Saturday, September 19, 2026

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      Playlist for Saturday, September 19, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Six Norwegian Mountain Melodies

      Einar Steen-Nokleberg, p
      GRIEG: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 / Slatter, Op. 72

      Naxos 8.550884

      12:05 am

      Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16

      Duchable, p; Strasbourg Phil/Theodor Guschlbauer
      Rachmaninov: Concerto Pour Piano Nº2 Op.18/ Grieg: Concerto Pour Piano Op.16

      Erato ECD-88164

      12:33 am

      Schumann, Robert: "Lieder-Album für die Jugend," Op. 79

      No. 12, "Der Sandmann"

      Edith Mathis, s; Christoph Eschenbach, p
      Lieder / Frauenliebe Und Leben Op. 42 / Lieder / Lieder / Lieder / Lieder

      DG 2740266 (3)

      12:35 am

      Roussel, Albert: "Le marchand de sable qui passe" incidental music, Op 13

      Czech Nonet Members
      Roussel: Musique de Chambre

      Praga PR-250089

      12:52 am

      Humperdinck, Engelbert: "Hänsel und Gretel"

      "The Sandman's Song"

      Barbara Hendricks, s; Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Jeffrey Tate

      EMI/Ang CDS7-54022-2 (2)

      12:54 am

      Grandjany, Marcel: "The Children's Hour"

      "The Sandman"

      Anne-Margeurite Michaud, h
      The Children's Hour- Harpworks For The Imagination

      Summit DCD-355

      1:00 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Pavane pour une infante défunte"

      Budapest Clarinet Quintet
      Clarinet Evergreens

      Naxos 8.553427

      1:05 am

      Dowland, John: Pavan

      Paul O'Dette, l
      Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-907160

      1:11 am

      Holborne, Antony: Pavan

      Musicians of the Globe
      The Masque Of Oberon

      Philips 446217-2

      1:12 am

      Brahms, Johannes: Symphony no.4 in e minor, Op.98

      Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti
      Brahms: The Symphonies And Overtures

      Philips 470942-2 (3)

      1:54 am

      Bach, Johann Sebastian: Little Preludes, BWV 924/932

      No. 1

      Kathleen McIntosh, hc
      Bach: Inventions, Sinfonia, Preludes

      Gasparo GSCD-304

      2:00 am

      Franck, César: "Cantabile" in B

      Jean Guillou, o (St Eustache, Paris)
      FRANCK, C.: Organ Music

      Dorian DOR-90135 (2)

      2:05 am

      Franck, César: "Symphonic Variations"

      Jean-Philippe Collard, p; Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson
      Franck: Symphony in D Minor, Symphonic Variations

      EMI/Ang CDC7-47547-2

      2:22 am

      Hahn, Reynaldo: "Le rossignol éperdu"

      #42, "Le Petit Mail"

      Earl Wild, p
      Earl Wild: Reynaldo Hahn - Le Rossignol Eperdu

      Ivory Classics 72006 (2)

      2:23 am

      Stravinsky, Igor: Wind Octet (1923)

      London Sinfonietta/Riccardo Chailly
      Stravinsky: Divertimento, Fanfare for a New Theatre, Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, Suites Nos. 1 and 2

      London 417114-2

      2:38 am

      Tartini, Giuseppe: Violin Sonata in g, "Devil's Trill"

      Rachel Barton Pine, v; David Schrader, hc; JM Rozendaal, vc
      Instrument of the Devil

      Cedille CDR-90000041

      2:54 am

      Cordero, Roque: Eight Miniatures for Small Orchestra

      #4, "Danzonete"

      Chicago Sinfonietta/Paul Freeman
      African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 2

      Cedille CDR-90000061

      3:00 am

      Bizet, Georges: "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2

      I. "Pastorale"

      Toronto Sym Orch/Andrew Davis
      L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Nutcracker (Suite)

      CBS MDK-45649

      3:05 am

      Bizet, Georges: "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 1

      II. "Minuet"

      Vladimir Ashkenazy, p
      Rachmaninov- Piano Transcriptions

      London 470291-2

      3:08 am

      Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43

      Peter Jablonski, p; Royal Phil/Vladimir Ashkenazy

      London 436239-2

      3:31 am

      Mussorgsky, Modest: "Sorotchinsky Fair"

      "Gopak"

      Tchaikovsky Chamber Orch/Lazar Gosman
      Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra

      CBS MK-45529

      3:33 am

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

      Beecham Cho Society, Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham

      EMI/Ang CDM7-64385-2

      3:54 am

      Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Six Studies in English Folksong (1926)

      No. 2

      Ellen Croxford, vc; David Parkhouse, p

      EMI/Ang CDM5-65100-2

      4:00 am

      Mussorgsky, Modest: "Sorotchinsky Fair"

      Aria, "Why, my sad heart"

      Georgi Vinogradov, t; Bolshoi Theater Orch/Samuel Samosud
      N/A

      EMI/Ang CHS7-69741-2 (7)

      4:05 am

      Ravel, Maurice: "Rapsodie espagnole"

      Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesus López-Cobos
      Ravel: Bolero, Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada del Gracioso, La Valse, Valse Nobles et Sentimentales

      Telarc CD-80171

      4:20 am

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      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

      An encore presentation of the Levin Studio recital by the then 17-year-old cellist Kevin Hernandez. He presents a piece called "Mockingbird," composed by and accompanied by his father, Belford Hernandez; as well as the first movement of Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 with pianist Summer Baek. Originally broadcast April 26, 2025.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From LA Opera

      Verdi's Falstaff

      Nathan Bowles (Dr. Caius); Craig Colclough (Sir John Falstaff); Yuntong Han (Bardolph); Vincius Costa (Pistol); Sarah Saturnino (Meg Page); Nicole Heaston (Alice Ford); Hyona Kim (Mistress Quickly); Deanna Breiwick (Nannetta); Anthony León (Fenton); Ernesto Petti (Ford); LA Opera Chorus and Orchestra; James Conlon, conductor. Sung in Italian.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      Music and conversation with tenor Zachary Wilder in advance of his debut with Haymarket Opera later this month.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Highlights from Cheryl Wheeler’s performances. She was among the first artists to grace the Folkstage airwaves.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Can it be fall already? Autumn colors, warm feelings, and songs about the race against the clock.