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      Playlist for Saturday, August 15, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Maurice Ravel: "Jeux d'eau"

      Martha Argerich, p
      Steinway Legends: Martha Argerich

      DG B0007216-02 (2)

      12:05 am

      Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat

      Martha Argerich, p; London Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
      Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos

      DG 415061-2

      12:23 am

      Franz Liszt: Song, "Der Alpenjäger"

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Daniel Barenboim, p
      Lieder

      DG 2740254 (4)

      12:24 am

      Franz Liszt: "Sursum Corda"

      Claudius Tanski, p
      Franz Liszt * Piano and Orchestral Works

      MD+G Recordings MDG-9371678-6

      12:28 am

      Edward Elgar: "Sursum Corda," Op 11

      Bournemouth Sinfonietta/George Hurst
      Elgar: The Black Knight and Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands

      Chandos CHAN-6544

      12:35 am

      Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Symphonic Overture, "Sursum Corda," Op. 13

      Linz Bruckner Orch/Caspar Richter
      The Piano Concertos

      ASV CDDCA-1074

      12:53 am

      Ottorino Respighi: Six Little Pieces

      I. "Romanza"

      Mary Ann Lenti, p; Tony Lenti, p
      Forgotten Piano Duets, Vol. 1

      ACA 20009-9

      1:00 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Ruins of Athens," Op. 113

      Overture

      Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan
      Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", Overtures: "The Creatures Of Prometheus", "The Ruins Of Athens", "Coriolan"

      DG D-210385 (2)

      1:05 am

      Niels Gade: Piano Sonata in e, Op 28

      Elisabeth Westenholz, p
      Gade: Piano Works Vol. 1

      Kontrapunkt 32097

      1:27 am

      Geirr Tveitt: Suite #2, "A Hundred Folk Tunes from Hardanger," Op 151

      #27, "Beard on Fire!"

      Stavanger Sym Orch/Ole Kristian Ruud
      100 Folk-Tunes From Hardanger, Suites 1 & 2

      BIS CD-987

      1:29 am

      Gian Francesco Malipiero: String Quartet #4 (1934)

      Venetian String Quartet

      Dynamic CDS-168/1-2 (2)

      1:43 am

      music continues...

      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.

      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      17-year-old violinist Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt and pianist Lyudmila Lakisova present the Chicago premiere of Luise Adolpha Le Beau's Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Major. Recorded in Levin Studio.

      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From Bavarian State Opera in Munich

      Gounod's Faust

      Jonathan Tetelman (Faust); Kyle Ketelsen (Méphistophélès); Olga Kulchynska (Marguerite); Florian Sempey (Valentin); Thomas Mole (Wagner); Emily Sierra (Siebel); Dshamilja Kaiser (Marthe Schwerdtlein); Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor. Sung in French.

      3:30 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor Damien Sneed in advance of "The Soul Within Us," the program he will host and curate for the Singers Program at the Steans Institute.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Jeff Black has written hits for others, but this Kansas City native never let Nashville go to his head. He keeps it simple, playing solo on guitar, mandolin and, if there is one, piano. His riveting, witty songs cover a wide range of subjects and emotions.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Fifty-seven years after the gathering at Yasgur’s dairy farm, we reflect on Woodstock and other things that happen on farms.