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      Playlist for Friday, November 6, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Berlioz, Hector: "The Damnation of Faust," Op. 24

      Aria, "Nature immense"

      K Lewis, t; Philharmonia Orch/M-W Chung
      La Damnation De Faust

      DG 453500-2 (2)

      12:05 am

      Berlioz, Hector: "Roméo et Juliette," Op. 17

      "Queen Mab Scherzo"

      New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein

      Sony SK-61874

      12:13 am

      Berlioz, Hector: "The Damnation of Faust," Op. 24

      "Mephistopheles' Song" ("Song of the Flea")

      Bryn Terfel, br; Philharmonia Cho and Orch/Myung-Whun Chung
      La Damnation De Faust

      DG 453500-2 (2)

      12:14 am

      Franck, César: "Les Djinns" ("The Demons") (1884)

      Sviatoslav Richter, p; Moscow Youth Orch/Kiril Kondrashin
      Sviatoslav Richter Edition, Vol. 6

      Mel/BMG 29466-2

      12:26 am

      Smyth, Ethel: String Trio

      Hague String Trio
      Ethel Smyth

      Cobra 0083

      12:55 am

      Purcell, Henry: "The Fairy Queen"

      "Air"

      English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
      The Fairy Queen

      Archive 4776733 (2)

      1:00 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

      III. Finale, "Allegro"

      Chicago Harp Quartet
      Chicago Harp Quartet * Soirées d'été

      Chicago Harp Quartet 798576512422

      1:05 am

      Montero: Improvisation on Bach's "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3

      Gabriela Montero, p
      Bach And Beyond

      EMI 64647

      1:11 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Anna Magdalena Notebook"

      "Menuet"

      Pieter-Jan Belder, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:13 am

      Miaskovsky, Nikolai: Symphony #2 in c-sharp, Op. 11

      Vienna Radio Sym/Gottfried Rabl
      Miaskovsky Symphonies

      Orfeo C-496991-A

      1:55 am

      Prokofiev, Serge: "Cinderella," Op. 87

      "Cavalier's Dance"

      Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
      Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella / Mazurka

      London 410162-2 (2)

      2:00 am

      Delius, Frederick: Two Aquarelles "to be sung of a summer night on the water"

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Britten Conducts English Music For Strings

      London 425160-2

      2:05 am

      Assad, Sergio: "Aquarelle"

      "Valseana"

      Plínio Fernandes, guitar

      Decca 4857617

      2:08 am

      Assad, Clarice: "Sin Fronteras"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
      Project W

      Cedille CDR-90000185

      2:21 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Klavierstück, K. 15v

      Lera Auerbach, p

      Lyric Records 103

      2:23 am

      Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537, "Coronation"

      Alicia de Larrocha, p; English Chamber Orch/Colin Davis
      Piano Concertos No. 22 & No. 26 "Coronation" "Krönungskonzert"

      RCA 61698-2

      2:55 am

      Couperin, François: Pièces de clavecin, Bk 2 (1716-17): 9e ordre in A/a

      "Le petit deuil ou Les trois Veuves"

      Carole Cerasi, hc
      Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord

      Metronome METCD-1100 (10)

      3:00 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43

      No. 2, "Solitary Traveller"

      Emil Gilels, p
      Grieg: Lyric Pieces

      DG 449721-2

      3:02 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces, Op. 68

      No. 5, "Cradle Song"

      Emil Gilels, p
      Grieg: Lyric Pieces

      DG 449721-2

      3:05 am

      Grieg, Edvard: "Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak"

      Dallas Wind Symphony/Frederick Fennell
      Trittico

      Reference Recordings RR-52-CD

      3:13 am

      NORDRAAK, Rikard: "Maria Stuart"

      Iceland Sym/Bjarte Engeset
      Norwegian Classical Favourites

      Naxos 8.557017

      3:19 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces, Op. 62

      No. 4, "The Brook" ("Baekken")

      Emil Gilels, p
      Grieg: Lyric Pieces

      DG 449721-2

      3:21 am

      Bull, Ole: "Los recuerdos de la Habana"

      Henning Kraggerud, v; Dalasinfoniettan/Bjarte Engeset
      Nordic Violin Favorites

      Naxos 8.572827

      3:28 am

      Strauss, Richard: Piano Trio No. 2 in D (1878)

      Amelia Piano Trio
      STRAUSS, R.: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 / Works for Piano Quartet (Amelia Piano Trio, Mandel)

      Naxos 8.570896

      3:54 am

      Strauss, Richard: "Gesänge des Orients," Op. 77

      #2, "Schwung"

      Jeongkon Choi, t; Malcolm Martineau, p
      Strauss: Complete Songs

      Two Pianists TP-1039312 (9)

      4:00 am

      music continues...

      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.

      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 "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music

      A Little Traveling Music, Please

      Rivers, boatmen, wanderers, and travelers are always on the go. This week, Bill shares stories about journeys and the music they inspired, featuring works by George Handel, Bedřich Smetana, and Duke Ellington. We’ll also hear pieces like Beethoven’s "Les Adieux," Schubert’s "Die schöne Müllerin," and Haydn’s "Farewell" Symphony.

      8:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Ladysmith Black Mambazo (5/12/1992)

      Joseph Shabalala (1940–2020) founded the now-legendary South African a cappella vocal ensemble, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The group visited WFMT in 1992 with Steppenwolf Theater Company's Eric Simonson, who directed Tug Yourgrau's Tony-nominated play "Song of Jacob Zulu."