Thursday, October 22, 2026

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      Playlist for Thursday, October 22, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Suesse, Dana: "Afternoon Of A Black Faun"

      Sara Davis Buechner, p
      Jazz Nocturne: The Collected Piano Music Of Dana Suesse

      Koch B002MT3BIA

      12:05 am

      Debussy, Claude: "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune"

      Orch de Paris/Daniel Barenboim
      Debussy La Mer

      DG 4783618

      12:15 am

      Bordes, Charles: "4 Poems"

      No. 3, "Oh! ce parfum d'enfant dans la prairie"

      Eric Huchet, t; François-René Duchable, p
      Bordes: Complete Mélodies: Vol. 2

      Timpani 1C-1208

      12:17 am

      Sterndale, William: Piano Sextet in f#, Op 8

      Prunyi, p; Kiss, v; Balogh, v; Bársony, vi; Botvay, vc; Kubina,db
      Károly Botvay,
      Kubina,
      BENNETT : Piano Sextet / Sonata Duo

      Marco Polo 8.223304

      12:55 am

      Berners, Gerald Tyrwhitt, Lord: "The Triumph of Neptune" Suite

      7th mvt, Hornpipe

      Royal Liverpool Phil/Barry Wordsworth

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47668-2

      1:00 am

      Danzi, Franz: "Der Berggeist"

      Overture

      Stuttgart Chamnber Orch/Frieder Bernius
      Der Berggeist

      Carus 83296

      1:05 am

      Spohr, Ludwig (Louis): Fantasy and Variations on a Theme of Danzi, Op 81

      Ernst Ottensamer, cl; Slovak Radio Sym/Johannes Wildner
      SPOHR: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81

      Naxos 8.550689

      1:11 am

      Herz, Henri: Fantasy & Variations on Rossini's "Otello"

      Tasmanian Sym Orch/Howard Shelley, p
      Herz: Piano Concerto No 2, Op 74, Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op 30, Fantaisie Et Variations Sur La Marche D'Otello De Rossini, Op 67, Grande Fantaisie Militaire Sur La Fille Du Régiment, Op 163

      Hyperion CDA-68100

      1:27 am

      Heller, Stephen: 25 Melodic Studies, Op 45

      No. 20, "Le Ballet"

      Jan Vermeulen, p
      Virtuoso Piano Etudes

      Brilliant Classics 95571 (22)

      1:29 am

      Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw: Episode During a Masquerade

      Silesian Phil-Sym Orch/J Salwarowski

      Chant du Monde LCD-278966/67 (2)

      1:54 am

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      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am.

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      7:00 am - 7:00 pm

      7:00 am

      WFMT Membership Drive

      Until 7:00 pm. Enjoy the best classical music through the day with your favorite WFMT personalities and special guests, and support the music you love by calling (773) 279-2100 or by visiting wfmt.com.

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      Gustav Mahler, Part 2 (1860-1911)

      For a second week, we continue with the life and works of Gustav Mahler. This week features "Kindertotenlieder," sung by Kathleen Ferrier; "Symphony of a Thousand;" and tenor Fritz Wunderlich singing 'The Drinking Song of the Earth's Sorrow' from "Das Lied von der Erde." This is to name just a few highlights- you don’t want to miss this week!

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      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Evening Music

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      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      JS Bach, arr. Webern "Fuga (Ricercata)" from "Musical Offering;" Dvořák Cello Concerto; Lakner Three-Minute Cello Concerto; Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Simone Young, conductor.

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