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      Playlist for Thursday, May 14, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Kurt Atterberg: Symphony #4 in g, Op 14, Sinfonia Piccola

      "Finale-Rondo"

      Frankfurt Radio Sym Orch/Ari Rasilainen
      Atterberg Complete Symphonies

      CPO 777118-2 (5)

      12:05 am

      Kurt Atterberg: Horn Concerto, Op 28

      Martin Hackleman, fh; CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
      Romanza

      Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5186

      12:25 am

      Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 22

      Louis-Philippe Marsolais, fh; David Jalbert, p
      Clara Schumann

      Atma ACD2-2874

      12:36 am

      Robert Schumann: Song-cycle, "Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love)," Op. 48

      No. 7, "Ich grolle nicht"

      Timothy Ridout, vi; Frank Dupree, p
      Lieder

      Harmonia Mundi HMN-916118

      12:38 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Duet Sonata in B-Flat, K. 358

      Misha Dichter, p; Cipa Dichter, p
      The Complete Piano Works For Four Hands

      MHS 5379317 (3)

      12:54 am

      Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Les Boréades" (1764)

      "Air gracieux"

      Collegium 1704/Vaclav Luks
      Rameau: Les Boréades

      Versailles CVS-026 (3)

      1:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Ave Maria"

      Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; English Chamber Orch/Nicholas Cleobury
      Travels With My Cello

      Philips 412231-2

      1:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in e, BWV 548

      Fugue

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

      Nonesuch 558933-2

      1:11 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 4

      Finale, "Danza"

      New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Music Of Villa-Lobos

      RCA 68538-2

      1:14 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772/786

      No. 11 in g minor

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:16 am

      Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in a, Op 84

      English Sym Orch/Kenneth Woods
      Elgar: Piano Quintet & Sea Pictures

      Avie AV-2362

      1:54 am

      Heitor Villa-Lobos: "A pombinha voou (Away the Little Pigeon Flew)"

      Quintet of the Americas

      XLNT CD-18008

      2:00 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Il ricco d'un giorno"

      Aria, "Eccomi piu che mai...Amor, pietoso Amore"

      Cecilia Bartoli, ms; Age of Enlightenment Orch/Adam Fischer
      The Salieri Album

      London 470631-2

      2:05 am

      Antonio Salieri: Flute and Oboe Concerto in C

      Susan Milan, f; David Theodore, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hick
      Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto, Oboe Concerto/ Salieri: Flute & Oboe Concerto

      Chandos CHAN-9051

      2:27 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Les Danaídes"

      Chorus: "L'Amour sourit au doux vainqueur du Gange"

      Ludwigsburger Festspiele Cho, Orch/Michael Hofstetter

      Oehms OC-909 (2)

      2:29 am

      Gabriel Fauré: "Elégie" in c minor, Op. 24

      Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; London Sym Orch/Simon Rattle
      Sheku

      London 31491-02

      2:36 am

      Florence Price: Piano Concerto (1934)

      Jeseba Kanneh-Mason, p; Chineke! Orch/Leslie Suganandara Jah
      Florence Price: Concerto & Symphony in E Minor

      London 4853996

      2:54 am

      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: "Sea Murmurs"

      Braimah Kanneh-Mason, v; Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, p
      Virtuoso Favorites

      Decca 4851156

      3:00 am

      Erik Satie: "Pièces Froides"

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

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902017.18 (2)

      3:05 am

      Georges Auric: "La Symphonie Pastorale" (1946)

      Suite

      Slovak Radio Sym/Adriano
      Auric Film Music

      Marco Polo 8.225136

      3:21 am

      Leonardo Vinci: Sonata in D

      "Pastorella"

      Duo Arparimba
      Duo Arparimba: Music for Harp and Marimba

      Koch 3-1582-2

      3:23 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #15 in D, Op 28, "Pastoral"

      Wilhelm Kempff, p

      DG KL-42/51 (10)

      3:44 am

      Max Bruch: "Kol Nidrei," Op. 47

      Eugene Rousseau, sx; Winds of Indiana/Frederick Fennell
      WINDS OF INDIANA: Saxophone Vocalise

      Delos DE-3188

      3:54 am

      Friedrich Silcher: Chorus, "Rosmarin und Salbeiblättlein"

      Teisendorf Mens' Chorus/Ernst Gruber

      Christophorus CHR-74614

      4:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 2, BWV 870/91

      Fugue No. 8 in d-sharp

      Angela Hewitt, p
      Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

      Hyperion CDA-67741/4 (4)

      4:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Prelude No. 22 in b-flat minor

      Yale Cellos/Aldo Parisot
      VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Bachianas brasileiras Nos. 1 and 5 / BACH, J.S.: Air / Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (Yale Cellos)

      Delos D/CD-3041

      4:09 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Viola da gamba Sonata No. 3 in g minor, BWV 1029

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kenneth Cooper, hc
      Ma Plays Bach

      Legacy 89861-2

      4:23 am

      Gottfried Stölzel: Trumpet Concerto in D

      Maurice André, tr; St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner
      Trumpet Concertos: Vivaldi, Stolzel, Telemann

      EMI CDC7-47012-2

      4:31 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book 1, BWV 846/69

      Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp

      Angela Hewitt, p
      Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

      Hyperion CDA-67741/4 (4)

      4:32 am

      Richard Strauss: "Burleske" in D minor

      Jeffrey Kahane, p; Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesus López-Cobos
      Strauss: Rosenkavalier, Salome’s Dance, Burleske, Festival Prelude

      Telarc CD-80371

      4:54 am

      Richard Strauss: Eight Songs, Op. 10

      #2, "Nichts"

      Anke Vondung, s; Christoph Berner, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      5:00 am

      Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore"

      Suite

      Amadeus Guitar Duo
      Guitar Gala Night

      Hänssler Classic CD-98.401

      5:05 am

      French ANON 17th c: A Suite of Dances

      Piffaro (Renaissance Band)
      Chansons et Danceries: French Renaissance Wind Music * Piffaro

      DG Archiv 447107-2

      5:11 am

      Francis Poulenc: "Suite française" (1935)

      Francis Poulenc, p

      Odyssey Y-33792

      5:24 am

      Claude Gervaise: Danceries

      "Gaillarde"

      Deborah Friou, h
      Renaissance Muse

      Talisman TSN-411-CD

      5:26 am

      Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64

      Leland Chen, v; Royal Phil/Jane Glover
      Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 • "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Incidental Music

      Tring TRP-056

      5:54 am

      Hermann Goetz: "Genrebilder", Op 13

      #2

      Adrian Ruiz, p
      GOETZ: Lose Blätter, op.7; Sonatina in F, op. 8, No. 1; Sonatina in E Flat, op. 8, No. 2; Genrebilder, op.13

      Genesis GCD-107

      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

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto serenata"

      I. "Estudiantina"

      Isabelle Moretti, h; Royal Seville Sym Orch/Edmon Colomer
      Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

      Valois V-4815

      6:13 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239, "Serenata notturna"

      Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
      Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik · Serenata Notturna / Christopher Hogwood

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 411720-2

      6:27 am

      Gabriel Fauré: Serenade, Op. 98

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kathryn Stott, p
      Merci

      Sony 19802822812

      6:31 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50

      Maxim Vengerov, v; London Sym Orch/Mstislav Rostropovich
      Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums

      Warner 5099998443529

      6:42 am

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

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Haydn & Schubert: Piano Sonatas

      Sony SK-64538

      6:49 am

      Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 19

      Trondheim Sym Orch/Ole Kristian Ruud
      Svendsen & Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies

      Simax PSC-1085

      7:04 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: String Concerto in C, R. 117

      Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone
      Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings and for Viola d'Amore

      Naïve OP-30570

      7:10 am

      Aram Khachaturian: "Spartacus"

      Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

      London Sym Orch/Stanley Black
      Weekend Classics: Ballet Weekend

      Decca 433880-2

      7:21 am

      Henry Charles Litolff: "Concerto symphonique" No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102

      II. Scherzo

      Yuja Wang, p; San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas
      Masterpieces in Miniature

      SFS Media SFS-0060

      7:32 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "La Traviata"

      Cabaletta, "Follie! Follie!...Sempre libera"

      Nadine Sierra, s; Paolo Fanale, t; RAI National Sym Orch/Riccardo Frizza
      Made for Opera

      DG B0035015-02

      7:38 am

      Mario Gangi: "Suite Italiana"

      Andrea Pace & Cristiano Poli Cappelli, g's
      Mario Gangi: Complete Music for 2 Guitars

      Brilliant Classics 95818

      7:50 am

      Johann Christian Bach: Symphony in D, Op. 3, No. 1

      Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
      JC Bach - Symphonies, Op. 3, Nos. 1-6

      CPO 999268-2

      8:03 am

      Gaetano Donizetti: "Dom Sébastien"

      Ballet Music: Ballabile di Schiavi

      Philharmonia Orch/Antonio de Almeida
      Donizetti: Complete Ballet Music From The Operas

      Philips 422844-2

      8:13 am

      Louise Farrenc: Sextet for piano and winds in C minor, Op. 40

      III. "Allegro vivace"

      Linos Ensemble
      Farrenc: Piano Trios and Sextet

      CPO 777256

      8:20 am

      Bedřich Smetana: Festive Symphony

      III. "Scherzo"

      Prague Sym Orch/Jiří Bělohlávek
      Smetana Festival

      Supraphon 110377-2

      8:31 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: Three-Trumpet Concerto in D

      Hannes, Wolfgang & Bernhard Läubin, tr's; English Chamber Orch/Simon Preston
      Trumpet Concertos

      DG 431817-2

      8:42 am

      Enrique Granados: "Tonadillas en estilo antiguo"

      Tabea Zimmermann, vi; Javier Perianes, p
      Cantilena

      Harmonia Mundi HMM-902648

      8:54 am

      Alexander Glazunov: "Scènes de ballet," Op 52

      No. 8, Polonaise

      USSR Radio Sym Orch/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
      Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, Op. 58 & Scènes de ballet, Op. 52

      Olympia OCD-104

      9:05 am

      Eric Coates: "The Three Bears"

      BBC Phil/John Wilson
      Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

      Chandos CHAN-20292

      9:16 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)"

      Suite

      Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire, p's; Peter Sadlo & Edgar Guggeis, per
      Edgar Guggeis, percussion,
      Martha Argerich * The Collection 3 * Chamber Ensembles

      DG 4778847 (6)

      9:34 am

      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "Capriccio espagnol," Op. 34

      Chicago Pro Musica
      L'Histoire du soldat Suite, Capriccio espagnol

      Reference RR-17

      9:50 am

      Carter Pann: "Slalom"

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Paavo Järvi
      American Portraits

      Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Media CSOM-945

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      10:00 am

      Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

      10:00 am

      Dmitri Shostakovich: "The Gadfly," Op. 97

      Suite

      Thomas Yang, v; Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      Shostakovich Film Festival

      Pro Arte CDD-551

      10:12 am

      Johann Strauss II: "Sweetheart Waltzes," Op. 418 (from "Der Zigeunerbaron")

      Boston Sym Chamber Players
      Johann Strauss: Waltzes - Transcriptions by Berg, Webern & Schoenberg; Igor Stravinsky: Octet, Pastorale, Ragtime, Concertino

      DG 463667-2

      10:22 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, "Linz"

      German Chamber Phil Bremen/Tarmo Peltokoski
      Mozart Symphonies

      DG 4865745

      10:52 am

      George Frideric Handel: Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in B-Flat, Bk 2

      Keith Jarrett, p
      Händel: Suites for Keyboard - Keith Jarrett

      ECM 1530

      11:00 am

      Ottorino Respighi: "The Birds"

      Royal Liège Phil Orch/John Neschling
      Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances, The Birds

      BIS 2540

      11:22 am

      Sarah Rimkus: "My Heart is Like a Singing Bird"

      Gesualdo Six/Owain Park
      Fading

      Hyperion CDA-68285

      11:29 am

      Antonio Salieri: "Sinfonia Veneziana" in D, "La scuola de' gelosi"

      London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert
      Salieri: Symphonies & Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-9877

      11:40 am

      George Gershwin: "Lullaby"

      Euclid Quartet
      Breve

      Afinat AF-2401

      11:49 am

      Hector Berlioz: "Les Troyens"

      "Royal Hunt and Storm" Music

      Boston Sym Orch/Charles Munch
      Munch conducts Berlioz

      RCA 68444-2 (8)

      12:01 pm

      Frederic Hand: Four Excursions

      Duo Sequenza
      Yes..It's Still a Thing!

      Navona NV-6467

      12:12 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "Choral Fantasy" in C minor, Op 80

      Prague Phil Cho, Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p
      The Beethoven Journey

      Sony 05886

      12:31 pm

      Astor Piazzolla: Two Tangos for string orchestra

      Camerata Bariloche
      Music Of Latin American Masters- Tango!

      Dorian DOR-90201

      12:40 pm

      Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

      Brecon Baroque/Rachel Podger, v
      JS Bach: Violin Concertos

      Channel Classics CCSSA-30910

      12:53 pm

      Abel Selaocoe: "Ibuyile I'Africa (Africa is Back)"

      Abel Selaocoe & Yo-Yo Ma, vc's; singers; ensemble
      Cherise Adams-Burnett, voice,
      Max Baillie, violin,
      Where is Home / Hae Ke Kae

      Warner 9029622433

      1:01 pm

      Florence Price: Symphony No. 4 in D minor

      Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
      Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

      DG 4865137

      1:36 pm

      Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1

      Maria João Pires, p
      Maria João Pires: Chopin

      DG 4777483 (2)

      1:45 pm

      George Butterworth: "The Banks of Green Willow"

      English String Orch/William Boughton
      Butterworth, Parry & Bridge: Music for String Orchestra

      Nimbus NI-5068

      1:52 pm

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 65

      No. 6, "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"

      Chicago Harp Quartet
      Soirées d'été

      Chicago Harp Quartet 748252899439

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      2:00 pm

      Adolphus Hailstork: "Sonata da Chiesa"

      Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
      Paul Freeman Introduces...

      Albany TROY-499

      2:21 pm

      Emmanuel Chabrier: "Le roi malgré lui"

      "Fête polonaise"

      Suisse Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet
      Chabrier: España, Suite pastorale, Joyeuse marche, Fête polonaise, Danse slave; Lalo: Rapsodie, Scherzo, Le Roi d'Ys ouverture

      Decca 433720-2

      2:31 pm

      Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44

      IV. Finale, "Allegro ma non troppo"

      Rudolf Serkin, p; Budapest String Quartet
      Schumann: Piano Concerto, Piano Quintet / Serkin, Ormandy

      CBS MYK-37256

      2:39 pm

      music continues...

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

      This week, Bill looks at the life and musical development of one of Hungary’s greatest composers. A musician’s musician, Bartok was supported by many of the great conductors of his era. Paul Sacher, who led the Basel Chamber Orchestra, asked him to write the Divertimento for Strings. Serge Koussevitsky and Fritz Reiner invited him to compose the Concerto for Orchestra. At the end of the week, we’ll hear Benny Goodman perform "Contrasts" for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, a piece he requested from Bartok.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      Mahler Symphony No. 6; Alan Gilbert, conductor.