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      Playlist for Monday, October 5, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Williams, Grace: "Sea Sketches" (1944)

      No. 5, "Calm Sea in Summer"

      BBC Phil Strings/John Andrews
      Grace Williams

      Resonus RES-10349

      12:05 am

      Delius, Frederick: "In a Summer Garden"

      Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli

      EMI ZDMB5-65119-2 (2)

      12:20 am

      Finzi, Gerald: "Before and After Summer," Op 16

      No. 6, "In the Mind's Eye"

      Stephen Varcoe, br; Clifford Benson, p
      Earth And Air And Rain

      Hyperion A-66161 (2)

      12:22 am

      Finzi, Gerald: Five Bagatelles, Op 23

      Richard Stoltzman, cl; Guildhall String Ensemble
      Finzi: Bagatelles, Op. 23 & Clarinet Concerto in C-Minor, Op. 31 & Ashmore: Four Seasons

      RCA 60437-2-RC

      12:37 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808

      Murray Perahia, p
      Bach: English Suites, Nos. 1, 3, and 6

      Sony SK-60276

      12:55 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: English Suite No. 2 in a minor, BWV 807

      "Courante"

      Bob van Asperen, hc
      Bach Edition: Complete Works

      Brilliant Classics 93102 (155)

      1:00 am

      Brahms, Johannes: "Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)" Op. 45

      IV. "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (How lovely are thy dwellings)"

      Atlanta Sym Cho, Orch/Robert Shaw
      Choral Masterpieces

      Telarc CD-80119

      1:05 am

      Schumann, Robert: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44

      Christian Zacharias, p; Leipzig String Quartet
      Schumann: Piano Quintet, String Quartets

      MD+G 3071610-2 (2)

      1:34 am

      Schumann, Clara: Song, "The Wanderer"

      Susan Gritton, s; Eugene Asti, p
      The Songs of Clara Schumann

      Hyperion CDA-67249

      1:36 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Flute and Violin Concerto (1936)

      Bohuslav Matousek, v; Janne Thomsen, f; Czech Phil/Christopher Hogwood
      Martinu * The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra

      Hyperion CDS-44611/4 (4)

      1:55 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: "Les Ritournelles"

      #2

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      2:00 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      Ballet Music No. 2 in G

      Cologne Radio Sym Orch/Günter Wand
      Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485, etc.

      RCA 60100-2-RG

      2:05 am

      Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"

      Takacs Quartet
      Schubert * Death and the Maiden * Takacs Quartet

      Hyperion CDA-67585

      2:38 am

      Schubert, Franz: "Rosamunde" Incidental Music, D 797

      "Hirtenlied"

      Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado
      Rosamunde (Complete Recording)

      DG 431655-2

      2:39 am

      Smetana, Bedrich: "Macbeth and the Witches", Op. posth

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      An Anthology of Czech Piano Music, Vol. 6: Bedrich Smetana

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9152

      2:50 am

      Verdi, Giuseppe: "Macbeth"

      Witches' chorus, "Tre volte miagola"

      Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti
      Verdi: Choruses * CSO * Solti

      London 430226-2

      2:54 am

      Chihara, Paul: "The Tempest"

      Tarantella

      Performing Arts Orch/Jean-Louis LeRoux
      The Tempest

      Reference Recordings RR-10-CD

      3:00 am

      Schmidt, Franz: "Notre Dame"

      Intermezzo

      Dresden Staatskapelle/Silvio Varviso
      Overtures & Intermezzi

      Philips 412236-2

      3:05 am

      MacDowell, Edward: Piano Sonata #2 in g, Op 50, Eroica

      Alan Mandel, p
      MacDowell: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2-4, Sea Pieces, Sonata Tragica, & Woodland Sketches

      Phoenix PHCD-148 (2)

      3:30 am

      MacDowell, Edward: "Woodland Sketches", Op 51

      #1, "To a Wild Rose"

      Nothing But Valves

      Eroica NBV-1

      3:31 am

      Schumann, Robert: Cello Concerto in a minor, Op. 129

      Arto Noras, vc; Finnish Radio Sym Orch/Sakari Oramo
      Schumann, Dvorak Cello Concertos - Arto Noras

      Finlandia 98886-2

      3:55 am

      PALMER, Lynn: Classical Suite

      "Courante"

      Judy Loman, h
      Harp Showpieces

      Naxos 8.554347

      4:00 am

      SOUSA, John Phillip: Humoresque on Gershwin's 'Swanee'

      Razumovsky Sym Orch/Keith Brion
      SOUSA: At the Symphony

      Naxos 8.559013

      4:05 am

      Dvorák, Antonín: "Humoresques," Op. 101

      No. 7 in G-flat, "Poco lento e grazioso"

      Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
      Favourite Encores!

      Chandos CHAN-9227

      4:09 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Piano Pieces, Op. 6, "Humoresques"

      Geir Henning Braaten, p
      Complete Piano Music Vol. I

      Victoria VCD-19025

      4:20 am

      Sibelius, Jean: Four Humoresques, Op. 89

      Mela Tenenbaum, v; Czech Phil Chamber Orch/Richard Kapp
      Sibelius: Humoresques/ Ghedini: Violin Concerto

      Ess.a.y CD-1075

      4:36 am

      Powell, John: "At the Fair: Sketches of American Fun" (1907)

      "Clowns"

      Nicholas Ross, p
      John Powell: Early Piano Works. In the South, Op. 16

      Centaur CRC-2828

      4:38 am

      Heinichen, Johann David: Dresden Concerto in F, S 235

      Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
      Concerti grandi

      DG Archiv 437849-2

      4:54 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Fuga a` 3"

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      5:00 am

      Pryor, Arthur: "Thoughts of Love"

      Lawrence, tb; American Serenade Band/Smith
      The Golden Age Of Brass, Vol. 2

      Summit DCD-121

      5:05 am

      Jacob, Gordon: Fantasia for Euphonium and Band

      Mark Fisher, euphonium; Mark Lawson, p
      Eufish

      Albany TROY-162

      5:16 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Concerto in C, BWV 1055

      Alison Balsom, tr; Ensemble
      Works For Trumpet

      EMI/Ang CDC5-58047-2

      5:30 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

      "Praeambulum No. 1"

      Joseph Payne, hc
      Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

      Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

      5:31 am

      Satie, Erik: "Parade"

      London Sym/Antal Dorati
      Dorati Conducts Satie/Milhaud/Auric/Françaix/Fetler

      Mercury 434335-2

      5:46 am

      Satie, Erik: "Passacaille"

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      Diamond Settings: Hommage A Satie

      Koch 3-7358-2

      5:49 am

      Diamond, David: Piano Sonatina #1 (1935)

      Mirian Conti, p
      Poems for Piano

      Albany TROY-299

      5:54 am

      Diamond, David: Ballet, "Tom" (1936)

      Suite #1: Choral Spiritual - Conclusion

      Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
      David Diamond, Vol. IV: Symphony No. 8 / Suite From Tom / This Sacred Ground

      Delos DE-3141

      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.

      6:04 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

      Les Cinq Plus

      This week’s theme: French composers from the generation before Les Six, that we are fondly calling Les Cinq Plus. Like Les Six, our composers did not have a great deal in common, and the way they have been grouped is a historical accident. Unlike Les Six, Les Cinq Plus grew up listening to the art songs of the 1800s, and each in their way carried this romantic torch forward: Chabrier, Massenet, Duparc, Chausson, Dukas, and perhaps Satie as “L’Autre.”

      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra

      Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor; Ning Feng, violin; Zhang Xian, conductor; Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Prokofiev Selections from "Romeo and Juliet;" Myung-Whun Chung, conductor.