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Playlist for Friday, March 20, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Robert Schumann: Four Songs for Double Chorus, Op 141
#1, "An die Sterne"
London Schubert Chorale/Stephen Layton
The Songs of Robert Schumann 4
12:05 am
Robert Schumann: "Märchenbilder," Op. 113
Matthew Lipman, vi; Henry Kramer, p
Ascent
12:20 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Six German Dances, K. 571
No. 1 in D
Vienna Concentus Musicus /Nikolaus
Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Waltzer Revolution
12:21 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat, K. 238
Adam Neiman, p; Wisconsin Chamber Orch/Andrew Sewell
12:42 am
Camargo Guarnieri: Piano Concerto #6
Max Barros, p; Warsaw Phil/Thomas Conlin
Latin American Classics * Guarnieri: Piano Concertos Nos 4, 5 and 6
12:54 am
Felix Mendelssohn: "Songs Without Words," Op 19
No. 6 in g, "Venetian Gondola Song"
Daniel Barenboim, p
Lieder Ohne Worte
1:00 am
Edward MacDowell: Orchestra Suite #1 in d, Op 42
3rd mvt, "In October"
Eastman-Rochester Orch/Howard Hanson
Hanson Conducts Chadwick, MacDowell & Peter
1:05 am
Edward MacDowell: "Woodland Sketches", Op 51
Alan Mandel, p
MacDowell: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2-4, Sea Pieces, Sonata Tragica, & Woodland Sketches
1:25 am
Germaine Tailleferre: "Chansons populaires françaises" (1952-55)
"Mon père m'a mariée"
Patrice Michaels, s; Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
La vie est une parade
1:26 am
Vincent D'Indy: "Fantaisie sur des Thèmes populaires français," Op 31
Albrecht Mayer, ob; St Martin's Academy/Mathias Mönius
Bonjour Paris * Albrecht Mayer
1:41 am
Guillaume Lekeu: "Fantaisie sur 2 Airs Populaires Angevins"
Liège Phil/Pierre Bartholomée
Guillaume Lekeu Complete Works
1:54 am
Guillaume Lekeu: "Three Easy Pieces"
"Chansonette sans paroles"
Luc Devos, p
Guillaume Lekeu Complete Works
2:00 am
Orlando Gibbons: "O clap your hands together"
Stile Antico
Sing with the Voice of Melody
2:05 am
Christopher Gibbons: Fantasy-suite in d
Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr
Gibbons: Motets, Anthems, Fantasias & Voluntaries
2:12 am
John Rutter: "Suite Antique"
Andrew Nicholson, f; John Birch, hc; Royal Phil Strings/John Rutter
2:30 am
John Rutter: "A Gaelic Blessing"
Wayne Marshall, p
John Rutter: The Piano Collection
2:31 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in e fr "Tafelmusik"
Pierre Hamon, f; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
Corelli * Telemann * Rameau * Le Concerto Spirituel au Temps de Louis XV
2:54 am
Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite XIV in g
"Gigue"
Ludger Rémy, hc
The Strasbourg Manuscript
3:00 am
Sousa: "The Black Horse Troop"
Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
Fennell Conducts Sousa Marches
3:03 am
John Phillip SOUSA: Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
Fennell Conducts Sousa Marches
3:05 am
Franz Schubert: "Three Military Marches," Op. 51, D. 733
Min Kwon; Robert Lehrbaumer, p's
Schubert for Piano Four-Hands
3:20 am
Igor Stravinsky: "L'histoire du soldat"
The Soldier's March
Chicago Pro Musica
The Medinah Sessions
3:22 am
Carl Nielsen: Symphony #4, Op 29, "The Inextinguishable"
Royal Danish Orch/Paavo Berglund
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4
3:55 am
Bohuslav Martinu: "Les Ritournelles"
#6, Allegro vivo
Rudolf Firkusny, p
Martinu: Piano Sonata No.1, Les Ritournelles, Fantaisie Et Toccata
4:00 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Concertino in C, H XIV:3
Ilse von Alpenheim, forte-p; Bamberg Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
4:05 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: London Trio No. 2 in G, H IV:2
Laurel Zucker, f; Renée Siebert, f; Samuel Magill, vc
Haydn London Trios & Divertimentos with Laurel Zucker, Renee Siebert, Shirien Taylor, and Samuel Magill
4:12 am
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a
Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Colin Davis
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
4:31 am
Johannes Brahms: "Hungarian Dances"
No. 18 in D
Marat Bisengaliev, v; John Lenehan, p
BRAHMS / JOACHIM: Hungarian Dances
4:33 am
Joseph Joachim: Variations, Op 10
Zaslav Duo
Brahms & Friends
4:54 am
Johannes Brahms: "Neue Liebeslieder" Waltzes, Op 65
#9, "Nagen im Herzen"
Rost, Kozená, Polenzani, Quasthoff, Bronfman
Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone,
Yefim Bronfman, piano,
Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes
5:00 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Dardanus" (1739)
"Premier air (Grave)"
Orch of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
Les Boréades • Dardanus (Suites)
5:03 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Dardanus" (1739)
"Tambourins" I, II
Orch of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
Les Boréades • Dardanus (Suites)
5:24 am
music continues...
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.
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
10:00 am
Midday with Lisa Flynn
Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Pacific Overtures I
Join Bill for a trip around the Pacific Rim! From Australia, we'll hear Aboriginal music alongside pieces by Percy Grainger and Peter Sculthorpe. In New Zealand, we'll hear Māori music, featuring Dame Gillian Whitehead and Kiri Te Kanawa. Then, we'll continue sailing west to South America, where we'll encounter music from Argentina and Chile. It's a two-part show, so tune in next week to see where else we go!
11:00 pm
11:00 pm
Best of Studs Terkel
Celebrating J.S. Bach (3/21/1978)
Studs Terkel was an ardent fan of J.S. Bach. The German composer and virtuoso of the Baroque period was born on March 21, 1685. In 1980, Studs crafted a tribute featuring Andrés Segovia, Dame Myra Hess, Pete Seeger, Bidu Sayão, Pablo Casals, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and others.
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