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      Playlist for Wednesday, May 27, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Soirée de Vienne"

      Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p
      Jean-Yves Thibaudet * Aria--Opera Without Words

      London B0008431-02

      12:05 am

      Johann Strauss II: Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418 (Treasure Waltz, from The Gypsy Baron)

      Boston Sym Chamber Players
      Walzer- Transriptionen

      DG 463667-2

      12:14 am

      Anton von Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op 5

      #4

      Artis String Quartet
      Webern: String Quartets/ Gielen: Variations

      Sony SK-48059

      12:16 am

      Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.3 in F, Op.90

      Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
      Brahms: The Symphonies

      Philips 442068-2 (4)

      12:55 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Neue Liebeslieder" Waltzes, Op 65

      #5, "Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn"

      Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p; Bengt Forsberg, p

      EMI/Ang CDC5-55430-2

      1:00 am

      Benjamin Lees: String Quartet Concerto

      III. "Allegro energico"

      Harlem Quartet; Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
      Delights & Dances

      Cedille CDR-90000141

      1:05 am

      Samuel Barber: String Quartet in b, Op. 11

      Brodsky Quartet
      New World Quartets

      Chandos CHAN-10801

      1:25 am

      Samuel Barber: String Quartet in b, Op. 11

      III. (Original Version)

      Ying Quartet
      American Anthem

      Sono Luminus DSL-92166

      1:30 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Der Messias"

      Sinfonia

      Michaelstein Collegium/Ludger Rémy
      Telemann: Der Messias

      CPO 999847-2

      1:32 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite in a for flute and strings

      Michala Petri, r; Berlin Baroque Soloists
      Bach / Telemann

      RCA 57130-2

      1:55 am

      Anonymous: "Da Pacem"

      The Chicago Recorder Quartet
      WFMT: Women in Music

      WFMT: Women in Music

      2:00 am

      Frederick Delius: "A Song Before Sunrise"

      Royal Scottish National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones
      Delius

      Naxos 8.557143

      2:05 am

      Frederick Delius: Piano Concerto in c (1897)

      Philip Fowke, p; Royal Phil/Norman Del Mar
      The Delius Collection, Vol. 2

      Unicorn-Kanchana UKCD-2072

      2:27 am

      Clive Richardson: "Beachcomber"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Frederick Fennell
      Beachcomber

      Reference Recordings RR-62-CD

      2:31 am

      Leroy Anderson: "The Typewriter"

      Eastman-rochester Pops Orch/Frederick Fennell
      Frederick Fennell Conducts Leroy Anderson

      Mercury 432013-2

      2:32 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat, K. 481

      Anne Sophie Mutter, v; Lambert Orkis, p

      DG B0007477-02

      2:55 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Twelve German Dances, K. 586

      No. 6

      Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
      Mozart: Deutsche Tänze

      Sony SK-46696

      3:00 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 2

      "Triana"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p
      Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espanola

      London 417887-2 (2)

      3:05 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Iberia," Book 2

      "Rondeña"

      Cincinnati Sym/Jesus Lopez-Cobos
      Albéniz: Iberia - Complete

      Telarc 2CD-80470 (2)

      3:12 am

      Rodion Shchedrin: "In the Style of Albeniz"

      Christoph Croisévc; Alexander Panfilov, p
      The Russian Album

      Avie AV-2410

      3:16 am

      Mily Balakirev: "Spanish Song"

      Olga Borodina, ms; Larissa Gergieva, p
      Olga Borodina- Songs of Desire

      Philips 442780-2

      3:18 am

      Alexander Glazunov: Symphony #6 in c, Op 58

      Bamberg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, Poeme Lyrique

      Orfeo C-157201-A

      3:54 am

      Manuel de Falla: "El Amor Brujo" (1915)

      "Cancion del fuego fatuo"

      Brodsky String Quartet
      Brodsky Unlimited

      Teldec 46015-2

      4:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Art of Fugue," BWV 1080

      Contrapunctus VI

      Zoltán Kocsis, p
      Bach: The Art of Fugue

      Philips 412729-2 (2)

      4:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Art of Fugue," BWV 1080

      Contrapunctus IV

      Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
      J S Bach - Die Kunst der Fuge - Akademie für alte Musik Berlin

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902064

      4:09 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Art of Fugue," BWV 1080

      Contrapunctus XVIII, "Fuga a tre soggetti"

      Fretwork
      The Art Of Fugue

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907296

      4:18 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Art of Fugue," BWV 1080

      Contrapunctus XI

      Meridian Arts Ensemble Brass Quintet
      Visions of The Renaissance

      Channel Classics CCS-6594

      4:23 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "The Art of Fugue," BWV 1080

      Contrapunctus XIII a

      Emerson String Quartet

      DG B0000908-02

      4:24 am

      C E F Weyse: Symphony #5 in E-Flat

      Royal Danish Orch/Michael Schonwandt
      Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse: Symphonies Nos. 4-5

      Marco Polo 8.224013

      4:54 am

      Frédéric Chopin: "ɐtudes," Op. 10

      No. 7 in C, "Toccata"

      Luiza Borac, p
      Chopin Études / Six Polish Songs

      Avie AV-2161

      5:00 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Fandanguillo," Op 36

      Julian Bream, g
      Julian Bream Edition (disc 8: Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar: Albéniz / Falla / Giuliani / Rodrigo / Villa-Lobos)

      RCA 61591-2

      5:05 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Rapsodie espagnole"

      Berlin Phil/Pierre Boulez
      Ravel: Bolero, Etc.

      DG 439859-2

      5:21 am

      Robert Schumann: "Spanisches Liederspiel," Op. 74

      No. 7, "Geständnis"

      Werner Güra, t; Christoph Berner, p
      Robert Schumann * Spanische Liebeslieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902050

      5:23 am

      Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 54

      Brigitte Engerer, p; Royal Phil/Emmanuel Krivine
      Piano Concertos

      Denon CO-75290

      5:54 am

      Robert Schumann: "Spanische Liebeslieder," Op. 138

      Intermezzo, "Nationaltanz"

      Werner Güra, t; Christoph Berner, p
      Robert Schumann * Spanische Liebeslieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902050

      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.

      6:05 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

      London Sym Orch Strings/Richard Hickox
      Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits; Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

      Chandos CHAN-9593

      6:17 am

      Fritz Kreisler: "Sicilienne and Rigaudon"

      Joshua Bell, v; Paul Coker, p
      The Best of Joshua Bell

      Decca B0013372-02 (3)

      6:22 am

      Richard Rodney Bennett: "Little Suite"

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music World Premieres

      ASV CDWHL-2116

      6:33 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218

      III. Finale, Rondeau

      Julia Fischer, v; Netherlands Chamber Orch/Yakov Kreizberg
      Mozart: The Violin Concertos

      Pentatone PTC-5186453 (2)

      6:41 am

      Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C, D 956

      III. Scherzo

      Emerson String Quartet; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc
      Schubert: String Quintet D 956

      DG 431792-2

      6:52 am

      Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

      III. Scherzo: "Vivace"

      Los Angeles Phil/Gustavo Dudamel
      Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9

      DG 4863413

      7:04 am

      Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Symphony in E minor, Wq 177

      Berlin Academy for Ancient Music
      CPE Bach Symphonies From Berlin to Hamburg

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902317

      7:15 am

      Clarice Assad: "Sephardic Suite"

      III. "Ay sarica, bre"

      Cavatina Duo; Avalon String Quartet
      Sephardic Journey

      Cedille CDR-90000163

      7:23 am

      Carlos Guastavino: "Rosita Iglesias"

      Catherine Van Handel, bn; Eduard Laurel, p
      Bassoon Soirée: From Latin America to Paris

      Acis APL-53226

      7:33 am

      Peter Tchaikovsky: Coronation March (for Alexander III)

      Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
      Pomp & Pizazz

      Telarc CD-80122

      7:40 am

      Ron Nelson: "Courtly Airs and Dances"

      Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin
      Holidays & Epiphanies - The Music of Ron Nelson

      Reference RR-76

      7:53 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Symphonie fantastique," Op. 14

      II. "A Ball"

      Orch de Paris/Klaus Mäkelä
      Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Ravel: La valse

      Decca 4870959

      8:04 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Introduction and Allegro"

      Galway, f; Stoltzman, cl; Lehwalder, h; Tokyo String Quartet
      Impressions

      RCA 62552-2

      8:16 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Candide"

      Overture

      London Sym Orch/Marin Alsop
      Bernstein: Candide

      LSO Live LSO-0834

      8:22 am

      Michael Torke: "Javelin"

      Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
      Summon the Heroes

      Sony SK-62592

      8:33 am

      Enrique Crespo: "Suite Americana" No. 1

      I. "Ragtime"

      Chicago Sym Orch Brass Quintet
      Rush Hour Concerts: CSO Brass Quintet (June 25, 2024)

      Classical Music Chicago

      8:35 am

      Enrique Crespo: "Suite Americana" No. 1

      V. Finale, "Son de México"

      Chicago Sym Orch Brass Quintet
      Rush Hour Concerts: CSO Brass Quintet (June 25, 2024)

      Classical Music Chicago

      8:41 am

      Philip Lane: Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (1978)

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
      British Light Music Discoveries 2

      ASV CDWHL-2126

      8:53 am

      Robert Fuchs: String Serenade in E minor, Op. 21, No. 3

      Allegretto

      RIAS Sinfonietta/Jiří Stárek
      Serenades from Austria

      Koch CD-316039

      9:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051

      Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
      Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Harpsichord & Violin Concertos

      Avie AV-2207 (2)

      9:22 am

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "España"

      Lyon National Orch/Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
      Aux étoiles - French Symphonic Poems

      Bru Zane BZ-2007

      9:30 am

      Alexander Alyabyev: "The Magic Drum"

      Suite

      Moscow Phil Soc Chamber Ens/Andrei Korsakov
      Alexander Alyabyev: Chamber, Orchestra, Incidental Music

      MCA Classics AED-10370

      9:45 am

      Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde," D 797

      Overture, "The Magic Harp," D 644

      London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
      Early Romantic Overtures

      EMI CDC7-49889-2

      9:56 am

      Edgar Olivero: "Pa Pa Pa" (after Mozart's "The Magic Flute")

      Sarah Willis, hn; Sarahbanda
      Mozart y Mambo

      Alpha 878

      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

      10:00 am

      Johannes Brahms: "Tragic" Overture, Op. 81

      Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti
      Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Tragic Overture

      Decca 414487-2

      10:14 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on "See the Conquering Hero Comes," WoO 45

      David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p
      Beethoven - Complete Works for Piano & Cello

      ArtistLed 19801-2 (2)

      10:28 am

      Lukas Foss: "Renaissance Concerto"

      Amy Porter, f; Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      American Classics - Lukas Foss

      Naxos 8.559938

      10:49 am

      Scott Joplin: "The Strenuous Life"

      Alexander Peskanov, p
      Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 1 by Louis Chauvin, Scott Joplin

      Naxos 8.559114

      10:55 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "On the Town"

      "Lonely Town"

      Joshua Bell, v; Philharmonia Orch/David Zinman
      Bernstein: West Side Story Suite - Joshua Bell

      Sony SK-89358

      11:00 am

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

      Philharmonia Orch/Christian Thielemann
      Schumann - Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish"

      DG 459680-2

      11:21 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 5

      "Aria (Cantilena)"

      Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
      When Words Fade

      Steinway & Sons 30006

      11:29 am

      Alexander Arutiunian: "Armenian Scenes"

      Meridian Arts Ensemble Brass Quintet
      Winning Artist Series: Meridian Arts Ensemble

      Channel Classics CCS-2191

      11:40 am

      music continues...

      12:15 pm

      Dame Myra Hess Concerts

      Flutist Tyler Martin and pianist Beilin Han-Kim perform music by Joachim Andersen, Reena Esmail, Carl Reinecke, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

      1:00 pm

      1:00 pm

      Music for the Afternoon

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas

      "Pathétique. Moonlight. Appassionata. Hammerklavier." Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his first piano sonata at the age of 25 and his last at 52, and together these 32 sonatas have been called "The New Testament" of music. Artur Schnabel was the first pianist to record a complete set, and since then this feat has been achieved by Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claude Frank, Maurizio Pollini, and Claudio Arrau - twice! We’ll sample as many as we possibly can, and we hope you will share in our wonder and amazement at Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Bernardo Pasquini's "Sant'Agnese"

      A performance of the 1677 oratorio "Sant'Agnese" by Bernardo Pasquini, which recounts the martyrdom of the patron saint of chastity. Recorded in concert August 11, 2025 as part of the Radovljica Festival, the oldest Slovenian festival of early music.