Sunday, January 18, 2026

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      Playlist for Sunday, January 18, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Valse-Scherzo" in C, Op. 34

      David Oistrakh, v; Vladimir Yampolsky, p
      Violin Classics

      Seraphim 69113-2 (2)

      12:05 am

      Paul Hindemith: Oboe Sonata

      Alex Klein, oboe; Phillip Bush, piano

      Cedille CDR-90000208

      12:17 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Months (The Seasons)," Op. 37

      "July (Song of the Reaper)"

      Dudok Quartet
      Tchaikovsky: Seasons Op. 37

      Rubicon RCD-1124

      12:18 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture-Fantasy

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      1812 Overture/ Romeo and Juliet/ The Nutcracker Suite

      London 436624-2

      12:39 am

      Paul Hindemith: Trumpet Sonata

      Alison Balsom, tpt; Tom Poster, p
      Légende

      Warner 0190295987725

      12:55 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No.2 in b minor, BWV 1067

      VII. Badinerie

      Alison Balsom, tr; Ensemble
      Works For Trumpet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-58047-2

      1:00 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: Six Piano Pieces, Op 41

      #6, "Cloches"

      Martin Roscoe, p
      Ernst von Dohnányi

      Hyperion CDA-68054

      1:05 am

      Ernst von Dohnányi: "Konzertstück" in D, Op 12 (1903-04)

      Janos Starker, vc; Philharmonia Orch/Walter Süsskind
      Les introuvables de Janos Starker

      EMI/Ang CDC5-68485-2 (6)

      1:27 am

      Joseph Boudin de Boismortier: Trio Sonata #5 in F

      Ensemble Geminiani

      Christophorus CD-74590

      1:36 am

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      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Celebrating 40 years of MLK, Jr Day!" This year, the 40th annual observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day comes on January 19. Host Peter DuBois honors the holiday with music of unity, peace, and celebrate music of African American composers and performers, among others.

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Sibelius Violin concerto in D Minor, Op. 47; Jascha Heifetz, violin; Walter Hendl, conductor; Mahler "Songs of a Wayfarer;" Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; Georg Solti, conductor; Strauss "Burleske" in D Minor; Byron Janis, piano; Fritz Reiner, conductor; Dvořák Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104; Jacqueline du Pre, cello; Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Sonic Imagery — Latin American and Spanish Music Inspired by Painters Fiesta presents a selection of musical works inspired by visual artists such as the Spaniard Francisco Goya, the Mexican Alfaro Siqueiros and the Brazilian Cándido Portinari.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Requiems by Mozart and Józef Kozłowski.