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      Playlist for Saturday, August 29, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Rutter, John: "Birthday Madrigals"

      #2, "Draw on, sweet night"

      Polyphony/Stephen Layton
      Rutter: Requiem

      Hyperion CDA-66947

      12:05 am

      Wilbye, John: Madrigal, "Draw on, sweet night"

      Millar Brass Ensemble/Bruce C Briney
      Millar Brass Ensemble

      Koss Classics KC-1011

      12:08 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Three Madrigals

      #2

      Elmar Oliveira, v; Sandra Robbins, vi
      The Extraordinary Artistry of Elmar Oliveira

      Elan CD-2212

      12:15 am

      Mangoré, Agustín Barrios: "Madrigal"

      Berta Rojas, g
      Intimate Barrios

      Dorian DOR-93167

      12:19 am

      Rodrigo, Joaquín: "Cuatro madrigales amatorios" (1948)

      #3, "De dónde venis, amore?"

      Victoria de los Angeles, s; Paris Cons Orch/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

      EMI/Ang ZDMD5-65061-2 (4)

      12:20 am

      Rodrigo, Joaquín: "Concierto madrigal" (1968)

      Alfonso Moreno, Deborah Mariotti, g's; London Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Concierto De Aranjuez/ A La Busca Del Mas Alla/ Zarabanda Lejana Y Villancico

      EMI/Ang CZS7-67435-2 (4)

      12:53 am

      Anonymous 16th century, Spanish: Madrigal, La tricotea

      King's Singers, Consort Of Musicke/Anthony Rooley
      N/A

      MMG MMG-1160

      1:00 am

      Butterworth, George: "The Banks of Green Willow"

      London Phil/Adrian Boult
      Howells and Butterworth

      Lyrita SRCS.69

      1:05 am

      Alvars, Elias Parish: Introduction, Cadenza and Rondo for harp

      Judy Loman, h
      Harp Showpieces

      Naxos 8.554347

      1:13 am

      Chipp, Edmund Thomas: Twilight Fancies (1857)

      #6 in F, Vintage Song

      Ian Hobson, p
      The London Piano School, Volume III- Early Victorian Masters

      Arabesque Z-6596

      1:14 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; New York Phil/Kurt Masur
      Concertos From The New World

      Sony SK-67173

      1:55 am

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

      No. 12 in A

      Tatiana Nikolaeva, p
      Bach: 15 Inventions and 15 Sinfoniae BWV 772 - 801

      Harmonia Mundi HMX-1905161

      2:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Six Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650

      No. 1, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)"

      BBC Phil/Leonard Slatkin
      Bach: Transcriptions for Orchestra

      Chandos CHAN-9835

      2:05 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Harmonies poétiques et religieuses" (1845-52)

      No. 3, "Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude"

      Stephen Hough, p
      Mephisto Waltz, Rapsodie Espagnole, Bénédiction De Dieu Dans La Solitude

      Virgin 61129-2

      2:23 am

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

      III. Sarabande

      Boston Early Music Soloists/William Malloch
      Suites For Dancing

      Koch 3-7037-2

      2:24 am

      Dumanoir, Guillaume: Orchestra Suite in F/C

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      Suites d'Orchestre, 1650-1660

      Fontalis ES-9908

      2:37 am

      Larsson, Lars-Erik: "Barococo" Suite, Op 64

      Unga Musiker/Sven Verde
      Pastisch och Pastoral

      Artemis ARTE-7105

      2:54 am

      Dumanoir, Guillaume: "Suite du Ballet de Stockholm"

      "Marche"

      Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
      Suites d'Orchestre, 1650-1660

      Fontalis ES-9908

      3:00 am

      Liszt, Franz: "La lugubre gondola" (1882)

      Arnaldo Cohen, p
      LISZT: Danse macabre / Totentanz / Nuages gris

      Naxos 8.553852

      3:04 am

      Telemann, Georg Philipp: Two-Flute, Violin and Cello Concerto in D

      Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
      Telemann: Overture Burlesque, Vol. 2

      Chandos CHAN-0512

      3:26 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No. 2 in c minor, BWV 813

      Finale, "Gigue"

      Gustav Leonhardt, clavichord
      Gustav Leonhardt: Clavichord Recital

      Philips 422349-2

      3:28 am

      Chabrier, Emmanuel: "España" Rhapsody

      London Sym Orch/Ataulfo Argenta
      España

      London 443580-2

      3:34 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Images," Set 3, for Orchestra

      "Ibéria"

      French National Radio Orch/Leopold Stokowski
      Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Leopold Stokowski

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65422-2

      3:54 am

      Mompou, Federico: "Impresiones intimas" (1911-14)

      #6, "La barca"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p
      Spanish Encores

      London 417639-2

      4:00 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces, Op. 62

      No. 6, "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"

      Paula Robison, f; Samuel Sanders, p
      Grieg & Andersen: Music for Flute and Piano

      Arabesque Z-6668

      4:05 am

      Ramsoe, Wilhelm: Brass Quartet #5, Op 38

      Nothing But Valves

      Eroica NBV-1

      4:21 am

      Sibelius, Jean: "Finlandia," Op. 26

      Helsinki Phil/Paavo Berglund
      Sibelius: Finlandia, Tapiola, Etc.

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49511-2

      4:28 am

      Grieg, Edvard: "Melodies of Norway"

      "Iceland"

      Einar Steen-Nokleberg, p
      GRIEG: Pictures from Everyday Life / Ballade, Op. 24

      Naxos 8.550883

      4:29 am

      Berwald, Franz: Symphony #2 in D, "Sinfonie capricieuse"

      Royal Phil/Ulf Björlin

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65866-2

      4:53 am

      Quilter, Roger: Song, "Weep you no more"

      Stephen Hough, p
      The Piano Album

      Virgin 61498-2 (2)

      5:00 am

      Weber, Carl Maria von: Adagio and Rondo in F

      Lorne Monroe, vc; Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
      First Chair (Sold For The Benefit Of The Philadelphia Orchestra Pension Fund)

      CBS ML-4629

      5:05 am

      Weber, Carl Maria von: "Der Freischutz", Overture

      Overture

      Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Herbert von Karajan
      The First Recordings

      DG 423525-2 (6)

      5:15 am

      Weber, Carl Maria von: "Jubel" Overture, Op 59

      Leslie Howard, p
      The Complete Liszt Piano Music

      Hyperion CDS-44501/98 (98)

      5:23 am

      Liszt, Franz: "Mephisto Waltz" No. 1 "(Dance at the Village Inn)"

      International Sym Orch/René Leibowitz
      Richard Wagner Orchestral Music

      Chesky CD-96

      5:33 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op 39

      #15 in A-Flat

      Güher, Süher Pekinel, p's
      Discover Bach

      Berlin Classics 0011182-BC

      5:35 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Variations on A Theme of Schumann, Op 23

      Silke-Thora Matthies, p; Christian Köhn, p
      BRAHMS, J.: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Matthies, Köhn)

      Naxos 8.553139

      5:54 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Romanzen für Frauenstimmen", Op. 91

      No. 2, "Jäger Wohlgemuth"

      Stuttgart Radio Cho/Rupert Huber
      Robert Schumann * Romanzen und Balladen für Chor

      Hänssler Classic CD-93.256

      6:00 am

      Duport, Jean-Pierre: Etude #8 in D

      Antonio Meneses, vc
      Capriccioso - Works For Solo Cello

      Avie AV-2328

      6:05 am

      Tournier, Marcel: "Au matin (Etude de concert)"

      Maria Graf, h
      Maria Graf: Recital

      Philips 432103-2

      6:09 am

      Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm: Violin Etude #6, "The Last Rose of Summer"

      Juliette Kang, v

      Discover Int'l DICD-920241

      6:18 am

      Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Twelve Etudes for Guitar (1928)

      No. 4, Poco Moderato

      Wolfgang Lendle, g
      Villa-Lobos: 12 Etudes, 5 Preludes

      Teldec 8.44143

      6:22 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Études," Bk 1

      #6, "Pour les huit doigts"

      Peter Frankl, p
      Works for Piano

      Pantheon D-20929 (4)

      6:23 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Danses sacrée et profane"

      Vanessa McKeand, h; English Chamber Orch/Edmon Colomer

      Virgin Classics 90721-2

      6:33 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Dance Suite After Couperin"

      Six movements

      Philharmonia/Artur Rodzinski

      EMI CDZB5-68742-2 (2)

      6:52 am

      Couperin, François: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 2 (1716-7): 8e ordre

      Gavotte

      Constantin Lifschitz, p

      Denon CO-78773

      7:00 - 9:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

      With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

      7:03 am

      George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in G, Op. 3, No. 3

      Handel & Haydn Society/Christopher Hogwood
      Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3

      L'Oiseau-Lyre 421729-2

      7:11 am

      Manuel de Falla: "La vida breve"

      Two Dances

      Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p's
      ¡España!

      Philips 438938-2

      7:20 am

      Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Morgenblätter," Op. 279

      Chicago Sym Orch/Fritz Reiner
      Strauss Waltzes

      RCA RCD1-5405

      7:29 am

      music continues...

      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      17-year-old flutist Evangeline Selking and pianist Dr. Katherine Petersen perform the third movement (Allegro scherzando) of Jacques Ibert's Flute Concerto and the Introduction and Fifth Variation of Franz Schubert's Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen," D. 802. Recorded in August 2026 in the Levin Performance Studio.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From Vienna State Opera

      Strauss II's Die Fledermaus

      Jonas Kaufmann (Gabriel von Eisenstein); Diana Damrau (Rosalinde); Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Frank); Daria Sushkova (Prinz Orlofsky); Jörg Schneider (Alfred); Adrian Eröd (Dr. Falke); Lukas Schmidt (Dr. Blind); Ilia Staple (Adele); Hannah-Theres Weigl (Ida); Michael Niavarani (Frosch); Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Markus Poschner, conductor. Sung in German.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      A Fall Choral Preview highlighting a wealth of upcoming performances across Chicagoland.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Highlights from the 35th annual Fox Valley Festival preview show with David Massengill, Tracy Grammer, the Sanctified Grumblers and others.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      The end of summer approaches in a wave of nostalgia and music that looks forward to change.