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      Playlist for Monday, October 12, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Janoska, František: "The Four Seasons in Janoska Style" (after Vivaldi)

      Spring: III. "The Irish Wedding"

      Janoska Ensemble
      Vivaldi: The Four Seasons in Janoska Style

      DG 9487617

      12:05 am

      Delius, Frederick: Three Small Tone Poems (1890)

      #3, "Spring Morning"

      Slovak Phil/Hopkins
      Frederick Delius

      Records Int'l 8.220452

      12:13 am

      Nagasawa, Katsutoshi: "Hoshun (Ode to Spring)"

      Rachel Gauk, g; Susan Hoeppner, f
      Toward the Sea

      Marquis Classics ERAD-147

      12:23 am

      Heise, Peter Arnold: Song, "Der var roser i dale"

      Johanne Thisted Hojlund, ms; Christian Westergaard, p
      Heise Song Edition

      Da Capo 8.221101 (11)

      12:24 am

      Nielsen, Carl: Symphony #1 in g, Op 7

      Gothenburg Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi

      DG 437507-2 (3)

      12:55 am

      Finzi, Gerald: "Earth and Air and Rain," Op. 15

      No. 6, "Rollicum-rorum"

      Amy Dickson, ssx; Aurora Orch/Nicholas Collon
      Introit-The Music of Gerald Finzi

      Decca 4789357

      1:00 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

      Overture

      English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
      Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

      DG Archiv 449166-2 (2)

      1:05 am

      Kuhlau, Friedrich: "Lulu, oder die Zauberflöte"

      Overture

      Danish National Radio Sym Orch/Michael Schonwandt
      Kuhlau: Overtures

      Chandos CHAN-9648

      1:12 am

      Alyabiev, Alexander: "The Magic Drum"

      Overture

      Moscow Phil Society Chamber Ensemble/Andrei Korsakov
      Concertino: Fomin / Bortnyansky / Aliabiev

      MCA Classics AED-10370

      1:16 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Die Zauberharfe," D 644

      Overture

      London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
      Early Romantic Overtures

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49889-2

      1:26 am

      Trad, Jewish: Erev Ba (wedding processional)

      Rachel Van Voorhees, h
      Jewish Favorites

      Centaur CRC-2317

      1:28 am

      Schumann, Clara: Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17

      Juho Pohjonen, p; Yura Lee, v; Eric Kim, vc
      Music@Menlo Live: Through Brahms

      Music@Menlo 2011 (7)

      1:55 am

      Schumann, Robert: Twelve Poems of Justinus Kerner, Op. 35

      No. 7, "Wanderung"

      Simon Keenlyside, br; Graham Johnson, p
      The Songs of Robert Schumann, Volume 2

      Hyperion CDJ-33102

      2:00 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 1 in C

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Daniele Pollini

      DG 4866398

      2:05 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No. 17 in F, K. 453

      Vienna Phil/Maurizio Pollini, p
      Mozart: Piano Concertos K 453 & 467 * Pollini * VPO

      DG 4775795

      2:34 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Moments musicaux," D 780

      No. 3 in F minor

      Daniele Pollini, p
      Daniele Pollini

      DG 4866398

      2:36 am

      Crespo, Enrique: "Suite Americana" #1

      Spanish Brass
      The Best of Spanish Brass

      Marquis 81505-2 (2)

      2:55 am

      Legnani, Luigi: Caprices, Op 20

      #28

      Raphaella Smits, g
      Legnani: 36 Caprices/ Mertz: 6 Schubertian Songs

      Accent ACC-21146

      3:00 am

      Palestrina, Giovanni: Motet, "Adoramus te"

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/José Serebrier
      BACH, J.S. / PALESTRINA, G. / BYRD, W. / CLARKE, J. / BOCCERINI, L. / HAYDN, J. / MATTHESON, J.: Stokowski Transcriptions, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.572050

      3:02 am

      Hofstetter, Roman: String Quartet, Op 3/5 (formerly attributed to Haydn)

      "Andante cantabile (Serenade)"

      Bournemouth Sym Orch/Jose Serebrier
      BACH, J.S. / PALESTRINA, G. / BYRD, W. / CLARKE, J. / BOCCERINI, L. / HAYDN, J. / MATTHESON, J.: Stokowski Transcriptions, Vol. 2

      Naxos 8.572050

      3:05 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Don Juan," Op. 20

      New York Stadium Sym Orch/Leopold Stokowski

      Everest EVC-9004

      3:21 am

      Gluck, Christoph Willibald: "Don Juan" Ballet

      "Moderato"

      English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
      Don Juan (Il Convitato Di Pietra) Ballet

      Apex 89233-2

      3:22 am

      Koechlin, Charles: "L'Ancienne maison de campagne", Op 124

      Deborah Richards, p
      Paysages Et Marines Op. 63 / Nocturne Chromatique Op. 33 / L'Ancienne Maison De Campagne Op. 124

      CPO 999054-2

      3:54 am

      Adam, Adolphe: "La jolie fille de Gand"

      "Allegro louré"

      Queensland Sym/Andrew Mogrelia
      ADAM: Jolie Fille de Gand (La) (Complete Ballet)

      Marco Polo 8.223772-73 (2)

      4:00 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Die Walküre"

      "Ride of the Valkyries"

      Met Orch
      Wagner: Orchestral Music

      DG 447764-2

      4:05 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Das Rheingold"

      "Entry of the Gods into Valhalla"

      London Phil/Adrian Boult

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63122-2

      4:13 am

      Wagner, Richard: "Götterdämmerung"

      "Siegfried's Rhine Journey"

      Minnesota Orch/Neville Marriner
      Wagner: Minnesota Orchestra, Nevillie Marriner

      Telarc CD-80083

      4:26 am

      Smetana, Bedrich: Three Salon Polkas, Op. 7

      #3 in E

      Radoslav Kvapil, p

      MHS 1373

      4:28 am

      Smetana, Bedrich: String Quartet No. 1 in e, "From My Life"

      Jerusalem Quartet
      Janacek: String Quartets No 1 & 2/ Smetana: String Quartet No 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMC-902178

      4:54 am

      Rameau, Jean-Philippe: "Les Tourbillons"

      Gustav Leonhardt, hc
      Suites And Pavane

      RCA-DHM 77924-2-RC

      5:00 am

      Puccini, Giacomo: "Suor Angelica"

      Aria, "Senza mamma"

      Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Lyon Opéra Orch/Kent Nagano
      Sole & Amore: Puccini Arias

      Erato 17071-2

      5:04 am

      Nelhybel, Vaclav: "Trittico"

      Dallas Wind Symphony/Frederick Fennell
      Trittico

      Reference Recordings RR-52-CD

      5:16 am

      Respighi, Ottorino: "Trittico botticelliano"

      Philharmonia/Geoffrey Simon
      Respighi

      Cala CACD-1007

      5:34 am

      Caroso, Fabrizio: "Mascherada"

      Hedos Ensemble
      Love Lives Not When Hope Is Gone (Renaissance Love Songs)

      CPO 999388-2

      5:35 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Cello Sonata #5 in D, Op 102/2

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

      ArtistLed 19801-2 (2)

      5:54 am

      Beethoven, Ludwig van: Three "Equali"

      #2

      William Karceski, Chris Houlihan, Stefan Wiebe, Noah Roper, tb's
      Beethoven Complete Edition

      Naxos 8.500250 (90)

      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.

      6:03 am

      Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto andaluz"

      I. "Tiempo de Bolero"

      Amadeus Guitar Duo, Eden Stell Duo, International Phil Orch/Horst-Hans Bäcker
      Spanish Night

      Naxos 8.573441

      6:12 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E-Flat, H XV:29

      I. "Poco allegretto"

      Trio Ernest
      Haydn All-Stars

      Aparté AP-341

      6:20 am

      Giuseppe Verdi: "Les Vêpres siciliennes"

      Four Seasons Ballet: Autumn

      Monte Carlo Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida
      Verdi: Ballet Music

      Philips 422846-2 (2)

      6:31 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49, No. 2

      András Schiff, p
      Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

      ECM 1943

      6:41 am

      Richard Wagner: "Christoph Columbus" Overture

      Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Jeffrey Tate
      Wagner Overtures

      EMI CDC7-49196-2

      6:50 am

      Irene Britton Smith: Violin Sonata (1947)

      II. "Adagio con sentimento"

      Caitlin Edwards, v; Daniel Schlosberg, p
      Mere Mortals

      Navona NV-6563

      6:55 am

      Irene Britton Smith: Violin Sonata (1947)

      III. Finale, "Vivace"

      Caitlin Edwards, v; Daniel Schlosberg, p
      Mere Mortals

      Navona NV-6563

      7:04 am

      Franz Schubert: Overture in C, "In the Italian Style," D 591

      La Scala Phil/Riccardo Chailly
      Musa Italiana

      Decca 4852944

      7:13 am

      Manuel Ponce: "Sonata romántica"

      I. "Allegro moderato"

      Norbert Kraft, g
      Romantic Works for Guitar

      Chandos CHAN-9033

      7:23 am

      Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A

      III. Scherzo

      Berlin Phil/Riccardo Muti
      Anton Bruckner: Symphonie No. 6 / Riccardo Muti

      EMI CDC7-49408-2

      7:33 am

      Ralph Vaughan Williams: Setting of "All People That on Earth Do Dwell"

      St Paul's Cathedral Cho, Trumpeters/C Dearnley; B Rose, o
      Coronation Anthems and Hymns

      Guild GMCD-7102

      7:40 am

      Louis Ballard: "Scenes from Indian Life"

      Fort Smith Sym/John Jeter
      Louis Wayne Ballard: The Four Moons, Devil's Promenade, Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 "Kokopelli", Scenes from Indian Life

      Naxos 8.559923

      7:50 am

      César Franck: "Les Éolides" ("The Breezes")

      BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier
      Franck: Les Eolides, Symphonic Variations, Symphony in D minor

      Chandos CHAN-9875

      8:04 am

      music continues...

      10:00 am - 3:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

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

      3:00 - 7:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Gustav Mahler, Part 1 (1860-1911)

      'A symphony should be like the world: it must embrace everything.' With his ten-plus symphonies, Mahler’s world extended horizons beyond anything known to concert audiences. His vision stretched the boundaries of the orchestra, of the symphonic form, and even this radio show! Join us for two full weeks on the symphonies of Gustav Mahler.

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      Pianist Victor Santiago Asunción established the American Recital Debut Award as a means to champion the careers of exceptional emerging classical musicians. For the season premiere of Live from WFMT, cellist Rainer Crosett, an ARDA award honoree, joins Asunción live in the Levin Performance Studio.

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      Los Angeles Philharmonic

      Ellen Reid "Earth Between Oceans" (world premiere, LA Phil commission); Los Angeles Master Chorale; R Strauss "An Alpine Symphony;" Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.