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Playlist for Saturday, April 25, 2026
12:00 - 7:00 am
12:00 am
Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"
"La Strombettata"
Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden
12:05 am
Ludvig Norman: Concert Overture in E-Flat, Op 21
Helsingborg Sym/Hans-Peter Frank
Ludvig Norman
12:14 am
Richard Strauss: Eight Songs, Op. 10
No. 1, "Zueignung"
Jessye Norman, s; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur
Strauss: Four Last Songs, 6 Orchestral Songs
12:16 am
Antonin Dvorák: Piano Trio No. 3 in f minor, Op. 65
Beaux Arts Trio
Complete Piano Trios
12:55 am
Antonin Dvorák: "Silhouettes," Op 8
#1
Tomas Visek, p
Piano Music
1:00 am
Giuseppe Verdi: "Nabucco"
Aria, "Tu sul labbro"
Ildar Abdrazakov, b; Montreal Metropolitan Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Verdi
1:05 am
Nicolo Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato," from "Mosé"
Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Patricia Zander, p
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Paganini, Kreisler, Dvorak
1:11 am
Henryk Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme, Op 15
Maxim Vengerov, v; Ian Brown, p
Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski
1:24 am
Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 6
No. 3
Russell Sherman, p
Chopin: Mazurkas Nos. 1-51
1:26 am
Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in e, "Trauer"
Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
Music of the Baroque
1:55 am
John Dowland: "If floods of tears"
Golden Age Singers/Margaret Field-Hyde
Julian Bream Plays Dowland and Bach
2:00 am
Frederick Delius: Suite for Violin and Orchestra
"Pastorale"
Ralph Holmes, v; Royal Phil/Vernon Handley
Delius: Violin Concerto, Suite, Legende
2:05 am
Frederick Delius: Caprice and Elegy (1930)
Janos Starker, vc; Philharmonia Orch Members/Leonard Slatkin
Elgar, Walton: Cello Concertos; Delius
2:13 am
Peter Warlock: "Serenade for Frederick Delius"
Bournemouth Sym/Norman Del Mar
2:22 am
Peter Warlock: "Yarmouth Fair"
Owen Brannigan, b; Ernest Lush, p
2:23 am
Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat, Op 20
St Martin's Academy Chamber Ensemble
Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20/ Raff: Octet, Op 176
2:54 am
Bohuslav Martinu: "Dance Sketches"
#1
Giorgio Koukl, p
Eight Preludes • Dance Sketches • Window On The Garden
3:00 am
Edward Elgar: Imperial March, Op 32
Royal Liverpool Phil/Charles Groves
3:05 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 53 in D, "L'Impériale"
La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken
3:27 am
Girolamo FANTINI: Prima Imperiale
John Wallace, tr, Philharmonia Orch/Simon Wright
Trumpet Concertos and Fanfares
3:29 am
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54
No. 3, "March of the Trolls"
Arthur de Greef, p
Grieg - The Piano Music In Historic Interpretations
3:32 am
Arthur De greef: Fabiniana
Artur Pizarro, p, Flemish Radio Orch/Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Flemish Connection V
3:54 am
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 43
No. 1, "Butterfly"
Arthur de Greef, p
Grieg - The Piano Music In Historic Interpretations
4:00 am
Franz Schubert: Impromptus, D 899 (Op. 90)
No. 2 in E-Flat
Idil Biret, p
BRAHMS, J.: Theme and Variations / Sarabandes / Gavottes (Biret)
4:05 am
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata #1 in f, Op 120/1
Fausto Ghiazza, cl; Milan Giuseppe Verdi Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
Orchestral Transcriptions (From Bach, Boccherini, Brahms, Mozart, Purcell And Schubert)
4:28 am
Henry Purcell: "The modification and intrumentation of a famous hornpipe"
Fausto Ghiazza, cl; Milan Giuseppe Verdi Sym Orch/Riccardo Chailly
Orchestral Transcriptions (From Bach, Boccherini, Brahms, Mozart, Purcell And Schubert)
4:29 am
Aaron Copland: "Letter from Home"
St Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin
Aaron Copland: Fanfare For The Common Man/ El Salon Mexico/ Quiet City/ Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo/ Dance Symphony
4:35 am
Johannes Brahms: Viola Sonata #2 in E-Flat, Op 120/2
William Primrose, vi; Rudolf Firkusny, p
4:53 am
Jacques Offenbach: "La Vie parisienne"
Can-Can
Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel
5:00 am
George Frideric Handel: "Rinaldo"
Aria, "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Magdalena Kozen , ms; Venice Baroque Orch/Andrea Marcon
Magdalena Kozena * Ah! Mio Cor * Handel Arias
5:28 am
music continues...
7:00 - 11:00 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.
11:00 am
11:00 am
Introductions
Kashyap Prasad, 18, piano. Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3, 1st & 2nd mvts; Chopin: Etude in B minor, Op. 25, No. 10; Price: Sonata in E minor, 2nd mvt; Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F-Sharp, Op. 30. Originally broadcast March 3, 2025.
12:00 - 3:00 pm
12:00 pm
Metropolitan Opera
Bellini's La sonnambula
Nadine Sierra (Amina); Xabier Anduaga (Elvino); Alexander Vinogradov (Rodolfo); Sydney Mancasola (Lisa); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Riccardo Frizza. Sung in Italian. Recorded October 18, 2025.
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho
A tribute to the late bass-baritone José van Dam (August 25, 1940–February 17, 2026), who was revered for his artistry, intelligence, and humility.
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer
From the archives: One night in 2015 at Old Town School of Folk Music, Tom Paxton and Janis Ian performed as a trio with guitarist Robin Bullock. All the hilarity and tenderness was captured for WFMT’s Folkstage.
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
9:00 pm
The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer
Stop and smell the roses and listen to songs about flowers, perfume, and other lovely scents for “National Sense of Smell Day.” Really. It’s a thing!
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