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Playlist for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Johannes Brahms: "F-A-E Scherzo (Sonatensatz)"
Pinchas Zukerman, v; Marc Neikrug, p
Brahms: Sonatas for Violin and Piano 1 in G Op. 78, 2 in A Op. 100, 3 in D Minor Op. 108, Scherzo in C Minor
12:05 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne in d minor
Leon Fleisher, p
George Perle: Eight Pieces (1938-1997)
12:23 am
François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 1 (1713): 2e ordre in d/D
"La Mimi"
Carole Cerasi, hc
Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord
12:25 am
Richard Strauss: Dance Suite after Couperin
Six movements
Philharmonia Orch/Artur Rodzinski
Death And Transfiguration / Dance Of The Seven Veils / Dance Suite After Couperin
12:44 am
Fabien Gabel: "Fantasie in the Style of Richard Strauss"
Randall Hawes, tb; Kathryn Goodson, p
Belle Nuit
12:55 am
Richard Strauss: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30
Introduction: "Sunrise"
Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
Also Sprach Zarathustra
1:00 am
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Nouvelles suite de pièces de clavecin" (1728)
"La Poule"
Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
Rameau: Complete Harpsichord Works
1:05 am
Marin Marais: "Les Folies d'Espagne"
Purcell Quartet
La Folia and More
1:21 am
Douglas Lilburn: Two Unpublished Pieces for Guitar
No. 1
Gunter Herbig, g
Prospero Dreaming: New Zealand Guitar Music by Lilburn and Farquhar
1:23 am
Douglas Lilburn: Symphony #2
New Zealand Sym/James Judd
LILBURN: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3
1:54 am
Douglas Lilburn: "Poco lento" (1956)
Michael Houstoun, p
Lilburn: Music for Solo Piano
2:00 am
Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32
"Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity"
The 5 Browns
The Rite of Spring
2:05 am
Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32
"Mars, the Bringer of War"
French National Orch/Maazel
The Planets
2:13 am
Gustav Holst: "The Planets," Op. 32
"Venus, the Bringer of Peace"
Atlanta Sym Orch/Yoel Levi
Holst: The Planets
2:22 am
Clarice Assad: "Constellation"
Harumi Rhodes, v; Clarice Assad, p
Takács Assad Libro
2:33 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Klavierstck" in C/c, "Lustig, Traurig," WoO 54 (1798)
Alice Sara Ott, p
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Bagatelles and Dances
2:35 am
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op 80 "(Choral Fantasy)"
Rudolf Serkin, p; Marlboro Festival Cho & Orch/Peter Serkin
Marlboro Music Festival -- 50th Anniversary * Beethoven, Dvorak & Janacek
2:55 am
Thomas Morley: "Joyne Hands"
Baltimore Consort
Chamber Music (Renaissance) – D'ESTREE, J. / JOHNSON, J. / RAVENSCROFT, T. / ALLISON, R. / MORLEY, T. / BYRD, W. / DOWLAND, J.
3:00 am
Anton Bruckner: "Abendzauber"
T Jenkins, t; Turtle Creek Cho, Fort Worth Sym Orch Brass/T Seelig
The Times of Day
3:05 am
Anton Bruckner: Overture in g minor
Southwest German Radio Sym Orch/Leopold Hager
With Schumann: Violin Concerto and Spohr: Symphony No. 3
3:16 am
Rolf Liebermann: Variations on a theme by Anton Bruckner, Op 19 (1986)
David Korevaar, p
3:29 am
Anton Bruckner: "Aequalis" No. 2 for Three Trombones
Ensemble/Robert Shewan
Choral Works Of Anton Bruckner
3:30 am
Hans Rott: Symphony in E
3rd mvt, "Scherzo"
Cincinnati Philharmonia Orch/Gerhard Samuel
Symphony In E Major
3:43 am
Gustav Mahler: "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Das himmlische Leben"
Matthias Goerne, br; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
3:53 am
Edwin GRASSE: Wellenspiel
Joshua Bell, v, Samuel Sanders, p
The Essential Joshua Bell
4:00 am
Franz Liszt: "Elégie" No. 1
Fischer Duo
Chopin and Liszt: Music for Cello and Piano
4:05 am
Ferdinand Hérold: Symphony #2 in D
Swiss Italian Orch/Wolf-Dieter Hauschild
4:23 am
Frédéric Chopin: "Variations brillantes," Op. 12
Daniel Barenboim, p
4:32 am
Johann Strauss II: Zampa Galopp, Op. 62a
Johann Strauss Orch/Christopher Warren-Green
The Strauss Album
4:33 am
Alexander Glazunov: Piano Concerto #2 in B, Op 100
Stephen Coombs, p; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins
Glazunov: Piano Concerto No 1 In F Minor, Piano Concerto No 2 In B Major/ Goedicke: Concertstück Op 11 (First Recording)
4:54 am
Fikret Dzhamil Amirov: Six Pieces
#3, "Dance"
Manuela Wiesler, f; Roland Pöntinen, p
The Russian Flute
5:00 am
Pablo de Sarasate: Two Spanish Dances, Op 8
#2, "Habanera"
Rachel Barton, v; Samuel Sanders, p
SARASATE, P.: Spanish Dances / Serenade andalouse / Miramar / Introduction and Tarantella / Muiniera
5:05 am
Manuel de Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat" (1918-9)
Four Dances
Berlin Radio Sym Orch/Lorin Maazel
Stravinsky: The Firebird - Suite / Falla: El amor brujo; El sombrero de tres picos - Dances
5:25 am
Edward Elgar: "The Spanish Lady," Op 89
"Burlesco"
English String Orch/William Boughton
The Spirit of England
5:27 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 57 in F, H XVI:47
Lola Odiaga, forte-p
Sonatas, Variations & Transcriptions
5:35 am
Ignaz Pleyel: Symphonie Périodique #6 in F
Cologne Chamber Orch/Helmut Müller-Brühl
5:54 am
Lili Boulanger: "Trois pièces"
#2, "Sans vitesse et à l'aise"
Norman Fischer, vc; Jeanne Kierman Fischer, p
French Masters
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
Edward Elgar: String Serenade in E minor, Op. 20
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Serenade, Elegy; Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, Greensleeves Fantasia
6:17 am
Niccolò Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6
III. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro spirituoso"
Hilary Hahn, v; Swedish Radio Sym/Eiji Oue
Paganini * Spohr * Violin Concertos * Hahn * Swedish RSO * Oue
6:28 am
Mason Bates: "Ford's Farm"
Hilary Hahn, v; Cory Smythe, p
In 27 Pieces
6:33 am
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville: Sonata in F, Op. 3, No. 2
Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Mondonville: Six Sonates en symphonie, Op. 3
6:41 am
Darius Milhaud: "La Cheminée du roi René," Op. 205
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
French Wind Music
6:54 am
Georges Bizet: "L'Arlésienne"
Suite No. 1: IV. "Carillon"
London Sym Orch/Neville Marriner
Philips Classics: The Stereo Years
7:04 am
Aloys Schmitt: "Rondeau brillant," Op. 101
Ulster Orch/Howard Shelley, p
The Romantic Piano Concerto - Vol 84
7:17 am
Karl Goldmark: Overture, "In Italien," Op. 49
Philharmonia Orch/Yondani Butt
Goldmark: Symphony No. 2
7:31 am
Kevin Olson: "Summer Sonnet"
Chicago a cappella
Shall I Compare Thee?
7:36 am
Robert Applebaum: "Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day"
Chicago a cappella
Shall I Compare Thee?
7:41 am
György Ligeti: "Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances"
Asko Ensemble, Schoenberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw
The Ligeti Project, Vol. 5
7:52 am
György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Winds
No. 1, "Allegro con spirito"
Westwood Wind Quintet
Westwood Wind Quintet Play Ligeti, Barber...
7:54 am
Asako Hirabayashi: "Tango"
Gail Olszewski, fp; Asako Hirabayashi, hc
The Harpsichord in the New Millennium
8:04 am
Richard Strauss: "Le bourgeois gentilhomme," Op. 60
"Das Diner (The Dinner)"
Orpheus Chamber Orch
Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Divertimento after Couperin
8:27 am
music continues...
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
12:15 pm
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Violinist Alejandra Switala and pianist Katherine Petersen perform music by Paul Schoenfield, Mel Bonis, and Florence Price, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
What Else Ya Got?
Have you ever wondered about those composers who succeeded in writing one smashing piece but were otherwise forgotten? This week, we’ll get to know some of these immortals and their other compositions, including Pachelbel’s Suite in G Major and Dukas’ Symphony in C Major. The program also presents Hermann Baumann in a rare performance of Glière's Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 91.
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
10:00 pm
Baroque&Before with Candice Agree
The Spanish Palestrina
Swiss vocal ensemble Corund presents a concert of madrigals and sacred works by Tomás Luis de Victoria, called the greatest of all Iberian composers. Recorded live at Switzerland’s St. Gallen Festival on June 27, 2014.
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