

      1:00 am

      Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 11

      No. 2 in g

      Jean-Pierre Armengaud, p
      Clara Schumann: Piano Music, Vol. 1

      Grand Piano GP-930

      1:05 am

      Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Symphonie Nr. 1 / Ouvertüre, Scherzo Und Finale

      DG 431161-2

      1:22 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Trio

      II. Scherzo

      Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
      Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet

      Chandos CHAN-20242

      1:24 am

      Louis Vierne: "Carillon de Westminster"

      Christopher Herrick, o
      Organ Fireworks XII * Christopher Herrick

      Hyperion CDA-67612

      1:30 am

      Joseph Jongen: "Tryptique," Op 103

      Monte Carlo Phil/Pierre Bartholomée
      Joseph Jongen

      Cypres CYP-1635

      1:55 am

      Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

      No. 8 in f-sharp

      Seong-Jin Cho, p
      Seong-Jin Cho

      DG 4795332

      2:00 am

      Zdenek Fibich: Romance in B-Flat, Op 10

      Josef Suk, v; Prague Sym/Vaclav Smetacek
      Romance * Josef Suk

      Supraphon SU-4000-2

      2:05 am

      Leos Janácek: Ballad, "The Fiddler's Child"

      Prague Phil/Jiri Belohlávek
      Janacek

      London 4834080 (2)

      2:18 am

      Josef Suk: Piano Pieces, Op 7

      #2, "Humoreska"

      Ivan Moravec, p
      Piano Music of Smetana, Korte, Suk

      Nonesuch 79146-2

      2:20 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat, K. 482

      Alicia de Larrocha, p; English Chamber Orch/Sir Colin Davis
      Piano Concertos No. 22 & No. 26 "Coronation" "Krönungskonzert"

      RCA 61698-2

      2:55 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klavierstück in C, K. 15b

      Lera Auerbach, p

      Lyric Records 103

      3:00 am

      Henri Vieuxtemps: Rondino, Op 32/2

      Eugène Ysaÿe, v; Camille DeCreus, p
      Eugène Ysaÿe: Violinist & Conductor (Complete Violin Recordings)

      Sony MHK-62337

      3:05 am

      Eugène Ysaye: "Rêve d'enfant," Op 14

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; Matthew Hagle, p
      Violin Lullabies

      Cedille CDR 90000 139

      3:09 am

      Erkki Melartin: "Suite lyrique #3, Impressions de Belgique"

      Tempere Phil/Leif Segerstam
      Melartin

      Ondine ODE-923-2

      3:34 am

      Michel Leclerc: Par monts et par vaux

      "Danse de la Follerie"

      New York Brass Quintet
      Brass Bonanza - Gabrieli, Speer, Arnold, Hovhaness, Et Al

      Crystal CD-200

      3:36 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake," Op. 20

      Act III

      Maryinsky Theatre Orch
      Swan Lake Highlights

      London 4757669 (2)

      3:54 am

      Anton Arensky: Six Pieces, Op 53

      #6, "Etude"

      Adam Neiman, p
      Arensky Piano Music

      Naxos 8.572233

      4:00 am

      Albert Roussel: "Deux Mélodies," Op 20

      Sarah Walker, ms; Roger Vignoles, p
      Romantic French Songs

      Unicorn-Kanchana UKCD-2078

      4:04 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 38 in F, H XVI:23

      Emanuel Ax, p
      Haydn: Sonatas Nos. 33, 38, 58 & 60

      CBS MK-44918

      4:21 am

      Albert Roussel: "Sérénade," Op 30

      Prometheus Ensemble
      French Impressions

      ASV CDDCA-664

      4:36 am

      Albert Roussel: "Joueurs de flûte," Op 27 (1924)

      #4 (Finale), M de la Péjaudie

      Jonathan Snowden, f; Andrew Litton, p

      Virgin 90846-2

      4:38 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 38 in C

      Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer
      Haydn Symphonies 21-39

      MHS 5576550 (5)

      4:54 am

      Erik Satie: "Pièces froides"

      "Danses de travers, I"

      Alexandre Tharaud, p
      Erik Satie * Avant-Dernière Pensées * Alexandre Tharaud

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902017.18 (2)

      5:00 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Demofoonte"

      Aria, "Sperai vicino il lido"

      Philippe Jaroussky, ct; Ensemble Artaserse
      Heroes

      Virgin 3634122-2

      5:05 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Two Oboes, Bassoon, Two Horns & Timpani, R 562a

      La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, v
      Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto, Volume 3

      Avie AV-2154

      5:18 am

      Siegfried Karg-Elert: "Sketches for Organ"

      "Sundown"

      Stephen Ketterer, o
      This Time It's Personal

      MSR Classics MS-1225

      5:20 am

      Siegfried Karg-Elert: "Exotic Impressions" (1918)

      Beth Chandler, f; Paolo Steinberg, p
      Time Place Spirit

      MSR Classics MS-1641

      5:36 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "Brazilian Impressions"

      Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos
      Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Roman Festivals

      Telarc CD-80356

      5:55 am

      Zdenek Fibich: "Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences"

      #26

      Marian Lapshansky, p
      Fibich

      Supraphon SU-32492131

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am.

      6:04 am

      Emilie Mayer: Symphony No. 3 in C, "Military"

      I. "Adagio - Allegro con brio"

      Bremerhaven Phil Orch/Marc Niemann
      Emilie Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 3

      Hännsler Classic HC-22016

      6:16 am

      Franz Schubert: "Military March" in D, D 733, No. 1

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Haydn & Schubert: Piano Sonatas

      Sony SK-64538

      6:22 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Suite algérienne," Op. 60

      "Marche militaire française"

      Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      Passport to France

      Sony SFK-47278

      6:28 am

      Bill Evans: "Peace Piece"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Conversations with Bill Evans

      Decca 455512-2

      6:37 am

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      7:00 am - 7:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Arias and Barcarolles

      Taking a cue from President Eisenhower’s famous remark to Leonard Bernstein, “I like music with a theme, not all them arias and barcarolles,” this week features a mix of arias, overtures, barcarolles, and other melodic delights that deserve more airtime.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" selections; Kurt Masur, conductor; Koussevitzky Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra; Eugene Levinson, double bass; Zubin Mehta, conductor; Shostakovich Symphony No. 14; Teresa Kubiak, soprano; Bushkin Isser, bass; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.